2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball season

{{2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings}} The 2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball season began in October and ended with the Pac-10 Tournament on March 11–14, 2010 at the Galen Center, Los Angeles, California.^[1] Stanford won both the regular season and the tournament championships. Stanford and UCLA were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament. Stanford was the runner-up of the NCAA National Championship and completed the season with a 36-2 record.^[2] Cal won the WNIT Championship.

Pre-season

• Michael Cooper was hired as new coach for the USC Trojans.
• Paul Westhead became the new coach for the Oregon Ducks.

2009-10 Pac-10 Women's Basketball Coaches' Pre-season Poll:

• 1. Stanford
• 2. California
• 3. Arizona State
• 4. UCLA
• 5. USC
• 6. Washington State
• 7. Oregon State
• 8. Oregon
• 9. Arizona
• 10. Washington

Rankings

• Stanford has been ranked #2 in the polls.
• March 1, 2010 – UCLA Bruins is rated No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll.
• March 8, 2010 – Stanford #2, UCLA #23 (AP Top 25).
• April 7, 2010 – Stanford #2, UCLA #23 (final USA Today/ESPN coaches poll)

Conference games

• January 31, 2010 – At the half point mark of the conference season, Stanford is on top of the standings, followed by UCLA and USC at second place.

Conference tournament

2010 State Farm Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a post season tournament for the women's basketball teams in the Pacific-10 Conference. The games were held on Thursday through Sunday, March 11–14, at the Galen Center (Los Angeles, California).^[3] Tournament winner became the NCAA Tournament automatic qualifier. Stanford again was the winner.

Last year, Stanford won the tournament over USC, 89–64.

Head coaches

Post season

NCAA Tournament

• Saturday, March 20 - First Round, #1-seed Stanford def. #16-seed UC Riverside 79–47, at Sacramento Regional, Stanford, CA
• Sunday, March 21 – First Round, #8-seed UCLA def. #9-seed NC State 74-54, at Kansas City Regional, Minneapolis, MN
• Monday, March 22 – Second Round, Stanford def. #8 Iowa 96-67, at Sacramento Regional, Stanford, CA
• Tuesday, March 23 – Second Round, Nebraska def. UCLA 83-70, at Kansas City Regional, Minneapolis, MN
• Saturday, March 27 – Second Round, Stanford def. #5 Georgia 73–36, at Sacramento Regional, Sacramento, CA
• Monday, March 29, Stanford def. Xavier 55-53, at Sacramento Regional Finals, Sacramento, CA
• Sunday, April 4, Stanford def. Oklahoma 73-66, at the Semifinals, San Antonio, Texas
• Tuesday, April 6, 5:30 PM, Connecticut def. Stanford 53-47, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (NCAA Championship Game)

WNIT Tournament

• Wednesday, March 17 – California def. UC Davis 74-69 (OT), 7 p.m. PT (First Round)
• Wednesday, March 17 – Arizona State def. New Mexico State 84-61, 6:30 p.m. PT (First Round)
• Thursday, March 18 – Oregon def. Eastern Washington 95-66, 7 p.m. PT (First Round)
• Tuesday, March 23 – BYU 61, Arizona State 53, 9:30 p.m. ET (Second Round)
• Tuesday, March 23 – California 64, Utah 54, 10 p.m. ET (Second Round)
• Tuesday, March 23 – Oregon 93, New Mexico 67, 10 p.m. ET (Second Round)
• Thursday, March 25 – California 71, Oregon 57, Eugene, Oregon (Regional)
• Saturday, March 27 – California 76, BYU, 50, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California (Quarterfinals)
• Thursday, April 1 – California def. Illinois State 61-45, Normal, Illinois (WNIT Semifinals)
• Saturday, April 3 - California def. Miami 73-61, Berkeley, California (WNIT Championship Game)

WBI Tournament

• Wednesday, March 17 – Washington def. Portland 75-44 (First Round)
• Sunday, Mar. 21 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi def. Washington, 59-58 (West Region Semifinals)

Highlights and notes

• 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.^[4]

Awards and honors

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

• Jayne Appel, Stanford – Toyo Tires Pac-10 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Player-of-the-Week

2009-10 Pac-10 Players of the Week:^[5]

All-Pac-10 teams

The awards listed below were determined by vote of the conference coaches and announced on March 11.^[6]

• Player of the Year: Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
• Freshman of the Year: Davellyn White, Arizona
• Defensive Player of the Year: Briana Gilbreath, USC and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, Stanford
• Coach of the Year: Nikki Caldwell, UCLA

FIRST TEAM:

All-Academic

First Team:

Second Team:

Women's Basketball Media Awards

These end-of-season honors were voted on by media and announced on March 9.^[7]

• Player of the Year: Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
• Freshman of the Year: Davellyn White, Arizona
• Defensive Player of the Year: Ify Ibekwe, Arizona
• Coach of the Year: Nikki Caldwell, UCLA

2010 Pac-10 Media All-Pac-10

• Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
• Jayne Appel, Stanford
• Alexis Gray-Lawson, California
• Kayla Pedersen, Stanford
• Ify Ibekwe, Arizona
• Jasmine Dixon, UCLA
• Ashley Corral, USC
• Taylor Lilley, Oregon
• Danielle Orsillo, Arizona State
• Davellyn Whyte, Arizona
• Jeanette Pohlen, Stanford
• Markel Walker, UCLA
• Talisa Rhea, Oregon State
• Sami Whitcomb, Washington
• Briana Gilbreath, USC

References