2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
Big 12 Champions
Conference Big Twelve Conference
Division South
Ranking
Coaches No. 4[1]
AP No. 2
2008–09 record 32–4 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach Sherri Coale
Assistant coach Stacy Hansmeyer
Assistant coach Jan Ross
Assistant coach Chad Thrailkill
Home arena Lloyd Noble Center

The 2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Sooners were coached by Sherri Coale. The Sooners are a member of the Big Twelve Conference and qualified for the Final Four.

2008–09 Big 12 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#3 Oklahoma15–1 .938  28–4  .875
#7 Baylor†12–4 .750  27–5  .844
#10 Texas A&M11–5 .688  25–7  .781
#18 Iowa State11–5 .688  24–8  .750
#22 Kansas State10–6 .625  24–7  .774
#23 Texas8–8 .500  21–11  .656
Kansas6–10 .375  18–13  .581
Texas Tech6–10 .375  16–15  .516
Nebraska6–10 .375  15–15  .500
Oklahoma State4–12 .250  16–15  .516
Missouri4–12 .250  13–17  .433
Colorado3–13 .188  11–18  .379
† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 14, 2009; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Exhibition

DateLocationOpponentSooners PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 6/08Western State
Nov. 11/08Oklahoma Christian

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Preseason WNIT

DateLocationOpponentSooners PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 15/08Norman, OKUC Riverside88571-0
Nov. 19/08Norman, OKMiddle Tennessee85652-0
Nov. 21/08Norman, OKArizona State70573-0
Nov. 23/08Norman, OKNorth Carolina79803-1

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Regular season

  • Reserve Nyeshia Stevenson hit back-to-back 3-pointers and gave Oklahoma (ranked No. 6 in the ESPN/USA Today Poll, ranked No. 5 in the AP poll) its first lead of the game with 3:43 to play. The Sooners made an improbable comeback from a 26-point halftime deficit to shock the California Golden Bears (No. 7 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) 86-75 on Saturday night in the Basketball By The Bay Classic.[4]

Cal led by 17 points, 69-52, before Oklahoma (8-2) closed the game with a 34-6 run. Stevenson finished with 21 points and Courtney Paris had 18 points and 13 rebounds to extend her consecutive streak of double-doubles dating to her freshman season to 102 games in Oklahoma's third straight victory since their loss to top-ranked Connecticut on Nov. 30. Cal had won the only other two meetings with Oklahoma but this marked the first matchup between the schools since Nov. 28, 1987, when the Bears won 81-66 in the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu.[4]

  • January 4: The Sooners set a new school record for fewest points allowed in an 89-25 drubbing of North Carolina Central on Saturday. Whitney Hand scored 16 of her game-high 18 points in the opening half and Oklahoma blew out to a 50-15 lead in the first half.

Five Sooners scored in double-figures, including Courtney Paris, who finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds in only 22 minutes to stretch her NCAA record streak of consecutive double-doubles to 105 games.[5]

Roster

NumberNameHeightPositionClass
1Nyeshia Stevenson5-9Forward/GuardJunior
3Courtney Paris6-4CenterSenior
4Abi Olajuwon6-4CenterJunior
5Ashley Paris6-3ForwardSenior
10Carlee Roethlisberger6-1ForwardSophomore
13Danielle Robinson5-9GuardSophomore
14Lauren Willis5-11GuardSophomore
15Carolyn Winchester5-11ForwardSenior
21Amanda Thompson6-0ForwardJunior
25Whitney Hand6-1GuardFreshman
31Rose Hammond5-9GuardJunior
45Jasmine Hartman5-10GuardFreshman
53Jenny Vining5-9GuardSophomore

Schedule

DateLocationOpponentSooners PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 26/08NormanMarist83571-0
Nov. 30/08Storrs, CTConnecticut781061-1
Dec. 3/08NormanCreighton69492-1
Dec. 7/08Jonesboro, AKArkansas State87573-1
Dec. 12/08San Jose, CACal State Bakersfield105844-1
Dec. 13/08San Jose, CACalifornia86755-1
Dec. 21/08NormanTulsa94426-1
Dec. 30/08St. Louis, MOSaint Louis87617-1
Jan. 04/09NormanNC Central89258-1
Jan. 10/09Lincoln, NENebraska77569-1
Jan. 14/09NormanKansas State644810-1
Jan. 18/09NormanTexas A&M715911-1
Jan. 21/09Boulder, COColorado725812-1
Jan. 25/09NormanTexas896913-1
Jan. 28/09Waco, TXBaylor565114-1
Jan. 31/09NormanMissouri785615-1
Feb. 2/09Oklahoma CityTennessee807016-1
Feb. 8/09Stillwater, OKOklahoma State937517-1
Feb. 11/09NormanIowa State584918-1
Feb. 14/09Lawrence, KSKansas695419-1

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Notes

  • Abi Olajuwon scored season-high seven points in 12 minutes versus Cal State Bakersfield on December 12. She grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds against North Carolina Central on January 4.[6]
  • Carlee Roethlisberger scored a season-high 12 points versus Arizona State on November 21.[7]
  • Nyeshia Steveson shot 44.0 percent from the field, including a 36.4 percent (51-of-140) mark from 3-point range, and was 42-of-69 (.609) from the free throw line. She was named Big 12 Player of the Week following her remarkable play at the Basketball by the Bay Classic in San Jose, California on December 12 and 13. Stevenson scored a career-high 23 points and five assists in rout of Cal State Bakersfield on December 12. She led OU's NCAA-record comeback victory against California on December 13) with a 21-point performance. All the points were scored in the second half, including the game-tying, go-ahead and game-winning field goals [8]

Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints
Courtney Paris37107223601165035710834588
Danielle Robinson3711161800119106217382479
Ashley Paris371125196173355613228466
Nyeshia Stevenson3775512451426445641341
Whitney Hand33953106622997541740303
Amanda Thompson36786104729164673144244
Carlee Roethlisberger374825419165916211143
Jenny Vining3545739308282427116
Jasmine Hartman3533227510293851169
Abi Olajuwon27162130115934737
Lauren Willis1565420210310
Rose Hammond1871203137047
Carolyn Winchester82400004110

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Postseason

NCAA Basketball Tournament

  • Oklahoma Cit Regional
    • Oklahoma 76, Prairie View 47
    • Oklahoma 69, Georgia Tech 50
    • Oklahoma 70, Pittsburgh 59
    • Oklahoma 74, Purdue 68
  • Final Four

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Awards and honors

  • Nyeshia Stevenson, Big 12 Sixth Man Award
  • Nyeshia Stevenson, Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 15, 2009)
  • Nyeshia Stevenson, Led Big 12 in 3-point percentage during conference play with .414 percentage.
  • Nyeshia Stevenson, OU record streak of nine consecutive games making at least one 3-pointer (Dec. 3 vs. Creighton to Jan. 14 vs. Kansas State) [8]

Team players drafted into the WNBA

RoundPickPlayerWNBA Club
17Courtney ParisSacramento Monarchs
222Ashley ParisLos Angeles Sparks

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See also

References

  1. ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/rankings
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  3. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  4. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  8. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  9. ↑ http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html#TEAM.OCF
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
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