2009–10 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2009-10 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Junkanoo Jam champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2009-10 record 23–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Suzy Merchant
Assistant coach Shane Clipfell
Assistant coach Rick Albro
Assistant coach Evelyn Thompson
Home arena Breslin Center
2009–10 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Ohio State 15 3   .833     31 5   .861
#24 Michigan State 12 6   .667     23 10   .697
Wisconsin 10 8   .556     21 11   .656
Iowa 10 8   .556     20 14   .588
Purdue 9 9   .500     15 17   .469
Michigan 8 10   .444     20 13   .606
Penn State 8 10   .444     17 14   .548
Illinois 7 11   .389     19 14   .576
Northwestern 7 11   .389     18 15   .545
Indiana 7 11   .389     14 16   .467
Minnesota 6 12   .333     13 17   .433
† 2010 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of 3-27-2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Spartans were coached by Suzy Merchant and played their home games at the Breslin Center. The Spartans are a member of the Big Ten Conference and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the second round to Kentucky.

Offseason

Exhibition

Date Opponent Location Time Score
11/05/09 vs. Wayne State (Exh.) East Lansing, Mich. TBAMSU, 79-47
11/08/09 vs. Grand Valley State (Exh.) East Lansing, Mich. TBAMSU, 88-53

Regular season

Roster

Number Name Height Position Class

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time Score
11/13/09 at Dayton Dayton, Ohio TBA74-77
11/15/09 at Detroit Detroit, Mich. TBA71-62
11/19/09 vs. Notre Dame East Lansing, Mich. TBA67-68
11/22/09 vs. Western Michigan Grand Rapids, Mich. TBA74-51
11/27/09 vs. George Washington Grand Bahama Island TBA78-47
11/28/09 Oklahoma State/Marist Grand Bahama Island TBA93-90 (2 OT)
12/03/09 vs. North Carolina East Lansing, Mich. TBA
12/06/09 vs. Indiana * East Lansing, Mich. 12:00 p.m.
12/09/09 vs. Xavier East Lansing, Mich. TBA
12/13/09 vs. Florida Gulf Coast East Lansing, Mich. TBA
12/19/09 vs. Washington East Lansing, Mich. TBA
12/21/09 vs. St. Bonaventure East Lansing, Mich. TBA
12/28/09 at Wisconsin * Madison, Wis. TBA
12/31/09 vs. Michigan * East Lansing, Mich. TBA
01/03/10 at Indiana * Bloomington, Ind. 12:00 p.m.
01/09/10 vs. Ohio State * East Lansing, Mich. 2:00 p.m.
01/14/10 vs. Wisconsin * East Lansing, Mich. TBA
01/17/10 at Penn State * State College, Pa. TBA
01/21/10 vs. Purdue * East Lansing, Mich. 7:30 p.m.
01/24/10 at Minnesota * Minneapolis, Minn. 3:00 p.m.
01/28/10 at Northwestern * Evanston, Ill. TBA
02/04/10 vs. Penn State * East Lansing, Mich. TBA
02/07/10 at Iowa * Iowa City, Iowa 4:30 p.m.
02/11/10 at Michigan * Ann Arbor, Mich. TBA
02/14/10 vs. Northwestern * East Lansing, Mich. 12:00 p.m.
02/18/10 vs. Illinois * East Lansing, Mich. TBA
02/21/10 at Ohio State * Columbus, Ohio 3:00 p.m.
02/25/10 at Purdue * West Lafayette, Ind. TBA
02/28/10 vs. Minnesota * East Lansing, Mich. TBA

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Player stats

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

Awards and honors

Preseason All-Big Ten Coaches Team

Preseason All-Big Ten Media Team

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club

See also

References

External links