# 2010–11 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2010–11 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference and finished 21–7 (10–6) during regular season play. They were eliminated from the Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament in the second round and were invited to play in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.

## Exhibition

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Result | Record |
| 11/07/10 | vs. Concordia-St. Paul (Exhibition) | Iowa City, IA | 1:00pm | W 101-59 | |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Result | Record |
| 11/12/10 | vs. Southern (Islander Tip-Off Tournament) | Corpus-Christi, TX | 5:00pm | W 76-52 | 1-0 |
| 11/13/10 | vs. Arkansas State (Islander Tip-Off Tournament) | Corpus-Christi, TX | 5:00pm | W 50-47 | 2-0 |
| 11/16/10 | vs. Bradley | Iowa City, IA | 5:00pm | W 91-53 | 3-0 |
| 11/20/10 | vs. Northeastern (KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Challenge) | Iowa City, IA | 12:00pm | W 87-59 | 4-0 |
| 11/21/10 | vs. Central Michigan (KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Challenge) | Iowa City, IA | 2:00pm | W 90-79 | 5-0 |
| 11/25/10 | vs. James Madison (Caribbean Challenge) | Cancun, Mexico | 6:30pm | W 67-61 | 6-0 |
| 11/26/10 | vs. Virginia Tech (Caribbean Challenge) | Cancun, Mexico | 6:30pm | W 72-43 | 7-0 |
| 12/02/10 | at $^{15}$North Carolina (ACC – Big Ten Challenge) | Chapel Hill, NC | 6:00pm | L 79-67 | 7-1 |
| 12/05/10 | vs. Kansas State | Iowa City, IA | 2:00pm | W 68-62 | 8-1 |
| 12/09/10 | vs. $^{15}$Iowa State (Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series) | Iowa City, IA | 7:00pm | W 62-40 | 9-1 |
| 12/18/10 | at South Dakota St. | Brookings, SD | 5:00pm | W 65-54 | 10-1 |
| 12/20/10 | at Drake | Des Moines, IA | 7:00pm | W 75-71 | 11-1 |
| 12/22/10 | vs. Northern Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 7:00pm | W 75-64 | 12-1 |
| 12/30/10 | at Penn State | University Park, PA | 6:00pm | L 68-59 | 12-2 (0-1) |
| 01/02/11 | vs. Michigan | Iowa City, IA | 1:00pm | L 60-53 | 12-3 (0-2) |
| 01/05/11 | at Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 7:00pm | W 63-57 | 13-3 (1-2) |
| 01/08/11 | vs. $^{21}$Ohio State | Iowa City, IA | 3:00pm | W 89-76 | 14-3 (2-2) |
| 01/13/11 | at $^{10}$Michigan State | East Lansing, MI | 5:30pm | L 63-60 | 14-4 (2-3) |
| 01/16/11 | vs. Indiana | Iowa City, IA | 1:00pm | W 71-51 | 15-4 (3-3) |
| 01/24/11 | at Ohio State | Columbus, OH | 6:00pm | L 81-67 | 15-5 (3-4) |
| 01/27/11 | vs. $^{11}$Michigan State | Iowa City, IA | 7:00pm | W 66-64 | 16-5 (4-4) |
| 01/30/11 | at Illinois | Champaign, IL | 2:00pm | W 80-69 | 17-5 (5-4) |
| 02/03/11 | at Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | 5:30pm | L 60-41 | 17-6 (5-5) |
| 02/06/11 | vs. Penn State | Iowa City, IA | 2:00pm | L 82-75 | 17-7 (5-6) |
| 02/10/11 | vs. Minnesota | Iowa City, IA | 8:00pm | W 64-62 | 18-7 (6-6) |
| 02/13/11 | at Northwestern | Evanston, IL | 2:00pm | W 86-75 | 19-7 (7-6) |
| 02/16/11 | vs. Wisconsin | Iowa City, IA | 7:00pm | W 59-44 | 20-7 (8-6) |
| 02/24/11 | vs. Illinois | Iowa City, IA | 7:30pm | W 83-64 | 21-7 (9-6) |
| 02/27/11 | at Indiana | Bloomington, IN | 1:00pm | W 93-79 | 22-7 (10-6) |

