2009–10 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season
| 2009–10 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration |
December 2009 through March, 2010 |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| TV partner(s) | Big Ten Network, ESPN |
| Regular Season | |
| Champion | TBD |
| Runners-Up | TBD |
| Season MVP | TBD |
| Top scorer | TBD |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Ohio State |
| Runners-up | Iowa |
| Finals MVP | TBD |
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| 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 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive basketball among Big Ten Conference members.
Offseason
- On July 30, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Coalition, announced the 2009-2010 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. The nominees are made up of top NCAA Division I student-athletes who best embody the spirit of Lily Margaret Wade. This is based on the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability. The list of Big Ten athletes are as follows:
- Jantel Lavender, Ohio State [1]
- Samantha Prahalis, Ohio State [1]
- Jenna Smith, Illinois[2]
Preseason
- October 29: Ohio State junior Jantel Lavender was selected as the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year by the conference coaches and a panel of media members.[3]
Preseason polls
- Coaches Polls
- 1. Ohio State
- 2. Michigan State
- 3. Minnesota
- 4. Purdue
- 5. Iowa
- 6. Illinois
- 7. Penn State
- 8. Northwestern
- 9. Indiana
- 10. Wisconsin
- 11. Michigan
Preseason All-Big Ten Coaches Team
- JENNA SMITH, Sr., F, ILL
- Allyssa DeHaan, Sr., C, MSU
- JANTEL LAVENDER, Jr., C, OSU
- Samantha Prahalis, So., G, OSU
- Tyra Grant, Sr., F, PSU
Preseason All-Big Ten Media Team
- Jenna Smith, Sr., F, ILL
- Allyssa DeHaan, Sr., C, MSU
- JANTEL LAVENDER, Jr., C, OSU
- Samantha Prahalis, So., G, OSU
- Tyra Grant, Sr., F, PSU
Regular season
November
- Nov. 11: The Big Ten and Big 12 Conferences announced the formation of an annual inter-conference challenge for women’s basketball. The challenge will span at least two years and will begin in the fall of 2010. The series will feature a home-and-home format over the initial two-year agreement, and each of the Big 12’s teams will play in each Challenge, while one Big Ten team, Wisconsin, will play two Challenge games each year.[4]
2009 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Schedule
| Date | Visiting Team | Home Team | Score | Leading Scorer | Attendance |
| Dec. 2/09 | Georgia Tech | Penn State | G Tech 64-60[5] | Tyra Grant, PSU (20) | TBD |
| Dec. 2/09 | Illinois | Wake Forest | Illinois, 65-50[6] | Jenna Smith, Illinois (27) | TBD |
| Dec. 2/09 | Boston College | Iowa | BC, 72-67[7] | Kamilee Wahlin, Iowa (23) | TBD |
| Dec. 3/09 | Michigan | Virginia Tech | Mich, 71-51 | Veronica Hicks, Michigan (19)[8] | TBD |
| Dec. 3/09 | Clemson | Northwestern | CLEM, 69-68 | Kirstyn Wright, Clemson (22) | TBD |
| Dec. 3/09 | Minnesota | Maryland | MD, 66-45 | Kim Rodgers, Maryland (14)[9] | TBD |
| Dec. 3/09 | North Carolina | Michigan State | MSU, 72-66 | Italee Lucas, North Carolina (29)[10] | TBD |
| Dec. 3/09 | Ohio State | Duke | Duke, 83-67 | Jasmine Thomas, Duke (29) | TBD |
| Dec. 3/09 | Purdue | Virginia | VA, 56-49 | Brittany Rayburn, Purdue (19)[11] | TBD |
| Dec. 3/09 | Florida State | Indiana | FSU, 82-74 | Jori Davis, Indiana (23)[12] | TBD |
| Dec. 3/09 | Wisconsin | NC State | Wisc, 53-48 | Taylor Wurtz, Wisconsin (13)[13] | TBD |
Rankings
The rankings are based on the ESPN/USA Today poll.
| AP Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final^ |
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| Illinois | NR | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | NR | |||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 10 | 25 | 22 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3[14] | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin |
^Final Poll = ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
In season honors
- Players of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named a player of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week |
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| 11/16/09 | |
| 11/23/09 | |
| 11/30/09 | |
| 12/7/09 | |
| 12/14/09 | |
| 12/21/09 | |
| 12/28/08 | |
| 1/4/10 | |
| 1/11/10 | |
| 1/18/10 | |
| 1/25/10 | |
| 2/1/10 | |
| 2/8/10 | |
| 2/15/10 | |
| 2/22/10 | |
| 3/1/10 | |
| 3/8/10 | |
- Midseason watch lists
Conference honors
| Honor | Coaches | Media |
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| Player of the Year | ||
| Coach of the Year | ||
| Freshman of the Year | ||
| Defensive Player of the Year | ||
| Sixth Woman of the Year | ||
| All Big Ten First Team | ||
| All Big Ten Second Team | ||
| All Big Ten Third Team | ||
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| All-Freshman Team | ||
| All Defensive Team | ||
Statistical leaders
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Postseason
NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
| # of Bids | Record | Win % | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CG |
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| 0–0 |
National Invitation Tournament
Main article: 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament
| # of Bids | Record | Win % | R2 | R3 | SF | CG |
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| 0–0 |
See also
References
- 1 2 http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=204767007
- ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/073009aab.html
- 1 2 http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/102909aaa.html
- ↑ http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/111109aaa.html
- ↑ http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120209aaa.html
- ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120209aaa.html
- ↑ http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120209aaa.html
- ↑ http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/bkw-boxscore-120309.html
- ↑ http://www.umterps.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/wb120309.html
- ↑ http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/msuunc.html
- ↑ http://www.virginiasports.com/fls/17800/stats/wbasketball/2009/va1203.htm
- ↑ http://www.seminoles.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/iuwgam07.html
- ↑ http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120309aaa.html
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/rankings?seasonYear=2010&weekNumber=1&seasonType=2
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