2009–10 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

2009-10 California Golden Bears women's basketball
National Invitation Tournament champions
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
2009-10 record 22-13 (11-7 Pac-10)
Head coach Joanne Boyle
Assistant coach Charmin Smith
Assistant coach Jennifer Hoover
Assistant coach Kevin Morrison
Home arena Haas Pavilion
2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#2 †-Stanford18–0 1.000  36–2  .947
#23 UCLA15–3 .833  25–9  .735
USC12–6 .667  19–12  .613
California11–7 .611  24–13  .649
Arizona State9–9 .500  18–14  .563
Oregon7–11 .389  18–16  .529
Washington7–11 .389  13–18  .419
Arizona6–12 .333  14–17  .452
Washington State3–15 .167  8–22  .267
Oregon State2–16 .111  11–20  .355
† 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 California Golden Bears women's basketball team will represent University of California, Berkeley in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Golden Bears will be coached by Joanne Boyle. The Golden Bears are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and won the WNIT championship, their first WNIT title.

Offseason

  • April 2:USA Basketball announced that its Board of Directors has approved USA Basketball committees for 2009-2012. Joanne Boyle has been appointed among its members. The committee is responsible for selecting coaches and athletes for USA Basketball college-aged competitions including the U19 FIBA World Championships.Other members include NCAA chairwoman Sue Donohoe (Vice President for Division I Women's Basketball), Coquese Washington from Penn State University and Connie Yori from the University of Nebraska, along with Beth Cunningham from Virginia Commonwealth University.[1]
  • May 18: USA Basketball announced 14 finalists for the 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team and 14 finalists for the Under-19 teams. California Golden Bears guard Alexis Gray-Lawson and incoming freshman Layshia Calrendon were among the finalists. Gray-Lawson is trying to earn a spot on the World University Games team while Clarendon is aiming trying for the Under-19 team.[2]
  • 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. Golden Bear senior guard Alexis Gray-Lawson has been named to the 2009-10 preseason "Wade Watch" list,[3] 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. Alexis Gray-Lawson from California was one of the candidates.[4]

Regular season

Roster

NumberNameHeightPositionClass

Schedule

DateLocationOpponentGolden Bears PointsOpp. PointsRecord

Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints

Postseason

WNIT Tournament

  • Wednesday, March 17 – California def. UC Davis 74-69 (OT), Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif. (First Round)
  • Tuesday, March 23 – California 64, Utah 54, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif. (Second Round)
  • Thursday, March 25 – California 71, Oregon 57, Eugene, Oregon (Regional)
  • Saturday, March 27 – California 76, BYU, 50, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif. (Quarterfinals)
  • Thursday, April 1 – California 61, Illinois State 45, Normal, Ill. (WNIT Semifinals)
  • Saturday, April 3 – California 73, Miami 61, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif. (WNIT Championship)

Pac-10 Basketball Tournament

Team players drafted into the WNBA

RoundPickPlayerWNBA Club
3rd30th overallAlexis Gray-LawsonWashington Mystics

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  4. ↑ https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
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