| Sandy Botham | |
| Current Title: | Alumni relations |
| Current Team: | Milwaukee |
| Current Conference: | Horizon League |
| Current Record: | 236–204 |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Player Years1: | 1984–1988 |
| Player Team1: | Notre Dame |
| Coach Years1: | 1991–1995 |
| Coach Team1: | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1995–1996 |
| Coach Team2: | Beloit |
| Coach Years3: | 1996–2012 |
| Coach Team3: | Milwaukee |
| Coach Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Coach Team4: | Sheboygan South HS |
| Overall Record: | 236–204 |
| Tournament Record: | 0–2 (NCAA Division I) 1–1 (NCAA Division III) |
| Championships: | 2 Horizon League Tournament (2001, 2006) 2 Horizon League Regular Season (2001, 2006) |
| Awards: | Horizon League Coach of the Year (1997, 2001, 2006) |
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.[1]
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.[2] On June 1, 2017, Sheboygan South High School in Sheboygan hired Botham as girls' varsity basketball head coach.[3]
Source[4]
| 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 |