New Haven Chargers women's basketball

New Haven Chargers
2025–26 New Haven Chargers women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of New Haven
First season1975–76 (50 years ago)
Head coachDebbie Buff (7th season)
LocationWest Haven, Connecticut
ArenaThe Jeffrey P. Hazell Center
ConferenceNEC
NicknameChargers
ColorsBlue and gold
   
NCAA Division I tournament champions
Division II: 1987
NCAA Division I tournament Final Four
Division II: 1987
NCAA Division I tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 1987, 1988, 2015
NCAA Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen
Division II: 1987, 1988, 1989 2015
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
Division II: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
NECC: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
East Coast: 2006, 2007
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The New Haven Chargers women's basketball program is the women's college basketball team of University of New Haven. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and is a member of the Northeast Conference since July 1, 2025. They will become full members in the 2028–29 season after finishing the four-year NCAA Division I reclassification period. Previously, they competed in NCAA Division II. They won the 1987 women's basketball tournament for the first national championship in program history.