2009–10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

2009–10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
2009–10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
SEC tournament champions ; SEC regular season champions ; State Farm Classic champions ; ESPN Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 3
Record	32–3 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (36th season);
Assistant coaches	Holly Warlick; Dean Lockwood; Daedra Charles-Furlow;
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Tennessee^†	15	–	1	.938	32	–	3	.914
No. 19 Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	28	–	8	.778
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
No. 21 LSU	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Vanderbilt	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
No. 23 Georgia	9	–	7	.563	25	–	9	.735
Florida	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
South Carolina	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
Ole Miss	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Alabama	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
Arkansas	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400

† 2010 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2009–10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Lady Volunteers, coached since 1974 by Pat Summitt, played their home games at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Lady Vols, regular-season and tournament champions of the Southeastern Conference, were a #1 seed in the 2010 NCAA tournament, losing in the semifinals of the Memphis Regional to Baylor.

Offseason

April 3:Lady Vol basketball redshirt freshman center Kelley Cain had undergone successful knee surgery at UT Hospital.^[1]
May 3: To celebrate Pat Summitt's 1,000th basketball victory, the University of Tennessee Athletic Department hosted "Pat Summitt's Day of 1,000 Stories" at the Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville.^[2]
May 7: Tennessee Lady Vol basketball signee Taber Spani, a 6–1 guard from Lee's Summit, Mo., received an invitation to participate in the USA U19 National Team trials.^[3]
July 7: Pat Summitt and C. Vivian Stringer will oppose each other in the fourth annual Maggie Dixon Classic. The women's doubleheader will be played Dec. 13 at Madison Square Garden. The two Hall of Fame coaches teams will meet in regular season play for the seventh straight year. Baylor and freshman star Brittney Griner will face Boston College in the other contest. The two teams played once before at Madison Square Garden. Tennessee won 68–54 in 1999. Baylor will be making its first appearance at MSG.^[4]
August 21: The 2009–10 preseason candidates list for the Women's Wooden Award was released and the list named 31 student athletes. Angie Bjorklund from Tennessee was one of the candidates.^[5]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5* 7:00 pm		Carson-Newman (Exhibition)	W 124–34		Thompson–Boling Arena (12,363) Knoxville, TN
November 7* 7:00 pm		Delta State (Exhibition)	W 79–46		Thompson–Boling Arena (10,619) Knoxville, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 15* 11:00 am, ESPN2	No. 6	No. 8 Baylor State Farm Tip-Off Classic	W 74–65	1–0	Thompson–Boling Arena (12,824) Knoxville, TN
November 17* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 6	vs. Texas Tech ESPN Classic	W 91–53	2–0	AT&T Center (4,586) San Antonio, TX
November 17* 4:00 pm	No. 6	at No. 12 Virginia	W 77–63	3–0	John Paul Jones Arena (11,895) Charlottesville, VA
November 25* 8:00 pm	No. 6	at Middle Tennessee	W 69–52	4–0	Murphy Center (11,802) Murfreesboro, TN
November 28* 3:00 pm, SportSouth	No. 6	UCLA	W 61–47	5–0	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,176) Knoxville, TN
December 1* 7:00 pm, SportSouth	No. 6	George Washington	W 93–53	6–0	Thompson–Boling Arena (12,840) Knoxville, TN
December 6* 7:02 pm, ESPN2	No. 6	No. 17 Texas	W 78–58	7–0	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,434) Knoxville, TN
December 13* 3:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 4	vs. Rutgers Maggie Dixon Classic	W 68–54	8–0	Madison Square Garden (7,190) New York, NY
December 16* 7:00 pm, SportSouth	No. 3	Louisville	W 86–56	9–0	Thompson–Boling Arena (11,084) Knoxville, TN
December 19* 2:30 pm, FSN	No. 3	at No. 2 Stanford Rivalry	L 52-67	9–1	Maples Pavilion (6,809) Stanford, CA
December 22* 10:00 pm	No. 4	at San Francisco	W 89–34	10–1	War Memorial Gymnasium (3,255) San Francisco, CA
December 30* 7:00 pm, SportSouth	No. 4	Old Dominion	W 102–62	11–1	Thompson–Boling Arena (12,503) Knoxville, TN
January 3* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	No. 14 Oklahoma	W 96–75	12–1	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,332) Knoxville, TN
