2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears Baylor_University_Athletics_(logo).svg 100 Big 12 Conference Big 12 4 27–10 9–7 Kim Mulkey Bill Brock Leon Barmore Damion McKinney Maggie Dixon Classic championsLas Vegas Hoops Classic championsWorld Vision Classic champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team were coached by Kim Mulkey. The Bears were 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.http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040209aaa.html Future Lady Bears to Play in Prep All-America Game - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com 2009-05-22 2011-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707215046/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040209aaa.html dead 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.http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040709aab.html Future Lady Bears Shine in All-Star Game - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com 2009-05-22 2011-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707215029/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040709aab.html dead 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.http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040909aab.html Jessica Morrow Selected in WNBA Draft - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com 2009-05-22 2011-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707215025/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040909aab.html dead 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.http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/041409aaa.html Brooklyn Pope to Transfer to Baylor - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com 2009-05-22 2011-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707215018/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/041409aaa.html dead 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.http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042909aaa.html Zachariason Added to Academic All-Big 12 List - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com 2009-05-22 2011-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707215013/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042909aaa.html dead 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 Seniorhttp://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/bay-w-baskbl-mtt.html Baylor University Bears - Official Athletic Site 2009-07-30 2008-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20081122150906/http://baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/bay-w-baskbl-mtt.html dead 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 involved Baylor and Boston College on December 13. Baylor would make its first appearance at MSG.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/womens-basketball/news?slug=ap-maggiedixonclassic&prov=ap&type=lgns Summitt, Stringer set for Maggie Dixon Classic - College Women's Basketball 2009-07-30 2009-12-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20091214071319/http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/womens-basketball/news?slug=ap-maggiedixonclassic&prov=ap&type=lgns dead From December 19 to December 20, the Bears will participate in the Las Vegas Hoops Classic. yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 2009/11/15 4:02 p.m. 65-74 yes yes 7 8 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee State Farm Tip-Off Classic ESPN2 12,824 0-1 (0-0) 2009/11/17 7:00 p.m. 100-55 yes 7 Tennessee Tech Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 6,266 1-1 (0-0) 2009/11/22 4:06 p.m. 69-49 yes yes 8 17 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California Fox Sports Net 2,361 2-1 (0-0) 2009/11/24 7:00 p.m. 104-45 yes 8 Jacksonville State Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 6,127 3-1 (0-0) 2009/11/27 7:00 p.m. 82-37 yes 8 Idaho Ferrell Center Waco, Texas World Vision Classic 6,451 4-1 (0-0) 2009/11/28 12:00 p.m. 89-42 yes 8 Louisiana-Lafayette Ferrell Center Waco, Texas World Vision Classic 6,177 5-1 (0-0) 2009/11/29 2:30 p.m. 87-65 yes 8 Lamar Ferrell Center Waco, Texas World Vision Classic 6,006 6-1 (0-0) 2009/12/05 5:05 p.m. 77-67 yes 8 Louisiana Tech Ferrell Center Waco, Texas FSSouthwest 6,582 7-1 (0-0) 2009/12/13 12:00 p.m. 68-55 yes yes 6 Boston College Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Maggie Dixon Classic ESPNU 7,190 8-1 (0-0) 2009/12/16 7:00 p.m. 101-76 yes 6 Oral Roberts Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 6,282 9-1 (0-0) 2009/12/19 10:45 p.m. 70-49 yes yes 6 Gonzaga South Point Arena Las Vegas, Nevada Holiday Hoops Classic 516 10-1 (0-0) 2009/12/20 