2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

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2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Big East tournament champions
Big East regular season champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record39–0 (16–0 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Dailey
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons
2001–02 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Connecticut † 16 – 0   1.000 39 – 0   1.000
Notre Dame 13 – 3   .813 20 – 10   .667
No. 21 Boston College 12 – 4   .750 23 – 8   .742
Villanova 12 – 4   .750 20 – 11   .645
Miami (FL) 10 – 6   .625 19 – 12   .613
Virginia Tech 9 – 7   .563 21 – 11   .656
Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 18 – 13   .581
Providence 7 – 9   .438 13 – 15   .464
Seton Hall 6 – 10   .375 15 – 14   .517
West Virginia 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500
Rutgers 5 – 11   .313 9 – 20   .310
Georgetown 4 – 12   .250 12 – 16   .429
Pittsburgh 3 – 13   .188 8 – 19   .296
St. John's 0 – 16   .000 3 – 24   .111
† 2002 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2002
Rankings from AP poll

The 2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2001–2002 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. At the Big East women's basketball tournament, the Huskies won the championship by defeating Boston College 96–54. The Huskies won their third NCAA championship by defeating the Oklahoma Sooners, 82–70. The starting five of Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Asjha Jones, Tamika Williams, and Diana Taurasi are generally considered the greatest starting lineup in Women's College Basketball history.

On December 29, 2011, the team was recognized as one of the greatest in the program's history by induction into the Huskies of Honor.[1]

Roster changes[edit]

Five players from the 2000–01 team (Shea Ralph, Svetlana Abrosimova, Kelly Schumacher, Christine Rigby, and Marci Czel) were seniors and are no longer part of the team.[2] One sophomore player, Kennitra Johnson, decided to leave UConn to be closer to her mother, and transferred to Purdue.[3] Two freshmen joined the team: Ashley Valley, younger sister of Morgan Valley, and Stacey Marron. Although Marron had received scholarship offers from other schools, she chose to apply to UConn and attempt to make the team as a walk-on. She succeeded, and eventually earned a full scholarship, the first Connecticut walk-on to earn a basketball scholarship.[4]

Two other players were not new to the program, but 2001-2002 was their first full season. Ashley Battle was a freshman in the prior year, but sustained an elbow injury in the fifth game of the season, and did not play the remainder of the season.[5] Battle applied for a medical hardship, often called a redshirt. Jessica Moore also joined the team in the prior year, but elected not to play her first year.[6]

Roster[edit]

Source[7]

2001–02 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) Fr Rice Memorial Colchester, Vermont
G/F 3 Diana Taurasi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Don Lugo Chino, California
G 5 Maria Conlon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Seymour Derby, Connecticut
G 10 Sue Bird (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Christ the King Syosset, New York
G 12 Stacey Marron 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr La Cueva Albuquerque, New Mexico
F/C 15 Asjha Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Piscataway Piscataway, New Jersey
G 20 Morgan Valley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Rice Memorial Colchester, Vermont
F 22 Ashley Battle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr The Linsly School, WVA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C 31 Jessica Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Colony Palmer, Alaska
F 32 Swin Cash (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr McKeesport McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F 34 Tamika Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Chaminade-Julienne Dayton, Ohio
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[edit]

Source[8]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 09*
 CPTV 		No. 1 Fairfield W 93–50  1–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, Connecticut
November 11*
 CPTV 		No. 1 Florida Int’L W 91–47  2–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
November 15*
 CPTV 		No. 1 North Carolina W 94–74  3–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
November 18*
 CPTV 		No. 1 Vanderbilt W 69–50  4–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
November 24*
 CPTV 		No. 1 Rhode Island W 84–38  5–0
 XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
November 26*
 CPTV 		No. 1 at Wake Forest W 88–38  6–0
 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (1,137)
Winston-Salem,NC
November 30*
 CPTV 		No. 1 Ball State W 103–69  7–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
December 04
 CPTV 		No. 1 St. John's W 88–28  8–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
December 06*
 CPTV 		No. 1 Holy Cross W 97–54  9–0
 XL Center (16,294)
Hartford,CT
December 09*
 ESPN2 		No. 1 La Tech W 74–50  10–0
 XL Center (16,294)
Hartford,CT
December 22*
 ESPN2 		No. 1 No. 3 Oklahoma W 86–72  11–0
 XL Center (16,294)
Hartford,CT
December 27*
 CPTV 		No. 1 Cal State–Northridge W 101–44  12–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
December 29*
 CPTV 		No. 1 at Old Dominion W 84–70  13–0
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,236)
Norfolk,VA
December 31*
 CPTV 		No. 1 Wright State W 97–39  14–0
 Nutter Center (4,762)
Dayton,OH
January 02
 CPTV 		No. 1 Pittsburgh W 112–43  15–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
January 05*
 CBS 		No. 1 Tennessee W 86–72  16–0
 Thompson–Boling Arena (24,611)
Knoxville,TN
January 09
 CPTV 		No. 1 St. John's W 84–43  17–0
 Carnesecca Arena (2,014)
Queens,NY
January 12
 CPTV 		No. 1 Miami W 96–50  18–0
 XL Center (16,294)
Hartford,CT
January 15
 CPTV 		No. 1 Georgetown W 85–41  19–0
 McDonough Gymnasium (2,146)
Washington,DC
January 19
 CPTV 		No. 1 Villanova W 93–60  20–0
 The Pavilion (5,127)
Villanova,PA
January 21
 ESPN 		No. 1 Notre Dame W 80–53  21–0
 XL Center (16,294)
Hartford,CT
January 26
 CPTV 		No. 1 Boston College W 79–56  22–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
January 29
 CPTV 		No. 1 Virginia Tech W 59–50  23–0
 Cassell Coliseum (6,069)
Blacksburg,VA
February 03
 BETV 		No. 1 Providence W 85–61  24–0
  (2,574)
Providence ,RI
February 06
 CPTV 		No. 1 Seton Hall W 92–40  25–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
February 10
 CPTV 		No. 1 Virginia Tech W 77–42  26–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
February 13
 CPTV 		No. 1 Syracuse W 85–55  27–0
  (3,328)
Syracuse,NY
February 20
 CPTV 		No. 1 Providence W 106–41  28–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
February 23
 CPTV 		No. 1 Rutgers W 80–42  29–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,223)
Piscataway,NJ
February 26
 CPTV 		No. 1 West Virginia W 89–60  30–0
 WVU Coliseum (1,394)
Morgantown,WV
2002 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament
March 03
 CPTV 		No. 1 Seton Hall W 78–48  31–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,332)
Piscataway,NJ
March 04
 BETV 		No. 1 Villanova W 83–39  32–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,533)
Piscataway,NJ
March 05
 ESPN2 		No. 1 Boston College W 96–54  33–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,278)
Piscataway,NJ
2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
March 16*
 No. 1 St. Francis (Pa) W 86–37  34–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
March 17*
 ESPN 		No. 1 Iowa W 86–48  35–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs,CT
March 23*
 ESPN2 		No. 1 Penn State W 82–64  36–0
 U.S. Cellular Arena (7,123)
Milwaukee,WI
March 25*
 ESPN2 		No. 1 Old Dominion W 85–64  37–0
 U.S. Cellular Arena (6,997)
Milwaukee,WI
March 29*
 ESPN 		No. 1 Tennessee W 79–56  38–0
 Alamodome (29,619)
San Antonio,TX
March 31*
 ESPN 		(1 ME) No. 1 (1 W) No. 4 Oklahoma
National championship 		W 82–70  39–0
 Alamodome (29,619)
San Antonio,TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted in the 2002 WNBA draft[edit]

Round Pick Player WNBA Club
1 1 Sue Bird Seattle Storm
1 2 Swin Cash Detroit Shock
1 4 Asjha Jones Washington Mystics
1 6 Tamika Williams Minnesota Lynx

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Additionally, Diana Taurasi was also the first overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft. In the 2005 WNBA draft, Jessica Moore was selected 24th overall, and Ashley Battle was selected 25th overall.

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

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