The 2009–10 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils were coached by Charli Turner Thorne. The Sun Devils were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.
Offseason April 17, 2009: Sabrina McKinney and Tenaya Watson have signed national letters of intent to study and play basketball at Arizona State. Both will join the Sun Devils for the 2009-10 season. McKinney will be coming to ASU from Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas She was a two-time District 4-5A Defensive Player of the Year. A four-year starter, McKinney led her team in both assists and steals three straight seasons. Watson A 5-9 guard from Long Beach, California. She previously played at Central Arizona College where she played a major role in leading her team to a perfect 35-0 season and the NJCAA championship. She put up All-American numbers as she averaged 13.8 points, 5.4 assists (13th in the nation) and 3.9 steals (fourth in the nation) per game. She was named the MVP of the NJCAA Tournament after averaging 16.8 points in the Vaqueras' four tournament games. April 30: Head coach Charli Turner Thorne will serve as head coach of the 2009 USA Basketball Women's World University Games Team. Suzy Merchant of Michigan State University and Julie Rousseau of Pepperdine University will serve as assistant coaches.
Preseason Date Location Opponent Score Record Nov. 5 Tempe, AZ Vanguard 97-64 1-0
Regular season The Sun Devils participated in the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Hawaii from November 27–28. On December 4, the club will host the ASU Classic. Before the end of December, the Sun Devils will participate in the Desert Sun Classic in Las Vegas.
Roster Number Name Height Position Class 42 Kali BennettCenter Junior 25 Kimberly Brandon Guard/Forward Sophomore 24Jazlyn Davis Guard Senior 12 Alex Earl Guard Sophomore 30 Gabby Fage Guard Senior 22 Janae Fulcher Forward Sophomore 21 Kayli Murphy Forward/Center Senior13 Danielle Orsillo Guard Junior 4 Haley Parsons Guard Sophomore 1 Dymond Simon Guard Senior 32 Becca Tobin Forward Junior
Schedule Date Location Opponent Score Record Nov. 15 Tempe, AZ South Dakota State 73-64 1-0 Nov. 19 New Haven, CT Yale 82-46 2-0 Nov. 21 Cincinnati Xavier 46-59 2-1 Nov. 27 Honolulu Hawaii 65-53 3-1 Nov. 28 Honolulu ETSU 80-67 4-1 Dec. 4 Tempe, AZ Idaho State Dec. 5 Tempe, AZ Pepperdine or Utah State Dec. 9 Tempe, AZ North Dakota Dec. 19 Las Vegas Texas A&M Dec. 20 Las Vegas Baylor Dec. 28 Tempe, AZ Furman Jan. 1 Tempe, AZ USC Jan. 3 Tempe, AZ UCLA Jan. 7 Seattle, WA Washington Jan. 9 Pullman, WA Washington State Jan. 14 Tempe, AZ Oregon Jan. 16 Tempe, AZ Oregon State
Player stats Player Games Played Minutes Field goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Postseason
Pac-10 Basketball tournament See 2010 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball tournament
NCAA Basketball tournament
Team players drafted into the WNBA Round Pick Player WNBA club
See also 2009-10 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
References
External links Official Site