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2009–10 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

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2009–10 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
UM Thanksgiving Tournament champions
WNIT, Runner-Up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–14 (4–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darrick Gibbs
  • Carolyn Kieger
  • Lonnette Hall
Seasons
2009–10 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Duke 12 2   .857 30 6   .833
Florida State 12 2   .857 29 6   .829
Virginia 9 5   .643 21 10   .677
Georgia Tech 8 6   .571 23 10   .697
North Carolina State 7 7   .500 20 14   .588
Wake Forest 7 7   .500 18 14   .563
North Carolina 6 8   .429 19 12   .613
Boston College 6 8   .429 17 15   .531
Maryland 5 9   .357 21 13   .618
Miami 4 10   .286 22 14   .611
Virginia Tech 4 10   .286 15 15   .500
Clemson 4 10   .286 13 18   .419
† 2010 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Offseason

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Number Name Height Position Class

Schedule

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Date Location Opponent Score Leading Scorer Record
Nov. 7 Coral Gables, FL Barry (Exhibition) 75–42
Nov. 13 Riverside, CA UC Riverside 86–63 1–0
Nov. 15 Bakersfield, CA Cal State Bakersfield 111–93 2–0
Nov. 18 Coral Gables, FL Bethune-Cookman 88–46 3–0
Nov. 21 Birmingham, AL UAB 70–54 4–0
Nov. 24 Coral Gables, FL Houston 68–54 5–0
Nov. 27 Coral Gables, FL Long Beach State 83–66 6–0
Nov. 28 Coral Gables, FL Massachusetts 63–57 7–0
Dec. 5 Coral Gables, FL Nebraska 71–76 7–1
Dec. 19 Binghamton, NY Binghamton 68–52 8–1
Dec. 21 Ithaca, NY Cornell 101–62 9–1
Dec. 28 Coral Gables, FL Quinnipiac 93–48 10–1
Dec. 29 Coral Gables, FL Texas 65–76 10–2
Dec. 31 Coral Gables, FL North Florida 80–36 11–2
Jan. 3 Oxford, OH Miami (OH) 75–61 12–2
Jan. 10 Coral Gables, FL Florida State 78–70 13–2
Jan. 14 Coral Gables, FL Duke 62–69 13–3
Jan. 17 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 64–67 13–4
Jan. 21 College Park, MD Maryland 80–77 14–4
Jan. 24 Coral Gables, FL Virginia Tech 69–73 14–5
Jan. 27 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 73–80 (OT) 14–6
Jan. 31 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 64–72 14–7
Feb. 4 Coral Gables, FL North Carolina 80–69 15–7
Feb. 7 Coral Gables, FL SIU Edwardsville 85–60 16–7
Feb. 11 Coral Gables, FL Virginia 63–69 (OT) 16–8
Feb. 14 Raleigh, NC NC State 64–66 16–9
Feb. 18 Clemson, SC Clemson 72–73 (OT) 16–10
Feb. 21 Coral Gables, FL Georgia Tech 73–77 16–11
Feb. 25 Tallahassee, FL Florida State 62–87 16–12
Feb. 28 Coral Gables, FL Boston College 76–68 (OT) 17–12

Atlantic Coast Tournament

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Date Location Opponent Score Leading Scorer Record
Mar. 4 Greensboro, NC Wake Forest 65–66 (OT) 17–13

Player stats

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Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

Postseason

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Women's Invitation Tournament

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Date Location Opponent Score Leading Scorer Record
Mar. 18 Coral Gables, FL Florida Gulf Coast (First Round) 70–57 18–13
Mar. 21 Coral Gables, FL Florida (Second Round) 77–64 19–13
Mar. 25 Coral Gables, FL North Carolina A&T (Third Round) 84–77 20–13
Mar. 28 Providence, RI Providence (Quarterfinals) 73–65 21–13
Mar. 31 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan (Semifinals) 76–59 22–13
Apr. 3 Berkeley, CA California (Finals) 61–73 22–14

Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

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Round Pick Player WNBA Club

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Miami Signs Shanel Williams to Women's Basketball Team - MIAMI OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  2. ^ "Miami Signee Name a PARADE Magazine All-American - HurricaneSports.com - The University of Miami Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Teams-Up With Habitat for Humanity - HurricaneSports.com - The University of Miami Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  4. ^ "Miami's Shenise Johnson Named Team USA Finalist - HurricaneSports.com - The University of Miami Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
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