| 2009-10 Pac-10 Women's Basketball Season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I | 
| Sport | Basketball | 
| Number of teams | 10 | 
| Regular Season | |
| Champion | Stanford | 
| Runners-up | UCLA | 
| Season MVP | Nneka Ogwumike | 
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Stanford | 
| Runners-up | UCLA | 
| Finals MVP | Nneka Ogwumike | 
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 †-Stanford | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 36 | – | 2 | .947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 UCLA | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of April 6, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[1] 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.[2] Cal won the WNIT Championship.
Pre-season
- Michael Cooper was hired as new coach for the USC Trojans.
 - Paul Westhead became the new coach for the Oregon Ducks.
 
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 Bruins is rated No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today 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
2010 State Farm 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).[3] Tournament winner became the NCAA tournament 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 Westhead, Oregon
 - LaVonda Wagner, Oregon State
 - Tara VanDerveer, Stanford
 - Nikki Caldwell, UCLA
 - Michael Cooper, USC
 - Tia Jackson, Washington
 - June Daugherty, Washington State
 
Post season
NCAA tournament
- Saturday, March 20 – first round, #1-seed Stanford def. #16-seed UC Riverside 79–47, at Sacramento Regional, Stanford, CA
 - Sunday, March 21 – first round, #8-seed UCLA def. #9-seed NC State 74-54, at Kansas City Regional, Minneapolis, MN
 - Monday, March 22 – second round, Stanford def. #8 Iowa 96-67, at Sacramento Regional, Stanford, CA
 - Tuesday, March 23 – second round, Nebraska def. UCLA 83-70, at Kansas City Regional, Minneapolis, MN
 - Saturday, March 27 – second round, Stanford def. #5 Georgia 73–36, at Sacramento Regional, Sacramento, CA
 - Monday, March 29, Stanford def. Xavier 55-53, at Sacramento Regional finals, Sacramento, CA
 - Sunday, April 4, Stanford def. Oklahoma 73-66, at the semifinals, San Antonio, Texas
 - Tuesday, April 6, 5:30 PM, Connecticut def. Stanford 53-47, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (NCAA Championship Game)
 
WNIT tournament
- 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. Miami 73-61, Berkeley, California (WNIT Championship Game)
 
WBI tournament
- 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.[4]
 
Awards and honors
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Jayne Appel, 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:[5]
- 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-Americans
All-Pac-10 teams
The awards listed below were determined by vote of the conference coaches and announced on March 11.[6]
- Player of the Year: Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
 - Freshman of the Year: Davellyn White, Arizona
 - Defensive Player of the Year: Briana Gilbreath, USC and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, Stanford
 - Coach of the Year: Nikki Caldwell, UCLA
 
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 | 
USBWA All-District team
Women's Basketball Media Awards
These end-of-season honors were voted on by media and announced on March 9.[7]
- 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
 
References
- ↑ 2009-10 Pacific-10 Conference Championship Sites/Dates Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, pac-10.org
 - ↑ Associated Press,Connecticut rallies to keep streak alive, NCAA News, April 7, 2010
 - ↑ Tournament 2010 State Farm Pacific-10 Women's Basketball Tournament Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine, Pac-10.org
 - ↑ USC Women's Basketball Coach Reprimanded, pac-10.org, January 21, 2010
 - ↑ Pac-10 Women's Basketball Player of the Week Archived 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, pac-10.org
 - ↑ "Pac-10 Announces 2009-10 Individual Women's Basketball Honors" (Press release). Pacific-10 Conference. March 11, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
 - ↑ "Pac-10 Announces Women's Basketball Media Awards" (Press release). Pacific-10 Conference. March 9, 2010. Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.