1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 1 |
1999–2000 record | 36–1 (16–0 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Chris Dailey |
Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Hartford Civic Center |
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 |
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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[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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[]
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/1617MediaGuide.pdf
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2016–2017 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ "Shea Ralph | CT Women's Basketball Hall of Fame". www.ctwomensbasketballhalloffame.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
External links[]
Categories:
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- 2000 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament participants
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