2009–10 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

2009–10 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
2009–10 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament, Memphis Regional Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20-8 (9-7 SEC)
Head coach	Van Chancellor;
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

2009–10 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Tennessee^†	15	–	1	.938	32	–	3	.914
No. 19 Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	28	–	8	.778
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
No. 21	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Vanderbilt	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
No. 23 Georgia	9	–	7	.563	25	–	9	.735
Florida	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
South Carolina	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
Ole Miss	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Alabama	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
Arkansas	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400

† 2010 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2009–10 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Lady Tigers were coached by Van Chancellor and were a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Offseason

May 6: LSU All-Southeastern Conference guard Allison Hightower is one of 29 student-athletes from across the country who have been invited to participate in the USA Basketball World University Games Team Trials.^[1]
May 15: Former LSU women's basketball All-American Sylvia Fowles led a group of 48 student-athletes who received degrees^[2]
May 17: LSU forward LaSondra Barrett was named one of 14 finalists for the 2009 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Championship Team following the completion of a three-day training camp on Sunday afternoon at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.^[3]
July 30: The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Coalition, announced the 2009–10 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. Louisiana State’s Allison Hightower has been named to the 2009-10 preseason "Wade Watch" list,^[4] 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 21: The 2009–10 preseason candidates list for the Women’s Wooden Award was released, naming 31 student athletes. Allison Hightower from LSU was one of the candidates.^[5]

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class

Date	Location	Opponent	Tigers Points	Opp. Points	Record

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

Round	Pick	Player	WNBA Club
2	15	Allison Hightower	Connecticut Sun

LSU Tigers women's basketball
Venues	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1975–present) LSU Basketball Practice Facility LSU Strength and Conditioning facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Culture & lore	History Traditions Mike the Tiger Full Court Press
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics