2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball season
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The 2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball season began in October and ended with the Pac-10 Tournament on March 11-14, 2010 at the Galen Center
, Los Angeles, California
. Stanford
won both the regular season and the tournament championships. Stanford and UCLA were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament
. Stanford was the runner-up of the NCAA National Championship
and completed the season with a 36-2 record. Cal won the WNIT Championship
.
2009-10 Pac-10 Women's Basketball Coaches' Pre-season Poll:
Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a post season tournament for the women's basketball teams in the Pacific 10 conference. The games were held on Thursday through Sunday, March 11-14, at the Galen Center
(Los Angeles, California). Tournament winner became the NCAA Tournament
automatic qualifier. Stanford again was the winner.
Last year, Stanford won the tournament over USC, 89–64.
NCAA Tournament
WNIT Tournament
WBI Tournament
FIRST TEAM:
Second Team:
2010 Pac-10 Media All-Pac-10
Galen Center
The Galen Center is a multipurpose indoor arena and athletic facility owned and operated by the University of Southern California. Located at the southeast corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles, it is right across the street from the campus and...
, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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. Stanford
2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer...
won both the regular season and the tournament championships. Stanford and UCLA were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament
2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2009 and ended with the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2010 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The tournament opened with the first and second rounds on Thursday through Sunday,...
. Stanford was the runner-up of the NCAA National Championship
2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2009 and ended with the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2010 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The tournament opened with the first and second rounds on Thursday through Sunday,...
and completed the season with a 36-2 record. Cal won the WNIT Championship
2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The tournament is played entirely on campus sites...
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Pre-season
- Michael Cooper was hired as new coach for the USC Trojans2009–10 USC Trojans women's basketball teamThe 2009–10 USC Trojans women's basketball team represent the University of Southern California in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans are coached by Michael Cooper...
. - Paul WestheadPaul WestheadPaul Westhead is a basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the University of Oregon women's team...
became the new coach for the Oregon Ducks2009–10 Oregon Ducks women's basketball teamThe 2009–10 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team will represent the University of Oregon in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks will be coached by Paul Westhead. The Ducks are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA...
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2009-10 Pac-10 Women's Basketball Coaches' Pre-season Poll:
- 1. Stanford
- 2. California
- 3. Arizona State
- 4. UCLA
- 5. USC
- 6. Washington State
- 7. Oregon State
- 8. Oregon
- 9. Arizona
- 10. Washington
Rankings
- Stanford has been ranked #2 in the polls.
- March 1, 2010 – UCLA BruinsUCLA BruinsThe UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I...
is rated No. 25 in the ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
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Coaches' Poll. - March 8, 2010 – Stanford #2, UCLA #23 (AP Top 25).
- April 7, 2010 – Stanford #2, UCLA #23 (final USA Today/ESPN coaches poll)
Conference games
- January 31, 2010 – At the half point mark of the conference season, Stanford is on top of the standings, followed by UCLA and USC at second place.
Conference tournament
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Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a post season tournament for the women's basketball teams in the Pacific 10 conference. The games were held on Thursday through Sunday, March 11-14, at the Galen Center
Galen Center
The Galen Center is a multipurpose indoor arena and athletic facility owned and operated by the University of Southern California. Located at the southeast corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles, it is right across the street from the campus and...
(Los Angeles, California). Tournament winner became the NCAA Tournament
2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament started Saturday, March 20, 2010 and was completed on Tuesday, April 6 of the same year with University of Connecticut Huskies defending their title from the previous year by defeating Stanford, 53-47. The tournament bids were announced on...
automatic qualifier. Stanford again was the winner.
Last year, Stanford won the tournament over USC, 89–64.
Head coaches
- Niya Butts, Arizona
- Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona State
- Joanne Boyle, California
- Paul WestheadPaul WestheadPaul Westhead is a basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the University of Oregon women's team...
, Oregon - LaVonda Wagner, Oregon State
- Tara VanDerveerTara VanderveerTara VanDerveer has been the Stanford University women's basketball coach since 1985. She led the Stanford Cardinal to two NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships: in 1990 and 1992. She stepped away from the Stanford program for a year to serve as the U.S. national team head coach at the...
, Stanford - Nikki CaldwellNikki CaldwellNikki Caldwell is an American women's basketball coach, who was the head coach for UCLA Bruins women's basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles and is currently head coach for the Lady Tigers at Louisiana State University.-Early life:Caldwell is a native of Oak Ridge, Tennessee,...
, UCLA - Michael Cooper, USC
- Tia Jackson, Washington
- June DaughertyJune DaughertyJune Daugherty is an American women's college basketball coach at Washington State University. She was previously the head coach at Boise State University from 1989-1996 and the University of Washington from 1997-2007 and has a career record of 314-213...
