page_title: 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
section_title: Offseason
hierarchical_section_title: 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team / Offseason
caption_attribution_description: English: Lorin Dixon, at Championship Dinner 2009
context_page_description: The 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Geno Auriemma, as the Huskies played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the XL Center located in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies are a member of the Big East Conference and won their seventh NCAA championship against Stanford on April 6, 2010.
context_section_description: May 5: Jamelle Elliott, a 12-year member of Geno Auriemma's coaching staff was named head coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats women's team. She will be the school's eighth head women's basketball coach.
  May 18: Marisa Moseley was named women's basketball assistant coach at the University of Connecticut. Moseley works primarily with the post players in her new role. She spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach on the women's basketball staff at the University of Minnesota. She also assists in all facets of recruiting and player development.
  June 8: Incoming freshman Kelly Faris named Indianapolis top high school female athlete.
  July 2: Huskies sophomore Tiffany Hayes scored nine points and added five rebounds as the 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team (2–0) posted a 93–59 victory over Great Britain (1–1). Senior Tina Charles contributed six points, two rebounds, a block and a steal in just 13 minutes of action.
  July 25: Rebecca Lobo became the first Connecticut player named as an inductee into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, leading a class of six inductees. Lobo helped UConn to its first national championship with an undefeated season in 1995. The six individuals in the Class of 2010 will be formally inducted as members of the Hall of Fame on June 12, 2010, in Knoxville, Tenn.
  July 30: The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Coalition, announced the 2009–2010 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. Three players from the Huskies, Tina Charles, Tiffany Hayes and Maya Moore, have been named to the 2009–10 preseason "Wade Watch" list, which is made up of top NCAA Division I student-athletes who best embody the spirit of Lily Margaret Wade. This is based on the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability.
  August 14: Lorin Dixon finishes four days at Point Guard College, run by Dena Evans
  August 18: ESPN announced that Notre Dame and Connecticut would be part of the first-ever ESPN women's basketball College GameDay broadcast.
  August 21: The 2009–10 preseason candidates list for the Women's Wooden Award was released, naming 31 student athletes. Tina Charles and Maya Moore from Connecticut were two of the candidates.
  September 22: UConn celebrated the undefeated national championship with a dinner for the team, athletic staff and fans.
  Senior Tina Charles and Junior Maya Moore were invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp, in preparation for the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational. The team then will compete for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Also on the 19 member team are former UConn players Renee Montgomery, Swin Cash, Asjha Jones, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi. The coach of the National Team is UConn coach Geno Auriemma, although the team selections are made by USA Basketball.
  November 3: Maya Moore and Tina Charles selected to the preseason All-American team by the AP. Moore is only the seventh ever unanimous selection.
caption: Lorin Dixon
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