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2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball season

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2009-10 Pac-10 Women's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Regular Season
ChampionStanford
  Runners-upUCLA
Season MVPNneka Ogwumike
Tournament
ChampionsStanford
  Runners-upUCLA
Finals MVPNneka Ogwumike
Basketball seasons
← 08–09
10–11 →
2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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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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

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Post season

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  • 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)
  • 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

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  • 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

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Scholar-Athlete of the Year

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Player-of-the-Week

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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

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All-Pac-10 teams

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The awards listed below were determined by vote of the conference coaches and announced on March 11.[6]

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

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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

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Women's Basketball Media Awards

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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

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  1. ^ 2009-10 Pacific-10 Conference Championship Sites/Dates Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, pac-10.org
  2. ^ Associated Press,Connecticut rallies to keep streak alive[permanent dead link], NCAA News, April 7, 2010
  3. ^ Tournament 2010 State Farm Pacific-10 Women's Basketball Tournament Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine, Pac-10.org
  4. ^ USC Women's Basketball Coach Reprimanded[permanent dead link], pac-10.org, January 21, 2010
  5. ^ Pac-10 Women's Basketball Player of the Week Archived 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, pac-10.org
  6. ^ "Pac-10 Announces 2009-10 Individual Women's Basketball Honors" (Press release). Pacific-10 Conference. March 11, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "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.