2009–10 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2009-10
Prev Year:	2008-09
Next Year:	2010-11
Team:	LSU Lady Tigers
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Record:	20-8
Conf Record:	9-7
Head Coach:	Van Chancellor
Stadium:	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Bowl:	NCAA tournament
Bowl Result:	Memphis Regional Second Round

The 2009–10 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team is representing Louisiana State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Lady Tigers are coached by Van Chancellor and are a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Offseason

• May 6: LSU All-Southeastern Conference guard Allison Hightower is one of 29 student-athletes from across the country who have been invited to participate in the USA Basketball World University Games Team Trials.^[1]
• May 15: Former LSU women's basketball All-American Sylvia Fowles led a group of 48 student-athletes who received degrees^[2]
• May 17: LSU forward LaSondra Barrett was named one of 14 finalists for the 2009 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Championship Team following the completion of a three-day training camp on Sunday afternoon at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.^[3]
• 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. Louisiana State’s Allison Hightower has been named to the 2009-10 preseason "Wade Watch" list,^[4] which is 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.
• August 21: The 2009-10 preseason candidates list for the Women’s Wooden Award was released, naming 31 student athletes. Allison Hightower from LSU was one of the candidates.^[5]

Regular season

Schedule

Postseason

NCAA basketball tournament

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	WNBA Club
2	15		Connecticut Sun

See also

• 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lady Tigers' Hightower Invited to USA Trials - LSUsports.net - the Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics . 2009-05-22 . 2012-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020045106/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27830&SPID=2167&ATCLID=3734065&DB_OEM_ID=5200 . dead .
2. Web site: LSU.
3. Web site: Barrett Named USA U19 Team Finalist - LSUsports.net - the Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics . 2009-05-22 . 2012-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020045201/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27830&SPID=2167&ATCLID=3739726&DB_OEM_ID=5200 . dead .
4. News: Armstrong . Jennifer. Preseason Wade Trophy watch list includes LSU's Allison Hightower. July 30, 2009. The Times-Picayune . 3 Jul 2014.
5. https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}