2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

2009-10 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
Cal Poly Holiday Beach Classic champions
Conference Big Ten
2009-10 record 7-1 (0-0 Big 10)
Head coach Jolette Law
Assistant coach Tamika Louis
Assistant coach Patrick Klein
Home arena Assembly Hall
2009–10 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#8 Ohio State†15–3 .833  31–5  .861
#24 Michigan State12–6 .667  23–10  .697
Wisconsin10–8 .556  21–11  .656
Iowa10–8 .556  20–14  .588
Purdue9–9 .500  15–17  .469
Michigan8–10 .444  20–13  .606
Penn State8–10 .444  17–14  .548
Illinois7–11 .389  19–14  .576
Northwestern7–11 .389  18–15  .545
Indiana7–11 .389  14–16  .467
Minnesota6–12 .333  13–17  .433
† 2010 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of 3-27-2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team will represent the University of Illinois in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It will be the 36th year of Illinois women's basketball. The Fighting Illini are a member of the Big 10 and will attempt to win their second Big Ten Championship and the NCAA championship.

Offseason

  • June 29: The University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics marketing and promotions department recently placed first in the Single-Day Attendance Promotion. This was awarded by the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) for the 2008-09 season. The award was for the World's Biggest Basketball Practice promotion, held at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 11, 2008 following the Fighting Illini's sold-out football game against Minnesota.

At the event, the Illinois men's and women's basketball teams held their first practice of the season immediately following the football game on a specially constructed outdoor court in the stadium's South end zone. Over 60,000 fans witnessed the practice, which also helped raise more than $20,000 for Coaches vs. Cancer. The World's Biggest Basketball Practice marked the largest crowd ever for a men's basketball practice and is the highest attendance to witness any women's basketball event. This honor marks the third year in a row that the Illinois marketing department has been awarded gold by NACMA for a Single-Day Attendance promotion.[1]

  • July 2: Lisa Cermignano was hired as an assistant coach. Cermignano has 11 years of Division I coaching experience, including the last three as an assistant at Vanderbilt University. She fills the vacancy on Law's staff left by Karen Middleton, who recently became the head coach at Western Carolina University. Cermignano served as the team's defensive coordinator, and was part of Vanderbilt's recruiting efforts. In three seasons at VU, she helped lead the Commodores to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including two Sweet 16s (2008 and '09), and two Southeastern Conference (SEC) tournament titles (2007 and '09).[2]
  • July 29: University of Illinois incoming freshman Destiny Williams has helped lead Team USA to a berth in the quarterfinals at the 2009 FIBA Women's U19 World Championships in Bangkok.[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. University of Illinois senior Jenna Smith is one of 25 named to the 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. Jenna Smith from Illinois was one of the candidates.[5]

Exhibition

DateOpponentLocationTimeScore
11/08/09vs. Lewis (Exhibition)Assembly HallTBA75-40

Regular season

  • The Fighting Illini will compete in the Cal Poly Holiday Beach Classic on November 28 and 29.

Roster

Jenna Smith was an all Big 10 selection the previous two seasons. Destiny Williams transferred to Baylor on January 20.[6] The six incoming freshmen are ranked as the No. 3 recruiting class by ESPN HoopGurlz.[7] Destiny Williams is a McDonald’s All-American.

NumberNameHeightPositionClass
00Karisma Penn6-2ForwardFreshman
1Whitney Toone5-10ForwardSenior
3Fabiola Josil5-7GuardSophomore
11Eboni Mitchell5-7GuardSophomore
12Lydia McCully5-9GuardSophomore
13Jenna Smith6-3CenterSenior
21Macie Blinn5-11GuardSophomore
22Lacey Simpson6-1ForwardSenior
24Adrienne Godbold5-11GuardFreshman
34Lana Rukavina6-3ForwardSophomore
42Amber Moore5-11GuardFreshman
44Kersten Magrum6-1ForwardFreshman
50Brianna Jones6-2ForwardFreshman

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Schedule

DateOpponentLocationTimeScore
11/13/09at TemplePhiladelphia, Pa.7:00 p.m. ETL 82-78 (OT)
11/15/09vs. SienaAssembly HallTBAW 85-53
11/18/09vs. Central MichiganAssembly HallTBAW 77-59
11/22/09vs. BradleyAssembly HallTBAW 67-45
11/24/09at Illinois StateNormal, Ill.7:00 p.m. CTW 62-51
11/28/09at Cal PolySan Luis Obispo, Calif.2:00 p.m. PTW 56-47
11/29/09vs. AlabamaSan Luis Obispo, Calif.2:00 p.m. PTW 64-55
12/02/09at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, N.C.TBAW 65-50
12/09/09vs. MarquetteAssembly HallTBA-Big Ten Network
12/19/09vs. OaklandAssembly HallTBA
12/28/09vs. Ohio State *Assembly HallTBA
12/31/09vs. Penn State *Assembly HallTBA
01/03/10vs. Wisconsin *Assembly HallTBA
01/07/10at Indiana *Bloomington, Ind.TBA
01/10/10vs. Minnesota *Assembly Hall3:30 p.m. CT-BTN
01/14/10at Ohio State *Columbus, OhioTBA
01/17/10at Wisconsin *Madison, Wis.TBA
01/21/10vs. Iowa *Assembly HallTBA
01/24/10at Penn State *University Park, Pa.TBA
01/28/10vs. Michigan *Assembly HallTBA
01/31/10at Minnesota *Minneapolis, Minn.TBA
02/04/10at Purdue *West Lafayette, Ind.TBA
02/07/10vs. Indiana *Assembly HallTBA
02/11/10vs. Northwestern *Assembly HallTBA
02/14/10at Iowa *Iowa City, IowaTBA
02/18/10at Michigan State *East Lansing, Mich.TBA
02/21/10vs. Purdue *Assembly Hall4:00 p.m. CT-BTN
02/28/10at NorthwesternEvanston, Ill.TBA

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Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints

Postseason

Big Ten tournament

DateOpponentLocationTimeScore
03/04/10First RoundIndianapolis, Ind.TBA

Awards and honors

Preseason All-Big Ten Coaches Team

  • JENNA SMITH, Sr., F, ILL

Preseason All-Big Ten Media Team

  • Jenna Smith, Sr., F, ILL

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

RoundPickPlayerWNBA Club

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/062909aaa.html
  2. ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/070209aaa.html
  3. ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/072909aaa.html
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  5. ↑ https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  8. ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/ill-w-baskbl-mtt.html
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  10. ↑ http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/102909aaa.html
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