2009–10 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
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The 2009–10 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team will represent the University of Oregon
in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
. The Ducks will be coached by Paul Westhead
. The Ducks are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
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 Ducks will be coached by Paul Westhead
Paul Westhead
Paul Westhead is a basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the University of Oregon women's team...
. The Ducks are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.
Offseason
- April 14: Two additions were made to the Oregon Ducks coaching staff. Keila Whittington and Kai Felton will assist head coach Paul Westhead. Whittington was previously at Marist CollegeMarist CollegeMarist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929...
, while Felton was at the University of Southern California. - April 20: Fomer Ducks assistant coach Dan Muscatell will return to the Ducks. For the past six seasons, he was head coach at Sacramento State. In his six seasons with Sacramento State, his Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky ConferenceThe Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...
record was 36 wins and 21 losses. - May 8: Kristi Fallin, the reigning Northwest Athletic Association of Community College Southern Region Player of the Year, signed a letter of intent to play with the Oregon Ducks. Fallin led the NWAACC with an average of 23 points per game.
- May 14: Janell Bergstrom was hired as the team’s Director of Basketball Operations. Bergstrom was a four-time letter winner on the Oregon softball team from 2000 to 2003 and previously worked as the Ducks special assistant to the Executive Senior Athletic Administration.
- May 15: It was announced that sophomore forward Eilie Manou and freshman guard Darriel Gaynor have each left the Oregon women’s program. Manou played two seasons for the Ducks and averaged 7.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. She played in 57 games and started 34 of them. Gaynor appeared in 26 games and averaged 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per game.
Preseason
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Record |
| Nov. 3 | 1-0 | |||
| Nov. 8 | 2-0 | |||
Roster
| Number | Name | Height | Position | Class |
Schedule
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Leading Scorer | Record |
| Nov. 16 | Eugene, OR | Eastern Washington | 86-48 | Taylor Lilley (28) | 1-0 |
| Nov. 22 | Missoula, Montana | Montana | 86-81 | 2-0 | |
| Nov. 24 | Eugene, OR | Santa Clara | 88-71 | 3-0 | |
| Nov. 27 | Eugene, OR | Cal State Fullerton | 117-69 | 4-0 | |
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| Jan. 1 | Eugene, OR | Washington | |||
| Mar. 5 | Washington St. | L 67–53 | 16–13 (7–10) | ||
| Mar. 5 | Washington | L 62–53 | 16–14 (7–11) | ||
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 | NBA Club |