2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
Encyclopedia
The 2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team will represent Arizona State University
in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
. The Sun Devils will be coached by Charli Turner Thorne. The Sun Devils are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.
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.
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. Shewas named the MVP of the NJCAA Tournament after averaging 16.8 points in the Vaqueras' four tournament games.
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2009 and ended with the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2010 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The tournament opened with the first and second rounds on Thursday through Sunday,...
. The Sun Devils will be coached by Charli Turner Thorne. The Sun Devils are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.
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.
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. Shewas named the MVP of the NJCAA Tournament after averaging 16.8 points in the Vaqueras' four tournament games.
- 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 wll serve as assistant coaches.
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 | Kali Bennett | Center | Junior | |
| 25 | Kimberly Brandon | Guard/Forward | Sophomore | |
| 24 | Jazlyn Davis | Guard | Senior | |
| 12 | Alex Earl | Guard | Sophomore | |
| 30 | Gabby Fage | Guard | Senior | |
| 22 | Janae Fulcher | Forward | Sophomore | |
| 21 | Kayli Murphy | Forward/Center | Senior | |
| 13 | Danielle Orsillo | Guard | Junior | |
| 4 | Haley Parsons | Guard | Sophomore | |
| 1 | Dymond Simon | Guard | Senior | |
| 32 | Becca Tobin | Forward | Junior | |
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 |
Pac-10 Basketball Tournament
- See 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament2010 Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament2010 State Farm Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a post season tournament for the women's basketball teams in the Pacific-10 conference. The games were held on Thursday through Sunday, March 11-14, at the Galen Center...
Team players drafted into the WNBA
| Round | Pick | Player | WNBA Club |
See also
- 2009-10 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
- 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball seasonThe 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2009 and ended with the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2010 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The tournament opened with the first and second rounds on Thursday through Sunday,...