SEC regular season
January 7 7:00 pm, FSN/SportSouth	No. 4	South Carolina	W 79–62	13–1 (1–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena (11,462) Knoxville, TN
January 10 2:00 pm, SEC Network	No. 4	at Mississippi State	W 75–48	14–1 (2–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,787) Starkville, MS
January 14 7:00 pm, CSS	No. 4	at Florida	W 66–64	15–1 (3–0)	O'Connell Center (4,103) Gainesville, FL
January 17 6:06 pm, ESPNU	No. 4	Vanderbilt Rivalry	W 64–57	16–1 (4–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,645) Knoxville, TN
January 21 7:00 pm, FSN	No. 3	at No. 8 Georgia	L 50-53	16–2 (4–1)	Stegeman Coliseum (7,728) Athens, GA
January 24 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 3	at No. 18 LSU	W 55–43	17–2 (5–1)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,784) Baton Rouge, LA
January 28 7:00 pm, CSS	No. 5	Auburn	W 85–56	18–2 (6–1)	Thompson–Boling Arena (12,353) Knoxville, TN
January 31 2:00 pm, SEC Network	No. 5	at South Carolina	W 60–55	19–2 (7–1)	Colonial Life Arena (7,123) Columbia, SC
February 4 7:00 pm, FSN	No. 5	Arkansas	W 74–57	20–2 (8–1)	Thompson–Boling Arena (11,817) Knoxville, TN
February 8 9:00 pm	No. 5	at Vanderbilt Rivalry	W 69–60	21–2 (9–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (6,005) Nashville, TN
February 11 9:00 pm, CSS	No. 5	at Mississippi	W 61–58	22–2 (10–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum (2,356) Oxford, MS
February 14 2:04 pm, SEC Network	No. 5	Florida	W 83–44	23–2 (11–1)	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,451) Knoxville, TN
February 18 9:00 pm, CSS	No. 5	at Alabama	W 74–67	24–2 (12–1)	Coleman Coliseum (3,900) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22 7:02 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	No. 20 LSU	W 70–61	25–2 (13–1)	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,851) Knoxville, TN
February 25 7:00 pm, FSN	No. 4	No. 16 Kentucky Rivalry	W 81–65	26–2 (14–1)	Thompson–Boling Arena (12,100) Knoxville, TN
February 28 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 4	Mississippi Senior Day	W 75–63	27–2 (15–1)	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,289) Knoxville, TN
2010 SEC Tournament
March 5 12 noon, FSN	No. 4	vs. Mississippi 2010 SEC tournament Quarterfinal	W 76–51	28–2	Arena at Gwinnett Center (5,012) Duluth, GA
March 6 3:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 4	vs. Vanderbilt 2010 SEC Tournament Semifinal / Rivalry	W 68–49	29–2	Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,148) Duluth, GA
March 7 6:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	vs. No. 19 Kentucky 2010 SEC Tournament Final / Rivalry	W 70–62	30–2	Arena at Gwinnett Center (5,854) Duluth, GA
2010 NCAA Tournament
March 20 12:16 pm, ESPN2	No. 3 (1)	vs. No. (16) Austin Peay 2010 NCAA tournament, first round	W 75–42	31–2	Thompson–Boling Arena (10,922) Knoxville, TN
March 22 7:06 pm, ESPN2	No. 3 (1)	vs. No. (8) Dayton 2010 NCAA Tournament, second round	W 92–64	32–2	Thompson–Boling Arena (10,022) Knoxville, TN
March 28 12:04 pm, ESPN2	No. 3 (1)	vs. No. 14 (4) Baylor 2010 NCAA Tournament, Memphis Regional semifinals	L 62-77	32–3	FedExForum (TBC) Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Regular season

The Volunteers participated in the State Farm Tip Off Classic, which was held on November 15. Two days later, the Volunteers participated in the ESPN Classic.

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class

SEC Tournament

Player stats

Player	Games Played	Minutes	Field Goals	Three Pointers	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points

Postseason

NCAA basketball tournament

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club

References

^ "Cain Has Successful Knee Surgery University of Tennessee Athletics". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ "UT to Host 'Pat Summitt's 'Day of 1,000 Stories' May 3rd University of Tennessee Athletics". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ "Taber Spani Invited to Try out for USA U19 National Team University of Tennessee Athletics". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[1] "Cain Has Successful Knee Surgery University of Tennessee Athletics". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[2] "UT to Host 'Pat Summitt's 'Day of 1,000 Stories' May 3rd University of Tennessee Athletics". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[3] "Taber Spani Invited to Try out for USA U19 National Team University of Tennessee Athletics". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] ttps://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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