2009–10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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2009-10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
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State Farm Classic champions
ESPN Classic champions
SEC regular-season and tournament champion
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #8
AP #3
2009-10 record 32–3 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach Pat Summitt (36th year)
Assistant coach Holly Warlick
Assistant coach Dean Lockwood
Assistant coach Daedra Charles-Furlow
Home arena Thompson-Boling Arena
Seasons
« 2008-09 2010-11 »
2009–10 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Tennessee 15 1   .938     32 3   .914
#19 Kentucky 11 5   .688     28 8   .778
Mississippi State 9 7   .563     21 13   .618
#21 LSU 9 7   .563     21 10   .677
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563     23 11   .676
#23 Georgia 9 7   .563     25 9   .735
Florida 7 9   .438     15 17   .469
South Carolina 7 9   .438     14 15   .483
Ole Miss 7 9   .438     17 15   .531
Auburn 5 11   .313     15 16   .484
Alabama 4 12   .250     12 18   .400
Arkansas 4 12   .250     12 18   .400
2010 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2009–10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Lady Volunteers, coached since 1974 by Pat Summitt, play their home games at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Lady Vols, regular-season and tournament champions of the Southeastern Conference, were a #1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, losing in the semifinals of the Memphis Regional to Baylor.

Offseason

  • April 3:Lady Vol basketball redshirt freshman center Kelley Cain had undergone successful knee surgery at UT Hospital.[1]
  • May 3: To celebrate Pat Summitt's 1,000th basketball victory, the University of Tennessee Athletic Department hosted "Pat Summitt's Day of 1,000 Stories" at the Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville.[2]
  • May 7: Tennessee Lady Vol basketball signee Taber Spani, a 6-1 guard from Lee's Summit, Mo., received an invitation to participate in the USA U19 National Team trials.[3]
  • July 7: Pat Summitt and C. Vivian Stringer will oppose each other in the fourth annual Maggie Dixon Classic. The women’s doubleheader will be played Dec. 13 at Madison Square Garden. The two Hall of Fame coaches teams will meet in regular season play for the seventh straight year. Baylor and freshman star Brittney Griner will face Boston College in the other contest. The two teams played once before at Madison Square Garden. Tennessee won 68-54 in 1999. Baylor will be making its first appearance at MSG.[4]
  • August 21: The 2009-10 preseason candidates list for the Women’s Wooden Award was released and the list named 31 student athletes. Angie Bjorklund from Tennessee was one of the candidates.[5]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
November 5*
7:00 pm
Carson-Newman (Exhibition) W 124–34 
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,363)
Knoxville, TN
November 7*
7:00 pm
Delta State (Exhibition) W 79–46 
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,619)
Knoxville, TN
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 15*
11:00 am, ESPN2
#6 #8 Baylor
State Farm Tip-Off Classic
W 74–65  1–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,824)
Knoxville, TN
November 17*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
#6 vs. Texas Tech
ESPN Classic
W 91–53  2–0
AT&T Center (4,586)
San Antonio, TX
November 17*
4:00 pm
#6 at #12 Virginia W 77–63  3–0
John Paul Jones Arena (11,895)
Charlottesville, VA
November 25*
8:00 pm
#6 at Middle Tennessee W 69–52  4–0
Murphy Center (11,802)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 28*
3:00 pm, SportSouth
#6 UCLA W 61–47  5–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,176)
Knoxville, TN
December 1*
7:00 pm, SportSouth
#6 George Washington W 93–53  6–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,840)
Knoxville, TN
December 6*
7:02 pm, ESPN2
#6 #17 Texas W 78–58  7–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,434)
Knoxville, TN
December 13*
3:30 pm, ESPNU
#4 vs. Rutgers
Maggie Dixon Classic
W 68–54  8–0
Madison Square Garden (7,190)