### Rankings by Week

| Week | Associated Press | ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll |
| Preseason | 22 | 25 |
| 1 (Nov. 15) | 22 | 24 |
| 2 (Nov. 22) | 18 | 21 |
| 3 (Nov. 29) | 19 | 18 |
| 4 (Dec. 6) | 16 | 19 |
| 5 (Dec. 13) | 16 | 15 |
| 6 (Dec. 20) | 14 | 13 |
| 7 (Dec. 27) | 14 | 13 |
| 8 (Jan. 3) | 21 | 22 |
| 9 (Jan. 10) | 16 | 20 |
| 10 (Jan. 17) | 18 | 21 |
| 11 (Jan. 24) | 18 | 21 |
| 12 (Jan. 31) | 20 | 22 |
| 13 (Feb. 7) | NR (26) | NR (28) |
| 14 (Feb. 14) | NR (26) | NR (27) |
| 15 (Feb. 21) | NR (27) | NR (28) |
| 16 (Feb. 28) | 24 | NR (26) |
| 17 (Mar. 7) | NR (26) | NR (30) |

### Roster

| Number | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown (Last School) |
| 2 | Kamille Wahlin | 5'8" | G | Junior | Crookston, MN (Crookston High School) |
| 3 | Kalli Hansen | 5'11" | F | Junior | Olin, IA (Kirkwood Community College) |
| 4 | Megan Considine | 5'8" | G | Junior | Byron, IL (Byron High School) |
| 11 | Trisha Nesbitt | 5'6" | G | Sophomore | Ames, IA (Ames High School) |
| 12 | Morgan Johnson | 6'5" | C | Sophomore | Platte City, MO (Platte County High School) |
| 20 | Kelly Krei | 6'2" | F | Junior | Iowa City, IA (City High School) |
| 21 | Kachine Alexander | 5'9" | G | Senior | Minneapolis, MN (Belnide-St. Margaret's School) |
| 22 | Kelsey Cermak | 6'1" | F | Senior | Norwalk, IA (Norwalk High School) |
| 23 | Theairra Taylor | 5'11" | G | Sophomore | St. Paul, MN (Central High School) |
| 24 | Jaime Printy | 5'11" | G | Sophomore | Marion, IA (Linn-Mar High School) |
| 31 | Hannah Draxten | 6'0" | G/F | Sophomore (RS) | Fergus Falls, MN (Fergus Falls High School) |
| 32 | Jade Rogers | 6'0" | F | Freshman | Cedar Rapids, IA (Kennedy High School) |

## Player stats

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

## Postseason
### Big Ten tournament

Iowa went into the 2011 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament with a 22-7 (10-6) record and was seeded 4th.
| Date | Round | Opponent (Seed) | Location | Time | Result | Record |
| 03/03/11 | First Round | Bye | Indianapolis, IN | | | 22-7 (10-6) |
| 03/04/11 | Quarterfinals | Ohio State (5) | Indianapolis, IN | 7:30pm | L 71-61 | 22-8 (10-7) |

### NCAA Basketball tournament

Iowa was invited to the 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament as a 6 seed in the Spokane division.
| Date | Round | Opponent (Seed) | Location | Time | Result | Record |
| 03/19/11 | First Round | Gonzaga (11) | Spokane, WA | 3:10pm | L 92-86 | 22-9 (10-7) |

## Awards and honors

Kachine Alexander
* Ranked #2 shooting guard in the country by ESPN.com and Fanhouse.com
* Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
* Preseason all-Big Ten (unanimous pick by coaches)
* MVP of Islander Tip-Off Tournament
* MVP of KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Challenge
* Co-Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 22)
* First player in Iowa history, and the fifth in Big Ten history, to record 1,000 career points, 800 career rebounds and 300 career assists
* Selected to Big Ten all-Defensive team
* First team all-Big Ten selection by both league coaches and media
* Named to Mid-season Top 30 List for the Naismith Award
* Named to Top 20 Mid-season List for the Wooden Award
* Named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) all-Region team
* Wade Trophy Watch List
* AP All-America Honorable Mention

## Team players drafted into the WNBA

| Round | Pick (Overall) | Player | NBA Club |
| Third | 2 (26) | Kachine Alexander | Minnesota Lynx |