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2009–10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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2009–10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
SEC tournament champions
SEC regular season champions
State Farm Classic champions
ESPN Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 3
Record32–3 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson-Boling Arena
Seasons
2009–10 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Tennessee 15 1   .938 32 3   .914
No. 19 Kentucky 11 5   .688 28 8   .778
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
No. 21 LSU 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
No. 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, played 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

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  • 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

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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
No. 6 No. 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
No. 6 vs. Texas Tech
ESPN Classic
W 91–53  2–0
AT&T Center (4,586)
San Antonio, TX
November 17*
4:00 pm
No. 6 at No. 12 Virginia W 77–63  3–0
John Paul Jones Arena (11,895)
Charlottesville, VA
November 25*
8:00 pm
No. 6 at Middle Tennessee W 69–52  4–0
Murphy Center (11,802)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 28*
3:00 pm, SportSouth
No. 6 UCLA W 61–47  5–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,176)
Knoxville, TN
December 1*
7:00 pm, SportSouth
No. 6 George Washington W 93–53  6–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,840)
Knoxville, TN
December 6*
7:02 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 No. 17 Texas W 78–58  7–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,434)
Knoxville, TN
December 13*
3:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 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
No. 3 Louisville W 86–56  9–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,084)
Knoxville, TN
December 19*
2:30 pm, FSN
No. 3 at No. 2 Stanford
Rivalry
L 52-67  9–1
Maples Pavilion (6,809)
Stanford, CA
December 22*
10:00 pm
No. 4 at San Francisco W 89–34  10–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,255)
San Francisco, CA
December 30*
7:00 pm, SportSouth
No. 4 Old Dominion W 102–62  11–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,503)
Knoxville, TN
January 3*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 No. 14 Oklahoma W 96–75  12–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,332)
Knoxville, TN
SEC regular season
January 7
7:00 pm, FSN/SportSouth
No. 4 South Carolina W 79–62  13–1 (1–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,462)
Knoxville, TN
January 10
2:00 pm, SEC Network
No. 4 at Mississippi State W 75–48  14–1 (2–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,787)
Starkville, MS
January 14
7:00 pm, CSS
No. 4 at Florida W 66–64  15–1 (3–0)
O'Connell Center (4,103)
Gainesville, FL
January 17
6:06 pm, ESPNU
No. 4 Vanderbilt
Rivalry
W 64–57  16–1 (4–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (16,645)
Knoxville, TN
January 21
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 3 at No. 8 Georgia L 50-53  16–2 (4–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (7,728)
Athens, GA
January 24
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 3 at No. 18 LSU W 55–43  17–2 (5–1)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,784)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 28
7:00 pm, CSS
No. 5 Auburn W 85–56  18–2 (6–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,353)
Knoxville, TN
January 31
2:00 pm, SEC Network
No. 5 at South Carolina W 60–55  19–2 (7–1)
Colonial Life Arena (7,123)
Columbia, SC
February 4
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 5 Arkansas W 74–57  20–2 (8–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,817)
Knoxville, TN
February 8
9:00 pm
No. 5 at Vanderbilt
Rivalry
W 69–60  21–2 (9–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (6,005)
Nashville, TN
February 11
9:00 pm, CSS
No. 5 at Mississippi W 61–58  22–2 (10–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum (2,356)
Oxford, MS
February 14
2:04 pm, SEC Network
No. 5 Florida W 83–44  23–2 (11–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (16,451)
Knoxville, TN
February 18
9:00 pm, CSS
No. 5 at Alabama W 74–67  24–2 (12–1)
Coleman Coliseum (3,900)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22
7:02 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 No. 20 LSU W 70–61  25–2 (13–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,851)
Knoxville, TN
February 25
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 4 No. 16 Kentucky
Rivalry
W 81–65  26–2 (14–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,100)
Knoxville, TN
February 28
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 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
No. 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
No. 4 vs. Vanderbilt
2010 SEC Tournament Semifinal / Rivalry
W 68–49  29–2
Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,148)
Duluth, GA
March 7
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 vs. No. 19 Kentucky
2010 SEC Tournament Final / Rivalry
W 70–62  30–2
Arena at Gwinnett Center (5,854)
Duluth, GA
2010 NCAA Tournament
March 20
12:16 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 (1) vs. No. (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
No. 3 (1) vs. No. (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
No. 3 (1) vs. No. 14 (4) Baylor
2010 NCAA Tournament, Memphis Regional semifinals
L 62-77  32–3
FedExForum (TBC)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Regular season

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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

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Number Name Height Position Class

SEC Tournament

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Player stats

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

Postseason

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NCAA basketball tournament

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cain Has Successful Knee Surgery University of Tennessee Athletics". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  2. ^ "UT to Host 'Pat Summitt's 'Day of 1,000 Stories' May 3rd University of Tennessee Athletics". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  3. ^ "Taber Spani Invited to Try out for USA U19 National Team University of Tennessee Athletics". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html[permanent dead link]