2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
Subway Basketball Classic champions
Conference	Big Ten
Record	13–17 (6–12 Big 10)
Head coach	Pam Borton;
Assistant coaches	Barb Smith; Ted Riverso;
Home arena	Williams Arena

2009–10 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Ohio State†	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
No. 24 Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Wisconsin	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
Iowa	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Purdue	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Michigan	8	–	10	.444	20	–	13	.606
Penn State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	19	–	14	.576
Northwestern	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Indiana	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433

† 2010 Big Ten tournament winner As of 3-27-2010 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers were coached by Pam Borton. The Golden Gophers, a member of the Big Ten Conference, finished last in the conference standings and did not advance to any national postseason tournament.

Offseason

May 5: The 2009–10 season will mark the third year of the Big Ten-ACC Basketball Challenge. On Thursday, December 3, the Golden Gopher will travel to Maryland to play the Maryland Terrapins.^[1]

Exhibition

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Record
Nov. 4	Williams Arena	Winona State	62-84	0-1
Nov. 8	Williams Arena	Minnesota-Duluth	77-45	1-1

Regular season

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class

Schedule

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Record
Nov. 15	Williams Arena	Lamar	84-45	1-0
Nov. 17	Salt Lake City	Utah	59-60	1-1
Nov. 21	Williams Arena	Illinois-Chicago	94-58	2-1
Nov. 22	Williams Arena	Colorado	87-78	3-1
Nov. 24	Williams Arena	North Dakota State	65-37	4-1
Nov. 27	Grand Island, Bahamas	TCU	61-56	5-1
Nov. 28	Grand Island, Bahamas	Xavier	56-71	5-2
Dec. 3	College Park, MD	Maryland	45-66	5-3
Dec. 6	Williams Arena	Penn State	56-48	6-3
Dec.

Player stats

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

Postseason

NCAA basketball tournament

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club

References

^ "ACC and Big Ten Announce Matchups for Third Annual Women's Basketball Challenge - BIG TEN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.

[1] "ACC and Big Ten Announce Matchups for Third Annual Women's Basketball Challenge - BIG TEN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.

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Venues	Williams Arena (1971–present)
Culture & lore	History Goldy Gopher
People	Head coaches
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics