Sandy Botham
# Sandy Botham

Sandra Lee Botham (born December 12, 1965) was the head coach of the NCAA Division I Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team, which competes in the Horizon League. She resigned in April 2012, to take a position in the Alumni Relations area.

## Career

Through her nine years as a head coach, she has compiled a 143–110 record, including a 98–61 mark in conference play. She led the Panthers to their first ever NCAA tournament appearance, and their first ever 20 win season. She attended the University of Notre Dame, where she became an All-American and earned her B. A. In 1988.

In the 2015–16 school year, Botham was athletic director at Madison West High School in Madison, Wisconsin before leaving amidst allegations of racial discrimination against two coaches. On June 1, 2017, Sheboygan South High School in Sheboygan hired Botham as girls' varsity basketball head coach.

## Notre Dame statistics

Source

| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984–85 | Notre Dame | 28 | 262 | 52.9% | — | 69.7% | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.4 |
| 1985–86 | Notre Dame | 31 | 423 | 63.9% | — | 75.2% | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 13.6 |
| 1986–87 | Notre Dame | 27 | 327 | 56.1% | — | 70.8% | 7.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 12.1 |
| 1987–88 | Notre Dame | 28 | 448 | 60.5% | 0.0% | 76.2% | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 16.0 |
| Career | | 114 | 1460 | 58.8% | 0.0% | 73.7% | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 12.8 |

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :

| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beloit Buccaneers (1995–1996) ||||||
| 1995–96 | Beloit | 22–4 | | | NCAA Division III Second Round |
| Beloit: | Beloit: | 22–4 | | | |
| Milwaukee Panthers (Horizon League) (1996–present) ||||||
| 1996–97 | Milwaukee | 16–12 | 10–6 | 4th | |
| 1997–98 | Milwaukee | 15–12 | 7–7 | 4th | |
| 1998–99 | Milwaukee | 11–16 | 7–7 | 5th | |
| 1999–00 | Milwaukee | 16–12 | 10–4 | 2nd | |
| 2000–01 | Milwaukee | 19–11 | 12–2 | t–1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2001–02 | Milwaukee | 20–8 | 14–2 | 2nd | |
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee | 15–13 | 11–5 | t–2nd | |
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee | 17–12 | 12–4 | 2nd | |
| 2004–05 | Milwaukee | 14–14 | 11–5 | t–2nd | |
| 2005–06 | Milwaukee | 22–9 | 14–2 | t–1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2006–07 | Milwaukee | 15–16 | 10–6 | 4th | |
| 2007–08 | Milwaukee | 17–14 | 11–7 | t–2nd | |
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee | 15–18 | 7–11 | 7th | |
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee | 12–19 | 6–12 | 7th | |
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee | 12–18 | 9–9 | t–5th | |
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee | 9–21 | 5–13 | t8th | |
| Milwaukee: | Milwaukee: | 245–225 | 156–102 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 267–229 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
