The 2009–10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...

 in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season

2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

The 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2009 and ended with the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2010 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The tournament opened with the first and second rounds on Thursday through Sunday,...

. The Lady Volunteers, coached since 1974 by Pat Summitt

Pat Summitt

Patricia "Pat" Head Summitt is an American women's college basketball coach. She is currently the head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team. She is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history of either a men's or women's team in any division...

, play their home games at Thompson-Boling Arena

Thompson-Boling Arena

Thompson-Boling Arena is multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The arena opened in 1987. It is home to the Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Vols basketball teams. Since 2008, it has been home to the Lady Vol volleyball team. It is named after B....

 in Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...

. The Lady Vols, regular-season and tournament champions of the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

, were a #1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament

2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament started Saturday, March 20, 2010 and was completed on Tuesday, April 6 of the same year with University of Connecticut Huskies defending their title from the previous year by defeating Stanford, 53-47. The tournament bids were announced on...

, losing in the semifinals of the Memphis Regional to Baylor

2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team will be coached by Kim Mulkey. The Bears are a member of the Big 12 Conference and participated in the Final Four.-Offseason:...

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Offseason

• April 3:Lady Vol basketball redshirt freshman center Kelley Cain had undergone successful knee surgery at UT Hospital.
• May 3: To celebrate Pat Summitt's 1,000th basketball victory, the University of Tennessee Athletic Department hosted "Pat Summitt's Day of 1,000 Stories" at the Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville.
• May 7: Tennessee Lady Vol basketball signee Taber Spani, a 6-1 guard from Lee's Summit, Mo., received an invitation to participate in the USA U19 National Team trials.
• July 7: Pat Summitt and C. Vivian Stringer will oppose each other in the fourth annual Maggie Dixon Classic. The women’s doubleheader will be played Dec. 13 at Madison Square Garden. The two Hall of Fame coaches teams will meet in regular season play for the seventh straight year. Baylor and freshman star Brittney Griner will face Boston College in the other contest. The two teams played once before at Madison Square Garden. Tennessee won 68-54 in 1999. Baylor will be making its first appearance at MSG.
• August 21: The 2009-10 preseason candidates list for the Women’s Wooden Award was released and the list named 31 student athletes. Angie Bjorklund from Tennessee was one of the candidates.

Schedule

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!colspan=9| Non-Conference Regular Season

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!colspan=9| 2010 NCAA Tournament

Regular season

The Volunteers participated in the State Farm Tip Off Classic, which was held on November 15. Two days later, the Volunteers participated in the ESPN Classic.

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class

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	NBA Club