2008–09 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

This article is about 2008–09 Pitt women's basketball. For 2008–09 Pitt men's basketball, see 2008–09 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.

2008-09 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball

NCAA, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#15
2008-09 record	25-8 (12-4 Big East)
Head coach	Agnus Berenato
Assistant coach	Jeff Williams
Assistant coach	Caroline McCombs
Assistant coach	Yolette McPhee-McCuin
Home arena	Petersen Events Center

Template:2008–09 Big East Conference women's basketball standings The 2008–09 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament "Sweet 16". The Panthers were coached by Agnus Berenato. The Panthers are a member of the Big East Conference and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Previous season

The 2007-08 Pitt women's basketball went 24-10, tying a program record number of wins set the previous season. Pitt earned its first ever bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament advancing to the second round where it lost to eventual national champion Tennessee. Pitt finished the season ranked #16 in the Coaches' Poll, its highest finish in the polls for the women up until that point. Center Marcedes Walker and Guards Karlyle Lim and Mallorie Winn finish up their eligibility.

Offseason

Agnus Berenato is honored as the Dapper Dan Sportswomen of the Year for 2008-09.^[1]
Marcedes Walker earns a spot on the WNBA's Houston Comets's roster^[2]
Pitt hired assistant coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin from the University of Portland to replace departed assistant coach Shea Ralph, who took a position at her alma mater Connecticut.
The Pitt women's team took a preseason trip to Europe to play three exhibitions games^[3]
Shavonte Zellous is named to the State Farm Wade Trophy "Watch List"^[4]
Seven of the women's team's games are picked up for television, including two appearances on ESPN2^[5]
Former center Marcedes Walker's jersey is selected to hang in the "Ring of Honor" at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.^[6]
Shavonte Zellous is named to the preseason All-American teams of Lindy's^[7] and the Sporting News.^[8]
Agnus Berenato's contract is extended to coach the University of Pittsburgh through the 2015-16 season.^[9]
Shavonte Zellous is a unanimous selection to the pre-season All-Big East team.^[10]
Shavonte Zellous is named as one of 30 candidates for the John R. Wooden Award.^[11]
Shavonte Zellous, alongside DeJuan Blair of the Pitt men's team, appears on one of six covers of the Sports Illustrated College Basketball Preview Issue.^[12]

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class	Hometown
22	Chelsea Cole	6-3	Forward	Sophomore	Lumberton, NJ
10	Taneisha Harrison	6-0	Guard	Sophomore	Bowie, MD
32	Selena Nwude	6-5	Center	Sophomore (RS)	Riverdale, MD
24	Sarah Ogoke	5-8	Guard	Freshman	Sugar Land, TX
50	Kate Popovec	6-3	Center	Freshman	Canfield, OH
2	Sophronia Sallard	5-10	Guard/Forward	Junior (RS)	Syracuse, NY
25	Shayla Scott	6-1	Guard	Sophomore	Monroeville, PA
14	Jania Sims*	5-7	Guard	Junior	Newark, NJ
33	Xenia Stewart	6-0	Guard	Senior	Bowie, MD
12	Brittaney Thomas	5-8	Guard	Junior (RS)	Montgomery, AL
40	Shawnice "Pepper" Wilson	6-6	Center	Freshman	Pittsburgh, PA
1	Shavonte Zellous	5-10	Guard	Senior (RS)	Orlando, FL

*Injured during the first regular season game against Texas A&M and was redshirted.

