1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

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 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]

1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
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
Record36–1 (16–0 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Dailey
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
Hartford Civic Center

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. 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 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 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  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

References
  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. "1999-2000 UConn Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  6. "Shea Ralph | CT Women's Basketball Hall of Fame". www.ctwomensbasketballhalloffame.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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