2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
The 2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team were coached by Kim Mulkey. The Bears are a member of the Big 12 Conference and participated in the Final Four.
| 2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears basketball | |
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Maggie Dixon Classic champions Las Vegas Hoops Classic champions World Vision Classic champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Final Four | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| 2009–10 record | 27–10 (9–7 Big 12) |
| Head coach | Kim Mulkey |
| Assistant coaches |
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| 2009–10 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Nebraska | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 2 | .941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Iowa State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Oklahoma | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 27 | – | 11 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas A&M † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Baylor | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Oklahoma State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2010 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offseason
- April 2: The 2009 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All-America Game presented by Nike will be televised on ESPNU. Baylor Lady Bear signees Brittney Griner and Mariah Chandler are two of the 20 players selected to participate in the All-Star game.[2]
- April 7: The future stars of women’s basketball played in Saint Louis in the 2009 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All-America Game presented by Nike. State Farm/WBCA High School Player of the Year and Baylor signee Brittney Griner earned Blue Team MVP honors. She scored 20 points (9-of-15), nine rebounds, eight blocks and three steals.[3]
- April 9: Baylor guard/forward Jessica Morrow was selected as the 27th overall pick in the 2009 WNBA draft. She became the program's seventh WNBA draftee. Morrow's selection marked the fifth straight season a Baylor player was taken in the WNBA Draft.[4]
- April 14: The Baylor Lady Bear basketball program signed Brooklyn Pope, a 6-1 forward/guard, to a Letter of Athletic Aid. Pope is a transfer from the Rutgers University, intends to begin classes at Baylor in June. Pope will sit out the 2009-10 season in order to comply with NCAA transfer rules; she will have three seasons of eligibility beginning with the 2010-11 season but is eligible to practice with the Lady Bears next year. As a freshman for the Scarlet Knight, Pope appeared in 29 of the team's 34 games and logged one start. The 6-1 forward/guard averaged 2.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 6.0 minutes a game in 2008-09.[5]
- April 29: Sophomore Whitney Zachariason has been named to the Academic All-Big 12 first-team it was recently announced by the league office. Zachariason, a general studies major from Little Rock, Ark., maintains a 3.3 GPA.[6]
Preseason
| Date | Location | Opponent | Bears Points | Opp. Points | Record |
| Nov. 3 | Waco, Texas | St. Edwards | 97 | 43 | 1-0 |
| Nov. 7 | Waco, Texas | Incarnate Word | 81 | 52 | 2-0 |
Regular season
Brittney Griner set numerous NCAA Division I, Big 12 Conference and Baylor records. She set a new single-season block mark with 218 and broke the NCAA Tournament blocked shot record, rejecting 35 through four tournament games.
Roster
| Number | Name | Height | Position | Class |
| 1 | Kimetria Hayden | 5-11 | Guard | Freshman |
| 2 | Cherrish Wallace | 5-6 | Guard | Sophomore |
| 3 | Jordan Madden | 6-0 | Guard | Freshman |
| 4 | Whitney Zachariason | 6-2 | Forward | Junior |
| 5 | Melissa Jones | 5-10 | Guard | Junior |
| 15 | Shanay Washington | 6-1 | Guard | Freshman |
| 20 | Terran Condrey | 5-7 | Guard | Sophomore |
| 21 | Kelli Griffin | 5-8 | Guard | Junior |
| 24 | Ashley Field | 6-2 | Center | Sophomore |
| 25 | Lindsay Palmer | 5-10 | Guard | Sophomore |
| 32 | Brooklyn Pope | 6-1 | Forward/Guard | Redshirt Sophomore |
| 42 | Brittney Griner | 6-8 | Center | Freshman |
| 44 | Mariah Chandler | 6-2 | Forward | Freshman |
| 55 | Morghan Medlock | 6-1 | Forward | Senior |
Schedule
- The Bears will participate in four notable events. On November 15, Baylor will play Tennessee in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic. From November 27 to December 5, Baylor will participate in the World Vision Classic. The Maggie Dixon Classic at Madison Square Garden will involve Baylor and Boston College on December 13. Baylor will be making its first appearance at MSG.[8] From December 19 to December 20, the Bears will participate in the Las Vegas Hoops Classic.
