2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

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2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg
NCAA Tournament National Champions
Big East regular season champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1[1]
APNo. 1
2002–03 record37–1 (16–0 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Dailey
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons

The 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2002–2003 NCAA Division I basketball season. Coached by Geno Auriemma, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and are a member of the Big East Conference. The only loss the Huskies suffered all year was to Villanova in the championship game of the Big East Women's Basketball Tournament. Villanova beat the Huskies by a score of 52–48. The Huskies won their fourth NCAA championship by defeating the Tennessee Volunteers, 73–68.

Roster[]

Source[2]

2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Ashley Valley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Rice Memorial Colchester, Vermont
G/F 3 Diana Taurasi (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Don Lugo Chino, California
G 5 Maria Conlon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Seymour Derby, Connecticut
G 12 Stacey Marron 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So La Cueva Albuquerque, New Mexico
G 20 Morgan Valley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Rice Memorial Colchester, Vermont
G 21 Nicole Wolff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Walpole Walpole, Massachusetts
F 22 Ashley Battle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So The Linsly School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F/C 23 Willnett Crockett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Narbonne Harbor City, California
C 31 Jessica Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Colony Palmer, AK
G/F 33 Barbara Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr East Technical Cleveland, Ohio
G 43 Ann Strother 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Highlands Ranch Castle Rock, Colorado
Head coach

Geno Auriemma

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Dailey
Tonya Cardoza
Jamelle Elliott

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-23

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 22*
7:30 p.m., CPTV 		No. 6 WRIGHT STATE W 85–39  1–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167)
Storrs, Connecticut
November 24*
4:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 at NC State
Jimmy V Classic 		W 78–50  2–0
 Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (13174)
Raleigh, North Carolina
November 29*
7:20pm, CPTV 		No. 5 vs DENVER W 85–29  3–0
  (2136)
 
November 30*
11:07 am, CPTV 		No. 5 at Hawaii W 60–53  4–0
  (1759)
 
December 01*
3:25 pm, CPTV 		No. 5 vs OKLAHOMA W 73–60  5–0
  (–)
 
December 05*
7:37 p.m., CPTV 		No. 3 at Holy Cross W 68–46  6–0
 Worcester Centrum (3823)
 
December 07*
2:00 p.m., CPTV 		No. 3 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA W 68–44  7–0
 XL Center (16294)
Hartford, Connecticut
December 20*
7:30 pm, CPTV 		No. 3 PEPPERDINE W 109–48  8–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167)
Storrs, Connecticut
December 22*
2:00 p.m., CPTV 		No. 3 ST. JOSEPH'S W 82–48  9–0
 XL Center (16294)
Hartford, Connecticut
December 28*
7:00 pm, CPTV 		No. 3 at South Florida W 72–56  10–0
  (3702)
 
December 30*
7:00 pm, CPTV 		No. 3 at Florida State W 74–55  11–0
  (3011)
 
January 04*
2:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 3 TENNESSEE W 63–62  12–0
 XL Center (16294)
Hartford, Connecticut
January 08
7:00 p.m., CPTV 		No. 3 RUTGERS W 67–62  13–0
 XL Center (16294)
Hartford, Connecticut
January 12
2:00 p.m., CPTV 		No. 3 VIRGINIA TECH W 69–57  14–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167)
Storrs, Connecticut
January 15
7 p.m., CPTV 		No. 3 at Seton Hall W 53–48  15–0
  (2600)
 
January 18
12:00 p.m., CPTV 		No. 3 GEORGETOWN W 72–49  16–0
 XL Center (16294)
Hartford, Connecticut
January 20
2 p.m., espn2 		No. 2 at Notre Dame W 72–53  17–0
  (8265)
 
January 25
7:00 pm, CPTV 		No. 2 at Pittsburgh W 76–55  18–0
  (12632)
 
January 29
7:30 p.m., CPTV 		No. 2 VILLANOVA W 58–38  19–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167)
Storrs, Connecticut
February 01*
7:03 pm, espn2 		No. 2 at #1/1 Duke University W 77–65  20–0
  (9314)
 
February 04
7:30pm, CPTV 		No. 1 at St. John's W 87–46  21–0
  (4195)
 
February 08
12 noon, FSNE 		No. 1 at Boston College W 83–75  22–0
  (8606)
 
February 12
7:00 pm, CPTV 		No. 1 SYRACUSE W 75–51  23–0
 XL Center (16294)
Hartford, Connecticut
February 16
2:00 p.m., CPTV 		No. 1 SETON HALL W 84–44  24–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167)
Storrs, Connecticut
February 19
7 p.m., CPTV 		No. 1 at University of Miami W 81–60  25–0
  (4973)
 
February 23
2:00 p.m., CPTV 		No. 1 NOTRE DAME W 77–59  26–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167)
Storrs, Connecticut
February 26
8 p.m., CPTV 		No. 1 at Georgetown University W 97–57  27–0
  (1879)
 
March 01
2:05 p.m., CPTV 		No. 1 at Providence W 70–52  28–0
  (2620)
 
March 04
7:00 p.m., CPTV 		No. 1 WEST VIRGINIA W 78–58  29–0
 XL Center (16294)
Hartford, Connecticut
2003 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament
March 09
2:00 p.m., CPTV 		No. 1 SETON HALL W 70–47  30–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (5695)
Piscataway,NJ
March 10
5:00 p.m., Fox Sports NE 		No. 1 vs Virginia Tech W 71–54  31–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (–)
Piscataway,NJ
March 11
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 1 vs Villanova L 48–52  31–1
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (4396)
Piscataway,NJ
2003 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 23*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W 91–44  32–1
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8647)
Storrs, Connecticut
March 25*
9:15 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 1 TCU W 81–66  33–1
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9181)
Storrs, Connecticut
March 30*
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 vs Boston College W 70–49  34–1
 University of Dayton Arena (–)
Dayton, Ohio
April 23*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 vs Purdue W 73–64  35–1
 University of Dayton Arena (8503)
Dayton, Ohio
April 06*
9:50 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 vs TEXAS W 71–69  36–1
 Georgia Dome (28210)
Atlanta
April 09*
8:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 vs TENNESSEE W 73–68  37–1
 Georgia Dome (28210)
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the WNBA[]

  • No one from the Huskies was selected in the 2003 WNBA Draft.

Awards and honors[]

Huskies of Honor induction[]

On December 29, 2013, the University of Connecticut inducted two women's basketball team, the National Championship winning teams of 2002–03 and 2003–04 into the Huskies of Honor.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings".
  2. ^ "2002–03 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Connecticut. Retrieved 31 Dec 2012.
  3. ^ http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2004/03/ncaa-tournament-mvp-most-outstanding-player-mop-men-women-march-madness/[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  5. ^ Altavilla, John (29 December 2013). "Taurasi-Era Teams Inducted Into Huskies Of Honor". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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