Wichita State Shockers women's basketball

Wichita State Shockers women's basketball
Wichita State Shockers women's basketball
	2025–26 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team
University	Wichita State University
Head coach	Terry Nooner (3rd season)
Location	Wichita, Kansas
Arena	Charles Koch Arena ; (capacity: 10,506)
Conference	The American
Nickname	Shockers
Colors	Black and yellow;
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	2013, 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
	2013, 2014, 2015
Conference regular-season champions
	2013, 2014, 2015
Uniforms

The Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team is the NCAA Division I college basketball program representing Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. The team is a member of the American Conference (the American), after 43 seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference.^[2]

History

A Shockers women's basketball game in 2024

Wichita State began play in 1905. They have played in Division I since 1974. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, they have an all-time record of 556–631. They have made the NCAA Tournament in the three years they've won the Missouri Valley Conference title, in 2013, 2014, and 2015. They have made the WNIT four times 1999, 2000, 2011, 2012), and the WBI once (2010). Jody Adams had coached the team since 2008 (with the team winning a school record 29 games in 2014, though they finished with 8 wins the next season) until her departure was announced on January 22, 2017.^[3] Adams was replaced by Kansas native, Keitha Adams of University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).^[4]