Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The team's head coach is Jim Littell, who took over after former head coach Kurt Budke was killed in a plane crash in November 2011. The Cowgirls play their home games in the Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma.History
OSU first fielded a women's team during the 1973–74 season.Head women's basketball coaches
- Jacy Showers, 1972–1976
- Brenda Johnson, 1976–1977
- Judy Bugher, 1977–1983
- Dick Halterman, 1983–2002
- Julie Goodenough, 2002–2005
- Kurt Budke, 2005–2011
- Jim Littell, 2011–present; took over in November 2011 after the death of Kurt Budke in a 2011 plane crash.
Conferences
OSU has played in the Big 8 and the Big 12 conferences. The school joined the Big 12 in 1997 when the Big 8 merged with several former members of the defunct Southwest Conference.Conference tournament winners noted with # Source