2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

The 2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represents University of North Carolina in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Tar Heels were coached by Sylvia Hatchell. The Tar Heels are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2009–10 record18-10 (6-8 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
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

  • May 5: The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference announced the pairings for the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge for women's basketball, which is in its third year of a four-year agreement. The Tar Heels will face Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., on December 3.[1]
  • May 17: USA Basketball today announced the 14 finalists for the 2009 USA Women's U19 World Championship Team. North Carolina's Chay Shegog is among the finalists. The finalists will return to Colorado Springs on July 9 to begin training for the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship, which will be held July 23-Aug. 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]
  • May 14:Tar Heels head coach Sylvia Hatchell and Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner John Swofford are among six honorees who will be inducted into the 2009 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
  • July 30: The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Coalition, announced the 2009-2010 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. North Carolina senior forward Jessica Breland is one of 25 named to the list,[4] 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. Jessica Breland from North Carolina was one of the candidates.[5]

Roster

NumberNameHeightPositionClass

Preseason

DateLocationOpponentScoreLeading ScorerRecord
Nov. 5Chapel HillFrancis Marion105-641-0
Nov. 10Chapel HillCarson-Newman121-522-0

Regular season

DateLocationOpponentScoreLeading ScorerRecord
Nov. 13Chapel HillCollege of CharlestonW 88-571-0
Nov. 18Chapel HillCoastal CarolinaW 88-492-0
Nov. 22Las Vegas, NVUNLVW 78-68Lucas with 243-0
Nov. 25Chapel HillPresbyterianW 92-37Ruffin-Pratt with 124-0
Nov. 29Chapel HillCharleston SouthernW 76-67Ruffin-Pratt with 165-0
Dec. 3East Lansing, MIMichigan StateL 66-72Lucas with 295-1
Dec. 6Chapel HillSt. John'sW 83-73Lucas with 176-1
Dec. 8Chapel HillRadfordW 74-48DeGraffenreid with 157-1
Dec. 13Chapel HillGardner-WebbW 81-65DeGraffenreid with 198-1
Dec. 20Myrtle Beach, SCSouth CarolinaW 93-859-1
Dec. 29Chapel HillKennesaw StateW 89-44Lucas with 1610-1
Dec. 31Chapel HillEast Tennessee StateW 104-65Lucas with 1711-1
Jan. 2Chapel HillWinston SalemW 101-38White with 1212-1
Jan. 6Chapel HillGeorgia TechW 89-78Lucas with 2813-1
Jan. 9Storrs, CTUConnL 47-88White with 913-2
Jan. 14Blacksburg, VAVirginia TechL 64-79White with 1213-3
Jan. 17Chapel HillMarylandW 75-6414-3
Jan. 22Chapel HillClemsonW 79-61DeGraffenreid with 1215-3
Jan. 25Raleigh, NCNC StateW 81-69Lucas with 3316-3
Feb. 1Chapel HillFlorida StateL 73-83Shegog with 1616-4
Feb. 4Coral Gables, FLMiamiL 69-80Rolle with 2016-5
Feb. 8Durham, NCDukeL 51-79Shegog with 816-6
Feb. 11Chapel HillBoston CollegeL 62-69Rolle with 1116-7
Feb. 15Charlottesville, VAVirginiaL 78-82 2OTLucas with 2716-8
Feb. 18Winston-Salem, NCWake ForestW 65-59 OT17=8
Feb. 21Chapel HillNC StateL 63-7417-9
Feb. 26Atlanta, GAGeorgia TechL 57-6417-10
Feb. 28Chapel HillDukeW 64-54DeGraffenreid with 2218-10
Mar. 4Chapel HillMarylandL 77-83DeGraffenreid with 2318-11
Mar. 14Chapel HillNorth Carolina CentralW 88-66Shegog with 1719-11

Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints

References

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