2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

2009-10 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball
Maggie Dixon Classic champions Las Vegas Hoops Classic champions World Vision Classic champions
NCAA Final Four, Lost semifinals, 50-70 vs. Connecticut
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
2009-10 record	27–10 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Kim Mulkey
Assistant coach	Bill Brock
Assistant coach	Leon Barmore
Assistant coach	Damion McKinney
Seasons « 2008-09 2010-11 »

The 2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team were coached by Kim Mulkey. The Bears are a member of the Big 12 Conference and participated in the Final Four.

2009–10 Big 12 women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#4 Nebraska	16		0		1.000			32		2		.941
#14 Iowa State	11		5		.688			25		8		.758
#12 Oklahoma	11		5		.688			27		11		.711
#11 Texas A&M†	10		6		.625			26		8		.765
#15 Texas	10		6		.625			22		11		.667
#16 Baylor	9		7		.563			27		10		.730
#20 Oklahoma State	9		7		.563			24		11		.686
Texas Tech	5		11		.313			18		15		.545
Kansas	5		11		.313			17		16		.515
Kansas State	5		11		.313			14		18		.438
Colorado	3		13		.188			13		17		.433
Missouri	2		14		.125			12		18		.400
† 2010 Big 12 Tournament winner As of 4/4/10 • Rankings from AP Poll

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Preseason 3 Regular season 3.1 Roster 3.2 Schedule 4 Player stats 5 Postseason 5.1 NCAA Basketball Tournament 6 Awards and honors 7 Team players drafted into the WNBA 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

Offseason

• April 2: The 2009 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All-America Game presented by Nike will be televised on ESPNU. Baylor Lady Bear signees Brittney Griner and Mariah Chandler are two of the 20 players selected to participate in the All-Star game.^[1]
• April 7: The future stars of women’s basketball played in Saint Louis in the 2009 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All-America Game presented by Nike. State Farm/WBCA High School Player of the Year and Baylor signee Brittney Griner earned Blue Team MVP honors. She scored 20 points (9-of-15), nine rebounds, eight blocks and three steals.^[2]
• April 9: Baylor guard/forward Jessica Morrow was selected as the 27th overall pick in the 2009 WNBA draft. She became the program's seventh WNBA draftee. Morrow's selection marked the fifth straight season a Baylor player was taken in the WNBA Draft.^[3]
• April 14: The Baylor Lady Bear basketball program signed Brooklyn Pope, a 6-1 forward/guard, to a Letter of Athletic Aid. Pope is a transfer from the Rutgers University, intends to begin classes at Baylor in June. Pope will sit out the 2009-10 season in order to comply with NCAA transfer rules; she will have three seasons of eligibility beginning with the 2010-11 season but is eligible to practice with the Lady Bears next year. As a freshman for the Scarlet Knight, Pope appeared in 29 of the team's 34 games and logged one start. The 6-1 forward/guard averaged 2.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 6.0 minutes a game in 2008-09.^[4]
• April 29: Sophomore Whitney Zachariason has been named to the Academic All-Big 12 first-team it was recently announced by the league office. Zachariason, a general studies major from Little Rock, Ark., maintains a 3.3 GPA.^[5]

Preseason

Date	Location	Opponent	Bears Points	Opp. Points	Record
Nov. 3	Waco, Texas	St. Edwards	97	43	1-0
Nov. 7	Waco, Texas	Incarnate Word	81	52	2-0

Regular season

Brittney Griner set numerous NCAA Division I, Big 12 Conference and Baylor records. She set a new single-season block mark with 218 and broke the NCAA Tournament blocked shot record, rejecting 35 through four tournament games.

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class
1	Kimetria Hayden	5-11	Guard	Freshman
2	Cherrish Wallace	5-6	Guard	Sophomore
3	Jordan Madden	6-0	Guard	Freshman
4	Whitney Zachariason	6-2	Forward	Junior
5	Melissa Jones	5-10	Guard	Junior
15	Shanay Washington	6-1	Guard	Freshman
20	Terran Condrey	5-7	Guard	Sophomore
21	Kelli Griffin	5-8	Guard	Junior
24	Ashley Field	6-2	Center	Sophomore
25	Lindsay Palmer	5-10	Guard	Sophomore
32	Brooklyn Pope	6-1	Forward/Guard	Redshirt Sophomore
42	Brittney Griner	6-8	Center	Freshman
44	Mariah Chandler	6-2	Forward	Freshman
55	Morghan Medlock	6-1	Forward	Senior

^[6]

Schedule

• The Bears will participate in four notable events. On November 15, Baylor will play Tennessee in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic. From November 27 to December 5, Baylor will participate in the World Vision Classic. The Maggie Dixon Classic at Madison Square Garden will involve Baylor and Boston College on December 13. Baylor will be making its first appearance at MSG.^[7] From December 19 to December 20, the Bears will participate in the Las Vegas Hoops Classic.

