2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team
Introduction The '''2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team''' will represent the University of Kansas in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks are a member of the Big 12 and will attempt to win the NCAA championship. Kansas returns four starters and eight letter winners to the line-up, including All-American guard-forward Danielle McCray. The Jayhawks will add seven newcomers to the 2009-10 team, led by redshirt freshman Angel Goodrich, who sat out the entire 2008-09 season after suffering a knee injury.
Offseason * July 15: Kansas basketball players Tyshawn Taylor (men’s team) and Danielle McCray (women’s team) each earned a gold medal this month after winning championships in their respective tournaments. McCray helped lead her team to win the USA Women's World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. McCray was the second leading scorer on Team USA shooting 56.7 percent. * 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. Kansas player Danielle McCray has been named to the 2009-10 preseason "Wade Watch" list, 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. Danielle McCray from Kansas was one of the candidates.
Exhibition  '''Date'''  '''Location'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Score'''  '''Record'''  Nov. 1   Allen Fieldhouse    Pittsburg State  86-56  1-0  Nov. 8  Allen Fieldhouse   Emporia State  85-48  2-0
Regular season *Nov 18: Senior All-American Danielle McCray was one of 50 players named to the Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. *Nov 22: Senior Sade Morris scored a career-high 26 points. She also became the 21st player in Kansas women's basketball history to join the 1,000-point club.===Roster=== '''Number'''  '''Name'''  '''Height'''  '''Position'''  '''Class''' 00   LaChelda Jacobs     5-10   Guard   Senior 1   Aishah Sutherland     6-2  Forward  Sophomore 2    Kelly Kohn    5-9  Guard   Senior  3   Rhea Codio    5-5   Guard   Junior 4     Danielle McCray   5-11  Guard/Forward    Senior 10    Tania Jackson    6-2   Forward   Freshman 13   Monica Engelman    5-11  Guard    Freshman 14 Krysten Boogaard    6-5   Center    Junior 20    Sade Morris     5-11 Guard   Senior 21    Carolyn Davis    6-3  Forward    Freshman  22   Marisha Brown    5-9   Guard   Junior  23   Angel Goodrich    5-4   Guard   Redshirt Freshman  24   Nicolette Smith   6-2    Forward   Junior 32    Annette Davis   6-1   Forward  Freshman  34   Porscha Weddington   6-1     Forward  Senior===Schedule===*The Jayhawks, who reached the 2009 WNIT championship game after playing one of the toughest schedules in the country, will also face five non-conference foes who reached postseason play in 2009. *The Jayhawks will compete in the 2009 Junkanoo Jam on Grand Bahama Island Nov. 26-28.Kansas will face Xavier in the opening round on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 26), and will play either Minnesota or TCU Saturday, Nov. 28. *The Sunflower Showdown will resume on January 9. '''Date'''  '''Location'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Score'''  '''Leading Scorer (KU)'''  '''Record'''  Nov. 15   Lawrence, KS    Oral Roberts  106-80 (W) D. McCray (27)  1-0  Nov. 18   Iowa City, IA    Iowa   66-55 (W) D. McCray (20)  2-0  Nov. 22  Lawrence, KS     Michigan   77-66 (W) S. Morris (26)  3-0  Nov. 26   Grand Bahama Island    Xavier  71-76  (L) D. McCray (23)  3-1  Nov. 28Grand Bahama Island    Texas Christian   69-74 (L) K. Boogaard (21)  3-2  Dec. 3  Lawrence, KS      UCLA  54-49  (W) D. McCray (15)  4-2  Dec. 6   Lawrence, KS     Northern Colorado  81-54  (W) D. McCray (25)  5-2  Dec. 10  Lawrence, KS      UMKC  81-53  (W) K. Boogaard (19)  6-2  Dec. 13  Lawrence, KS      Creighton   77-56 (W) A. Goodrich (20)  7-2  Dec. 20  Lawrence, KS      UC Riverside  75-60  (W) D. McCray (30)  8-2  Dec. 22  Houston, TX    @  Houston  89-69  (W) D. McCray (37)  9-2  Dec. 30   Lawrence, KS    Pepperdine  82-63  (W) S. Morris (22)  10-2  Jan. 3  Las Cruces, NM   @ New Mexico State    60-61 (L) D. McCray (16)  10-3  Jan. 9   Manhattan, KS   @ Kansas State    35-59 (L) A. Sutherland (12)  10-4 Jan. 13    Lawrence, KS   Oklahoma State   68-70  (L) D. McCray (28)  10-5 Jan. 17    Lawrence, KS   Missouri   72-59  (W) D. McCray (26)  11-5 Jan. 20   Ames, IA   @ Iowa State    42-53 (L) S. Morris (16)  11-6 Jan. 23    Norman , OK    @ Oklahoma  69-81  (L) S. Morris (17)  11-7 Jan. 27   Lawrence, KS     Colorado  75-64  (W) D. McCray (29)  12-7  Jan. 30  Columbia, MO    @ Missouri    61-59 (W) C. Davis (20)  13-7 Feb. 7   Lawrence, KS     Kansas State  70-60  (W) M. Engelman (16)  14-7 Feb. 10     Lawrence, KS    Nebraska  60-67  (L) C. Davis (17)  14-8 Feb. 13    Lawrence, KS    Texas  82-85 (2OT) (L) C. Davis (29)  14-9  Feb. 16   Boulder, CO    @ Colorado  79-72 (W) C. Davis (28)  15-9 Feb. 20    Lawrence, KS   Texas Tech  51-68 (L) M. Engelman (18)  15-10 Feb. 24   Lawrence, KS    Iowa State   54-57 (L) C. Davis (17)  15-11 Feb. 28    Waco, TX   @ Baylor    47-70  (L) C. Davis (15)  15-12 March 3    Lincoln, NE    @ Nebraska  52-77  (L) M. Engelman/A. Davis (9)  15-13 March 6    Lawrence, KS     Texas A&M  54-78  (L) A. Sutherland (13)  15-14====Big 12 Tournament==== '''Date'''  '''Location'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Score'''  '''Leading scorer (KU)'''  '''Record''' March 11    Kansas City, MO   Oklahoma State   69-76 (L)  C. Davis (31)  15-15
Postseason ===Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT)=== '''Date'''  '''Location'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Score'''  '''Leading scorer (KU)'''  '''Record''' March 17 (1st round)   Lawrence, KS   Prairie View A&M   82-70 (W)  K. Boogaard (37)  16-15 March 21 (2nd round)   Lawrence, KS   Creighton   71-68 (W)  C. Davis (25)  17-15 March 25 (Sweet Sixteen)   Normal, IL   Illinois State   51-71 (L)  M. Engelman (14)  17-16
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the WNBA  '''Round'''  '''Pick'''  '''Player'''  '''NBA Club'''
See also *2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
References
External links * Official Site