The CSU women's basketball team began play in 1974, and has a 482–434 all-time record entering the 2007 season. The team has 6 all-time NCAA appearances, most recently in 2016, and previously in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2002. The Rams made it to the Sweet Sixteen in 1999, the culmination of a successful 4-year run behind team leaders Becky Hammon and Katie Cronin. Hammon, owner of most major CSU basketball records, and Cronin both went on to successful careers in the WNBA, and Hammon has since become the first full-time female coach in one of the four major U.S. professional leagues, serving as an assistant with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs.