2009–10 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

The 2009–10 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team will represent the University of Miami in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The team will be coached by Katie Meier. The Hurricanes are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and will attempt to win an NCAA championship.

2009–10 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
UM Thanksgiving Tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2009–10 record8-0 (0-0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darrick Gibbs
  • Carolyn Kieger
  • Lonnette Hall
2009–10 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Duke122 .857  245  .828
Florida State122 .857  264  .867
Virginia95 .643  218  .724
Georgia Tech86 .571  228  .733
Wake Forest77 .500  1712  .586
North Carolina State77 .500  1712  .586
Boston College68 .429  1514  .517
North Carolina68 .429  1810  .643
Maryland59 .357  1811  .621
Virginia Tech410 .286  1514  .517
Clemson410 .286  1317  .433
Miami410 .286  1712  .586
† 2010 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

  • April 16: Head coach Katie Meier has announced that Shanel Williams has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Hurricanes beginning in the 2009-10 season. Williams is a native of Chesapeake, Virginia and led her Indian River High School team to an 89-20 record in her four-year career. The guard averaged 14.8 points per game her senior season.[1]
  • April 20: For the second consecutive season, an incoming University of Miami women's basketball player has been named to PARADE Magazine's Third-Team All-American squad. Morgan Stroman from Hopkins, South Carolina joined has joined the Hurricanes. Stroman is a 6-2 forward from Lower Richmond High School and has recently been named to the Sporting News Prep All-American Second-Team and earlier this month played in the 2009 McDonald's All-American game at the BankUnited Center. She ranks No. 8 nationally by the Blue Star report and No. 33 by HoopGurlz.com.[2]
  • April 27: The women's basketball team, along with the women's soccer and volleyball teams, paired up to contribute to the community on April 25 by participating in the Habitat for Humanity Project in the Liberty City section of northwest Miami. The players helped to build a home for a deserving family, a project that has stretched for two weeks.[3]
  • May 17: University of Miami women's basketball player, Shenise Johnson was one of 14 players that were named finalists for the USA Under-19 World Championship team. Johnson is the first Hurricane in program history that has been named a finalist for any USA Women's Basketball Team.[4]

Regular season

  • The Hurricanes will compete in the UM Thanksgiving Tournament from November 27–28. From December 28–29, Miami will host the UM Holiday Tournament.

Roster

NumberNameHeightPositionClass

Schedule

DateLocationOpponentScoreLeading ScorerRecord
Nov. 7Coral Gables, FLBarry75-421-0
Nov. 13Riverside, CAUC Riverside86-632-0
Nov. 15Bakersfield, CACal State Bakersfield111-933-0
Nov. 18Coral Gables, FLBethune Cookman88-464-0
Nov. 21Birmingham, ALUAB70-545-0
Nov. 24Coral Gables, FLHouston68-546-0
Nov. 27Coral Gables, FLLong Beach State83-667-0
Nov. 28Coral Gables, FLMassachusetts63-578-0
Dec. 5Coral Gables, FLNebraska
Dec. 19Binghamton, NYBinghamton
Dec. 21Ithaca, NYCornell
Dec. 28Coral Gables, FLQuinnipiac
Dec. 29Coral Gables, FLTexas or Central Michigan
Dec. 31Coral Gables, FLNorth Florida
Jan. 3Oxford, OHMiami, Ohio
Jan. 10Florida StateCoral Gables, FL

Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints

Postseason

Team players drafted into the WNBA

RoundPickPlayerWNBA Club

See also

References

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