An Evolution: Texas Women’s Basketball

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23 February 1990
Jody Conradt Era
183-game Southwest Conference Winning Streak Snapped
183-game Southwest Conference Winning Streak Snapped

Before and after the Longhorns national championship, women’s basketball at UT dominated the Southwestern Conference. After falling to Texas A&M, 59-53, on Jan. 23, 1978, the Longhorns went undefeated in conference play for more than 12 years. On February 23, 1990, Arkansas snapped UT’s streak at 183 games. Since the…
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1998-1999
Jody Conradt Era
Conradt into Basketball Halls of Fame
Conradt into Basketball Halls of Fame

Almost ten years before she would retire, Jody Conradt was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (October 1998) with the likes of other basketball greats such as Larry Bird. Not even a year later, in June 1999, Conradt was a member of the inaugural class of inductees…
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March 2007
Jody Conradt Era
Retirement of a Legend

Having mulled retirement for some time, Jody Conradt finally decided it was time to step down. She did so in 2007 after a 31-year coaching career and 9 year stint as Director of Women’s Athletics at UT. Conradt ended with a 900-306 record overall (783-245 at Texas), which sits second…
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