2008–09 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

The 2008–09 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls ended the season with 27 wins and the 27th win of the season for the Bulls was the best in USF history - for men or women - and the highest win total by any Division I team in the state of Florida. USF capped their sixth postseason appearance by winning the 2009 WNIT Tournament.[1]

2008–09 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
USF Shootout
WNIT Champions
ConferenceBig East
2008–09 record27-10 ( Big East)
Head coachJose Fernandez
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Osterman
  • Andrea Williams
  • Michele Woods-Baxter
Home arenaUSF Sun Dome

Exhibition
DateOpponentLocationIrish PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 1/08Miami SunTampa, FL91671-0
Nov. 5/08DT3Tampa, FL81552-0

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Regular season

Roster
NumberNameHeightPositionClass
1WynneJasmine Wynne1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)Guard1Freshman
2Doomes-StephensLeondra Doomes-Stephens1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Guard/Forward3Sophomore
5EnglishDominique English1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Guard3Sophomore
10GriffinSequoyah Griffin1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Forward3Sophomore
11GrantPorche Grant1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Forward5Junior
15SpeedAllyson Speed1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Guard5Junior
21StokesJanae Stokes1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)Guard5Junior
23LawsonJessica Lawson1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Center5Junior
33CarnDaleisha Carn1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Guard3Sophomore
42DalembertMelissa Dalembert1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Forward5Junior

Schedule
  • The Bulls participated in the USF Shootout on November 15 and 16.
  • The Bulls participated in the Paradise Jam from November 27 to 29. The Bulls finished second in the Reef Division.[3]
DateOpponentLocationIrish PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 15/08Central ConnecticutTampa, FL100411-0
Nov. 16/08Loyola, MDTampa, FL94462-0
Nov. 18/08StetsonTampa, FL103553-0
Nov. 23/08Coppin StateTampa, FL97434-0
Nov. 27/08CaliforniaSt. Thomas, US Virgin Islands55854-1
Nov. 28/08IowaSt. Thomas, US Virgin Islands82795-1
Nov. 29/08Texas TechSt. Thomas, US Virgin Islands71616-1
Dec. 5/08Florida InternationalTampa, FL99717-1
Dec. 14/08North FloridaTampa, FL90448-1
Dec. 18/08GramblingTampa, FL126629-1
Dec. 20/08Northern ArizonaTampa, FL824310-1
Dec. 21/08SouthernTampa, FL1004711-1
Dec. 28/08Jackson StateTampa, FL1105112-1
Dec. 30/08TulaneNew Orleans, LA806613-1
Jan. 3/09MarquetteMilwaukee, WI606813-2
Jan. 6/09ConnecticutTampa, FL378313-3
Jan. 10/09St. John’sTampa, FL817114-3
Jan. 14/09LouisvilleTampa, FL607614-4
Jan. 17/09PittsburghPittsburgh, PA477914-5
Jan. 20/09ProvidenceProvidence, RI866215-5
Jan. 24/09GeorgetownTampa, FL688615-6
Jan. 31/09RutgersNew Brunswick, NJ595816-6
Feb. 3/09MarquetteTampa, FL567116-7
Feb. 8/09SyracuseSyracuse, NY887917-7
Feb. 14/09Seton HallTampa, FL805118-7
Feb. 17/09Notre DameTampa, FL798618-8
Feb. 21/09West VirginiaMorgantown, WV759018-9

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Player stats
PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints
Shantia Grace37116516364160117175758550
Janae Stokes36878153116309153225452
Jazmin Sepulveda37114315068711251361196439
Jessica Lawson3679715107924094431381
Brittany Denson379661050682484510033278
Alexis Givands122583834372412083
Jasmine Wynne366949213466583557243
Porche Grant3776593042284203033228
Melissa Dalembert312874602587195117
Allyson Speed272231710524191749
Ashley Sanders3425719019591651657
Crystal Ayers62421031025
Erin Moody51420020004
Kelsey Varney2500011000

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Postseason

Big East Tournament

WNIT Tournament
  • Quarterfinal (Sunday, March 29)
    • South Florida 80, St. Bonaventure 66
  • Semifinal (Wednesday, April 1)
    • South Florida 82, Boston College 65
  • Championship (Saturday, April 4)
    • South Florida 75, Kansas 71

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WNIT Player Stats
PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints
Shantia Grace51812172914292778
Jasmine Wynne51512131610120461
Jessica Lawson512826095416561
Janae Stokes511621123551057
Brittany Denson51622101341714455
Jazmin Sepulveda51671810612921052
Porche Grant510513033926329
Melissa Dalembert4720030014
Allyson Speed2210001002
Ashley Sanders4600000000

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  • In the WNIT championship, the stat leaders were as follows:
PlayerCategory
SepulvedaPoints (18)
GrantRebounds (10)
GraceAssists (5)
SepulvedaSteals (2)
DensonBlocks (4)

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Awards and honors
  • Alexis Givands, USF Shootout All-Tournament Team
  • Shantia Grace, All-Big East point guard,
  • Janae Stokes, USF Shootout Most Valuable Player
  • Jasmine Wynne, USF Shootout All-Tournament Team

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

No one from the Bulls was selected in the 2009 WNBA Draft.[8]

References
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