# 2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

The 2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearcats were coached by Jamelle Elliott, and played their home games at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bearcats were a member of the Big East conference.

## Offseason

* May 5:Jamelle Elliott, a former student-athlete and assistant coach at the University of Connecticut, has been named the University of Cincinnati's eighth head basketball coach. Elliott has spent part of the last two decades with the Connecticut women's basketball program. She spent the last 12 years as an assistant coach. She has been a part of six national championships, including the Huskies' 2009 undefeated championship run, and won a title as a player, helping UConn to the 1995 championship, the first in the school's history.
* April 28: The Bearcats signed Shareese Ulis, a junior college transfer to a National Letter of Intent. Ulis will join the team for the 2009-10 academic year and have two years of eligibility remaining at UC. Ulis is a 5-7 guard from Trinity Valley CC (TX), where she averaged 12.0 points, 3.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.0 steals per game. She also was an all-conference and honorable mention all-region selection during her time at TVCC.

## Exhibition

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| Mon., Nov. 9 | vs. Kentucky Wesleyan | Fifth Third Arena | 7:00 p.m. ET | W 72-36 |

## Regular season

The Bearcats will compete in the Great Alaska Shootout from November 24 to 25.

### Roster

| Number | Name | Height | Position | Class |
| 22 | Shelly Bellman | 5-10 | Guard/Forward | Senior |
| 5 | Chanel Chisholm | 5-11 | Guard | Junior |
| 32 | Elese Daniel | 5-11 | Forward | Freshman |
| 23 | Carla Jacobs | 5-7 | Guard | Senior |
| 52 | Michelle Jones | 6-1 | Forward | Senior |
| 35 | Daress McClung | 6-0 | Guard/Forward | Freshman |
| 20 | Kahla Roudebush | 5-8 | Guard | Senior |
| 14 | Shanasa Sanders | 5-7 | Guard | Sophomore |
| 30 | Val Schuster | 6-1 | Guard/Forward | Sophomore |
| 20 | Bryonna Snow | 6-1 | Forward | Freshman |
| 34 | Stephanie Stevens | 5-7 | Guard | Senior |
| 12 | Shareese Ulis | 5-7 | Guard | Junior |

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| Sun., Nov. 15 | vs. Furman | Fifth Third Arena | 7:00 p.m. ET | W 85-46 |
| Wed., Nov. 18 | at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | 7:00 p.m. ET | L 57-64 |
| Sat., Nov. 21 | vs. Detroit | Fifth Third Arena | 2:00 p.m. ET | W 65-58 |
| Tue., Nov. 24 | vs. Western Carolina | Anchorage, Alaska | TBA | W 67-54 |
| Wed., Nov. 25 | Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage, Alaska | TBA | L 48-49 |
| Sun., Nov. 29 | vs. Dartmouth | Fifth Third Arena | 2:00 p.m. ET | W 55-35 |
| Fri., Dec. 4 | vs. Kentucky | Fifth Third Arena | 11:00 a.m. ET | L 57-68 |
| Sun., Dec. 6 | at Xavier | Cincinnati, Ohio | 2:00 p.m. ET | L 38-69 |
| Sun., Dec. 13 | vs. Butler | Fifth Third Arena | 2:00 p.m. ET | L 48-65 |
| Fri., Dec. 18 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | Fifth Third Arena | 7:00 p.m. ET | W 62-49 |
| Mon., Dec. 21 | vs. Valparaiso | Fifth Third Arena | 7:00 p.m. ET | W 62-50 |
| Tue., Dec. 29 | vs. Wright State | Fifth Third Arena | 7:00 p.m. ET | W 51-45 |
| Sat., Jan. 2 | vs. Louisville | Fifth Third Arena | 2:00 p.m. ET | L 49-63 |
| Thu., Jan. 7 | at Connecticut | Hartford, Conn. | 7:30 p.m. ET | L 51-83 |
| Sun., Jan. 10 | vs. St. Johns | Fifth Third Arena | 2:00 p.m. ET | W 70-60 |
| Sat., Jan. 16 | at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | 2:00 p.m. ET | L 33-44 |
| Tue., Jan. 19 | vs. Georgetown | Fifth Third Arena | 7:00 p.m. ET | L 56-60 |
| Sat., Jan. 23 | at Seton Hall | South Orange, N.J. | 2:00 p.m. ET | W 64-47 |
| Wed., Jan. 27 | at DePaul | Chicago, Ill. | 8:00 p.m. ET | L 63-71 |
| Sat., Jan. 30 | vs. South Florida | Fifth Third Arena | 12:00 p.m. ET | L 47-64 |
| Tue., Feb. 2 | at Louisville | Louisville, Ky | 7:00 p.m. ET | W 74-68 (OT) |
| Tue., Feb. 9 | vs. Nortre Dame | Fifth Third Arena | 7:00 p.m. ET | L 50-66 |
| Sat., Feb. 13 | at Syracuse | Syracuse, N.Y. | 2:00 p.m. ET | W 66-62 (OT) |
| Tue., Feb. 16 | at Providence | Providence, R.I. | 7:00 p.m. ET | L 44-59 |
| Sat., Feb. 20 | vs. Villanova | Fifth Third Arena | 7:00 p.m. ET | L 57-60 |
| Tue., Feb. 23 | vs. West Virginia | Fifth Third Arena | ET | L 43-64 |
| Sat., Feb. 27 | vs. Pittsburgh | Fifth Third Arena | ET | L 60-72 |
| Mon., Mar. 1 | at Marquette | Milwaukee, Wis. | 8:00 p.m. ET | L 63-69 (OT) |

## Player stats

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

## Postseason

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| Fri., Mar. 5 | vs. South Florida | Hartford, Conn. | 8:00 p.m. ET | W 63-51 |
| Sat., Mar. 6 | vs. Rutgers | Hartford, Conn. | 8:00 p.m. ET | L 44-70 |

### NCAA basketball tournament
## Team players drafted into the WNBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |