1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

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1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg
NCAA Tournament National Champions
Big East Tournament champions
Big East regular season champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
1999–2000 record36–1 (16–0 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Dailey
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
Hartford Civic Center
Seasons
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The 1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the . The Huskies, led by 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 final 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[]

[3]

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

Awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/1617MediaGuide.pdf
  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. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  3. ^ "2016–2017 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Shea Ralph | CT Women's Basketball Hall of Fame". www.ctwomensbasketballhalloffame.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

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