2009–10 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season

August 2023 December 2022 2009–10 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season #193980 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Basketball BigTen.png 125px December 2009through March, 2010 11 Big Ten Network, ESPN Regular Season TBD Champion TBD Runners-Up TBD Big Ten Women's Basketball Player of the Year TBD Tournament 2010 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament Ohio State Iowa TBD Most Valuable Player Basketball 08–09 10–11 The 2009–10 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive basketball among Big Ten Conference members. Offseason On 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. The nominees are 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. The list of Big Ten athletes are as follows: Jantel Lavender, Ohio State https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State University Athletics Ohio State Buckeyes August 30, 2024 September 21, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190921001507/https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ live Samantha Prahalis, Ohio State Jenna Smith, Illinoishttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/073009aab.html Jenna Smith Named to Wade Trophy Watch List - FIGHTINGILLINI.COM // THE OFFICIAL HOME OF UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ATHLETICS 2009-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110609135201/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/073009aab.html 2011-06-09 dead Season outlook July 2010 Preseason October 29: Ohio State junior Jantel Lavender was selected as the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year by the conference coaches and a panel of media members.http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/102909aaa.html Ohio State's Lavender Named Preseason Player Of The Year; Buckeyes Selected To Finish First - BIG TEN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2009-11-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20091105031842/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/102909aaa.html 2009-11-05 dead Preseason polls Coaches Polls 1. Ohio State 2. Michigan State 3. Minnesota 4. Purdue 5. Iowa 6. Illinois 7. Penn State 8. Northwestern 9. Indiana 10. Wisconsin 11. Michigan Preseason All-Big Ten Coaches Team JENNA SMITH, Sr., F, ILL Allyssa DeHaan, Sr., C, MSU JANTEL LAVENDER, Jr., C, OSU Samantha Prahalis, So., G, OSU Tyra Grant, Sr., F, PSU Preseason All-Big Ten Media Team Jenna Smith, Sr., F, ILL Allyssa DeHaan, Sr., C, MSU JANTEL LAVENDER, Jr., C, OSU Samantha Prahalis, So., G, OSU Tyra Grant, Sr., F, PSU Regular season November Nov. 11: The Big Ten and Big 12 Conferences announced the formation of an annual inter-conference challenge for women's basketball. The challenge will span at least two years and will begin in the fall of 2010. The series will feature a home-and-home format over the initial two-year agreement, and each of the Big 12's teams will play in each Challenge, while one Big Ten team, Wisconsin, will play two Challenge games each year.http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/111109aaa.html Big Ten and Big 12 Announce Formation of Annual Women's Basketball Challenge - BIG TEN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2009-11-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20091118164450/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/111109aaa.html 2009-11-18 dead 2009 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Schedule Date Visiting Team Home Team Score Leading Scorer Attendance Dec. 2/09 Georgia Tech Penn State G Tech 64-60http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120209aaa.html Lady Lions' Comeback Falls Short Against No. 23 Georgia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge - PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2009-12-03 2009-12-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20091207010441/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120209aaa.html dead Tyra Grant, PSU (20) TBD Dec. 2/09 Illinois Wake Forest Illinois, 65-50http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120209aaa.html Comeback Kids Win Seventh Straight - FIGHTINGILLINI.COM // THE OFFICIAL HOME OF UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ATHLETICS 2009-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110609140620/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120209aaa.html 2011-06-09 dead Jenna Smith, Illinois (27) TBD Dec. 2/09 Boston College Iowa BC, 72-67http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120209aaa.html Boston College Escapes with 72-67 Win - IOWA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2009-12-03 2009-12-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20091207024905/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120209aaa.html dead Kamilee Wahlin, Iowa (23)TBD Dec. 3/09 Michigan Virginia Tech Mich, 71-51 Veronica Hicks, Michigan (19) University of Michigan Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/bkw-boxscore-120309.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091213042234/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/bkw-boxscore-120309.html 2009-12-13 www.mgoblue.comTBD Dec. 3/09 Clemson Northwestern CLEM, 69-68 Kirstyn Wright, Clemson (22)TBD Dec. 3/09 Minnesota Maryland MD, 66-45 Kim Rodgers, Maryland (14) Maryland Athletics - University of Maryland Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball http://www.umterps.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/wb120309.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120401083002/http://www.umterps.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/wb120309.html 2012-04-01 www.umterps.comTBD Dec. 3/09 North Carolina Michigan State MSU, 72-66 Italee Lucas, North Carolina (29) University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball http://www.tarheelblue.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/msuunc.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120329130531/http://www.tarheelblue.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/msuunc.html 2012-03-29 www.tarheelblue.comTBD Dec. 3/09 Ohio State Duke Duke, 83-67 Jasmine Thomas, Duke (29)TBD Dec. 3/09 Purdue Virginia VA, 56-49 Brittany Rayburn, Purdue (19)http://www.virginiasports.com/fls/17800/stats/wbasketball/2009/va1203.htm Purdue vs Virginia (12/03/09 at Charlottesville, Va. (JPJA)) 2009-12-07 2012-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120312093728/http://www.virginiasports.com/fls/17800/stats/wbasketball/2009/va1203.htm dead TBD Dec. 3/09 Florida State Indiana FSU, 82-74 Jori Davis, Indiana (23)http://www.seminoles.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/iuwgam07.html Florida State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball 2009-12-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727034317/http://www.seminoles.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/iuwgam07.html 2011-07-27 dead TBD Dec. 3/09 Wisconsin NC State Wisc, 53-48 Taylor Wurtz, Wisconsin (13)http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120309aaa.html Badgers down N.C. State 53-48 - UWBadgers.com - the Official Web Site of the Wisconsin Badgers 2009-12-07 2009-12-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20091208000917/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120309aaa.html dead TBD Rankings The rankings are based on the ESPN/USA Today poll. AP Poll Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Final^ Illinois NR Indiana NR Iowa Michigan Michigan State 10 25 22 20 Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State 3https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings?seasonYear=2010&weekNumber=1&seasonType=2 2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings 3 3 7 Purdue 23 Wisconsin ^Final Poll = ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll In season honors Players of the week Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named a player of the week each Monday. Week Player of the week 11/16/09 11/23/09 11/30/09 12/7/09 12/14/09 12/21/09 12/28/08 1/4/10 1/11/10 1/18/10 1/25/10 2/1/10 2/8/10 2/15/10 2/22/10 3/1/10 3/8/10 Midseason watch lists Conference honors Honor Coaches Media Player of the Year Coach of the Year Freshman of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Sixth Woman of the Year All Big Ten First Team All Big Ten Second Team All Big Ten Third Team — — — All-Freshman Team All Defensive Team National awards and honors July 2010 Statistical leaders 18em start ScoringNameSchoolPPG 18em break ReboundingNameSchoolRPG 18em break AssistsNameSchoolAPG 18em break StealsNameSchoolSPG end Postseason NCAA Tournament 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament # of BidsRecordWin %R32S16E8F4CG 0–0 National Invitation Tournament 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament # of BidsRecordWin %R2R3SFCG 0–0 See also 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season References