2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

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2009–10
Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Maggie Dixon Classic champions
Las Vegas Hoops Classic champions
World Vision Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
Record27–10 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Seasons
2009–10 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
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]


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.

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

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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 
State Farm
Tip-Off Classic
L 65-74  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
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
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
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 L 65-78  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  15-4 (2-3)
Ferrell Center (8702)
Waco, Texas
2010/01/31
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Texas L 50-61  15-5 (2-4)
Frank Erwin Center (9123)
Austin, Texas
2010/02/03
7:00 p.m.
at Kansas State W 65-47  16-5 (3-4)
Bramlage Coliseum (3893)
Manhattan, Kansas
2010/02/06
7:30 p.m.
Colorado W 76-42  17-5 (4-4)
Ferrell Center (7350)
Waco, Texas
2010/02/10
7:00 p.m.
at Oklahoma L 60-62  17-6 (4-5)
Lloyd Noble Center (8493)
Norman, Oklahoma
2010/02/13
11:00 a.m., Fox Sports Net
at Iowa State L 45-69  17-7 (4-6)
Hilton Coliseum (11210)
Ames, Iowa
2010/02/17
7:00 p.m.
Texas Tech W 65-48  18-7 (5-6)
Ferrell Center (7009)
Waco, Texas
2010/02/20
7:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State W 80-69  19-7 (6-6)
Ferrell Center (8282)
Waco, Texas
2010/02/22
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Texas A&M W 65-63  20-7 (7-6)
Reed Arena (7233)
College Station, Texas
2010/02/28
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
Kansas W 70-47  21-7 (8-6)
Ferrell Center (8575)
Waco, Texas
2010/03/03
7:00 p.m.
at Texas Tech W 69-60  22-7 (9-6)
United Spirit Arena (7602)
Lubbock
, Texas
2010/03/07
2:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net
Texas L 54-70  22-8 (9-7)
Ferrell Center (9758)
Waco, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
2010/03/11
7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net
Colorado W 72-65  23-8 (9-7)
Municipal Auditorium (4663)
Kansas City Missouri
2010/03/12
7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net
Oklahoma L 54-59  23-9 (9-7)
Municipal Auditorium (4239)
Kansas City Missouri
2010 NCAA tournament
2010/03/20
9:50 p.m., ESPN2
Fresno State W 69-55  24-9 (9-7)
Haas Pavilion (2,572)
Berkeley, California
2010/03/22
9:05 p.m., ESPN2
Georgetown W 49-33  25-9 (9-7)
Haas Pavilion (1497)
Berkeley, California
2010/03/27
11:04 p.m., ESPN2
Tennessee W 77-62  26-9 (9-7)
FedEx Forum (6577)
Memphis, Tennessee
2010/03/29
6:04 p.m., ESPN2
Duke W 51-48  27-9 (9-7)
FedEx Forum (3263)
Memphis, Tennessee
2010/04/04
8:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 Connecticut L 50-70  27-10 (9-7)
Alamodome (25,817)
San Antonio, Texas
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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

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Future Lady Bears to Play in Prep All-America Game - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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  4. ^ "Jessica Morrow Selected in WNBA Draft - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  5. ^ "Brooklyn Pope to Transfer to Baylor - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  6. ^ "Zachariason Added to Academic All-Big 12 List - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  7. ^ "Baylor University Bears - Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Griner's 31st block sets NCAA tourney record". March 30, 2010.
  10. ^ "WBB's Palmer Wins National Award - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  11. ^ "Brittney Griner Named APAll-American - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  12. ^ "Griner - NationalFreshman of the Year - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2010.