2009–10 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationDecember 2009
through March, 2010
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network, ESPN
Regular Season
ChampionTBD
Runners-UpTBD
Season MVPTBD
Top scorerTBD
Tournament
ChampionsOhio State
  Runners-upIowa
Finals MVPTBD
2009–10 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Ohio State†15–3 .83331–5  .861
No. 24 Michigan State12–6 .66723–10  .697
Wisconsin10–8 .55621–11  .656
Iowa10–8 .55620–14  .588
Purdue9–9 .50015–17  .469
Michigan8–10 .44420–13  .606
Penn State8–10 .44417–14  .548
Illinois7–11 .38919–14  .576
Northwestern7–11 .38918–15  .545
Indiana7–11 .38914–16  .467
Minnesota6–12 .33313–17  .433
† 2010 Big Ten tournament winner
As of 3-27-2010
Rankings from AP Poll

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 [1]
  • Samantha Prahalis, Ohio State [1]
  • Jenna Smith, Illinois[2]

Season outlook

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.[3]

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

[3]

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.[4]

2009 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Schedule

DateVisiting TeamHome TeamScoreLeading ScorerAttendance
Dec. 2/09Georgia TechPenn StateG Tech 64-60[5]Tyra Grant, PSU (20)TBD
Dec. 2/09IllinoisWake ForestIllinois, 65-50[6]Jenna Smith, Illinois (27)TBD
Dec. 2/09Boston CollegeIowaBC, 72-67[7]Kamilee Wahlin, Iowa (23)TBD
Dec. 3/09MichiganVirginia TechMich, 71-51Veronica Hicks, Michigan (19)[8]TBD
Dec. 3/09ClemsonNorthwesternCLEM, 69-68Kirstyn Wright, Clemson (22)TBD
Dec. 3/09MinnesotaMarylandMD, 66-45Kim Rodgers, Maryland (14)[9]TBD
Dec. 3/09North CarolinaMichigan StateMSU, 72-66Italee Lucas, North Carolina (29)[10]TBD
Dec. 3/09Ohio StateDukeDuke, 83-67Jasmine Thomas, Duke (29)TBD
Dec. 3/09PurdueVirginiaVA, 56-49Brittany Rayburn, Purdue (19)[11]TBD
Dec. 3/09Florida StateIndianaFSU, 82-74Jori Davis, Indiana (23)[12]TBD
Dec. 3/09WisconsinNC StateWisc, 53-48Taylor Wurtz, Wisconsin (13)[13]TBD

Rankings

The rankings are based on the ESPN/USA Today poll.

AP PollPreWk
1		Wk
2		Wk
3		Wk
4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
7		Wk
8		Wk
9		Wk
10		Wk
11		Wk
12		Wk
13		Wk
14		Wk
15		Wk
16		Wk
17		Wk
18		Final^
Illinois NR
Indiana NR
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State 10 25 22 20
Minnesota
Northwestern
Ohio State 3[14] 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
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All-Freshman Team
All Defensive Team

National awards and honors

Statistical leaders

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

# of Bids Record Win % R32 S16 E8 F4 CG
0–0

National Invitation Tournament

# of Bids Record Win % R2 R3 SF CG
0–0

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State University Athletics". Ohio State Buckeyes.
  2. ↑ "Jenna Smith Named to Wade Trophy Watch List - FIGHTINGILLINI.COM // THE OFFICIAL HOME OF UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ATHLETICS". Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Ohio State's Lavender Named Preseason Player Of The Year; Buckeyes Selected To Finish First - BIG TEN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Big Ten and Big 12 Announce Formation of Annual Women's Basketball Challenge - BIG TEN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on November 18, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Lady Lions' Comeback Falls Short Against No. 23 Georgia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge - PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Comeback Kids Win Seventh Straight - FIGHTINGILLINI.COM // THE OFFICIAL HOME OF UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ATHLETICS". Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Boston College Escapes with 72-67 Win - IOWA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  8. ↑ http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/bkw-boxscore-120309.html
  9. ↑ http://www.umterps.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/wb120309.html
  10. ↑ http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/msuunc.html
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ "Florida State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Badgers down N.C. State 53-48 - UWBadgers.com - the Official Web Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  14. ↑ "2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings".
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