2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 39–0 (16–0 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Chris Dailey |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
Seasons |
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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
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
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Schedule
Source[8]
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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
Round | Pick | Player | WNBA Club |
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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
- Sue Bird, Naismith Award[11]
- Sue Bird, Wade Trophy[12]
- Sue Bird, Nancy Lieberman Award
- Sue Bird, Lowe's Senior CLASS Award[13]
- Sue Bird Sportswoman of the Year Award[14]
- Sue Bird Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
- Sue Bird Honda Sports Award, basketball[15]
- Swin Cash, Tournament Most Outstanding Player[16]
- Asjha Jones, Most Outstanding Player, Big East women's basketball tournament
- Geno Auriemma Naismith College Coach of the Year[17]
- Geno Auriemma WBCA National Coach of the Year[18]
References
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- ^ EAGAN, MATT (February 23, 2001). "St. John's At No. 3 Uconn". Hartford Courant. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ Elliott, Rich (December 24, 2009). "KJ, Svet Back In The House". Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ Wheelock, Helen (September 8, 2008). "Stacey Marron – University of Connecticut". Unintentional Journalist. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ Eagan, Matt. "Huskies May Lose Battle". Hartford Courant. Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ GOLDBERG, JEFF (February 22, 2005). "Moore: Forged By Mother's Strength". Hartford Courant. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ "2001-2002 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Connecticut. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ "Connecticut Women's Basketball" (PDF). University of Connecticut. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ "2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball stats" (PDF). UConn Huskies.
- ^ "WNBA Draft History".
- ^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ "The Wade Trophy". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ "Sue Bird". Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ "Sportswoman of the Year". Women's Sports Foundation. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ "Past Honda Sports Award Winners". Collegiate Women Sports Awards. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Tournament MVP | MOP List: March Madness Most Outstanding Player…". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
- ^ "Naismith College Coach of the Year". Atlanta Tipoff Club. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ "Past Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coaches of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2014.