Bellarmine Knights women's basketball

College basketball team

2024–25 Bellarmine Knights women's basketball team

University

First season

1971; 53 years ago (1971)

Head coach

Chancellor Dugan (13th season)

Conference

Location

Arena

Knights Hall
(capacity: 2,196)

Nickname

Colors

Scarlet and silver

NCAA tournament Final Four

Division II: 1994

NCAA tournament Elite Eight

Division II: 1986, 1990, 1991, 1994

NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen

Division II: 1986, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996

NCAA tournament appearances

Division II: 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2016

The Bellarmine Knights women's basketball team represents Bellarmine University, located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

The Knights were members of the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference from 1982 to 2020 before the move to Division I during the 2020–21 season.

Bellarmine returned home games to its campus at Knights Hall for 2024–25 after playing the previous four seasons at Freedom Hall on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.

Postseason

The Knights made fifteen appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 11–16.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	First round Regional finals Elite Eight	Northern Kentucky Lake Superior State Cal Poly Pomona	W, 69–52 W, 67–54 L, 49–83
1987	First round	Wright State	L, 67–80
1990	First round Regional finals Elite Eight	Pace Florida Atlantic Bentley	W, 71–60 W, 62–55 L, 69–74
1991	Regional finals Elite Eight	Northern Michigan North Dakota State	W, 78–70 L, 64–87
1993	First round	Michigan Tech	L, 73–92
1994	First round Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four Third Place	Michigan Tech Lake Superior State Norfolk State Cal State San Bernardino North Alabama	W, 54–49 W, 77–74 W, 92–80 L, 55–77 L, 75–79
1996	Regional semifinals Regional finals	Southern Indiana Northern Michigan	W, 89–80 L, 55–84
1997	First round	Michigan Tech	L, 80–83 (OT)
1999	First round	Grand Valley State	L, 57–70
2003	First round Second Round	Hillsdale Quincy	W, 72–71 L, 93–101
2004	First round	Indianapolis	L, 67–79
2005	First round	Lake Superior State	L, 75–87
2007	First round	Lewis	L, 62–82
2008	First round	Drury	L, 70–80
2016	Regional Quarterfinals	Saginaw Valley	L, 58–69

v t e Bellarmine University
Located in: Louisville, Kentucky
Life	Merton Society
Athletics	Bellarmine Knights Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Lacrosse Men's soccer Atlantic Sun Conference
Facilities	Thomas Merton Center Knights Field Owsley B. Frazier Stadium
People	List of Bellarmine University alumni

v t e ASUN Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Austin Peay Governors Bellarmine Knights Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Eastern Kentucky Colonels Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Jacksonville Dolphins Lipscomb Bisons North Alabama Lions North Florida Ospreys Queens Royals Stetson Hatters West Georgia Wolves
Championships & awards	ASUN women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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