1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions ; Big East tournament champions ; Big East regular season champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)\|Big East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	36–1 (16–0 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma (15th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coaches	Tonya Cardoza; Jamelle Elliott;
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; Hartford Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

Introduction and Wins

The 1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by the Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 15th season at UConn, played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the Hartford Civic Center, and were members of the Big East Conference. UConn finished the regular season with a record of 27–1 and went 16–0 in the Big East to win the regular season conference championship. They also won the Big East tournament. Then, they won the NCAA Tournament, defeating Tennessee in the finals to win their second national championship.^[1]

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1999–2000 team.^[2]

Name
Stacy Hansmeyer
Paige Sauer
Svetlana Abrosimova
Marci Czel
Shea Ralph
Christine Rigby
Kelly Schumacher
Sue Bird
Swin Cash
Asjha Jones
Keirsten Walters
Tamika Williams
Kennitra Johnson

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/21/1999*	No. 1	at Iowa	W 111–39	1–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,260) Iowa City, IA
11/24/1999*	No. 1	Kentucky Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge	W 68–62	2–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,777) Hartford, CT
11/26/1999*	No. 1	Old Dominion	W 109–66	3–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,817) Hartford, CT
11/28/1999*	No. 1	Pepperdine	W 101–58	4–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
11/30/1999*	No. 1	Illinois	W 100–79	5–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
12/05/1999*	No. 1	vs. No. 11 Penn State Honda Elite 4 Classic	W 87–74	6–0	Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (3,700) Bay Lake, FL
12/08/1999	No. 1	at Seton Hall	W 88–45	7–0 (1–0)	Walsh Gymnasium (1,811) South Orange, NJ
12/23/1999*	No. 1	UCLA	W 106–64	8–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
12/29/1999*	No. 1	at Oklahoma	W 84–68	9–0	Lloyd Noble Center (10,713) Norman, OK
01/02/2000*	No. 1	Louisiana Tech	W 90–63	10–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
01/04/2000	No. 1	at Georgetown	W 87–48	11–0 (2–0)	McDonough Gymnasium (1,175) Washington, D.C.
01/08/2000*	No. 1	at No. 2 Tennessee Rivalry	W 74–66	12–0	Thompson–Boling Arena (23,385) Knoxville, TN
01/12/2000	No. 1	West Virginia	W 75–35	13–0 (3–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
01/15/2000	No. 1	Pittsburgh	W 88–36	14–0 (4–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
01/17/2000	No. 1	Rutgers Rivalry	W 65–50	15–0 (5–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
01/20/2000*	No. 1	at Holy Cross	W 89–51	16–0	Hart Center (4,000) Worcester, MA
01/22/2000	No. 1	at Villanova	W 79–46	17–0 (6–0)	The Pavilion (4,059) Villanova, PA
01/26/2000	No. 1	Boston College	W 84–77	18–0 (7–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
01/29/2000	No. 1	at Miami	W 84–36	19–0 (8–0)	Miami Arena (9,276) Miami, FL
02/02/2000*	No. 1	No. 4 Tennessee Rivalry	L 71–72	19–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
02/05/2000	No. 1	Seton Hall	W 86–34	20–1 (9–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
02/08/2000	No. 1	Miami	W 93–46	21–1 (10–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
02/12/2000	No. 1	at Rutgers Rivalry	W 49–45	22–1 (11–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,579) Piscataway, NJ
02/15/2000	No. 1	at St. John's	W 85–43	23–1 (12–0)	Carnesecca Arena (1,625) New York, NY
02/18/2000	No. 1	Syracuse	W 100–74	24–1 (13–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
02/23/2000	No. 1	at West Virginia	W 100–28	25–1 (14–0)	WVU Coliseum (1,213) Morgantown, WV
02/26/2000	No. 1	Notre Dame Rivalry	W 77–59	26–1 (15–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
02/29/2000	No. 1	at Providence	W 102–68	27–1 (16–0)	Providence Civic Center^[4] (5,497) Providence, RI
Big East tournament
03/05/2000	No. 1	St. John's Quarterfinals	W 85–41	28–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
03/06/2000	No. 1	Boston College Semifinals	W 79–54	29–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
03/07/2000	No. 1	Rutgers Championship/Rivalry	W 79–59	30–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
NCAA tournament
03/17/2000*	(1) No. 1	(16) Hampton First Round	W 116–45	31–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
03/19/2000*	(1) No. 1	(9) Clemson Second Round	W 83–45	32–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
03/25/2000*	(1) No. 1	vs. (5) Oklahoma Sweet Sixteen	W 102–80	33–1	Siegel Center (5,702) Richmond, VA
03/27/2000*	(1) No. 1	vs. (3) LSU Elite Eight	W 86–71	34–1	Siegel Center (5,872) Richmond, VA
03/31/2000*	(1) No. 1	vs. (2) Penn State Final Four	W 89–67^[5]	35–1	First Union Center (20,060) Philadelphia, PA
04/02/2000*	(1) No. 1	vs. (1) Tennessee Championship/Rivalry	W 71–52	36–1	First Union Center (20,060) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

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Awards

Geno Auriemma
- WBCA National Coach of the Year
- Naismith College Coach of the Year
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
- Big East Conference Coach of the Year
Shea Ralph

References

^ "2016-17 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Connecticut. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "Women's Basketball 2000 NCAA National Championship Team To Be Recognized as :: University of Connecticut Huskies Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Uconnhuskies.Com. December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^ "2016–2017 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
^ "NO. 1 UCONN 102, PROVIDENCE 68". Hartford Courant.
^ "UConn finalizing plans for No. 1". The Tampa Bay Times. April 1, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
^ "1999-2000 UConn Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
^ "Shea Ralph | CT Women's Basketball Hall of Fame". www.ctwomensbasketballhalloffame.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

[1] "2016-17 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Connecticut. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[2] "Women's Basketball 2000 NCAA National Championship Team To Be Recognized as :: University of Connecticut Huskies Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Uconnhuskies.Com. December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

[3] "2016–2017 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

[4] "NO. 1 UCONN 102, PROVIDENCE 68". Hartford Courant.

[5] "UConn finalizing plans for No. 1". The Tampa Bay Times. April 1, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[6] "1999-2000 UConn Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[7] "Shea Ralph | CT Women's Basketball Hall of Fame". www.ctwomensbasketballhalloffame.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

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