New York, NY
December 16*
7:00 pm, SportSouth
#3 Louisville W 86–56  9–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,084)
Knoxville, TN
December 19*
2:30 pm, FSN
#3 at #2 Stanford L 67–52  9–1
Maples Pavilion (6,809)
Stanford, CA
December 22*
10:00 pm
#4 at San Francisco W 89–34  10–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,255)
San Francisco, CA
December 30*
7:00 pm, SportSouth
#4 Old Dominion W 102–62  11–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,503)
Knoxville, TN
January 3*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
#4 #14 Oklahoma W 96–75  12–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,332)
Knoxville, TN
SEC Regular Season
January 7
7:00 pm, FSN/SportSouth
#4 South Carolina W 79–62  13–1 (1–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (1,462)
Knoxville, TN
January 10
2:00 pm, SEC Network
#4 at Mississippi State W 75–48  14–1 (2–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,787)
Starkville, MS
January 14
7:00 pm, CSS
#4 at Florida W 66–64  15–1 (3–0)
O'Connell Center (4,103)
Gainesville, FL
January 17
6:06 pm, ESPNU
#4 Vanderbilt W 64–57  16–1 (4–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (16,645)
Knoxville, TN
January 21
7:00 pm, FSN
#3 at #8 Georgia L 53–50  16–2 (4–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (7,728)
Athens, GA
January 24
6:00 pm, ESPNU
#3 at #18 LSU W 55–43  17–2 (5–1)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,784)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 28
7:00 pm, CSS
#5 Auburn W 85–56  18–2 (6–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,353)
Knoxville, TN
January 31
2:00 pm, SEC Network
#5 at South Carolina W 60–55  19–2 (7–1)
Colonial Life Arena (7,123)
Columbia, SC
February 4
7:00 pm, FSN
#5 Arkansas W 74–57  20–2 (8–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,817)
Knoxville, TN
February 8
9:00 pm
#5 at Vanderbilt W 69–60  21–2 (9–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (6,005)
Nashville, TN
February 11
9:00 pm, CSS
#5 at Mississippi W 61–58  22–2 (10–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum (2,356)
Oxford, MS
February 14
2:04 pm, SEC Network
#5 Florida W 83–44  23–2 (11–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (16,451)
Knoxville, TN
February 18
9:00 pm, CSS
#5 at Alabama W 74–67  24–2 (12–1)
Coleman Coliseum (3,900)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22
7:02 pm, ESPN2
#4 #20 LSU W 70–61  25–2 (13–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,851)
Knoxville, TN
February 25
7:00 pm, FSN
#4 #16 Kentucky W 81–65  26–2 (14–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,100)
Knoxville, TN
February 28
6:00 pm, ESPNU
#4 Mississippi
Senior Day
W 75–63  27–2 (15–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,289)
Knoxville, TN
2010 SEC Tournament
March 5
12 noon, FSN
#4 vs. Mississippi
2010 SEC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 76–51  28–2
Arena at Gwinnett Center (5,012)
Duluth, GA
March 6
3:30 pm, ESPNU
#4 vs. Vanderbilt
2010 SEC Tournament Semifinal
W 68–49  29–2
Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,148)
Duluth, GA
March 7
6:30 pm, ESPN2
#4 vs. #19 Kentucky
2010 SEC Tournament Final
W 70–62  30–2
Arena at Gwinnett Center (5,854)
Duluth, GA
2010 NCAA Tournament
March 20
12:16 pm, ESPN2
#3 (1) vs. #(16) Austin Peay
2010 NCAA Tournament, First Round
W 75–42  31–2
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,922)
Knoxville, TN
March 22
7:06 pm, ESPN2
#3 (1) vs. #(8) Dayton
2010 NCAA Tournament, Second Round
W 92–64  32–2
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,022)
Knoxville, TN
March 28
12:04 pm, ESPN2
#3 (1) vs. #14 (4) Baylor
2010 NCAA Tournament, Memphis Regional Semifinals
L 77–62  32–3
FedExForum (TBC)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Regular season

The Volunteers participated in the State Farm Tip Off Classic, which was held on November 15. Two days later, the Volunteers participated in the ESPN Classic.

Roster

Number Name Height Position Class

SEC Tournament

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Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

Postseason

NCAA Basketball Tournament

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club

See also

References