2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

The 2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Sooners, coached by Sherri Coale and members of the Big 12 Conference, made the Final Four of the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season, losing in the national semifinals to Stanford. Their Final Four appearance was unexpected entering the season, as they had suffered seemingly devastating graduation losses from last year's team, most notably All-American Courtney Paris and her twin sister Ashley.

2009–10 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Nebraska16–0 1.00032–2  .941
No. 16 Iowa State11–5 .68825–8  .758
No. 12 Oklahoma11–5 .68827–11  .711
No. 9 Texas A&M †10–6 .62526–8  .765
No. 17 Texas10–6 .62522–11  .667
No. 14 Baylor9–7 .56327–10  .730
No. 20 Oklahoma State9–7 .56324–11  .686
Texas Tech5–11 .31318–15  .545
Kansas State5–11 .31314–18  .438
Kansas5–11 .31317–16  .515
Colorado3–13 .18813–17  .433
Missouri2–14 .12512–18  .400
† 2010 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
NCAA tournament, final Four
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
Record27–11 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center

Offseason
  • April 30: Ashley Paris was among the finalists named for the 2009 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award.[2]
  • May 4: The Sooners will participate in the 2009 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam at University of Virgin Islands. The event is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Games will be played at the U.V.I. Sports and Fitness Center, a basketball facility located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.[3]
  • May 17: Oklahoma's Whitney Hand and Danielle Robinson were among the 14 finalists announced to compete for a spot on the 12-member USA World University Games team.[4]
  • July 2:Oklahoma’s Danielle Robinson supplied five points in Team USA’s 93-59 victory of Great Britain in the second round of pool play at the 2009 World University Games.[5]
  • 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. Oklahoma’s Danielle Robinson has been named to the 2009-10 preseason "Wade Watch" list,[6] 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 Robinson from Oklahoma was one of the candidates.[7]

Preseason
DateLocationOpponentSooners PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 4NormanRogers State94531-0
Nov. 10NormanOklahoma Christian109552-0

Regular season

Roster
2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G/F 1 Nyeshia Stevenson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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 Sr Little Rock, Arkansas
F 10 Carlee Roethlisberger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Jr Findlay, Ohio
G 13 Danielle Robinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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 Jr San Jose, California
G 14 Lauren Willis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
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 Jr Overland Park, Kansas
F 21 Amanda Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 25 Whitney Hand 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 So Fort Worth, Texas
G 31 Kodi Morrison 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
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 Fr Seminole,Oklahoma
C 34 Abi Olajuwon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Sr Los Angeles, California
F 44 Lyndsey Cloman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Fr San Antonio, Texas
G 45 Jasmine Hartman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 So Houston, Texas
F 53 Joanna McFarland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Fr Derby, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule
DateLocationOpponentSooners PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 13NormanMercer108661–0
Nov. 15Athens, GeorgiaGeorgia51621–1
Nov. 21NormanTexas Christian74702–1
Dec. 2NormanUT Arlington100673-1
Dec. 5NormanArkansas87864-1
Dec. 9PoughkeepsieMarist80715-1
Dec.10West PointArmy59466-1
Dec. 20OmahaCreighton67587-1
Dec. 30NormanCal State Fullerton95768-1
Jan. 3KnoxvilleTennessee75968-2
Jan. 9NormanTexas Tech73589-2
Jan. 13WacoBaylor47579-3
Jan.17NormanTexas A&M746510-3
Jan.20Columbia, MOMissouri626111-3
Jan.23NormanKansas816912-3
Jan.27Ames, IowaIowa State566312-4
Jan.30LubbockTexas Tech706613-4
Feb. 3NormanTexas577513-5
Feb. 6StillwaterOklahoma State776614-5
Feb. 10NormanBaylor626015-5
Feb. 13NormanColorado655516-5
Feb. 15NormanConnecticut607616-6
Feb. 20Manhattan, KSKansas State645817-6
Feb. 24NormanNebraska648017-7
Feb. 27AustinTexas756018-7
March 2College Station, TexasTexas A&M557818-8
March 7NormanOklahoma State956219-8

Paradise Jam
DateTimeVisiting TeamHome TeamScoreLeading ScorerLeading Rebounder
Nov. 262:00 PMSouth CarolinaOklahomaOK, 75-67Bone (SC), 18Stephens (SC), 10
Nov. 274:30 PMOklahomaSan Diego StateOK, 87-48Thompson (OK), 18Thompson (OK), 9
Nov. 284:30 PMOklahomaNotre DameND, 81-71Robinson (OK), 26Olajuwon (OK), 7, Bruszewski (ND) 7, Mallory (ND) 7

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Player stats
PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints

Postseason

NCAA basketball tournament

Team players drafted into the WNBA
RoundPickPlayerWNBA Club
219Amanda ThompsonTulsa Shock

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Sooner Duo Ashe Scholar Finalists SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Sooner Duo Ashe Scholar Finalists". Archived from the original on May 23, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  3. "Women's PJAM Tournaments". Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  4. "Hand, Robinson Pass USA Trials SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Hand, Robinson Pass USA Trials". Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  5. "USA Downs Great Britain, 93-59 SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - USA Downs Great Britain, 93-59". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  6. "Robinson on Wade Watch SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Robinson on Wade Watch". Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  7. https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html%5B%5D
  8. http://www.paradisejam.com/pages/documents/2009WomensIslandDivBracket.pdf%5B%5D
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