# 2008–09 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

The 2008–09 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls ended the season with 27 wins and the 27th win of the season for the Bulls was the best in USF history - for men or women - and the highest win total by any Division I team in the state of Florida. USF capped their sixth postseason appearance by winning the 2009 WNIT Tournament.

## Exhibition

| Date | Opponent | Location | Irish Points | Opp. Points | Record |
| Nov. 1/08 | Miami Sun | Tampa, FL | 91 | 67 | 1-0 |
| Nov. 5/08 | DT3 | Tampa, FL | 81 | 55 | 2-0 |

## Regular season
### Roster

| Number | Name | Height | Position | Class |
| 1 | WynneJasmine Wynne | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | Guard | 1Freshman |
| 2 | Doomes-StephensLeondra Doomes-Stephens | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Guard/Forward | 3Sophomore |
| 5 | EnglishDominique English | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Guard | 3Sophomore |
| 10 | GriffinSequoyah Griffin | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Forward | 3Sophomore |
| 11 | GrantPorche Grant | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Forward | 5Junior |
| 15 | SpeedAllyson Speed | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Guard | 5Junior |
| 21 | StokesJanae Stokes | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | Guard | 5Junior |
| 23 | LawsonJessica Lawson | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Center | 5Junior |
| 33 | CarnDaleisha Carn | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Guard | 3Sophomore |
| 42 | DalembertMelissa Dalembert | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Forward | 5Junior |

### Schedule

* The Bulls participated in the USF Shootout on November 15 and 16.
* The Bulls participated in the Paradise Jam from November 27 to 29. The Bulls finished second in the Reef Division.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Irish Points | Opp. Points | Record |
| Nov. 15/08 | Central Connecticut | Tampa, FL | 100 | 41 | 1-0 |
| Nov. 16/08 | Loyola, MD | Tampa, FL | 94 | 46 | 2-0 |
| Nov. 18/08 | Stetson | Tampa, FL | 103 | 55 | 3-0 |
| Nov. 23/08 | Coppin State | Tampa, FL | 97 | 43 | 4-0 |
| Nov. 27/08 | California | St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands | 55 | 85 | 4-1 |
| Nov. 28/08 | Iowa | St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands | 82 | 79 | 5-1 |
| Nov. 29/08 | Texas Tech | St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands | 71 | 61 | 6-1 |
| Dec. 5/08 | Florida International | Tampa, FL | 99 | 71 | 7-1 |
| Dec. 14/08 | North Florida | Tampa, FL | 90 | 44 | 8-1 |
| Dec. 18/08 | Grambling | Tampa, FL | 126 | 62 | 9-1 |
| Dec. 20/08 | Northern Arizona | Tampa, FL | 82 | 43 | 10-1 |
| Dec. 21/08 | Southern | Tampa, FL | 100 | 47 | 11-1 |
| Dec. 28/08 | Jackson State | Tampa, FL | 110 | 51 | 12-1 |
| Dec. 30/08 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA | 80 | 66 | 13-1 |
| Jan. 3/09 | Marquette | Milwaukee, WI | 60 | 68 | 13-2 |
| Jan. 6/09 | Connecticut | Tampa, FL | 37 | 83 | 13-3 |
| Jan. 10/09 | St. John’s | Tampa, FL | 81 | 71 | 14-3 |
| Jan. 14/09 | Louisville | Tampa, FL | 60 | 76 | 14-4 |
| Jan. 17/09 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 47 | 79 | 14-5 |
| Jan. 20/09 | Providence | Providence, RI | 86 | 62 | 15-5 |
| Jan. 24/09 | Georgetown | Tampa, FL | 68 | 86 | 15-6 |
| Jan. 31/09 | Rutgers | New Brunswick, NJ | 59 | 58 | 16-6 |
| Feb. 3/09 | Marquette | Tampa, FL | 56 | 71 | 16-7 |
| Feb. 8/09 | Syracuse | Syracuse, NY | 88 | 79 | 17-7 |
| Feb. 14/09 | Seton Hall | Tampa, FL | 80 | 51 | 18-7 |
| Feb. 17/09 | Notre Dame | Tampa, FL | 79 | 86 | 18-8 |
| Feb. 21/09 | West Virginia | Morgantown, WV | 75 | 90 | 18-9 |

## Player stats

| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
| Shantia Grace | 37 | 1165 | 163 | 64 | 160 | 117 | 175 | 7 | 58 | 550 |
| Janae Stokes | 36 | 878 | 153 | 116 | 30 | 91 | 53 | 2 | 25 | 452 |
| Jazmin Sepulveda | 37 | 1143 | 150 | 68 | 71 | 125 | 136 | 11 | 96 | 439 |
| Jessica Lawson | 36 | 797 | 151 | 0 | 79 | 240 | 9 | 44 | 31 | 381 |
| Brittany Denson | 37 | 966 | 105 | 0 | 68 | 248 | 45 | 100 | 33 | 278 |
| Alexis Givands | 12 | 258 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 20 | 83 |
| Jasmine Wynne | 36 | 694 | 92 | 13 | 46 | 65 | 83 | 5 | 57 | 243 |
| Porche Grant | 37 | 765 | 93 | 0 | 42 | 284 | 20 | 30 | 33 | 228 |
| Melissa Dalembert | 31 | 287 | 46 | 0 | 25 | 87 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 117 |
| Allyson Speed | 27 | 223 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 49 |
| Ashley Sanders | 34 | 257 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 59 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 57 |
| Crystal Ayers | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Erin Moody | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kelsey Varney | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Postseason
### WNIT Tournament

* Quarterfinal (Sunday, March 29)
** South Florida 80, St. Bonaventure 66
* Semifinal (Wednesday, April 1)
** South Florida 82, Boston College 65
* Championship (Saturday, April 4)
** South Florida 75, Kansas 71

#### WNIT Player Stats

| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
| Shantia Grace | 5 | 181 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 78 |
| Jasmine Wynne | 5 | 151 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 61 |
| Jessica Lawson | 5 | 128 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 61 |
| Janae Stokes | 5 | 116 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Brittany Denson | 5 | 162 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 41 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 55 |
| Jazmin Sepulveda | 5 | 167 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 52 |
| Porche Grant | 5 | 105 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 29 |
| Melissa Dalembert | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Allyson Speed | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ashley Sanders | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* In the WNIT championship, the stat leaders were as follows:
| Player | Category |
| Sepulveda | Points (18) |
| Grant | Rebounds (10) |
| Grace | Assists (5) |
| Sepulveda | Steals (2) |
| Denson | Blocks (4) |

## Awards and honors

* Alexis Givands, USF Shootout All-Tournament Team
* Shantia Grace, All-Big East point guard,
* Janae Stokes, USF Shootout Most Valuable Player
* Jasmine Wynne, USF Shootout All-Tournament Team

## Team players drafted into the WNBA

No one from the Bulls was selected in the 2009 WNBA draft.