2008–09 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

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2008–09 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14[1]
APNo. 6
Record27-6 ( ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Al Brown
  • Samantha Williams
  • Shannon Perry
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons

The 2008–09 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Blue Devils were coached by Joanne P. McCallie, (also known as Coach P) and the Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Blue Devils are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Blue Devils reached the 25-win mark for the 11th straight season, collected their 12th straight 10-win ACC season. McCallie guided Duke to a 14-0 record at home in Cameron Indoor Stadium marking only the second time in school history the Blue Devils have gone undefeated at home. Duke was also a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in school history and the third time out of the last four years.

Offseason

Regular season

Roster

Number Name Height Position Class
11 Chante Black 6-5 Center Senior
21 Joy Cheek 6-1 Forward Junior
13 Karima Christmas 5-11 Forward/Guard Sophomore
30 Carmen Gay 6-2 Forward Senior
1 Chelsea Hopkins 5-8 Guard Freshman
31 Keturah Jackson 6-0 Forward/Guard Junior
15 Bridgette Mitchell 6-0 Forward/Guard Junior
24 Kathleen Scheer 6-2 Forward/Guard Freshman
3 Shay Selby 5-9 Guard Freshman
5 Jasmine Thomas 5-9 Guard Sophomore
34 Krystal Thomas 6-4 Center Sophomore
4 Abby Waner 5-10 Guard Senior

[2]

Schedule

Date Location Opponent Blue Devils Points Opp. Points Record

Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

Postseason

NCAA basketball tournament

[3]

Awards and honors

  • Chante Black, ACC Defensive Player of the Year
  • Chante Black, John R. Wooden Award finalist
  • Chante Black, State Farm All-America team
  • Chante Black, USBWA All-America first team
  • Chante Black, third team Associated Press All-America,
  • Chante Black, All-ACC
  • Chante Black, All-ACC Defensive team
  • Chante Black, midseason candidate for the Naismith Award.
  • Abby Waner, 2009 Robin Roberts/WBCA Broadcasting Scholarship and was a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award in 2009.
  • Jasmine Thomas, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III
  • Jasmine Thomas, All-ACC Academic Team honors
  • Abby Waner, All-ACC Tournament first team selection

Team awards

Team awards were voted on by team members and staff

  • Chante Black, Best Rebounder
  • Chante Black, Player of the Year awards
  • Abby Waner, Assist Maker award
  • Abby Waner, Best Free Throw Shooter award
  • Keturah Jackson, Best Defender award
  • Karima Christmas, Sixth Player of the Year
  • Karima Christmas, Most Improved [4]

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round Pick Player WNBA Club
1 10 Chante Black Connecticut Sun
2 21 Abby Waner New York Liberty

[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings".
  2. ↑ "Women's Basketball".
  3. ↑ "Women's 2009 Final Four Official Site". Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Duke Holds Annual Women?s Basketball Celebration on Thursday".
  5. ↑ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
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