2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, coached by Matthew Mitchell, are a member of the Southeastern Conference, and play their home games on campus at Memorial Coliseum—unlike UK's famous men's program, which plays off-campus at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington.

2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 19
Record28–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
  • Matthew Mitchell (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kyra Elzy (2nd season)
  • Matt Insell (2nd season)
  • Shalon Pillow (1st season)
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum (Capacity: 8,500)
2009–10 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Tennessee151 .938323  .914
No. 19 Kentucky115 .688288  .778
Mississippi State97 .5632113  .618
No. 21 LSU97 .5632110  .677
Vanderbilt97 .5632311  .676
No. 23 Georgia97 .563259  .735
Florida79 .4381517  .469
South Carolina79 .4381415  .483
Ole Miss79 .4381715  .531
Auburn511 .3131516  .484
Alabama412 .2501218  .400
Arkansas412 .2501218  .400
2010 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Wildcats had arguably the most successful season in the program's history, setting school records for most wins, most home wins, most conference wins, most consecutive conference wins, best start to a season, and highest finish in conference play. The season culminated in a deep run in the NCAA tournament that saw them appear in their first regional final since the inaugural NCAA tournament in 1982, when the then-Lady Kats lost in the Midwest Regional final to Louisiana Tech. This Wildcats team lost 88–68 to Oklahoma in the final of the Kansas City Regional.

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