Schedule and results

Exhibition
Date	Opponent	Location	Television	Result	Score	Record (Conference)
11/05/08	vs. Ohio Legends	Petersen Events Center		W	73-58
11/11/08	Premier Players	Petersen Events Center		W	76-65
Regular Season
11/16/08	vs. Texas A&M	Baton Rouge, La. State Farm Tipoff Classic	ESPN2	L	56-50	0-1
11/20/08	at Western Michigan	Kalamazoo, Mich.		W	88-60	1-1
11/24/08	vs. Penn State	Petersen Events Center Pitt–Penn State rivalry		W	80-59	2-1
11/28/08	vs. Elon	Petersen Events Center Pitt Thanksgiving Tournament		W	84-49	3-1
11/29/08	vs. Youngstown State	Petersen Events Center Pitt Thanksgiving Tournament		W	99-42	4-1
12/03/08	at Duquesne	Pittsburgh, Pa. City Game		W	66-47	5-1
12/07/08	vs. Maryland	Petersen Events Center		W	86-57	6-1
12/13/08	vs. West Virginia State	Petersen Events Center		W	85-37	7-1
12/16/08	vs. Wagner	Petersen Events Center		W	98-41	8-1
12/19/08	at Florida A&M	Tallahassee, Fla.		W	89-59	9-1
12/21/08	at Florida	Gainesville, Fla.		L	90-83	9-2
12/30/08	vs. Western Kentucky	Petersen Events Center		W	93-50	10-2
01/04/09	vs. West Virginia	Petersen Events Center Backyard Brawl	ESPNU	W	72-63	11-2 (1-0)
01/07/09	at Providence	Providence, R.I.		L	77-69	11-3 (1-1)
01/10/09	vs. DePaul	Petersen Events Center	Big East TV	L	69-62	11-4 (1-2)
01/17/09	vs. USF	Petersen Events Center		W	79-47	12-4 (2-2)
01/20/09	at Seton Hall	South Orange, N.J.		W	76-40	13-4 (3-2)
01/24/09	at Syracuse	Syracuse, N.Y.		W	77-75	14-4 (4-2)
01/27/09	at Georgetown	Washington, D.C.		W	50-39	15-4 (5-2)
01/30/09	vs. Marquette	Petersen Events Center		W	86-54	16-4 (6-2)
02/03/09	vs. Notre Dame	Petersen Events Center		W	82-70	17-4 (7-2)
02/10/09	at Rutgers	Piscataway, N.J.	CBS College Sports	W	61-53 (OT)	18-4 (8-2)
02/15/09	at Connecticut	Storrs, Conn.	ESPN2	L	95-42	18-5 (8-3)
02/18/09	vs. Villanova	Petersen Events Center		W	70-54	19-5 (9-3)
02/21/09	vs. Cincinnati	Petersen Events Center		W	68-53	20-5 (10-3)
02/24/09	at West Virginia	Morgantown, W.Va. Backyard Brawl	CBS College Sports	W	72-60	21-5 (11-3)
02/28/09	at Louisville	Louisville, Ky.	Big East TV	L	75-51	21-6 (11-4)
03/02/09	vs. St. John's	Petersen Events Center		W	79-60	22-6 (12-4)
Big East Women's Basketball Championship
03/08/09	vs. DePaul	Hartford, Conn. (Big East Quarterfinals)	ESPNU	W	62-59	23-6
03/09/09	vs. Louisville	Hartford, Conn. (Big East Semifinals)	ESPNU	L	69-63	23-7
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/21/09	vs. Montana	Seattle, Wash. (NCAA First Round)	ESPN2	W	64-35	24-7
03/23/09	vs. Gonzaga	Seattle, Wash. (NCAA Second Round)	ESPN2	W	65-60	25-7
03/29/09	vs. Oklahoma	Oklahoma City, Okla. (NCAA Regional Quarterfinals)	ESPN2	L	70-59	25-8

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	WK 17	Final
AP	rv	rv	rv	24	16	16	19	19	19	rv	25	21	22	19	19	15	14	15	n/a
Coaches	23	rv	rv	rv	20	19	23	22	20	rv	rv	24	24	23	22	20	19	16	15

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	WNBA Club
1	11	Shavonte Zellous	Detroit Shock

References

External links

Official Site

Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball

Venues	Trees Gym (1914–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1927) Fitzgerald Field House (1970–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)

Culture & lore	History "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"

People	Head coaches

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