2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
| 2001-02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball | |
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Big East Champions
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| Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
| 2001-02 record | 39-0 (16-0 Big East) |
| Head coach | Geno Auriemma |
| Associate head coach | Chris Dailey |
| Assistant coach | Tonya Cardoza |
| Assistant coach | Jamelle Elliott |
| Home arena | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
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.
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]
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Roster changes
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 freshman joined the team, Ashley Valley, younger sister of Morgan Valley and Stacey Marron. Although Marron had received scholarship offers from other schools, she choose to apply to UConn and attempt to make the team as a walk-on. She succeeded, and eventfully earned a full scholarship, the first Connecticut walk-on to earn a basketball scholarship.[4]
Two other players are not new to the program, but will be playing in 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. Battle applied for a medical hardship, often called a redshirt.[5] Jessica Moore also joined the team in the prior year, but elected not to play her first year.[6]
Roster
Source[7]
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Schedule
Source[8]
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State |
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 09* CPTV |
#1 | Fairfield | W 93–50 | 1–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
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| November 11* CPTV |
#1 | Florida Int’L | W 91–47 | 2–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| November 15* CPTV |
#1 | North Carolina | W 94–74 | 3–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| November 18* CPTV |
#1 | Vanderbilt | W 69–50 | 4–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| November 24* CPTV |
#1 | Rhode Island | W 84–38 | 5–0 |
XL Center Hartford, CT |
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| November 26* CPTV |
#1 | Wake Forest | W 88–38 | 6–0 |
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem,NC |
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| November 30* CPTV |
#1 | Ball State | W 103–69 | 7–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| December 04 CPTV |
#1 | St. John's | W 88–28 | 8–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| December 06* CPTV |
#1 | Holy Cross | W 97–54 | 9–0 |
XL Center Hartford,CT |
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| December 09* ESPN2 |
#1 | La Tech | W 74–50 | 10–0 |
XL Center Hartford,CT |
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| December 22* ESPN2 |
#1 | Oklahoma | W 86–72 | 11–0 |
XL Center Hartford,CT |
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| December 27* CPTV |
#1 | Cal State–Northridge | W 101–44 | 12–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| December 29* CPTV |
#1 | Old Dominion | W 84–70 | 13–0 |
Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk,VA |
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| December 31* CPTV |
#1 | Wright State | W 97–39 | 14–0 |
Nutter Center Dayton,OH |
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| January 02 CPTV |
#1 | Pittsburgh | W 112–43 | 15–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| January 05* CBS |
#1 | Tennessee | W 86–72 | 16–0 |
Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville,TN |
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| January 09 CPTV |
#1 | St. John's | W 84–43 | 17–0 |
Carnesecca Arena Queens,NY |
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| January 12 CPTV |
#1 | Miami | W 96–50 | 18–0 |
Veterans Memorial Coliseum Hartford,CT |
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| January 15 CPTV |
#1 | Georgetown | W 85–41 | 19–0 |
McDonough Gymnasium Washington,DC |
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| January 19 CPTV |
#1 | Villanova | W 93–60 | 20–0 |
The Pavilion Villanova,PA |
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| January 21 ESPN |
#1 | Notre Dame | W 80–53 | 21–0 |
XL Center Hartford,CT |
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| January 26 CPTV |
#1 | Boston College | W 79–56 | 22–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| January 29 CPTV |
#1 | Virginia Tech | W 59–50 | 23–0 |
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg,VA |
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| February 03 BETV |
#1 | Providence | W 85–61 | 24–0 |
Providence ,RI |
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| February 06 CPTV |
#1 | Seton Hall | W 92–40 | 25–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| February 10 CPTV |
#1 | Virginia Tech | W 77–42 | 26–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| February 13 CPTV |
#1 | Syracuse | W 85–55 | 27–0 |
Syracuse,NY |
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| February 20 CPTV |
#1 | Providence | W 106–41 | 28–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| February 23 CPTV |
#1 | Rutgers | W 80–42 | 29–0 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway,NJ |
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| February 26 CPTV |
#1 | West Virginia | W 89–60 | 30–0 |
Morgantown,WV |
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| 2002 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 03 CPTV |
#1 | Seton Hall | W 78–48 | 31–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| March 04 BETV |
#1 | Villanova | W 83–39 | 32–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| March 05 ESPN2 |
#1 | Boston College | W 96–54 | 33–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| 2002 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 16* |
#1 | St. Francis (Pa) | W 86–37 | 34–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| March 17* ESPN |
#1 | Iowa | W 86–48 | 35–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs,CT |
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| March 23* ESPN2 |
#1 | Penn State | W 82–64 | 36–0 |
U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee,WI |
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| March 25* ESPN2 |
#1 | Old Dominion | W 85–64 | 37–0 |
U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee,WI |
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| March 29* ESPN |
#1 | Tennessee | W 79–56 | 38–0 |
Alamodome San Antonio,TX |
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| March 31* ESPN |
#1 | Oklahoma | W 82–70 | 39–0 |
Alamodome San Antonio,TX |
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| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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Team players drafted into the WNBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA 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 |
Awards and honors
- Sue Bird, Naismith Award [10]
- Sue Bird, Wade Trophy[11]
- Sue Bird, Nancy Lieberman Award
- Sue Bird, Lowe's Senior CLASS Award[12]
- Sue Bird Sportswoman of the Year Award[13]
- Sue Bird Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
- Sue Bird Honda Sports Award, basketball[14]
- Swin Cash, Tournament Most Outstanding Player[15]
- Asjha Jones, Most Outstanding Player, Big East Women's Basketball Tournament
- Geno Auriemma Naismith College Coach of the Year[16]
- Geno Auriemma WBCA National Coach of the Year[17]
See also
References
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