2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

{{Infobox college sports team season

|sport=Women's Basketball

|year=2009–10

|team=Oklahoma Sooners

|image=Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg

|conference=Big 12 Conference

|short_conf=Big 12

|division=South

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record = 27–11

|conf_record = 11–5

|head_coach= Sherri Coale

|asst_coach1= Stacy Hansmeyer

|asst_coach2= Jan Ross

|asst_coach3=Chad Thrailkill

|stadium=Lloyd Noble Center

|champion=

|tourney=NCAA tournament

|tourney_result = final Four

}}

The 2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Sooners, coached by Sherri Coale and members of the Big 12 Conference, made the Final Four of the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season, losing in the national semifinals to Stanford. Their Final Four appearance was unexpected entering the season, as they had suffered seemingly devastating graduation losses from last year's team, most notably All-American Courtney Paris and her twin sister Ashley.

Offseason

April 30: Ashley Paris was among the finalists named for the 2009 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award.{{Cite web |url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/043009aab.html |title = Sooner Duo Ashe Scholar Finalists SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Sooner Duo Ashe Scholar Finalists |access-date=2009-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523223035/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/043009aab.html |archive-date=2009-05-23 |url-status=dead }}
May 4: The Sooners will participate in the 2009 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam at University of Virgin Islands. The event is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Games will be played at the U.V.I. Sports and Fitness Center, a basketball facility located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.{{Cite web |url=http://www.paradisejam.com/pages/women.htm |title = Women's PJAM Tournaments |access-date=2014-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126190919/http://paradisejam.com/pages/women.htm |archive-date=2009-01-26 |url-status=dead }}
May 17: Oklahoma's Whitney Hand and Danielle Robinson were among the 14 finalists announced to compete for a spot on the 12-member USA World University Games team.{{Cite web |url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/051709aaa.html |title = Hand, Robinson Pass USA Trials SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Hand, Robinson Pass USA Trials |access-date=2009-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521085938/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/051709aaa.html |archive-date=2009-05-21 |url-status=dead }}
July 2: Oklahoma’s Danielle Robinson supplied five points in Team USA’s 93–59 victory of Great Britain in the second round of pool play at the 2009 World University Games.{{Cite web |url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/070209aab.html |title = USA Downs Great Britain, 93-59 SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - USA Downs Great Britain, 93-59 |access-date=2009-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705040647/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/070209aab.html |archive-date=2009-07-05 |url-status=dead }}
July 30: The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Coalition, announced the 2009–10 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. Oklahoma’s Danielle Robinson has been named to the 2009-10 preseason "Wade Watch" list,{{Cite web |url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/073009aab.html |title = Robinson on Wade Watch SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Robinson on Wade Watch |access-date=2009-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803125747/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/073009aab.html |archive-date=2009-08-03 |url-status=dead }} which is 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.
August 21: The 2009-10 preseason candidates list for the Women’s Wooden Award was released, naming 31 student athletes. Danielle Robinson from Oklahoma was one of the candidates.https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Preseason

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style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Date ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Location ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Opponent ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Sooners Points ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Opp. Points ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Record
Nov. 4	Norman	Rogers State	94	53	1-0
Nov. 10	Norman	Oklahoma Christian	109	55	2-0

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! style="background:#990000;color:white;" | Location

! style="background:#990000;color:white;" | Opponent

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Nov. 4

Norman

Rogers State

1-0

Nov. 10

Norman

Oklahoma Christian

109

2-0

Regular season

=Roster=

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nyeshia|last=Stevenson|dab=|num=1|pos=F/G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=|class=SR|rs=|home=Little Rock, Arkansas}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Carlee|last=Roethlisberger|dab=|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home=Findlay, Ohio}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Danielle|last=Robinson|dab=|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home=San Jose, California}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lauren|last=Willis|dab=|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home=Overland Park, Kansas}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Amanda|last=Thompson|dab=|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|lbs=|class=SR|rs=|home=Chicago, Illinois}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Whitney|last=Hand|dab=|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=|class=SO|rs=|home=Fort Worth, Texas}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kodi|last=Morrison|dab=|num=31|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|lbs=|class=FR|rs=|home=Seminole,Oklahoma}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Abi|last=Olajuwon|dab=|num=34|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=SR|rs=|home=Los Angeles, California}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lyndsey|last=Cloman|dab=|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|lbs=|class=FR|rs=|home=San Antonio, Texas}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jasmine|last=Hartman|dab=|num=45|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=|class=SO|rs=|home=Houston, Texas}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Joanna|last=McFarland|dab=|num=53|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|lbs=|class=FR|rs=|home=Derby, Kansas}}

{{CBB roster/Footer|roster_url=https://www.webcitation.org/5lKWaLiLZ?url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/okla-w-baskbl-mtt.html

|head_coach=

Sherri Coale ({{college|Oklahoma Christian}})

|asst_coach=

Jan Ross ({{college|Oklahoma Christian}})
Stacy Hansmeyer ({{college|Connecticut}})
Chad Thrailkill ({{college|Southern Nazarene}})

}}

=Schedule=

style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Date ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Location ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Opponent ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Sooners Points ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Opp. Points ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Record
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Nov. 13	Norman	Mercer	108	66	1–0
Nov. 15	Athens, Georgia	Georgia	51	62	1–1
Nov. 21	Norman	Texas Christian	74	70	2–1
Dec. 2	Norman	UT Arlington	100	67	3-1
Dec. 5	Norman	Arkansas	87	86	4-1
Dec. 9	Poughkeepsie	Marist	80	71	5-1
Dec.10	West Point	Army	59	46	6-1
Dec. 20	Omaha	Creighton	67	58	7-1
Dec. 30	Norman	Cal State Fullerton	95	76	8-1
Jan. 3	Knoxville	Tennessee	75	96	8-2
Jan. 9	Norman	Texas Tech	73	58	9-2
Jan. 13	Waco	Baylor	47	57	9-3
Jan.17	Norman	Texas A&M	74	65	10-3
Jan.20	Columbia, MO	Missouri	62	61	11-3
Jan.23	Norman	Kansas	81	69	12-3
Jan.27	Ames, Iowa	Iowa State	56	63	12-4
Jan.30	Lubbock	Texas Tech	70	66	13-4
Feb. 3	Norman	Texas	57	75	13-5
Feb. 6	Stillwater	Oklahoma State	77	66	14-5
Feb. 10	Norman	Baylor	62	60	15-5
Feb. 13	Norman	Colorado	65	55	16-5
Feb. 15	Norman	Connecticut	60	76	16-6
Feb. 20	Manhattan, KS	Kansas State	64	58	17-6
Feb. 24	Norman	Nebraska	64	80	17-7
Feb. 27	Austin	Texas	75	60	18-7
March 2	College Station, Texas	Texas A&M	55	78	18-8
March 7	Norman	Oklahoma State	95	62	19-8

==Paradise Jam==

style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Date ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Time ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Visiting Team ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Home Team ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Score ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \| Leading Scorer ! style="background:#990000;color:white;" \|Leading Rebounder
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Nov. 26	2:00 PM	South Carolina	Oklahoma	OK, 75-67	Bone (SC), 18	Stephens (SC), 10
Nov. 27	4:30 PM	Oklahoma	San Diego State	OK, 87-48	Thompson (OK), 18	Thompson (OK), 9
Nov. 28	4:30 PM	Oklahoma	Notre Dame	ND, 81-71	Robinson (OK), 26	Olajuwon (OK), 7, Bruszewski (ND) 7, Mallory (ND) 7

http://www.paradisejam.com/pages/documents/2009WomensIslandDivBracket.pdf{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}