2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team

The 2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team will represent the University of Kansas in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks are a member of the Big 12 and will attempt to win the NCAA championship. Kansas returns four starters and eight letter winners to the line-up, including All-American guard-forward Danielle McCray. The Jayhawks will add seven newcomers to the 2009-10 team, led by redshirt freshman Angel Goodrich, who sat out the entire 2008-09 season after suffering a knee injury.[1]

2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
ConferenceBig Twelve
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Karen Lange
  • Katie O’Connor
  • Tamika Raymond

Offseason
  • July 15: Kansas basketball players Tyshawn Taylor (men’s team) and Danielle McCray (women’s team) each earned a gold medal this month after winning championships in their respective tournaments. McCray helped lead her team to win the USA Women's World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. McCray was the second leading scorer on Team USA shooting 56.7 percent.[2]
  • July 30: The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Coalition, announced the 2009-2010 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. Kansas player Danielle McCray has been named to the 2009-10 preseason "Wade Watch" list,[3] which is made up of top NCAA Division I student-athletes who best embody the spirit of Lily Margaret Wade. This is based on the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability.
  • August 21: The 2009-10 preseason candidates list for the Women’s Wooden Award was released, naming 31 student athletes. Danielle McCray from Kansas was one of the candidates.[4]

Exhibition
DateLocationOpponentScoreRecord
Nov. 1Allen FieldhousePittsburg State86-561-0
Nov. 8Allen FieldhouseEmporia State85-482-0

Regular season
  • Nov 18: Senior All-American Danielle McCray was one of 50 players named to the Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.[5]
  • Nov 22: Senior Sade Morris scored a career-high 26 points. She also became the 21st player in Kansas women's basketball history to join the 1,000-point club.[6]

Roster
NumberNameHeightPositionClass
00LaChelda Jacobs5-10GuardSenior
1Aishah Sutherland6-2ForwardSophomore
2Kelly Kohn5-9GuardSenior
3Rhea Codio5-5GuardJunior
4Danielle McCray5-11Guard/ForwardSenior
10Tania Jackson6-2ForwardFreshman
13Monica Engelman5-11GuardFreshman
14Krysten Boogaard6-5CenterJunior
20Sade Morris5-11GuardSenior
21Carolyn Davis6-3ForwardFreshman
22Marisha Brown5-9GuardJunior
23Angel Goodrich5-4GuardRedshirt Freshman
24Nicolette Smith6-2ForwardJunior
32Annette Davis6-1ForwardFreshman
34Porscha Weddington6-1ForwardSenior

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Schedule
  • The Jayhawks, who reached the 2009 WNIT championship game after playing one of the toughest schedules in the country, will also face five non-conference foes who reached postseason play in 2009.
  • The Jayhawks will compete in the 2009 Junkanoo Jam on Grand Bahama Island Nov. 26-28. Kansas will face Xavier in the opening round on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 26), and will play either Minnesota or TCU Saturday, Nov. 28.
  • The Sunflower Showdown will resume on January 9.
DateLocationOpponentScoreLeading Scorer (KU)Record
Nov. 15Lawrence, KSOral Roberts106-80 (W)D. McCray (27)1-0
Nov. 18Iowa City, IAIowa66-55 (W)D. McCray (20)2-0
Nov. 22Lawrence, KSMichigan77-66 (W)S. Morris (26)3-0
Nov. 26Grand Bahama IslandXavier71-76 (L)D. McCray (23)3-1
Nov. 28Grand Bahama IslandTexas Christian69-74 (L)K. Boogaard (21)3-2
Dec. 3Lawrence, KSUCLA54-49 (W)D. McCray (15)4-2
Dec. 6Lawrence, KSNorthern Colorado81-54 (W)D. McCray (25)5-2
Dec. 10Lawrence, KSUMKC81-53 (W)K. Boogaard (19)6-2
Dec. 13Lawrence, KSCreighton77-56 (W)A. Goodrich (20)7-2
Dec. 20Lawrence, KSUC Riverside75-60 (W)D. McCray (30)8-2
Dec. 22Houston, TX@ Houston89-69 (W)D. McCray (37)9-2
Dec. 30Lawrence, KSPepperdine82-63 (W)S. Morris (22)10-2
Jan. 3Las Cruces, NM@ New Mexico State60-61 (L)D. McCray (16)10-3
Jan. 9Manhattan, KS@ Kansas State35-59 (L)A. Sutherland (12)10-4
Jan. 13Lawrence, KSOklahoma State68-70 (L)D. McCray (28)10-5
Jan. 17Lawrence, KSMissouri72-59 (W)D. McCray (26)11-5
Jan. 20Ames, IA@ Iowa State42-53 (L)S. Morris (16)11-6
Jan. 23Norman , OK@ Oklahoma69-81 (L)S. Morris (17)11-7
Jan. 27Lawrence, KSColorado75-64 (W)D. McCray (29)12-7
Jan. 30Columbia, MO@ Missouri61-59 (W)C. Davis (20)13-7
Feb. 7Lawrence, KSKansas State70-60 (W)M. Engelman (16)14-7
Feb. 10Lawrence, KSNebraska60-67 (L)C. Davis (17)14-8
Feb. 13Lawrence, KSTexas82-85 (2OT) (L)C. Davis (29)14-9
Feb. 16Boulder, CO@ Colorado79-72 (W)C. Davis (28)15-9
Feb. 20Lawrence, KSTexas Tech51-68 (L)M. Engelman (18)15-10
Feb. 24Lawrence, KSIowa State54-57 (L)C. Davis (17)15-11
Feb. 28Waco, TX@ Baylor47-70 (L)C. Davis (15)15-12
March 3Lincoln, NE@ Nebraska52-77 (L)M. Engelman/A. Davis (9)15-13
March 6Lawrence, KSTexas A&M54-78 (L)A. Sutherland (13)15-14

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Big 12 Tournament
DateLocationOpponentScoreLeading scorer (KU)Record
March 11Kansas City, MOOklahoma State69-76 (L)C. Davis (31)15-15

Postseason

Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT)
DateLocationOpponentScoreLeading scorer (KU)Record
March 17 (1st round)Lawrence, KSPrairie View A&M82-70 (W)K. Boogaard (37)16-15
March 21 (2nd round)Lawrence, KSCreighton71-68 (W)C. Davis (25)17-15
March 25 (Sweet Sixteen)Normal, ILIllinois State51-71 (L)M. Engelman (14)17-16

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA
RoundPickPlayerNBA Club

See also

References
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  3. "Danielle McCray Named to 2009-10 Preseason Wade Trophy Watch List". Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  4. https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html%5B%5D
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  7. "KANSAS OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  8. "KANSAS OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
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