# 2009–10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2009–10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Lady Volunteers, coached since 1974 by Pat Summitt, played their home games at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Lady Vols, regular-season and tournament champions of the Southeastern Conference, were a #1 seed in the 2010 NCAA tournament, losing in the semifinals of the Memphis Regional to Baylor.

## Offseason

* April 3:Lady Vol basketball redshirt freshman center Kelley Cain had undergone successful knee surgery at UT Hospital.
* May 3: To celebrate Pat Summitt's 1,000th basketball victory, the University of Tennessee Athletic Department hosted "Pat Summitt's Day of 1,000 Stories" at the Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville.
* May 7: Tennessee Lady Vol basketball signee Taber Spani, a 6–1 guard from Lee's Summit, Mo., received an invitation to participate in the USA U19 National Team trials.
* July 7: Pat Summitt and C. Vivian Stringer will oppose each other in the fourth annual Maggie Dixon Classic. The women's doubleheader will be played Dec. 13 at Madison Square Garden. The two Hall of Fame coaches teams will meet in regular season play for the seventh straight year. Baylor and freshman star Brittney Griner will face Boston College in the other contest. The two teams played once before at Madison Square Garden. Tennessee won 68–54 in 1999. Baylor will be making its first appearance at MSG.
* August 21: The 2009–10 preseason candidates list for the Women's Wooden Award was released and the list named 31 student athletes. Angie Bjorklund from Tennessee was one of the candidates.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5* 7:00 pm | | Carson-Newman (Exhibition) | W 124–34 | | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,363) Knoxville, TN |
| November 7* 7:00 pm | | Delta State (Exhibition) | W 79–46 | | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,619) Knoxville, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 15* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 6 | No. 8 Baylor State Farm Tip-Off Classic | W 74–65 | 1–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,824) Knoxville, TN |
| November 17* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 | vs. Texas Tech ESPN Classic | W 91–53 | 2–0 | AT&T Center (4,586) San Antonio, TX |
| November 17* 4:00 pm | No. 6 | at No. 12 Virginia | W 77–63 | 3–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (11,895) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 25* 8:00 pm | No. 6 | at Middle Tennessee | W 69–52 | 4–0 | Murphy Center (11,802) Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 28* 3:00 pm, SportSouth | No. 6 | UCLA | W 61–47 | 5–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,176) Knoxville, TN |
| December 1* 7:00 pm, SportSouth | No. 6 | George Washington | W 93–53 | 6–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,840) Knoxville, TN |
| December 6* 7:02 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | No. 17 Texas | W 78–58 | 7–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,434) Knoxville, TN |
| December 13* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 | vs. Rutgers Maggie Dixon Classic | W 68–54 | 8–0 | Madison Square Garden (7,190) New York, NY |
| December 16* 7:00 pm, SportSouth | No. 3 | Louisville | W 86–56 | 9–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,084) Knoxville, TN |
| December 19* 2:30 pm, FSN | No. 3 | at No. 2 Stanford Rivalry | L 52-67 | 9–1 | Maples Pavilion (6,809) Stanford, CA |
| December 22* 10:00 pm | No. 4 | at San Francisco | W 89–34 | 10–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,255) San Francisco, CA |
| December 30* 7:00 pm, SportSouth | No. 4 | Old Dominion | W 102–62 | 11–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,503) Knoxville, TN |
| January 3* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | No. 14 Oklahoma | W 96–75 | 12–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,332) Knoxville, TN |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 7 7:00 pm, FSN/SportSouth | No. 4 | South Carolina | W 79–62 | 13–1 (1–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,462) Knoxville, TN |
| January 10 2:00 pm, SEC Network | No. 4 | at Mississippi State | W 75–48 | 14–1 (2–0) | Humphrey Coliseum (5,787) Starkville, MS |
| January 14 7:00 pm, CSS | No. 4 | at Florida | W 66–64 | 15–1 (3–0) | O'Connell Center (4,103) Gainesville, FL |
| January 17 6:06 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 | Vanderbilt Rivalry | W 64–57 | 16–1 (4–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,645) Knoxville, TN |
| January 21 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 3 | at No. 8 Georgia | L 50-53 | 16–2 (4–1) | Stegeman Coliseum (7,728) Athens, GA |
| January 24 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 | at No. 18 LSU | W 55–43 | 17–2 (5–1) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,784) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 28 7:00 pm, CSS | No. 5 | Auburn | W 85–56 | 18–2 (6–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,353) Knoxville, TN |
| January 31 2:00 pm, SEC Network | No. 5 | at South Carolina | W 60–55 | 19–2 (7–1) | Colonial Life Arena (7,123) Columbia, SC |
| February 4 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 5 | Arkansas | W 74–57 | 20–2 (8–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,817) Knoxville, TN |
| February 8 9:00 pm | No. 5 | at Vanderbilt Rivalry | W 69–60 | 21–2 (9–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (6,005) Nashville, TN |
| February 11 9:00 pm, CSS | No. 5 | at Mississippi | W 61–58 | 22–2 (10–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum (2,356) Oxford, MS |
| February 14 2:04 pm, SEC Network | No. 5 | Florida | W 83–44 | 23–2 (11–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,451) Knoxville, TN |
| February 18 9:00 pm, CSS | No. 5 | at Alabama | W 74–67 | 24–2 (12–1) | Coleman Coliseum (3,900) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 22 7:02 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | No. 20 LSU | W 70–61 | 25–2 (13–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,851) Knoxville, TN |
| February 25 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 4 | No. 16 Kentucky Rivalry | W 81–65 | 26–2 (14–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,100) Knoxville, TN |
| February 28 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 | Mississippi Senior Day | W 75–63 | 27–2 (15–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,289) Knoxville, TN |
| 2010 SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 5 12 noon, FSN | No. 4 | vs. Mississippi 2010 SEC tournament Quarterfinal | W 76–51 | 28–2 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (5,012) Duluth, GA |
| March 6 3:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 | vs. Vanderbilt 2010 SEC Tournament Semifinal / Rivalry | W 68–49 | 29–2 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,148) Duluth, GA |
| March 7 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | vs. No. 19 Kentucky 2010 SEC Tournament Final / Rivalry | W 70–62 | 30–2 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (5,854) Duluth, GA |
| 2010 NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 20 12:16 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 (1) | vs. No. (16) Austin Peay 2010 NCAA tournament, first round | W 75–42 | 31–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,922) Knoxville, TN |
| March 22 7:06 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 (1) | vs. No. (8) Dayton 2010 NCAA Tournament, second round | W 92–64 | 32–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,022) Knoxville, TN |
| March 28 12:04 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 (1) | vs. No. 14 (4) Baylor 2010 NCAA Tournament, Memphis Regional semifinals | L 62-77 | 32–3 | FedExForum (TBC) Memphis, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Regular season

The Volunteers participated in the State Farm Tip Off Classic, which was held on November 15. Two days later, the Volunteers participated in the ESPN Classic.

### Roster

| Number | Name | Height | Position | Class |

## Player stats

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

## Team players drafted into the WNBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |