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Program Rating

-0.29 Rating
#222 National Rank
2026-2027 As of Season

Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): the program's own quality apart from its coach, ranked among that season's Division I programs.

Core Rotation by Season

Season PG SG SF PF C B1 B2 B3
2026-2027
Deniya Thornton
32.0 MPG
Dalayja Hurt-Floyd
31.0 MPG
Zaria Hurston
29.0 MPG
Alisha Nunley
28.0 MPG
Taniya Lawson
26.0 MPG
Anaja Hall
21.0 MPG
Diamond Hunter
19.0 MPG
Aubri Wilkins
12.0 MPG

Top five minute earners are ordered guard-to-big, then the next three rotation players are shown off the bench. Coverage: 2026-2027 to 2026-2027.

Season History

Show All Seasons
Season Coach Record Win % PPG DPPG Margin Elo Pyth Adj PPG Adj Opp PPG
2026-2027 Carlos Funchess 0-1
ESPN results + NCAA results 		0.0% 39.0 81.0 -42.0 1023 (#145) 6.3% (#248) 51.6 (#228) 59.4 (#228)
2025-2026 Carlos Funchess 20-14
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		58.8% 61.2 60.2 +1.0 1083 (#132) 27.7% (#231) 57.5 (#233) 62.8 (#233)
2024-2025 Carlos Funchess 21-15
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		58.3% 58.8 57.7 +1.1 1102 (#107) 37.0% (#192) 55.1 (#190) 58.1 (#190)
2023-2024 Carlos Funchess 15-15
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		50.0% 60.6 62.5 -1.9 951 (#187) 23.7% (#237) 57.7 (#230) 63.3 (#230)
2022-2023 Carlos Funchess 18-15
ESPN results + coach season records 		54.5% 57.5 60.3 -2.8 1005 (#153) 16.6% (#264) 52.3 (#262) 60.9 (#262)
2021-2022 Carlos Funchess 14-17
ESPN results + coach season records 		45.2% 59.9 62.9 -3.0 874 (#243) 14.1% (#285) 54.7 (#277) 63.6 (#277)
2020-2021 Carlos Funchess 12-11
ESPN results + coach season records 		52.2% 60.7 60.9 -0.2 993 (#164) 34.2% (#201) 57.5 (#199) 60.9 (#199)
2019-2020 Carlos Funchess 16-14
ESPN results + coach season records 		53.3% 61.8 58.7 +3.1 998 (#168) 25.5% (#244) 56.3 (#227) 61.0 (#227)
2018-2019 Carlos Funchess 20-13
ESPN results + coach season records 		60.6% 60.2 61.6 -1.4 1059 (#137) 14.7% (#271) 54.2 (#272) 63.7 (#272)
2017-2018 Sandy Pugh 17-14
ESPN results + coach season records 		54.8% 67.1 64.8 +2.3 958 (#194) 24.6% (#240) 61.9 (#234) 67.8 (#234)
2016-2017 Sandy Pugh 14-14
ESPN results + coach season records 		50.0% 63.2 64.1 -0.9 897 (#217) 12.6% (#284) 58.0 (#283) 68.0 (#283)
2015-2016 Sandy Pugh 19-12
ESPN results + coach season records 		61.3% 63.0 60.5 +2.5 1037 (#148) 14.2% (#270) 56.1 (#266) 65.4 (#266)
2014-2015 Sandy Pugh Incomplete game history
31 results found 		- - - - 1084 (#129) 21.3% (#257) 58.6 (#241) 64.7 (#241)
2013-2014 Sandy Pugh 20-8
ESPN results + coach season records 		71.4% 72.8 69.8 +3.0 1043 (#142) 14.6% (#278) 63.4 (#281) 73.4 (#281)
2012-2013 Sandy Pugh 13-17
coach season records 		43.3% - - - 878 (#235) 12.2% (#285) 54.2 (#285) 64.2 (#285)
2011-2012 Sandy Pugh 13-13