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular season
2009/11/15*	4:02 p.m.	at #8 Tennessee	#7	Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tennessee (State Farm Tip-Off Classic)	ESPN2	L 74-65	12,824	0-1 (0-0)
2009/11/17*	7:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	#7	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas		W 100-55	6,266	1-1 (0-0)
2009/11/22*	4:06 p.m.	at #17 California	#8	Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, California	Fox Sports Net	W 69-49	2,361	2-1 (0-0)
2009/11/24*	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	#8	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas		W 104-45	6,127	3-1 (0-0)
2009/11/27*	7:00 p.m.	Idaho	#8	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas (World Vision Classic)		W 82-37	6,451	4-1 (0-0)
2009/11/28*	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana-Lafayette	#8	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas (World Vision Classic)		W 89-42	6,177	5-1 (0-0)
2009/11/29*	2:30 p.m.	Lamar	#8	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas (World Vision Classic)		W 87-65	6,006	6-1 (0-0)
2009/12/05*	5:05 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	#8	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas	FSSouthwest	W 77-67	6,582	7-1 (0-0)
2009/12/13*	12:00 p.m.	vs. Boston College	#6	Madison Square Garden • New York City, New York (Maggie Dixon Classic)	ESPNU	W 68-55	7,190	8-1 (0-0)
2009/12/16*	7:00 p.m.	Oral Roberts	#6	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas		W 101-76	6,282	9-1 (0-0)
2009/12/19*	10:45 p.m.	vs. Gonzaga	#6	South Point Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada (Holiday Hoops Classic)		W 70-49	516	10-1 (0-0)
2009/12/20*	8:30 p.m.	vs. #14 Arizona State	#6	South Point Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada (Holiday Hoops Classic)		W 70-66	722	11-1 (0-0)
2009/12/30*	7:00 p.m.	Texas–Pan American	#5	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas		W 100-46	6,713	12-1 (0-0)
2010/01/02*	7:00 p.m.	Texas State	#5	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas		W 99-18	6,669	13-1 (0-0)
2010/01/09	2:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	#5	Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma	CSN	L 78-65	3717	13-2 (0-1)
2010/01/13	7:00 p.m.	Oklahoma	#9	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas	ESPN Fullcourt	W 57-47	7718	14-2 (1-1)
2010/01/17	2:30 p.m.	Nebraska		Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas	Fox Sports Net	L 56-65	7883	14-3 (1-2)
2010/01/23	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri		Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri		L 62-70	2521	14-4 (1-3)
2010/01/27	7:00 p.m.	Texas A&M		Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas		W 61-53	8702	14-4 (2-3)
2010/01/31	4:00 p.m.	at Texas		Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN2	L 50-61	9123	14-5 (2-4)
2010/02/03	7:00 p.m.	at Kansas State		Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, Kansas		W 65-47	3893	15-5 (3-4)
2010/02/06	7:30 p.m.	Colorado		Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas		W 76-42	7350	16-5 (4-4)
2010/02/10	7:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma		Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma		L 60-62	8493	16-6 (4-5)
2010/02/13	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa State		Hilton Coliseum • Ames, Iowa	Fox Sports Net	L 45-69	11210	16-7 (4-6)
2010/02/17	7:00 p.m.	Texas Tech		Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas		W 65-48	7009	17-7 (5-6)
2010/02/20	7:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State		Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas		W 80-69	8282	18-7 (6-6)
2010/02/22	8:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M		Reed Arena • College Station, Texas	ESPN2	W 65-63	7233	19-7 (7-6)
2010/02/28	4:00 p.m.	Kansas		Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas	ESPN2	W 70-47	8575	20-7 (8-6)
2010/03/03	7:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech		United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, Texas		W 69-60	7602	21-7 (9-6)
2010/03/07	2:30 p.m.	Texas		Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas	Fox Sports Net	L 54-70	9758	21-8 (9-7)
Big 12 Tournament
2010/03/11	7:30 p.m.	Colorado		Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City Missouri	Fox Sports Net	W 72-65	4663	22-8 (9-7)
2010/03/12	7:30 p.m.	Oklahoma		Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City Missouri	Fox Sports Net	L 59-54	4239	22-9 (9-7)
2010 NCAA Tournament
2010/03/20	9:50 p.m.	Fresno State		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, California	ESPN2	W 69-55	2,572	23-9 (9-7)
2010/03/22	9:05 p.m.	Georgetown		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, California	ESPN2	W 49-33	1497	24-9 (9-7)
2010/03/27	11:04 p.m.	Tennessee		FedEx Forum • Memphis, Tennessee	ESPN2	W 77-62	6577	25-9 (9-7)
2010/03/29	6:04 p.m.	Duke		FedEx Forum • Memphis, Tennessee	ESPN2	W 51-48	3263	26-9 (9-7)
2010/04/04	8:30 p.m.	#1 Connecticut		Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas	ESPN	L 70-50	25,817	26-10 (9-7)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player	Games Played	Minutes	Field Goals	Three Pointers	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points
Brittney Griner	35	1174	232	0	180	297	35	223	18	644

Postseason

NCAA Basketball Tournament

The Lady Bears advanced to the Women's Final Four by defeating Duke 51-48. In that game, Griner set a new NCAA Woman's tournament record by getting her 31st block, breaking the old record set by Alison Bales of Duke in 2006. She currently has 35 blocks.^[8]

Awards and honors

• Lindsay Palmer, Elite 88 award ^[9]
• Brittney Griner, Associated Press Second Team All-American^[10]
• Brittney Griner, National Freshman of the Year^[11]
• Brittney Griner, Memphis Regional's Most Outstanding Player
• Brittney Griner, WBCA/State Farm All-Region 5 team
• Brittney Griner, Big 12 Conference's Freshman of the Year
• Brittney Griner, Co-Defensive Player of the Year
• Brittney Griner, All-Big 12 first team
• Brittney Griner, All-Big 12 All-Defensive team
• Brittney Griner, All-Big 12 All-Freshman team.

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	WNBA Club

See also

• 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

References

External links

• Official Site

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