2009–10 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

2009–10 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
2009–10 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South
Head coach	Gail Goestenkors;
Assistant coaches	Mickie DeMoss; LaKale Malone; Gale Valley;
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented University of Texas at Austin in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Longhorns were coached by Gail Goestenkors. The Longhorns are a member of the Big 12 Conference.

2009–10 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Nebraska	16	–	0	1.000	32	–	2	.941
No. 16 Iowa State	11	–	5	.688	25	–	8	.758
No. 12 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	27	–	11	.711
No. 9 Texas A&M †	10	–	6	.625	26	–	8	.765
No. 17 Texas	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
No. 14 Baylor	9	–	7	.563	27	–	10	.730
No. 20 Oklahoma State	9	–	7	.563	24	–	11	.686
Texas Tech	5	–	11	.313	18	–	15	.545
Kansas State	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438
Kansas	5	–	11	.313	17	–	16	.515
Colorado	3	–	13	.188	13	–	17	.433
Missouri	2	–	14	.125	12	–	18	.400

† 2010 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Offseason[edit]

May 4: The Texas Women's Basketball team joins an elite field selected to participate in The U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam tournament in November at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas, USVI.^[2]

Games at the 2009 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam shall be played at the U.V.I. Sports and Fitness Center, a basketball facility located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.^[3]

Date	Time	Visiting Team	Home Team	Score	Leading Scorer	Leading Rebounder
Nov. 26	9:30 PM	Mississippi State	Texas	Texas, 73-55
Nov. 27	9:30 PM	Texas	Southern California	SC, 61-54
Nov. 28	9:30 PM	Texas	Rutgers	Texas, 70-67

Dec 1: Erika Arriaran made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points in a 94–80 victory over Oral Roberts. Arriaran set a career best for three-pointers and grabbed four rebounds.^[5]
The Longhorns will compete in the University of Miami tournament to be held from December 28 to 29.

The Longhorns will compete in the University of Miami Tournament, to be held on December 28 and 29.

Date	Location	Opponent	Longhorns Points	Opp. Points
Mar. 11	Kansas City

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

Round	Pick	Player	WNBA Club

v t e Big 12 Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Baylor Bears BYU Cougars Cincinnati Bearcats Houston Cougars Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats Oklahoma Sooners (leaving in 2024) Oklahoma State Cowgirls TCU Horned Frogs Texas Longhorns (leaving in 2024) Texas Tech Lady Raiders UCF Knights West Virginia Mountaineers
Future teams	Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils Colorado Buffaloes Utah Utes (all joining in 2024)
Championships & awards	Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Conference challenges	Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge (2013–2023) Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge (2021–2022)
Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Texas Longhorns women's basketball
Venues	Gregory Gymnasium (1974–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–2022) Moody Center (2022–present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M
People	WNBA draftees Head Coaches
Culture and lore	Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics