2008–09_Texas_A&M_Aggies_women's_basketball_team

2008–09 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

2008–09 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2008–09 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I women's college basketball.

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Preseason outlook

The team placed 10th and 11th in the preseason Coaches Poll and AP Poll, respectively.[3] The Big 12 coaches picked the squad to finish 5th in the conference, behind first-place favorite Oklahoma, followed by Texas, Iowa State, and Baylor.[4] Athlon Sports ranked the Aggies 4th in their preseason poll, while Lindy's poll placed them 11th.[5] A Sports Illustrated writer also ranked the team 11th in her power rankings.[6]

Recruiting

During the early signing period in November 2008, the Aggies signed[7] Diamond Ashmore,[8] Adrienne Pratcher,[9] Kristi Bellock,[10] and Cierra Windham.[11] As of 20 November 2008, ESPN Hoopgurlz ranks the recruiting class 7th nationally.[12]

Players

Preseason honors

The Big 12 coaches selected Tanisha Smith as the Preseason Newcomer of the Year, and Tyra White as the Preseason co-Freshman of the Year. Takia Starks also made the preseason all-Big 12 team, and Danielle Gant received honorable mention.[13]

Sporting News included Starks in its preseason All-American first team. Starks became the first player in school history to be named a preseason first-team All-American.[14] She also made the 25-member Wade Trophy preseason watch list[15] and was one of the 30 John R. Wooden Award candidates.[16]

In October 2008, Gant received the Academic Momentum Award, presented by The Scholar-Baller Program, a partner of National Consortium for Academics and Sports. The award is given to student-athletes who have "demonstrated significant academic improvement throughout their collegiate careers".[17]

The scoreboard after the New Mexico game

Season accolades

Tyra White received the Big 12 Freshman of the Week honor for the week of 14–16 November.[18] Adaora Elonu received the same honor for the week of 17–23 November,[19] and Sydney Carter got the co-honor for the week of 24–30 November.[20] Elonu picked up her second honor for the week of 1 December–7,[21] and got another co-honor for the week of 15–21 December.[22] Takia Starks received her first honor for the week of 22 December – 4 January.[23] Danielle Gant got her first for the week of 5–11 January.[24] After posting 11 points in a career-high 31 minutes of play against Oklahoma, and a game-high and career-high of 17 points at Kansas State, Sydney Carter grabbed the weekly honor for the week of 23 February – 1 March.[25]

Upon defeating New Mexico 83–51, the Aggies set a school record for the largest margin of victory in a home game over a ranked opponent. The previous record was 19, which was compiled in the 2007–08 home matchup against Baylor.[26]

Two players—Damitria Buchanan and Katrina Limbaha—made the 2008–09 Academic All-Big 12 women's basketball team. Both made the first team as they had a GPA greater than 3.20.[27]

Starks became the all-time leading scorer of A&M after posting 19 points in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[28]

Schedule

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