# 2009–10 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2009–10 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans were coached by Michael Cooper. The Trojans were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Offseason

* April 8: Head coach Mark Trakh resigned after guiding the Women of Troy for 5 seasons. Trakh had a 90–64 (.584) record. The Women of Troy won 20 games in 2005 and then 19 in 2006 as both advanced to the second round of the NCAA tourney. Four of his teams made it to the semifinals of the Pac-10 Tournament and had an 8–3 mark against crosstown rival UCLA. His players made various All-Pac-10 teams 20 times and Pac-10 All-Academics squads 14 times. He signed Top 10 recruiting classes the past 4 seasons, including the nation's No. 1 group in 2006, and 7 of his signees were named McDonald's All-Americans. This past season, the Women of Troy went 17–15 overall, tied for fourth in the Pac-10 with a 9–9 mark and made it to the Pac-10 Tournament final for the first time in history before losing to eventual NCAA Final Four participant Stanford.
* April 9: USC senior point guard Camille LeNoir was selected in the second-round of the 2009 WNBA draft. She was chosen by the Washington Mystics as the 23rd pick overall. LeNoir becomes the eighth Trojan to be selected in the WNBA Draf.
* May 1: Los Angeles Sparks head coach and former Los Angeles Lakers great Michael Cooper has been named head coach of the USC women's basketball team, effective at the completion of the Sparks' 2009 season. Joining Cooper's USC staff will be long-time collegiate and high school assistant Ervin Monier, who will oversee the program as associate head coach until Cooper's arrival.
* May 4: The Women of Troy will participate in the 2009 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam at the University of Virgin Islands. The event is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Games will be played at UVI's Sports and Fitness Center, the Caribbean's premier basketball facility located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.
* June 9:USC guard Jacki Gemelos has had her playing career delayed to a knee injury. Already the victim of three ligament tears that have kept her out of action for her first three seasons at USC, Gemelos has suffered another setback when she recently had surgery to replace the ACL graft in her left knee. Gemelos is expected to be sidelined from competition until January 2010.

## Season summary

* January 21, 2010 – Pacific-10 Conference issued a public reprimand to Michael Cooper for his post-game comments following USC's game with UCLA on Sunday, January 17.

### Roster

| Number | Name | Height | Position | Class |

### Games

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season Schedule ||||||
| November 13* 1:30 pm, no | No. 11 Xavier | L 71–81 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| November 15* 5:30 pm, no | Fresno State | W 68–63 | 1–1 | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| November 19* 6:00 pm, no | at Gonzaga | L 58–70 | 1–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington |
| November 26* 4:00 pm, no | vs. Rutgers Paradise Jam | L 51–66 | 1–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 27* 6:30 pm, no | vs. No. 13 Texas Paradise Jam | W 61–54 | 2–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 28* 2:45 pm, no | vs. No. 19 Mississippi State Paradise Jam | W 64–60 | 3–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| December 3* 7:00 pm, no | at Long Beach State | W 83–77 | 4–3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California |
| December 6* 11:00 am, no | at No. 11 Duke | L 72–78 | 4–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| December 19* 4:30 pm, no | Dartmouth | W 78–46 | 5–4 | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| December 20* 5:30 pm, no | Cal State Bakersfield | W 93–56 | 6–4 | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| December 30* 6:00 pm, no | North Carolina State | L 53–59 | 6–5 | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| Pacific-10 Conference Regular Season Schedule ||||||
| January 1 1:00 pm, no | at Arizona State | W 60–56 | 7–5 (1–0 Pac-10) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| January 3 1:00 pm, no | at Arizona | W 81–78 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 (2–0 Pac-10) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| January 8 7:00 pm, no | No. 2 Stanford | L 62–82 | 8–6 (2–1 Pac-10) | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| January 10 3:00 pm, no | California | W 67–64 | 9–6 (3–1 Pac-10) | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| January 17 2:30 pm, no | UCLA | W 70–63 | 10–6 (4–1 Pac-10) | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| January 21 7:00 pm, no | at Washington | W 69–65 | 11–6 (5–1 Pac-10) | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| January 23 2:00 pm, no | at Washington State | W 61–51 | 12–6 (6–1 Pac-10) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington |
| January 28 7:00 pm, no | Oregon State | W 61–34 | 13–6 (7–1 Pac-10) | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| January 30 2:30 pm, no | Oregon | L 77–85 | 13–7 (7–2 Pac-10) | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| February 4 7:00 pm, no | at California | L 55–61 | 13–8 (7–3 Pac-10) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| February 7 1:00 pm, no | at No. 2 Stanford | L 39–77 | 13–9 (7–4 Pac-10) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| February 13 11:00 am, no | at UCLA | L 56–74 | 13–10 (7–5 Pac-10) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| February 18 7:00 pm, no | Washington State | L 52–64 | 13–11 (7–6 Pac-10) | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| February 20 8:00 pm, no | Washington | W 56–51 | 14–11 (8–6 Pac-10) | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| February 25 7:00 pm, no | at Oregon | W 87–84 | 15–11 (9–6 Pac-10) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| February 27 2:00 pm, no | at Oregon State | W 53–50 | 16–11 (10–6 Pac-10) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| March 4 7:00 pm, no | Arizona State | W 55–53 | 17–11 (11–6 Pac-10) | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| March 6 12:30 pm, no | Arizona | W 62–52 | 18–11 (12–6 Pac-10) | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## 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 | NBA Club |