Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
| Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball | |||
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| University | Northwestern University | ||
| Head coach | Vacant (1st season) | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Location | Evanston, Illinois | ||
| Arena | Welsh-Ryan Arena (capacity: 7,039) | ||
| Nickname | Wildcats | ||
| Student section | Wildside | ||
| Colors | Purple and white | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament second round | |||
| 1980, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2021 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2015, 2021 | |||
| AIAW tournament appearances | |||
| 1979, 1980, 1981 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1990 | |||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||
| 2020 | |||
The Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Northwestern University. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Wildcats play home basketball games at Welsh-Ryan Arena on the university campus in Evanston, Illinois, but played the 2017–18 season at Beardsley Gym on the nearby campus of Evanston Township High School during renovations to Welsh–Ryan Arena.