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

2009-10 Pac-10 Women's Basketball Season
Color:	193980
Color Text:	FFFFFF
League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Basketball
No Of Teams:	10
Season:	Regular Season
Season Champs:	Stanford
Season Champ Name:	Champion
League Champ Name:	Runners-Up
Second Place:	UCLA
Mvp:	Nneka Ogwumike
Mvp Link:	2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball season#Awards and honors
Finals:	Tournament
Finals Link:	2010 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball tournament
Finals Champ:	Stanford
Finals Runner-Up:	UCLA
Finals Mvp:	Nneka Ogwumike
Finals Mvp Link:	Most Valuable Player
Seasonslistnames:	Basketball
Prevseason Year:	08–09
Nextseason Year:	10–11

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

See main article: 2010 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball 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

• Niya Butts, Arizona
• Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona State
• Joanne Boyle, California
• Paul Westhead, Oregon
• LaVonda Wagner, Oregon State
• Tara VanDerveer, Stanford
• Nikki Caldwell, UCLA
• Michael Cooper, USC
• Tia Jackson, Washington
• June Daugherty, Washington State

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]

• Nov. 16 – Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
• Nov. 23 – Nicole Canepa, Oregon
• Nov. 30 – Kayla Pedersen, Stanford
• Dec. 7 – Amanda Johnson, Oregon
• Dec. 14 – Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
• Dec. 21 – Kayla Pedersen, Stanford
• Dec. 28 – Sami Whitcomb, Washington
• Jan. 4 – Taylor Lilley, Oregon
• Jan. 11 – Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
• Jan. 18 – Davellyn Whyte, Arizona
• Jan. 25 – Alexis Gray-Lawson, California
• Feb. 1 – Markel Walker, UCLA
• Feb. 8 – April Cook, Washington State
• Feb. 15 – Jayne Appel, Stanford
• Feb. 22 – Jayne Appel, Stanford
• Mar. 1 - Jasmine Dixon, UCLA
• Mar. 7 – Ashley Corral, USC

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:

Name	School	Pos.	Year	Hometown
Jayne Appel	Stanford	C	Sr.	Pleasant Hill, Calif.
Doreena Campbell	UCLA	G	Jr.	Alexandria, Va.
Micaela Cocks	Oregon	G	Sr.	Auckland, New Zealand
Ashley Corral	USC	G	So.	Vancouver, Wash.
Jasmine Dixon	UCLA	F	So.	Long Beach, Calif.
Briana Gilbreath	USC	G	So.	Katy, Texas
Alexis Gray-Lawson	California	G	Sr.	Oakland, Calif.
Ify Ibekwe	Arizona	F	Jr.	Carson, Calif.
Taylor Lilley	Oregon	G	Sr.	Newhall, Calif.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike	Stanford	F	So.	Cypress, Texas
Kayla Pedersen	Stanford	F	Jr.	Fountain Hills, Ariz.
Jeanette Pohlen	Stanford	G	Jr.	Brea, Calif.
Danielle Orsillo	Arizona State	G	Sr.	Oroville, Calif.
	Washington	G/F	Sr.	Ventura, Calif.
Davellyn Whyte	Arizona	G	Fr.	Phoenix, Ariz.

All-Academic

First Team:

Player	School	Year	GPA	Major
Lauren Greif	California	Sr.	3.58	Psychology
Amanda Johnson	Oregon	So.	4.03	Psychology/Sociology
Danielle Roark	USC	Sr.	3.58	Kinesiology
Allison Taka	UCLA	Sr.	3.76	Sociology
Kirsten Tilleman	Oregon State	So.	3.83	Natural Resources

Second Team:

Player	School	Year	GPA	Major
Jayne Appel	Stanford	Sr.	3.16	Psychology
Julie Futch	Oregon State	Sr.	3.52	Liberal Studies
JJ Hones	Stanford	RS Jr.	3.49	International Relations
Danielle Orsillo	Arizona State	Gr.	3.47	Higher & Postsecondary Education
Erica Tukiainen	UCLA	Sr.	3.42	French/Pre-Med

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.pac-10.org/championships/pac10-championships.html 2009-10 Pacific-10 Conference Championship Sites/Dates
2. Associated Press,Connecticut rallies to keep streak alive, NCAA News, April 7, 2010
3. http://www.pac-10.org/w-baskbl-tourney/ Tournament 2010 State Farm Pacific-10 Women's Basketball Tournament
4. http://www.pac-10.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/012110aab.html USC Women's Basketball Coach Reprimanded
5. http://www.pac-10.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020110aaa.html Pac-10 Women's Basketball Player of the Week
6. Pac-10 Announces 2009-10 Individual Women's Basketball Honors . Pacific-10 Conference . 2010-03-11 . 2010-03-11 .
7. Pac-10 Announces Women's Basketball Media Awards . Pacific-10 Conference . 2010-03-09 . 2010-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100312090805/http://www.pac-10.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030910aae.html# . 2010-03-12 . dead .