2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 19
Record28–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
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
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Tennessee 15 1   .938 32 3   .914
No. 19 Kentucky 11 5   .688 28 8   .778
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
No. 21 LSU 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
No. 23 Georgia 9 7   .563 25 9   .735
Florida 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
South Carolina 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
Ole Miss 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Auburn 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Alabama 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
Arkansas 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
2010 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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, were a member of the Southeastern Conference, and played 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.

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.