Sandra Lee Botham (born December 12, 1965)[1] was the head coach of the NCAA Division I Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team, which competes in the Horizon League. She resigned in April 2012, to take a position in the Alumni Relations area.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Alumni relations |
| Team | Milwaukee |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 236–204 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 12, 1965 Madison, Wisconsin |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | Notre Dame |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1995 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1995–1996 | Beloit |
| 1996–2012 | Milwaukee |
| 2017–2019 | Sheboygan South HS |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 236–204 |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA Division I) 1–1 (NCAA Division III) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Horizon League Tournament (2001, 2006) 2 Horizon League Regular Season (2001, 2006) | |
| Awards | |
| Horizon League Coach of the Year (1997, 2001, 2006) | |
Career edit
Through her nine years as a head coach, she has compiled a 143–110 record, including a 98–61 mark in conference play. She led the Panthers to their first ever NCAA tournament appearance, and their first ever 20 win season. She attended the University of Notre Dame, where she became an All-American and earned her B. A. In 1988.
In the 2015–16 school year, Botham was athletic director at Madison West High School in Madison, Wisconsin before leaving amidst allegations of racial discrimination against two coaches.[3] On June 1, 2017, Sheboygan South High School in Sheboygan hired Botham as girls' varsity basketball head coach.[4]
Notre Dame statistics edit
Source[5]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–85 | Notre Dame | 28 | 262 | 52.9% | — | 69.7% | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.4 |
| 1985–86 | Notre Dame | 31 | 423 | 63.9% | — | 75.2% | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 13.6 |
| 1986–87 | Notre Dame | 27 | 327 | 56.1% | — | 70.8% | 7.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 12.1 |
| 1987–88 | Notre Dame | 28 | 448 | 60.5% | 0.0% | 76.2% | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 16.0 |
| Career | 114 | 1460 | 58.8% | 0.0% | 73.7% | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 12.8 |
Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit Buccaneers (1995–1996) | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | Beloit | 22–4 | NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||||
| Beloit: | 22–4 | ||||||||
| Milwaukee Panthers (Horizon League) (1996–2012) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Milwaukee | 16–12 | 10–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Milwaukee | 15–12 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Milwaukee | 11–16 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1999–00 | Milwaukee | 16–12 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2000–01 | Milwaukee | 19–11 | 12–2 | t–1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2001–02 | Milwaukee | 20–8 | 14–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee | 15–13 | 11–5 | t–2nd | |||||
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee | 17–12 | 12–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2004–05 | Milwaukee | 14–14 | 11–5 | t–2nd | |||||
| 2005–06 | Milwaukee | 22–9 | 14–2 | t–1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2006–07 | Milwaukee | 15–16 | 10–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Milwaukee | 17–14 | 11–7 | t–2nd | |||||
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee | 15–18 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee | 12–19 | 6–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee | 12–18 | 9–9 | t–5th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee | 9–21 | 5–13 | t8th | |||||
| Milwaukee: | 245–225 | 156–102 | |||||||
| Total: | 267–229 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 25 Sep 2015.
- ^ "Sandy Botham". University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ Masson, Jon (May 11, 2016). "Prep sports: Two former Madison West coaches accuse former athletic director of racial bias". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ "Sheboygan South names new girls basketball coach". The Sheboygan Press. June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ "Notre Dame Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-08.