2009–10_Baylor_Lady_Bears_basketball_team

2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

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.

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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

DateLocationOpponentBears PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 3Waco, TexasSt. Edwards97431-0
Nov. 7Waco, TexasIncarnate Word81522-0

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

NumberNameHeightPositionClass
1Kimetria Hayden5-11GuardFreshman
2Cherrish Wallace5-6GuardSophomore
3Jordan Madden6-0GuardFreshman
4Whitney Zachariason6-2ForwardJunior
5Melissa Jones5-10GuardJunior
15Shanay Washington6-1GuardFreshman
20Terran Condrey5-7GuardSophomore
21Kelli Griffin5-8GuardJunior
24Ashley Field6-2CenterSophomore
25Lindsay Palmer5-10GuardSophomore
32Brooklyn Pope6-1Forward/GuardRedshirt Sophomore
42Brittney Griner6-8CenterFreshman
44Mariah Chandler6-2ForwardFreshman
55Morghan Medlock6-1ForwardSenior

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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.
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Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints
Brittney Griner35117423201802973522318644

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

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See also

References

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    "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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    "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.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    "Baylor University Bears - Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    "Griner's 31st block sets NCAA tourney record". March 30, 2010.
  10. [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.
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    "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. [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.
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