2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

The 2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team will represent the University of South Carolina in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks will be coached by Dawn Staley. The Gamecocks are a member of the Southeastern Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.

2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. Not ranked
APNo. Not ranked
Record14-14 (7-9 SEC)
Head coach
  • Dawn Staley
Assistant coaches
  • Lisa Boyer
  • Carla McGhee
  • Nikki McCray
2009–10 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Tennessee151 .938323  .914
No. 19 Kentucky115 .688288  .778
Mississippi State97 .5632113  .618
No. 21 LSU97 .5632110  .677
Vanderbilt97 .5632311  .676
No. 23 Georgia97 .563259  .735
Florida79 .4381517  .469
South Carolina79 .4381415  .483
Ole Miss79 .4381715  .531
Auburn511 .3131516  .484
Alabama412 .2501218  .400
Arkansas412 .2501218  .400
2010 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Offseason

  • May 4: The Gamecocks 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.[1]
  • May 15: The South Carolina women's basketball 2009 recruiting class has been ranked the fourth-best in the nation by All-Star Girls Report. The Gamecocks have added four players for the 2009–10 season, including Kelsey Bone and Ieasia Walker who were named ESPNrise.com All-Americans this week. Only Baylor, North Carolina and California signed better classes than the Gamecocks, according to the organization's rankings.[2]
  • May 16: Gamecocks basketball coach Dawn Staley returned to her alma mater, the University of Virginia, to give the valedictory address [3]
  • May 17: Gamecocks signee Kelsey Bone was named one of 14 finalists for the 2009 USA Women's U19 World Championship Team
  • May 22:Dawn Staley announced that Ebony Wilson (Newark, N.J./Rend Lake College/Malcolm X Shabazz) has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of South Carolina and play basketball for the Gamecocks. She will have three years of eligibility beginning with the 2009–10 academic year.[4]

Preseason

  • 2009 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam
DateTimeVisiting TeamHome TeamScoreLeading ScorerLeading Rebounder
Nov. 262:00 PMSouth CarolinaOklahomaL 67-75
Nov. 272:00 PMNotre DameSouth CarolinaL 55-78
Nov. 282:00 PMSan Diego StateSouth CarolinaW 58-55

Regular season

  • The Gamecocks will participate in the Carolina's Challenge on December 20. From December 28–29, the Gamecocks will participate in the St. Joseph's Hawk Challenge.

Roster

NumberNameHeightPositionClass
1Ebony Wilson5'8"GuardSophomore
3Lauren Falohun5'9"GuardJunior
4Samone Kennedy5'4"GuardJunior
5Kelsey Bone6'5"CenterFreshman

Schedule

DateLocationOpponentScoreLeading ScorerRecord
Nov. 16Charlotte, NCCharlotte70-66 (OT)1-0
Nov. 19Clemson, SCClemson92-94 (2 OT)1-1
Nov. 22Columbia, SCPenn State63-562-1
Dec. 2Columbia, SCHigh Point70-523-1
Dec. 13Columbia, SCNC State
Dec. 17Columbia, SCWake Forest
Dec. 20Myrtle Beach, SCNorth Carolina
Dec. 28PhiladelphiaBoston University
Dec. 29PhiladelphiaTBD
Jan. 3Columbia, SCLSU
Jan. 7Knoxville, TNTennessee
Jan. 10Alabama
Jan. 14Kentucky
Jan. 17Auburn
Jan. 21LSU
Jan. 24Florida

Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints

Postseason

NCAA basketball tournament

Team players drafted into the WNBA

RoundPickPlayerWNBA Club

See also

References

  1. "Women's PJAM Tournaments". Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  2. "Staley's 2009 Recruiting Class Ranked No. 4 in the Nation - SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  3. "Staley Delivers Valedictory Address at UVa - SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on June 17, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  4. "Staley Adds Ebony Wilson to 2009 Signees - SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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