The 2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Sooners, coached by Sherri Coale and members of the Big 12 Conference, made the Final Four of the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season, losing in the national semifinals to Stanford. Their Final Four appearance was unexpected entering the season, as they had suffered seemingly devastating graduation losses from last year's team, most notably All-American Courtney Paris and her twin sister Ashley.

Offseason April 30: Ashley Paris was among the finalists named for the 2009 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award. May 4: The Sooners will participate in the 2009 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam at University of Virgin Islands. The event is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Games will be played at the U.V.I. Sports and Fitness Center, a basketball facility located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. May 17: Oklahoma's Whitney Hand and Danielle Robinson were among the 14 finalists announced to compete for a spot on the 12-member USA World University Games team. July 2: Oklahoma’s Danielle Robinson supplied five points in Team USA’s 93–59 victory of Great Britain in the second round of pool play at the 2009 World University Games. 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. Oklahoma’s Danielle Robinson has been named to the 2009-10 preseason "Wade Watch" list, 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. Danielle Robinson from Oklahoma was one of the candidates.https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html

Preseason Date Location Opponent Sooners points Opp. points Record Nov. 4 Norman Rogers State 94 53 1-0Nov. 10 Norman Oklahoma Christian 109 55 2-0

Regular season

Roster

Schedule Date Location Opponent Sooners points Opp. points Record Nov. 13 Norman Mercer 108 66 1–0 Nov. 15 Athens, Georgia Georgia 51 62 1–1 Nov. 21 Norman Texas Christian 74 70 2–1 Dec. 2 Norman UT Arlington 100 67 3-1 Dec. 5 Norman Arkansas 87 86 4-1 Dec. 9 Poughkeepsie Marist 80 71 5-1 Dec.10 West Point Army 59 46 6-1 Dec. 20 Omaha Creighton 67 58 7-1 Dec. 30 Norman Cal State Fullerton 95 76 8-1 Jan. 3 Knoxville Tennessee 75 96 8-2 Jan. 9 Norman Texas Tech 73 58 9-2 Jan. 13 Waco Baylor 47 57 9-3 Jan.17 Norman Texas A&M 74 65 10-3 Jan.20 Columbia, MO Missouri 62 61 11-3 Jan.23 Norman Kansas 81 69 12-3 Jan.27 Ames, Iowa Iowa State 56 63 12-4 Jan.30 Lubbock Texas Tech 70 66 13-4 Feb. 3 Norman Texas 57 75 13-5 Feb. 6 Stillwater Oklahoma State 77 66 14-5 Feb. 10 Norman Baylor 62 60 15-5 Feb. 13 Norman Colorado 65 55 16-5 Feb. 15 Norman Connecticut 60 76 16-6 Feb. 20 Manhattan, KS Kansas State 64 58 17-6 Feb. 24 Norman Nebraska 64 80 17-7 Feb. 27 Austin Texas 75 60 18-7 March 2 College Station, Texas Texas A&M 55 78 18-8 March 7 Norman Oklahoma State 95 62 19-8

Paradise Jam Date Time Visiting team Home team Score Leading ScorerLeading Rebounder Nov. 26 2:00 PM South Carolina Oklahoma OK, 75-67 Bone (SC), 18 Stephens (SC), 10 Nov. 27 4:30 PM Oklahoma San Diego State OK, 87-48 Thompson (OK), 18 Thompson (OK), 9 Nov. 28 4:30 PM Oklahoma Notre Dame ND, 81-71 Robinson (OK), 26 Olajuwon (OK), 7, Bruszewski (ND) 7, Mallory (ND) 7http://www.paradisejam.com/pages/documents/2009WomensIslandDivBracket.pdf

Player stats Player Games played Minutes Field goals Three pointers Free throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

Team players drafted into the WNBA Round Pick Player WNBA club 2 19 Amanda Thompson Tulsa Shock 3 28 Abi Olajuwon Chicago Sky 3 36 Nyeshia Stevenson Phoenix Mercury

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