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2000–01 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

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2000–01 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Big East tournament champions
Big East regular season co-champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 1
Record32–3 (15–1 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Dailey
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons
2000–01 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 34 2   .944
No. 1 Connecticut 15 1   .938 32 3   .914
No. 11 Rutgers 13 3   .813 23 8   .742
Villanova 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
Virginia Tech 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
Seton Hall 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
Boston College 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
Georgetown 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
Miami (FL) 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Syracuse 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
Providence 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Pittsburgh 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
St. John's 3 13   .188 8 20   .286
West Virginia 3 13   .188 5 22   .185
2001 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2001
Rankings from AP poll

The 2000–01 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut during the 2000–01 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 Huskies opened the season with a No. 1 ranking in both major polls, a position they held for over half the season before a road loss at No. 3 Notre Dame. UConn would regain the top spot after winning the Big East tournament. The team received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East region. The Huskies overwhelmed Long Island and Colorado State to reach the Sweet Sixteen. UConn won the East regional, played in Pittsburgh, with double-digit wins over No. 4 seed NC State and No. 3 seed Louisiana Tech. In the Final Four, the Huskies were beaten by No. 2-ranked and fellow Big East foe, Notre Dame, 90–75. The loss lit a fire within the program as the team would go on to become three-peat National champions from 2002 to 2004.

Roster

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2000–01 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 3 Diana Taurasi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Don Lugo Chino, California
G 5 Maria Conlon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Seymour Derby, Connecticut
G 10 Sue Bird 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Christ the King Syosset, New York
C 11 Kelly Schumacher 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr    
F/C 15 Asjha Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Piscataway Piscataway, New Jersey
G 20 Morgan Valley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Rice Memorial Colchester, Vermont
F 25 Svetlana Abrosimova (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr  
F 32 Swin Cash 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr McKeesport McKeesport, Pennsylvania
G 33 Shea Ralph (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Terry Sanford
F 34 Tamika Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr 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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 12, 2000*
No. 1 No. 3 Georgia W 99–70  1–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Nov 21, 2000*
No. 1 at Pepperdine W 98–63  2–0
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 30, 2000*
No. 1 No. 2 Tennessee W 81–76  9–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 2, 2001
No. 1 Georgetown W 107–45  10–0
(1–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 13, 2001
No. 1 Providence W 104–49  13–0
(3–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 15, 2001
No. 1 at No. 3 Notre Dame L 76–92[1]  13–1
(3–1)
Joyce Center (11,418)
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 18, 2001*
No. 1 Old Dominion W 80–51  14–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 20, 2001
No. 1 at Pittsburgh W 83–43  15–1
(4–1)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 2001*
No. 2 at No. 3 Tennessee L 88–92[2]  17–2
 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 27, 2001
No. 3 at Seton Hall W 83–48  25–2
(15–1)
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, New Jersey
Big East tournament
Mar 4, 2001*
No. 2 Boston College
Quarterfinals
W 96–53  26–2
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, Connecticut
Mar 5, 2001*
No. 2 No. 8 Rutgers
Semifinals
W 94–66  27–2
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, Connecticut
Mar 6, 2001*
No. 2 No. 1 Notre Dame
Championship game
W 78–76  28–2
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, Connecticut
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2001*
(1 E) No. 1 (16 E) Long Island
First round
W 101–29  29–2
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Mar 19, 2001*
(1 E) No. 1 (9 E) Colorado State
Second round
W 89–44  30–2
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Mar 24, 2001*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (4 E) No. 19 NC State
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 72–58  31–2
Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 26, 2001*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (3 E) No. 6 Louisiana Tech
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 67–48[3]  32–2
Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 30, 2001*
 ESPN
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Notre Dame
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 75–90[4]  32–3
Savvis Center (20,551)
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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References

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  1. ^ "No. 3 Notre Dame 92, No. 1 UConn 76". Hartford Courant. January 16, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jackson Leads No. 3 Tennessee Past No. 2 Connecticut". The New York Times. February 2, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "A Brash Taurasi Sets Up UConn-Notre Dame, Part III". The New York Times. March 27, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Notre Dame Stops No. 1 UConn, 90-75". University of Connecticut Athletics. March 30, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball stats" (PDF). UConn Huskies.