San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball

The San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team is the women's college basketball program that represents San Diego State University (SDSU). The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The team plays its home games at Viejas Arena.

San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball
2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team
University	San Diego State University
First season	1976–77
Head coach	Stacie Terry-Hutson (12th season)
Conference	Mountain West Pac-12 (joining in 2026–27)
Location	San Diego, California
Arena	Viejas Arena (capacity: 12,414)
Nickname	Aztecs
Colors	Scarlet and black[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1984, 1985, 2010
NCAA tournament appearances
1984, 1985, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2025
Conference tournament champions
1994, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2025
Conference regular season champions
1994, 1995, 1997, 2009, 2012, 2013

For information on all San Diego State University sports, see San Diego State Aztecs

Post-season results

Regular season conference championships

Western Athletic Conference (3)

• 1994, 1995, 1997^[2]

Mountain West Conference (2)

• 2009, 2012, 2013^[2]

Conference tournament championships

Western Athletic Conference tournament (2)

• 1994, 1997^[3]

Mountain West Conference tournament (3)

• 2010, 2012, 2025^[3]

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	#6	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#3 Oregon #2 Long Beach State	W 70−63 L 73−91
1985	#5	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#4 UNLV #1 Louisiana Tech	W 70−68 L 64−94
1993	#9	First Round	#8 Georgia	L 68−85
1994	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Hawaii #13 Texas A&M	W 81−75 L 72−75
1995	#5	First Round	#12 Montana	L 46−57
1997	#11	First Round	#6 Oregon	L 62−79
2009	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 DePaul #2 Stanford	W 76−70 L 49−77
2010	#11	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Texas #3 West Virginia #2 Duke	W 74−63 W 64−55 L 58−66
2012	#12	First Round	#5 LSU	L 56−64
2025	#14	First Round	#3 LSU	−

WNIT tournament results

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1989	First Round Second Round Final	Radford Murray State Oregon	W 99−92 W 97−81 L 64−67
2013	First Round Second Round	UC Santa Barbara BYU	W 69−46 L 58−69
2023	First Round	UC Irvine	L 45−55

Head coaches

Head Coach	Seasons	Overall	Pct.
Kathleen Wallace	1976–1978	14–34	.292
Richie Spears	1979–1983	88–58	.603
Steve Salvo	1983	3–10	.231
Earnest Riggins	1984–1989	118–67	.638
Beth Burns	1990–1997; 2005–2013	295–186	.613
Barb Smith	1997–2002	49–86	.363
Jim Tomey	2002–2005	25–58	.301
Stacie Terry-Hutson	2013–present	154–185	.454