2009–10 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

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2009–10 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Caribbean Challenge champions
NCAA tournament, Memphis Regional Final
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record30–6 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Joanne P. McCallie
Assistant coaches
  • Al Brown
  • Shannon Perry
  • Trisha Stafford-Odom
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 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Blue Devils were coached by Joanne P. McCallie, (also known as Coach P) and the Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Blue Devils are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Offseason[edit]

  • April 23, 2009: Duke University senior Carrem Gay has signed a training camp contract with the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. Gay along with Kristi Cirone of Illinois State and Ashley Hayes of Murray State will get a chance to compete for a place on the club’s roster.[1]
  • May 5, 2009:

The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference announced the pairings for the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge for women’s basketball, which is in its third year of a four-year agreement. The 2009 Challenge will involve Ohio State playing Duke on December 3.[2]

Preseason[edit]

Date Location Opponent Score Record
Nov. 5, 2009 Durham, NC Wingate 99–31 1–0
Nov. 8, 2009 Durham, NC Alaska Anchorage 100–32 2–0

Regular season[edit]

  • The Blue Devils were victorious in the Caribbean Challenge. The Challenge was held in Cancun and was held from November 26–27, 2009.

Roster[edit]

Number Name Height Position Class
1 Chelsea Hopkins 5-8 Guard Sophomore
3 Shay Selby 5-9 Guard Sophomore
5 Jasmine Thomas 5-9 Guard Junior
13 Karima Christmas 6-0 Guard/Forward Junior
15 Bridgette Mitchell 6-0 Forward/Guard Senior
21 Joy Cheek 6-1 Forward Senior
24 Kathleen Scheer 6-2 Guard/Forward Sophomore
31 Keturah Jackson 6-0 Guard/Forward Senior
32 Alexis Rogers 6-1 Guard/Forward Freshman
34 Krystal Thomas 6-4 Center Junior
43 Allison Vererey 6-5 Center Freshman

Schedule[edit]

Date Location Opponent Score Leading scorer Record
Nov. 13, 2009 Houston, TX Houston Baptist 104–35 1–0
Nov. 15, 2009 College Station, TX Texas A&M 77–95 1–1
Nov. 19, 2009 Durham, NC Georgia Southern 69–42 2–1
Nov. 23, 2009 Durham, NC UNC Charlotte 57–44 3–1
Nov. 26, 2009 Cancun, Mexico Western Kentucky 70–47 4–1
Nov. 27, 2009 Cancun, Mexico Marquette 74–43 5–1
Dec. 3, 2009 Durham, NC Ohio State 83–67 6–1
Dec. 6, 2009 Durham, NC Southern California 78–72 7–1
Dec. 15, 2009 Palo Alto, CA Stanford 55–71 7–2
Dec. 18, 2009 Durham, NC James Madison 79–65 8–2
Dec. 21, 2009 Orono, ME Maine 75–34 9–2
Dec. 28, 2009 Durham, NC North Carolina Central 117–28 10–2
Dec. 31, 2009 Philadelphia, PA Temple 70–62 11–2
Jan. 3, 2010 Durham, NC Providence 88–63 12–2
Jan. 7, 2010 Clemson, SC Clemson 67–41 13–2 (1–0)
Jan. 10, 2010 Durham, NC Wake Forest 65–51 14–2 (2–0)
Jan. 14, 2010 Coral Gables, FL Miami (FL) 69–62 15–2 (3–0)
Jan. 18, 2010 Durham, NC Connecticut 48–81 15–3
Jan. 21, 2010 Durham, NC Virginia Tech 69–38 16–3 (4–0)
Jan. 24, 2010 College Park, MD Maryland 58–57 17–3 (5–0)
Jan. 29, 2010 Durham, NC Florida State 73–43 18–3 (6–0)
Feb. 4, 2010 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 57–61 18–4 (6–1)
Feb. 8, 2010 Durham, NC North Carolina 79–51 19–4 (7–1)
Feb. 11, 2010 Durham, NC N.C. State 70–39 20–4 (8–1)
Feb. 14, 2010 Charlottesville, VA Virginia Tech 65–53 21–4 (9–1)
Feb. 19, 2010 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 64–50 22–4 (10–1)
Feb. 21, 2010 Durham, NC Maryland 71–59 23–4 (11–1)
Feb. 26, 2010 Durham, NC Virginia 83–65 24–4 (12–1)
Feb. 28, 2010 Chapel Hill, NC North Carolina 54–64 24–5 (12–2)

Player stats[edit]

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

Postseason[edit]

ACC Tournament[edit]

Date Location Opponent Score Leading scorer Record
Mar 5. 2010 Durham, NC Maryland (Quarterfinals) 66–64 25–5
Mar 6. 2010 Georgia Tech (Semifinals) 67–55 26–5
Mar 7. 2010 N.C. State (Championship Game) 70–60 27–5

NCAA basketball tournament[edit]

Date Location Opponent Score Leading scorer Record
Mar 20. 2010 Durham, NC Hampton (First Round) 72–37 28–5
Mar 22. 2010 LSU (Second Round) 60–52 29–5
Mar 27. 2010 San Diego State (Memphis Regional Semifinals) 66–58 30–5
Mar 29. 2010 Baylor (Memphis Regional Finals) 48–51 30–6

Awards and honors[edit]

Team players drafted into the WNBA[edit]

Round Pick Player NBA Club
3 35 Joy Cheek Indiana Fever

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gay Signs Training Camp Contract with the Connecticut Sun". April 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Duke to Host Ohio State in ACC/Big Ten Challenge". May 5, 2009.

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