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 2009/11/15* 4:02 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 7 | at No. 8 Tennessee State Farm Tip-Off Classic |
W 74-65 | 0-1 (0-0) |
Thompson-Boling Arena (12,824) Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
| 2009/11/17* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 7 | Tennessee Tech | W 100-55 | 1-1 (0-0) |
Ferrell Center (6,266) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2009/11/22* 4:06 p.m., Fox Sports Net |
No. 8 | at No. 17 California | W 69-49 | 2-1 (0-0) |
Haas Pavilion (2,361) Berkeley, California | ||||||
| 2009/11/24* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 8 | Jacksonville State | W 104-45 | 3-1 (0-0) |
Ferrell Center (6,127) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2009/11/27* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 8 | Idaho World Vision Classic |
W 82-37 | 4-1 (0-0) |
Ferrell Center (6,451) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2009/11/28* 12:00 p.m. |
No. 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette World Vision Classic |
W 89-42 | 5-1 (0-0) |
Ferrell Center (6,177) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2009/11/29* 2:30 p.m. |
No. 8 | Lamar World Vision Classic |
W 87-65 | 6-1 (0-0) |
Ferrell Center (6,006) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2009/12/05* 5:05 p.m., FSSouthwest |
No. 8 | Louisiana Tech | W 77-67 | 7-1 (0-0) |
Ferrell Center (6,582) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2009/12/13* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 6 | vs. Boston College Maggie Dixon Classic |
W 68-55 | 8-1 (0-0) |
Madison Square Garden (7,190) New York City, New York | ||||||
| 2009/12/16* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 6 | Oral Roberts | W 101-76 | 9-1 (0-0) |
Ferrell Center (6,282) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2009/12/19* 10:45 p.m. |
No. 6 | vs. Gonzaga Holiday Hoops Classic |
W 70-49 | 10-1 (0-0) |
South Point Arena (516) Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
| 2009/12/20* 8:30 p.m. |
No. 6 | vs. No. 14 Arizona State Holiday Hoops Classic |
W 70-66 | 11-1 (0-0) |
South Point Arena (722) Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
| 2009/12/30* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Texas–Pan American | W 100-46 | 12-1 (0-0) |
Ferrell Center (6,713) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2010/01/02* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Texas State | W 99-18 | 13-1 (0-0) |
Ferrell Center (6,669) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2010/01/09 2:30 p.m., CSN |
No. 5 | at Oklahoma State | W 78-65 | 13-2 (0-1) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3717) Stillwater, Oklahoma | ||||||
| 2010/01/13 7:00 p.m., ESPN Fullcourt |
No. 9 | Oklahoma | W 57-47 | 14-2 (1-1) |
Ferrell Center (7718) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2010/01/17 2:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net |
Nebraska | L 56-65 | 14-3 (1-2) |
Ferrell Center (7883) Waco, Texas | |||||||
| 2010/01/23 1:00 p.m. |
at Missouri | L 62-70 | 14-4 (1-3) |
Mizzou Arena (2521) Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| 2010/01/27 7:00 p.m. |
Texas A&M | W 61-53 | 14-4 (2-3) |
Ferrell Center (8702) Waco, Texas | |||||||
| 2010/01/31 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Texas | L 50-61 | 14-5 (2-4) |
Frank Erwin Center (9123) Austin, Texas | |||||||
| 2010/02/03 7:00 p.m. |
at Kansas State | W 65-47 | 15-5 (3-4) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3893) Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
| 2010/02/06 7:30 p.m. |
Colorado | W 76-42 | 16-5 (4-4) |
Ferrell Center (7350) Waco, Texas | |||||||
| 2010/02/10 7:00 p.m. |
at Oklahoma | L 60-62 | 16-6 (4-5) |
Lloyd Noble Center (8493) Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
| 2010/02/13 11:00 a.m., Fox Sports Net |
at Iowa State | L 45-69 | 16-7 (4-6) |
Hilton Coliseum (11210) Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| 2010/02/17 7:00 p.m. |
Texas Tech | W 65-48 | 17-7 (5-6) |
Ferrell Center (7009) Waco, Texas | |||||||
| 2010/02/20 7:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma State | W 80-69 | 18-7 (6-6) |
Ferrell Center (8282) Waco, Texas | |||||||
| 2010/02/22 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Texas A&M | W 65-63 | 19-7 (7-6) |
Reed Arena (7233) College Station, Texas | |||||||
| 2010/02/28 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Kansas | W 70-47 | 20-7 (8-6) |
Ferrell Center (8575) Waco, Texas | |||||||
| 2010/03/03 7:00 p.m. |
at Texas Tech | W 69-60 | 21-7 (9-6) |
United Spirit Arena (7602) Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
| 2010/03/07 2:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net |
Texas | L 54-70 | 21-8 (9-7) |
Ferrell Center (9758) Waco, Texas | |||||||
| Big 12 Tournament | |||||||||||
| 2010/03/11 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net |
Colorado | W 72-65 | 22-8 (9-7) |
Municipal Auditorium (4663) Kansas City Missouri | |||||||
| 2010/03/12 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net |
Oklahoma | W 59-54 | 22-9 (9-7) |
Municipal Auditorium (4239) Kansas City Missouri | |||||||
| 2010 NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 2010/03/20 9:50 p.m., ESPN2 |
Fresno State | W 69-55 | 23-9 (9-7) |
Haas Pavilion (2,572) Berkeley, California | |||||||
| 2010/03/22 9:05 p.m., ESPN2 |
Georgetown | W 49-33 | 24-9 (9-7) |
Haas Pavilion (1497) Berkeley, California | |||||||
| 2010/03/27 11:04 p.m., ESPN2 |
Tennessee | W 77-62 | 25-9 (9-7) |
FedEx Forum (6577) Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
| 2010/03/29 6:04 p.m., ESPN2 |
Duke | W 51-48 | 26-9 (9-7) |
FedEx Forum (3263) Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
| 2010/04/04 8:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 1 Connecticut | W 70-50 | 26-10 (9-7) |
Alamodome (25,817) San Antonio, Texas | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Player stats
| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
| Brittney Griner | 35 | 1174 | 232 | 0 | 180 | 297 | 35 | 223 | 18 | 644 |
Postseason
NCAA Basketball Tournament
The Lady Bears advanced to the Women's Final Four by defeating Duke 51-48. In that game, Griner set a new NCAA Woman's tournament record by getting her 31st block, breaking the old record set by Alison Bales of Duke in 2006. She currently has 35 blocks.[9]
Awards and honors
- Lindsay Palmer, Elite 88 award[10]
- Brittney Griner, Associated Press Second Team All-American[11]
- Brittney Griner, National Freshman of the Year[12]
- Brittney Griner, Memphis Regional's Most Outstanding Player
- Brittney Griner, WBCA/State Farm All-Region 5 team
- Brittney Griner, Big 12 Conference's Freshman of the Year
- Brittney Griner, Co-Defensive Player of the Year
- Brittney Griner, All-Big 12 first team
- Brittney Griner, All-Big 12 All-Defensive team
- Brittney Griner, All-Big 12 All-Freshman team.
Team players drafted into the WNBA
| Round | Pick | Player | WNBA Club |
References
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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