2009–10 USC Trojans women's basketball team

2009-10 USC Trojans women's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2009-10 record	18–11 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Michael Cooper
Assistant coach	Ervin Monier
Home arena	Galen Center
Seasons « 2008-09 2010-11 »

2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#2 †-Stanford	18		0		1.000			36		2		.947
#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 USC Trojans women's basketball team represent the University of Southern California in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans are coached by Michael Cooper. The Trojans are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Season summary 2.1 Roster 2.2 Games 3 Player stats 4 Postseason 4.1 Pac-10 Basketball Tournament 4.2 NCAA Basketball Tournament 5 Awards and honors 6 Team players drafted into the WNBA 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Offseason

• April 8: Head coach Mark Trakh resigned after guiding the Women of Troy for 5 seasons. Trakh had a 90–64 (.584) record. The Women of Troy won 20 games in 2005 and then 19 in 2006 as both advanced to the second round of the NCAA tourney. Four of his teams made it to the semifinals of the Pac-10 Tournament and had an 8–3 mark against crosstown rival UCLA. His players made various All-Pac-10 teams 20 times and Pac-10 All-Academics squads 14 times. He signed Top 10 recruiting classes the past 4 seasons, including the nation's No. 1 group in 2006, and 7 of his signees were named McDonald's All-Americans. This past season, the Women of Troy went 17–15 overall, tied for fourth in the Pac-10 with a 9–9 mark and made it to the Pac-10 Tournament final for the first time in history before losing to eventual NCAA Final Four participant Stanford.^[1]
• April 9: USC senior point guard Camille LeNoir was selected in the second-round of the 2009 WNBA Draft. She was chosen by the Washington Mystics as the 23rd pick overall. LeNoir becomes the eighth Trojan to be selected in the WNBA Draf.^[2]
• May 1: Los Angeles Sparks head coach and former Los Angeles Lakers great Michael Cooper has been named head coach of the USC women's basketball team, effective at the completion of the Sparks' 2009 season.^[3] Joining Cooper's USC staff will be long-time collegiate and high school assistant Ervin Monier, who will oversee the program as associate head coach until Cooper's arrival.
• May 4: The Women of Troy will participate in the 2009 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam at the University of Virgin Islands. The event is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Games will be played at UVI's Sports and Fitness Center, the Caribbean's premier basketball facility located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.^[4]
• June 9:USC guard Jacki Gemelos has had her playing career delayed to a knee injury. Already the victim of three ligament tears that have kept her out of action for her first three seasons at USC, Gemelos has suffered another setback when she recently had surgery to replace the ACL graft in her left knee. Gemelos is expected to be sidelined from competition until January 2010.^[5]

Season summary

• 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.^[6]

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class

Games

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season Schedule
November 13*	1:30 PM	#11 Xavier		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	L 81–71 OT	0–1
November 15*	5:30 PM	Fresno State		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 68–63	1–1
November 19*	6:00 PM	at Gonzaga		McCarthey Athletic Center • Spokane, Washington	L 70–58	1–2
November 26*	4:00 PM	vs. Rutgers		Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	L 66–51	1–3
November 27*	6:30 PM	vs. #13 Texas		Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	W 61–54	2–3
November 28*	2:45 PM	vs. #19 Mississippi State		Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	W 64–60	3–3
December 3*	7:00 PM	at Long Beach State		Walter Pyramid • Long Beach, California	W 83–77	4–3
December 6*	11:00 AM	at #11 Duke		Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	L 78–72	4–4
December 19*	4:30 PM	Dartmouth		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 78–46	5–4
December 20*	5:30 PM	Cal State Bakersfield		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 93–56	6–4
December 30*	6:00 PM	North Carolina State		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	L 59–53	6–5
Pacific-10 Conference Regular Season Schedule
January 1	1:00 PM	at Arizona State		Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, Arizona	W 60–56	7–5 (1–0 Pac-10)
January 3	1:00 PM	at Arizona		McKale Center • Tucson, Arizona	W 81–78 OT	8–5 (2–0 Pac-10)
January 8	7:00 PM	#2 Stanford		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	L 82–62	8–6 (2–1 Pac-10)
January 10	3:00 PM	California		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 67–64	9–6 (3–1 Pac-10)
January 17	2:30 PM	UCLA		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 70–63	10–6 (4–1 Pac-10)
January 21	7:00 PM	at Washington		Bank of America Arena • Seattle, Washington	W 69–65	11–6 (5–1 Pac-10)
January 23	2:00 PM	at Washington State		Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, Washington	W 61–51	12–6 (6–1 Pac-10)
January 28	7:00 PM	Oregon State		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 61–34	13–6 (7–1 Pac-10)
January 30	2:30 PM	Oregon		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	L 85–77	13–7 (7–2 Pac-10)
February 4	7:00 PM	at California		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, California	L 61–55	13–8 (7–3 Pac-10)
February 7	1:00 PM	at #2 Stanford		Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	L 77–39	13–9 (7–4 Pac-10)
February 13	11:00 AM	at UCLA		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California	L 74–56	13–10 (7–5 Pac-10)
February 18	7:00 PM	Washington State		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	L 64–52	13–11 (7–6 Pac-10)
February 20	8:00 PM	Washington		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 56–51	14–11 (8–6 Pac-10)
February 25	7:00 PM	at Oregon		McArthur Court • Eugene, Oregon	W 87–84	15–11 (9–6 Pac-10)
February 27	2:00 PM	at Oregon State		Gill Coliseum • Corvallis, Oregon	W 53–50	16–11 (10–6 Pac-10)
March 4	7:00 PM	Arizona State		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 55–53	17–11 (11–6 Pac-10)
March 6	12:30 PM	Arizona		Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 62–52	18–11 (12–6 Pac-10)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Player stats

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

Postseason

Pac-10 Basketball Tournament

• See 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

NCAA Basketball Tournament

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club

See also

• 2009-10 USC Trojans men's basketball team

References

External links

• Official Site

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