2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
Rainbow Wahine Classic champions
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	4-1 (0-0 Pac-10)
Head coach	Charli Turner Thorne;
Assistant coaches	Joseph Anders; Meg Sanders; Laura Hughes;
Home arena	Wells Fargo Arena
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Stanford †	18	–	0	1.000	36	–	2	.947
No. 23 UCLA	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
USC	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
California	11	–	7	.611	24	–	13	.649
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
Oregon	7	–	11	.389	18	–	16	.529
Washington	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Arizona	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Washington State	3	–	15	.167	8	–	22	.267
Oregon State	2	–	16	.111	11	–	20	.355

† 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of April 6, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils were coached by Charli Turner Thorne. The Sun Devils were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Offseason

April 17, 2009: Sabrina McKinney and Tenaya Watson have signed national letters of intent to study and play basketball at Arizona State. Both will join the Sun Devils for the 2009-10 season.

McKinney will be coming to ASU from Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas She was a two-time District 4-5A Defensive Player of the Year. A four-year starter, McKinney led her team in both assists and steals three straight seasons.^[1] Watson A 5-9 guard from Long Beach, California. She previously played at Central Arizona College where she played a major role in leading her team to a perfect 35-0 season and the NJCAA championship. She put up All-American numbers as she averaged 13.8 points, 5.4 assists (13th in the nation) and 3.9 steals (fourth in the nation) per game. She was named the MVP of the NJCAA Tournament after averaging 16.8 points in the Vaqueras' four tournament games.^[1]

April 30: Head coach Charli Turner Thorne will serve as head coach of the 2009 USA Basketball Women's World University Games Team. Suzy Merchant of Michigan State University and Julie Rousseau of Pepperdine University will serve as assistant coaches.^[2]

Preseason

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Record
Nov. 5	Tempe, AZ	Vanguard	97-64	1-0

Regular season

The Sun Devils participated in the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Hawaii from November 27–28. On December 4, the club will host the ASU Classic. Before the end of December, the Sun Devils will participate in the Desert Sun Classic in Las Vegas.

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class
42	BennettKali Bennett	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Center	5Junior
25	BrandonKimberly Brandon	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Guard/Forward	3Sophomore
24	DavisJazlyn Davis	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Guard	7Senior
12	EarlAlex Earl	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Guard	3Sophomore
30	FageGabby Fage	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	Guard	7Senior
22	FulcherJanae Fulcher	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Forward	3Sophomore
21	MurphyKayli Murphy	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Forward/Center	7Senior
13	OrsilloDanielle Orsillo	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Guard	5Junior
4	ParsonsHaley Parsons	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Guard	3Sophomore
1	SimonDymond Simon	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Guard	7Senior
32	TobinBecca Tobin	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Forward	5Junior

Schedule

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Record
Nov. 15	Tempe, AZ	South Dakota State	73-64	1-0
Nov. 19	New Haven, CT	Yale	82-46	2-0
Nov. 21	Cincinnati	Xavier	46-59	2-1
Nov. 27	Honolulu	Hawaii	65-53	3-1
Nov. 28	Honolulu	ETSU	80-67	4-1
Dec. 4	Tempe, AZ	Idaho State
Dec. 5	Tempe, AZ	Pepperdine or Utah State
Dec. 9	Tempe, AZ	North Dakota
Dec. 19	Las Vegas	Texas A&M
Dec. 20	Las Vegas	Baylor
Dec. 28	Tempe, AZ	Furman
Jan. 1	Tempe, AZ	USC
Jan. 3	Tempe, AZ	UCLA
Jan. 7	Seattle, WA	Washington
Jan. 9	Pullman, WA	Washington State
Jan. 14	Tempe, AZ	Oregon
Jan. 16	Tempe, AZ	Oregon State

Player stats

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

Postseason

Pac-10 Basketball tournament

See 2010 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball tournament

NCAA Basketball tournament

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	WNBA Club

References

^ ^a ^b "ASU Women's Basketball Signs Two Players - ARIZONA STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
^ "Charli Turner Thorne to Coach 2009 USA Basketball Women's World University Games Team - Arizona State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2009.

External links

Official Site

[thesundevils.cstv.com-1] "ASU Women's Basketball Signs Two Players - ARIZONA STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2009.

[2] "Charli Turner Thorne to Coach 2009 USA Basketball Women's World University Games Team - Arizona State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2009.

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