8:30 p.m. 70-66 yes yes 6 14 Arizona State South Point Arena Las Vegas, Nevada Holiday Hoops Classic 722 11-1 (0-0) 2009/12/30 7:00 p.m. 100-46 yes 5 Texas–Pan American Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 6,713 12-1 (0-0) 2010/01/02 7:00 p.m. 99-18 yes 5 Texas State Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 6,669 13-1 (0-0) 2010/01/09 2:30 p.m. yes 65-78 5 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma CSN 3717 13-2 (0-1) 2010/01/13 7:00 p.m. 57-47 9 Oklahoma Ferrell Center Waco, Texas ESPN Fullcourt 7718 14-2 (1-1) 2010/01/17 2:30 p.m. 56-65 Nebraska Ferrell Center Waco, Texas Fox Sports Net 7883 14-3 (1-2) 2010/01/23 1:00 p.m. yes 62-70 Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, Missouri 2521 14-4 (1-3) 2010/01/27 7:00 p.m. 61-53 Texas A&M Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 8702 15-4 (2-3) 2010/01/31 4:00 p.m. yes 50-61 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas ESPN2 9123 15-5 (2-4) 2010/02/03 7:00 p.m. yes 65-47 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 3893 16-5 (3-4) 2010/02/06 7:30 p.m. 76-42 Colorado Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 7350 17-5 (4-4) 2010/02/10 7:00 p.m. yes 60-62 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 8493 17-6 (4-5) 2010/02/13 11:00 a.m. yes 45-69 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Fox Sports Net 11210 17-7 (4-6) 2010/02/17 7:00 p.m. 65-48 Texas Tech Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 7009 18-7 (5-6) 2010/02/20 7:00 p.m. 80-69 Oklahoma State Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 8282 19-7 (6-6) 2010/02/22 8:00 p.m. yes 65-63 Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, Texas ESPN2 7233 20-7 (7-6) 2010/02/28 4:00 p.m. 70-47 Kansas Ferrell Center Waco, Texas ESPN2 8575 21-7 (8-6) 2010/03/03 7:00 p.m. yes 69-60 Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas 7602 22-7 (9-6) 2010/03/07 2:30 p.m. 54-70 Texas Ferrell Center Waco, Texas Fox Sports Net 9758 22-8 (9-7) |- !colspan=9| Big 12 Tournament 2010/03/11 7:30 p.m. 72-65 Colorado Municipal Auditorium Kansas City Missouri Fox Sports Net 4663 23-8 (9-7) 2010/03/12 7:30 p.m. 54-59 Oklahoma Municipal Auditorium Kansas City Missouri Fox Sports Net 4239 23-9 (9-7) |- !colspan=9| 2010 NCAA tournament 2010/03/20 9:50 p.m. 69-55 Fresno State Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California ESPN2 2,572 24-9 (9-7) 2010/03/22 9:05 p.m. 49-33 Georgetown Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California ESPN2 1497 25-9 (9-7) 2010/03/27 11:04 p.m. 77-62 Tennessee FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee ESPN2 6577 26-9 (9-7) 2010/03/29 6:04 p.m. 51-48 Duke FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee ESPN2 3263 27-9 (9-7) 2010/04/04 8:30 p.m. 50-70 1 Connecticut Alamodome San Antonio, Texas ESPN 25,817 27-10 (9-7) yes AP Poll Central Time Player stats Player Games played Minutes Field goals Three pointers Free throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals PointsBrittney Griner 35 1174 232 0 180 297 35 223 18644 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.https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/tournament/2010/news/story?id=5039306 Griner's 31st block sets NCAA tourney record 30 March 2010 Awards and honors Lindsay Palmer, Elite 88 awardhttp://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040510aaa.html WBB's Palmer Wins National Award - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com 2010-04-24 2011-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007074422/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040510aaa.html dead Brittney Griner, Associated Press Second Team All-Americanhttp://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033010aab.html Brittney Griner Named APAll-American - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com 2010-04-24 2011-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007074445/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033010aab.html dead Brittney Griner, National Freshman of the Yearhttp://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033110aah.html Griner - NationalFreshman of the Year - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com 2010-04-24 2011-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007074456/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033110aah.html dead 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 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season References Baylor Lady Bears Category:Baylor Bears women's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Baylor Baylor Lady Bears basketball Baylor Lady Bears basketball