2009–10 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season

Offseason

• On 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. The nominees are 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. The list of Big Ten athletes are as follows:
• Jantel Lavender, Ohio State
• Samantha Prahalis, Ohio State
• Jenna Smith, Illinois

Season outlook

Preseason

• October 29: Ohio State junior Jantel Lavender was selected as the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year by the conference coaches and a panel of media members.

Preseason polls

• Coaches Polls
  • 1. Ohio State
  • 2. Michigan State
  • 3. Minnesota
  • 4. Purdue
  • 5. Iowa
  • 6. Illinois
  • 7. Penn State
  • 8. Northwestern
  • 9. Indiana
  • 10. Wisconsin
  • 11. Michigan

Preseason All-Big Ten Coaches Team

• JENNA SMITH, Sr., F, ILL
• Allyssa DeHaan, Sr., C, MSU
• JANTEL LAVENDER, Jr., C, OSU
• Samantha Prahalis, So., G, OSU
• Tyra Grant, Sr., F, PSU

Preseason All-Big Ten Media Team

• Jenna Smith, Sr., F, ILL
• Allyssa DeHaan, Sr., C, MSU
• JANTEL LAVENDER, Jr., C, OSU
• Samantha Prahalis, So., G, OSU
• Tyra Grant, Sr., F, PSU

Regular season

November

• Nov. 11: The Big Ten and Big 12 Conferences announced the formation of an annual inter-conference challenge for women's basketball. The challenge will span at least two years and will begin in the fall of 2010. The series will feature a home-and-home format over the initial two-year agreement, and each of the Big 12's teams will play in each Challenge, while one Big Ten team, Wisconsin, will play two Challenge games each year.

2009 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Schedule

Rankings

The rankings are based on the ESPN/USA Today poll.

^Final Poll = ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

In season honors

;Players of the week Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named a player of the week each Monday.

;Midseason watch lists

Conference honors

National awards and honors

Statistical leaders

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

National Invitation Tournament

Main article: 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament

References

References

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