, Washington State
NCAA Tournament2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament started Saturday, March 20, 2010 and was completed on Tuesday, April 6 of the same year with University of Connecticut Huskies defending their title from the previous year by defeating Stanford, 53-47. The tournament bids were announced on...
- Saturday, March 20 - First Round, #1-seed Stanford2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball teamThe 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer...
def. #16-seed UC Riverside 79–47, at Sacramento Regional, Stanford, CA - Sunday, March 21 – First Round, #8-seed UCLAUCLA BruinsThe UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I...
def. #9-seed NC State 74-54, at Kansas City Regional, Minneapolis, MN - Monday, March 22 – Second Round, Stanford2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball teamThe 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer...
def. #8 IowaIowa HawkeyesThe Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletics teams that represent the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 24 sports, 11 for men and 13 for women. The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and are members of the...
96-67, at Sacramento Regional, Stanford, CA - Tuesday, March 23 – Second Round, Nebraska2009–10 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball teamThe 2009–10 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, a member of the Big 12 Conference, were coached by Connie Yori, and completed the regular season unbeaten at 29–0. However, they...
def. UCLAUCLA BruinsThe UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I...
83-70, at Kansas City Regional, Minneapolis, MN - Saturday, March 27 – Second Round, Stanford2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball teamThe 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer...
def. #5 Georgia2009–10 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball teamThe 2009–10 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team will represent the University of Georgia in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs are a member of the Southeast Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.-Offseason:...
73–36, at Sacramento Regional, Sacramento, CA - Monday, March 29, Stanford2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball teamThe 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer...
def. Xavier 55-53, at Sacramento Regional Finals, Sacramento, CA - Sunday, April 4, Stanford2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball teamThe 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer...
def. Oklahoma 73-66, at the Semifinals, San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio, TexasSan Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,... - Tuesday, April 6, 5:30 PM, Connecticut def. Stanford 53-47, AlamodomeAlamodomeThe Alamodome is a domed 65,000 seat, multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas, U.S...
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(NCAA Championship Game2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament started Saturday, March 20, 2010 and was completed on Tuesday, April 6 of the same year with University of Connecticut Huskies defending their title from the previous year by defeating Stanford, 53-47. The tournament bids were announced on...
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WNIT Tournament2010 Women's National Invitation TournamentThe 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The tournament is played entirely on campus sites...
- Wednesday, March 17 – California def. UC Davis 74-69 (OT), 7 p.m. PT (First Round)
- Wednesday, March 17 – Arizona State def. New Mexico State 84-61, 6:30 p.m. PT (First Round)
- Thursday, March 18 – Oregon def. Eastern Washington 95-66, 7 p.m. PT (First Round)
- Tuesday, March 23 – BYU 61, Arizona State 53, 9:30 p.m. ET (Second Round)
- Tuesday, March 23 – California 64, Utah 54, 10 p.m. ET (Second Round)
- Tuesday, March 23 – Oregon 93, New Mexico 67, 10 p.m. ET (Second Round)
- Thursday, March 25 – California 71, Oregon 57, Eugene, Oregon (Regional)
- Saturday, March 27 – California 76, BYU, 50, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California (Quarterfinals)
- Thursday, April 1 – California def. Illinois State 61-45, Normal, Illinois (WNIT Semifinals)
- Saturday, April 3 - California def. MiamiMiami HurricanesThe Miami Hurricanes, of Coral Gables, Florida, are the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. They compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The university fields 15 athletic teams for 17 varsity sports...
73-61, Berkeley, California (WNIT Championship Game)
WBI TournamentWomen's Basketball InvitationalThe Women's Basketball Invitational is a women's college basketball tournament created in 2009 by Sport Tours. The inaugural tournament occurred at the conclusion of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Selections for the WBI are announced on Selection Monday...
- Wednesday, March 17 – Washington def. Portland 75-44 (First Round)
- Sunday, Mar. 21 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi def. Washington, 59-58 (West Region Semifinals)
Highlights and notes
- January 21, 2010 – Pacific-10 Conference issued a public reprimand to Michael Cooper for his post-game comments following USC's game with UCLA on Sunday, January 17.
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Jayne AppelJayne AppelJayne Appel is a center for the San Antonio Silver Stars in the WNBA. She played collegiate basketball at Stanford University.-High school career:...
, Stanford – Toyo Tires Pac-10 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Player-of-the-Week
2009-10 Pac-10 Players of the Week:- Nov. 16 – Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
- Nov. 23 – Nicole Canepa, Oregon
- Nov. 30 – Kayla Pedersen, Stanford
- Dec. 7 – Amanda Johnson, Oregon
- Dec. 14 – Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
- Dec. 21 – Kayla Pedersen, Stanford
- Dec. 28 – Sami Whitcomb, Washington
- Jan. 4 – Taylor Lilley, Oregon
- Jan. 11 – Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
- Jan. 18 – Davellyn Whyte, Arizona
- Jan. 25 – Alexis Gray-Lawson, California
- Feb. 1 – Markel Walker, UCLA
- Feb. 8 – April Cook, Washington State
- Feb. 15 – Jayne Appel, Stanford
- Feb. 22 – Jayne Appel, Stanford
- Mar. 1 - Jasmine Dixon, UCLA
- Mar. 7 – Ashley Corral, USC
All Pac-10 teams
The awards listed below were determined by vote of the conference coaches and announced on March 11.- Player of the Year: Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball teamThe 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer...
- Freshman of the Year: Davellyn White, Arizona2009–10 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team-Offseason:*August 21: The 2009-10 preseason candidates list for the Women’s Wooden Award was released, naming 31 student athletes. Ify Ibekwe from Arizona was one of the candidates.-Regular season:...
- Defensive Player of the Year: Briana Gilbreath, USC2009–10 USC Trojans women's basketball teamThe 2009–10 USC Trojans women's basketball team represent the University of Southern California in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans are coached by Michael Cooper...
and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, Stanford - Coach of the Year: Nikki CaldwellNikki CaldwellNikki Caldwell is an American women's basketball coach, who was the head coach for UCLA Bruins women's basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles and is currently head coach for the Lady Tigers at Louisiana State University.-Early life:Caldwell is a native of Oak Ridge, Tennessee,...
, UCLAUCLA BruinsThe UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I...
FIRST TEAM:
| Name | School | Pos. | Year | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne Appel | Stanford | C | Sr. | Pleasant Hill, Calif. |
| Doreena Campbell | UCLA | G | Jr. | Alexandria, Va. |
| Micaela Cocks | Oregon | G | Sr. | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Ashley Corral | USC | G | So. | Vancouver, Wash. |
| Jasmine Dixon | UCLA | F | So. | Long Beach, Calif. |
| Briana Gilbreath | USC | G | So. | Katy, Texas |
| Alexis Gray-Lawson | California | G | Sr. | Oakland, Calif. |
| Ify Ibekwe | Arizona | F | Jr. | Carson, Calif. |
| Taylor Lilley | Oregon | G | Sr. | Newhall, Calif. |
| Nnemkadi Ogwumike | Stanford | F | So. | Cypress, Texas |
| Kayla Pedersen | Stanford | F | Jr. | Fountain Hills, Ariz. |
| Jeanette Pohlen | Stanford | G | Jr. | Brea, Calif. |
| Danielle Orsillo | Arizona State | G | Sr. | Oroville, Calif. |
| Sami Whitcomb | Washington | G/F | Sr. | Ventura, Calif. |
| Davellyn Whyte | Arizona | G | Fr. | Phoenix, Ariz. |
All-Academic
First Team:| Player | School | Year | GPA | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Greif | California | Sr. | 3.58 | Psychology |
| Amanda Johnson | Oregon | So. | 4.03 | Psychology/Sociology |
| Danielle Roark | USC | Sr. | 3.58 | Kinesiology |
| Allison Taka | UCLA | Sr. | 3.76 | Sociology |
| Kirsten Tilleman | Oregon State | So. | 3.83 | Natural Resources |
Second Team:
| Player | School | Year | GPA | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne Appel | Stanford | Sr. | 3.16 | Psychology |
| Julie Futch | Oregon State | Sr. | 3.52 | Liberal Studies |
| JJ Hones | Stanford | RS Jr. | 3.49 | International Relations |
| Danielle Orsillo | Arizona State | Gr. | 3.47 | Higher & Postsecondary Education |
| Erica Tukiainen | UCLA | Sr. | 3.42 | French/Pre-Med |
Women's Basketball Media Awards
These end-of-season honors were voted on by media and announced on March 9.- Player of the Year: Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
- Freshman of the Year: Davellyn White, Arizona
- Defensive Player of the Year: Ify Ibekwe, Arizona
- Coach of the Year: Nikki Caldwell, UCLA
2010 Pac-10 Media All-Pac-10
- Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
- Jayne Appel, Stanford
- Alexis Gray-Lawson, California
- Kayla Pedersen, Stanford
- Ify Ibekwe, Arizona
- Jasmine Dixon, UCLA
- Ashley Corral, USC
- Taylor Lilley, Oregon
- Danielle Orsillo, Arizona State
- Davellyn Whyte, Arizona
- Jeanette Pohlen, Stanford
- Markel Walker, UCLA
- Talisa Rhea, Oregon State
- Sami Whitcomb, Washington
- Briana Gilbreath, USC