2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Big 12 Conference South
2009–10 record 27–11 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach Sherri Coale
Assistant coach Stacy Hansmeyer
Assistant coach Jan Ross
Assistant coach Chad Thrailkill
Home arena Lloyd Noble Center

The 2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Sooners, coached by Sherri Coale and members of the Big 12 Conference, made the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season, losing in the national semifinals to Stanford. Their Final Four appearance was unexpected entering the season, as they had suffered seemingly devastating graduation losses from last year's team, most notably All-American Courtney Paris and her twin sister Ashley.

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

Offseason

Preseason

Date Location Opponent Sooners Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 4 Norman Rogers State 94 53 1-0
Nov. 10 Norman Oklahoma Christian 109 55 2-0

Regular season

Roster

2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Home town
G/F 1 Stevenson, NyeshiaNyeshia Stevenson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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 Sr Little Rock, Arkansas
F 10 Roethlisberger, CarleeCarlee Roethlisberger style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Jr Findlay, Ohio
G 13 Robinson, DanielleDanielle Robinson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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 Jr San Jose, California
G 14 Willis, LaurenLauren Willis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
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 Jr Overland Park, Kansas
F 21 Thompson, AmandaAmanda Thompson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 25 Hand, WhitneyWhitney Hand style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 So Fort Worth, Texas
G 31 Morrison, KodiKodi Morrison style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
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 Fr Seminole,Oklahoma
C 34 Olajuwon, AbiAbi Olajuwon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Sr Los Angeles, California
F 44 Cloman, LyndseyLyndsey Cloman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Fr San Antonio, Texas
G 45 Hartman, JasmineJasmine Hartman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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 So Houston, Texas
F 53 McFarland, JoannaJoanna McFarland style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Fr Derby, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-16

Schedule

Date Location Opponent Sooners Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 13 Norman Mercer 108 66 1–0
Nov. 15 Athens, Georgia Georgia 51 62 1–1
Nov. 21 Norman Texas Christian 74 70 2–1
Dec. 2 Norman UT Arlington 100 67 3-1
Dec. 5 Norman Arkansas 87 86 4-1
Dec. 9 Poughkeepsie Marist 80 71 5-1
Dec.10 West Point Army 59 46 6-1
Dec. 20 Omaha Creighton 67 58 7-1
Dec. 30 Norman Cal State Fullerton 95 76 8-1
Jan. 3 Knoxville Tennessee 75 96 8-2
Jan. 9 Norman Texas Tech 73 58 9-2
Jan. 13 Waco Baylor 47 57 9-3
Jan.17 Norman Texas A&M 74 65 10-3
Jan.20 Columbia, MO Missouri 62 61 11-3
Jan.23 Norman Kansas 81 69 12-3
Jan.27 Ames, Iowa Iowa State 56 63 12-4
Jan.30 Lubbock Texas Tech 70 66 13-4
Feb. 3 Norman Texas 57 75 13-5
Feb. 6 Stillwater Oklahoma State 77 66 14-5
Feb. 10 Norman Baylor 62 60 15-5
Feb. 13 Norman Colorado 65 55 16-5
Feb. 15 Norman Connecticut 60 76 16-6
Feb. 20 Manhattan, KS Kansas State 64 58 17-6
Feb. 24 Norman Nebraska 64 80 17-7
Feb. 27 Austin Texas 75 60 18-7
March 2 College Station, Texas Texas A&M 55 78 18-8
March 7 Norman Oklahoma State 95 62 19-8

Paradise Jam

Date Time Visiting Team Home Team Score Leading ScorerLeading Rebounder
Nov. 26 2:00 PM South Carolina Oklahoma OK, 75-67 Bone (SC), 18 Stephens (SC), 10
Nov. 27 4:30 PM Oklahoma San Diego State OK, 87-48 Thompson (OK), 18 Thompson (OK), 9
Nov. 28 4:30 PM Oklahoma Notre Dame ND, 81-71 Robinson (OK), 26 Olajuwon (OK), 7, Bruszewski (ND) 7, Mallory (ND) 7

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Player stats

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

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round Pick Player WNBA Club
2 19 Amanda Thompson Tulsa Shock

References

  1. ↑ http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/043009aab.html
  2. ↑ http://www.paradisejam.com/pages/women.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/051709aaa.html
  4. ↑ http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/070209aab.html
  5. ↑ http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/073009aab.html
  6. ↑ http://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html
  7. ↑ http://www.paradisejam.com/pages/documents/2009WomensIslandDivBracket.pdf

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