ESPN results + coach season records 		50.0% 57.0 57.8 -0.8 927 (#198) 12.6% (#277) 52.6 (#280) 62.5 (#280)
2010-2011 Sandy Pugh 20-12
ESPN results + coach season records 		62.5% 57.6 57.5 +0.1 1085 (#126) 13.3% (#267) 51.9 (#262) 60.9 (#262)
2009-2010 Sandy Pugh 23-9
ESPN results + coach season records 		71.9% 58.8 54.2 +4.6 1177 (#66) 30.5% (#217) 52.8 (#221) 57.8 (#221)
2008-2009 Sandy Pugh 17-14
coach season records 		54.8% - - - 889 (#223) 12.3% (#282) 50.7 (#285) 61.2 (#285)
2007-2008 Sandy Pugh 12-16
ESPN results + coach season records 		42.9% 55.8 58.2 -2.4 821 (#261) 8.8% (#298) 50.0 (#298) 62.0 (#298)
2006-2007 Sandy Pugh 5-22
ESPN results + coach season records 		18.5% 51.7 64.4 -12.7 754 (#281) 1.5% (#329) 46.8 (#328) 67.4 (#328)
2005-2006 Sandy Pugh 20-11
ESPN results + coach season records 		64.5% 61.3 62.9 -1.6 1113 (#105) 12.3% (#276) 55.6 (#276) 65.9 (#276)
2004-2005 Sandy Pugh 16-14
ESPN results + coach season records 		53.3% 58.2 58.2 +0.0 1075 (#112) 13.0% (#261) 53.8 (#250) 62.6 (#250)
2003-2004 Sandy Pugh 17-13
coach season records 		56.7% - - - 1071 (#144) 47.4% (#200) - -
2002-2003 Sandy Pugh 16-9
coach season records 		64.0% - - - - - - -
2001-2002 Sandy Pugh 26-5
coach season records 		83.9% - - - - - - -
2000-2001 Sandy Pugh 19-10
coach season records 		65.5% - - - - - - -
1999-2000 Herman Hartman 12-15
coach season records 		44.4% - - - - - - -
1998-1999 Herman Hartman 11-16
coach season records 		40.7% - - - - - - -
1997-1998 Herman Hartman 15-12
coach season records 		55.6% - - - - - - -
1996-1997 Herman Hartman 14-13
coach season records 		51.9% - - - - - - -
1995-1996 Herman Hartman 11-15
coach season records 		42.3% - - - - - - -
1994-1995 Herman Hartman 7-19
coach season records 		26.9% - - - - - - -
1993-1994 Herman Hartman 13-15
coach season records 		46.4% - - - - - - -
1992-1993 Herman Hartman 20-7
coach season records 		74.1% - - - - - - -
1991-1992 James Turner 15-13
coach season records 		53.6% - - - - - - -
1990-1991 James Turner 4-24
coach season records 		14.3% - - - - - - -
1989-1990 James Turner 5-23
coach season records 		17.9% - - - - - - -
1988-1989 James Turner 11-18
coach season records 		37.9% - - - - - - -
1987-1988 James Turner 10-16
coach season records 		38.5% - - - - - - -
1986-1987 Jackie Murphy 11-16
coach season records 		40.7% - - - - - - -
1985-1986 Jackie Murphy 16-12
coach season records 		57.1% - - - - - - -
1984-1985 Jackie Murphy 13-14
coach season records 		48.1% - - - - - - -

NCAA Tournament (1994-present)

Season Round Team Opponent Result Score OT Date
2024-2025 2nd Round (-) Southern (-) UCLA L 46-84 - 2025-03-21
2024-2025 1st Round (-) Southern (-) UC San Diego W 68-56 - 2025-03-19
2022-2023 1st Round (-) Southern (-) Sacred Heart L 47-57 - 2023-03-15
2018-2019 1st Round (-) Southern (-) Mississippi State L 46-103 - 2019-03-22
2009-2010 1st Round (-) Southern (-) Connecticut L 39-95 - 2010-03-21