2009–10 Florida Gators women's basketball team

2009–10 Florida Gators women's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2009–10 record	15–17 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach	Amanda Butler (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Susie Gardner Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick David Lowery
Home arena	Stephen C. O'Connell Center

	Conf				Overall
2009–10 SEC women's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Tennessee^†	15	–	1	.938	32	–	3	.914
#19 Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	28	–	8	.778
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
#21 LSU	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Vanderbilt	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
#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 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2009–10 women's college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Amanda Butler, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

Offseason

June 8, 2009: Gators center Azania Stewart traveled to her native country of England, to try out for Great Britain’s Under-20 University World Games Team, which competed in Belgrade, July 1–12^[1]

Regular season

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class
50	Ebonie Crawford	6–3	Center	Junior
33	Jordan Jones	5–9	Guard	Sophomore (RS)
21	Trumae Lucas	5–8	Guard	Sophomore
14	Ndidi Madu	6–1	Forward	Sophomore (RS)
22	Jennifer Mossor	5–9	Guard	Senior
24	Sharielle Smith	5–10	Forward	Senior
10	Steffi Sorensen	5–10	Guard	Senior
13	Azania Stewart	6–4	Center	Sophomore
2	Lonnika Thompson	5–4	Guard	Senior
20	Susan Yenser	5–10	Guard	Senior (RS)

Schedule

Date	Location	Opponent	Result	Record
Sat., Nov. 14	Gainesville, FL	Stetson	W 85–63	1–0
Tue., Nov. 17	Gainesville, FL	#13/10 Florida State	L 62–66	1–1
Fri., Nov. 20	Pittsburgh, PA	#25 Pittsburgh	L 58–81	1–2
Tue., Nov. 24	Gainesville, FL	Alabama–Birmingham	W 75–39	2–2
Fri., Nov. 27	Miami, FL	St. John's	L 47–61	2–3
Sun., Nov. 29	Miami, FL	Florida International	W 71–60	3–3
Tue., Dec. 1	Gainesville, FL	Florida A&M	L 71–72	3–4
Mon., Dec. 7	Piscataway, NJ	Rutgers	L 38–51	3–5
Fri., Dec. 11	Norfolk, VA	Old Dominion	W 81–67	4–5
Sun., Dec. 20	Gainesville, FL	Southern	W 62–35	5–5
Mon., Dec. 21	Gainesville, FL	High Point	L 68–75	5–6
Mon., Dec. 28	Gainesville, FL	Ohio	W 78–49	6–6
Wed., Dec. 30	Gainesville, FL	Jacksonville	W 80–54	7–6
Sun., Jan. 3	Fayetteville, AR	Arkansas	W 59–53	8–6 (1–0)
Thu., Jan. 7	Gainesville, FL	Auburn	W 71–68	9–6 (2–0)
Sun., Jan. 10	Athens, GA	#8 Georgia	L 52–61	9–7 (2–1)
Thu., Jan. 14	Gainesville, FL	#4 Tennessee	L 64–66	9-8 (2–2)
Sun., Jan. 17	Starkville, MS	Mississippi State	W 55–52	10–8 (3–2)
Thu., Jan. 21	Tuscaloosa, AL	Alabama	L 58–82	10–9 (3–3)
Sun., Jan. 24	Gainesville, FL	South Carolina	W 59–56	11–9 (4–3)
Sun., Jan. 31	Oxford, MS	Ole Miss	W 67–64	12–9 (5–3)
Thu., Feb. 4	Gainesville, FL	#22 Vanderbilt	L 58–66	12–10 (5–4)
Sun., Feb. 7	Gainesville, FL	Mississippi State	W 80–78	13–10 (6–4)
Thu., Feb. 11	Gainesville, FL	#23 LSU	L 30–70	13–11 (6–5)
Sun., Feb. 14	Knoxville, TN	#4 Tennessee	L 44–83	13–12 (6–6)
Thu., Feb. 18	Lexington, KY	#16 Kentucky	L 51–77	13–13 (6–7)
Sun., Feb. 21	Gainesville, FL	#20 Georgia	W 64–57	14–13 (7–7)
Wed., Feb. 24	Nashville, TN	#22 Vanderbilt	L 60–71	14–14 (7–8)
Sun., Feb. 28	Gainesville, FL	Alabama	L 61–66	14–15 (7–9)
Thu., Mar. 4	Duluth, GA (SEC Tournament)	Auburn	L 61–74	14–16 (7–9)
Thu., Mar. 18	Gainesville, FL (WNIT)	South Florida	W 61–54	15–16 (7–9)
Sun., Mar. 21	Coral Gables, FL (WNIT)	Miami	L 64–77	15–17 (7–9)

References

↑ http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=16088

External links

Official Site

Florida Gators women's basketball

Arena	Florida Gymnasium (1974–1980) Stephen C. O'Connell Center (1980– )

Players	WNBA players

Head coaches	Paula Welch (1974–1976) Cathy Davis (1976–1979) Mickie DeMoss (1979–1983) Deborah Yow (1983–1985) Carol Whitmire Higginbottom (1985–1990) Lea Henry (1990) Carol Ross (1990–2002) Carolyn Peck (2002–2007) Amanda Butler (2007– )

NCAA tournaments	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2004 2006 2009 2012 2014

Conference affiliations	Southeastern Conference

Culture and lore	Albert and Alberta "The Orange and Blue" "We are the Boys" Gatorade Gator Chomp Left–Right Stephen C. O'Connell

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics