2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

2008-09 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
Big 12 Champions
Conference Big Twelve Conference South
Ranking
Coaches #4[1]
2008-09 record ( Big 12)
Head coach Sherri Coale
Assistant coach Stacy Hansmeyer
Assistant coach Jan Ross
Assistant coach Chad Thrailkill

The 2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Sooners were coached by Sherri Coale. The Sooners are a member of the Big Twelve Conference and qualified for the Final Four.

200809 Big 12 women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Oklahoma 15 1   .938     28 4   .875
#7 Baylor 12 4   .750     27 5   .844
#10 Texas A&M 11 5   .688     25 7   .781
#18 Iowa State 11 5   .688     24 8   .750
#22 Kansas State 10 6   .625     24 7   .774
#23 Texas 8 8   .500     21 11   .656
Kansas 6 10   .375     18 13   .581
Texas Tech 6 10   .375     16 15   .516
Nebraska 6 10   .375     15 15   .500
Oklahoma State 4 12   .250     16 15   .516
Missouri 4 12   .250     13 17   .433
Colorado 3 13   .188     11 18   .379
2009 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 14, 2009; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Exhibition

Date Location Opponent Sooners Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 6/08 Western State
Nov. 11/08 Oklahoma Christian

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Preseason WNIT

Date Location Opponent Sooners Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 15/08 Norman, OK UC Riverside 88 57 1-0
Nov. 19/08 Norman, OK Middle Tennessee 85 65 2-0
Nov. 21/08 Norman, OK Arizona State 70 57 3-0
Nov. 23/08 Norman, OK North Carolina 79 80 3-1

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Regular season

Cal led by 17 points, 69-52, before Oklahoma (8-2) closed the game with a 34-6 run. Stevenson finished with 21 points and Courtney Paris had 18 points and 13 rebounds to extend her consecutive streak of double-doubles dating to her freshman season to 102 games in Oklahoma's third straight victory since their loss to top-ranked Connecticut on Nov. 30. Cal had won the only other two meetings with Oklahoma but this marked the first matchup between the schools since Nov. 28, 1987, when the Bears won 81-66 in the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu.[4]

Five Sooners scored in double-figures, including Courtney Paris, who finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds in only 22 minutes to stretch her NCAA record streak of consecutive double-doubles to 105 games.[5]

Roster

Number Name Height Position Class
1 Nyeshia Stevenson 5-9 Forward/Guard Junior
3 Courtney Paris 6-4 Center Senior
4 Abi Olajuwon 6-4 Center Junior
5 Ashley Paris 6-3 Forward Senior
10 Carlee Roethlisberger 6-1 Forward Sophomore
13 Danielle Robinson 5-9 Guard Sophomore
14 Lauren Willis 5-11 Guard Sophomore
15 Carolyn Winchester 5-11 Forward Senior
21 Amanda Thompson 6-0 Forward Junior
25 Whitney Hand 6-1 Guard Freshman
31 Rose Hammond 5-9 Guard Junior
45 Jasmine Hartman 5-10 Guard Freshman
53 Jenny Vining 5-9 Guard Sophomore

Schedule

Date Location Opponent Sooners Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 26/08 Norman Marist 83 57 1-0
Nov. 30/08 Storrs, CT Connecticut 78 106 1-1
Dec. 3/08 Norman Creighton 69 49 2-1
Dec. 7/08 Jonesboro, AK Arkansas State 87 57 3-1
Dec. 12/08 San Jose, CA Cal State Bakersfield 105 84 4-1
Dec. 13/08 San Jose, CA California 86 75 5-1
Dec. 21/08 Norman Tulsa 94 42 6-1
Dec. 30/08St. Louis, MO Saint Louis 87 61 7-1
Jan. 04/09 Norman NC Central 89 25 8-1
Jan. 10/09 Lincoln, NE Nebraska 77 56 9-1
Jan. 14/09 Norman Kansas State 64 48 10-1
Jan. 18/09 Norman Texas A&M 71 59 11-1
Jan. 21/09 Boulder, CO Colorado 72 58 12-1
Jan. 25/09 Norman Texas 89 69 13-1
Jan. 28/09 Waco, TX Baylor 56 51 14-1
Jan. 31/09 Norman Missouri 78 56 15-1
Feb. 2/09 Oklahoma City Tennessee 80 70 16-1
Feb. 8/09 Stillwater, OK Oklahoma State 93 75 17-1
Feb. 11/09 Norman Iowa State 58 49 18-1
Feb. 14/09 Lawrence, KS Kansas 69 54 19-1

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Notes

Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Courtney Paris 37 1072 236 0 116 503 57 108 34588
Danielle Robinson 37 1116 180 0 119 106 217 3 82479
Ashley Paris 37 1125 196 1 73 355 61 3228 466
Nyeshia Stevenson 37 755 124 51 42 64 45 6 41 341
Whitney Hand 33 953 106 62 29 97 54 17 40 303
Amanda Thompson 36 786 104 7 29 164 67 31 44 244
Carlee Roethlisberger 37 482 54 19 16 59 16 2 11 143
Jenny Vining 35 457 39 30 8 28 24 27 116
Jasmine Hartman 35 332 27 5 10 29 38 5 11 69
Abi Olajuwon 27 162 13 0 11 59 3 4 737
Lauren Willis 15 65 4 2 0 2 1 0 3 10
Rose Hammond 18 71 2 0 3 13 7 0 4 7
Carolyn Winchester 8 24 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0

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Postseason

NCAA Basketball Tournament

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round Pick Player WNBA Club
1 7 Courtney Paris Sacramento Monarchs
2 22 Ashley Paris Los Angeles Sparks

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See also

References

External links

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