Women's Basketball

University of Utah

201 S. Presidents Circle - Salt Lake City, UT - 84112-0900
Team Office: Tel: (801) 581-7037 Fax: (801) 585-6482
Team website: utahutes.collegesports.com/

Founded in 1850, Utah has established itself as an international center for medical and engineering research. It offers more than 120 undergraduate degree programs, 93 graduate majors and over 60 doctorates. Its genetics research program ranks among the world's best and its computer science department is nationally reknown. Other majors offered include Physical Therapy, Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management, International Relations and Affairs, Asian Studies, and Architecture. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Utah in the third tier among national institutions.

The university is located in Salt Lake City (pop.1.2M).

Sports programs having had recent success include women's basketball, men's basketball, gymnastics, skiing ,and women's tennis.

School website
www.utah.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

25,000

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-27

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$14,000
Out-of-State: ~$25,000

Most Popular Majors

Social Sciences- Business- Communication

Misc. Information

Head coach Elaine Elliott enters her 25th season at Utah in 2007-08. To some degree, the women's program has been overshadowed by the success of the men's basketball program but in women's college hoops, Utah ranks as one of the premier programs in the West. Utah's overall program won-loss record is 694-271. Since the program's inception in 1974-75, Utah has had only one losing season. More recent success is credited to Elliott who had some big shoes to fill when she took over the program in 1983-84 after Fern Gardner compiled an 227-62 record over the previous nine seasons. Elliott did not disappoint. For her 24 seasons at Utah, Elliott has led the Utes to 13 NCAA appearances and nine conference championships while averaging 21 wins per season. In conference play during the 1990's, Utah's came in first or second eight times, never finishing lower than third. A former four-sport athlete at Boise State, Elliott was the first woman inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame. Elliott stepped into the head coaching position after serving as an assistant for four years. In 2006-07, the Utes went 18-14 and lost in the second round of the WNIT to Illinois.

Team Name	Utes
Colors	Crimson and White
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	694-271 (.719)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	18-14	27-7	26-8	114-38 (.750)
Conference	10-6	12-4	12-2	57-13 (.814)
Conf. Finish	3	2	1	1, 1, 5, 1, 1
Post Appear.	WNIT	Elite 8	2nd Rnd	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	NR	#18	NR	n/a

Coaches

Head Coach	Elaine Elliott
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Utah	1983-84
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	508-207 (.710))
Record at Utah	508-207 (.710)
Coaching Awards	HCAC COTY 2x, MWC Co-COTY, WAC Co-COTY 3x, WBCA Di

Asst. Coaches	Carolyn De Hoff, Matt Legerski

Recruiting Coordinator

Carolyn De Hoff, (801) 581-4839, cdehoff@huntsman.utah.edu

Conference and Schedule

Utah is a member of the Mountain West Conference (www.themwc.com) which is comprised of nine teams from seven states. It is the newest member of the Division I conferences, with most of the schools coming from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). League plays starts after January 1. Utah plays a 16 game schedule, playing each team twice, home and away. The season concludes with the Mountain West Conference tourney takes . . . (explain seeding)

Conference Opponents

Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Texas Christian, and Wyoming.

Facilities

Huntsman Center
Capacity 15,000, Average attendance (?)

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Utah was ranked #20 in scoring defense, holding opponents to 56.2 ppg.