2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

2002-03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Big East Champions
NCAA Women's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	#1^[1]
2002-03 record	37-1 (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 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2002–2003 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 only loss the Huskies suffered all year was to Villanova in the championship game of the Big East Women's Basketball Tournament. Villanova beat the Huskies by a score of 52-48. The Huskies won their fourth NCAA championship by defeating the Tennessee Volunteers, 73–68.

Roster

Source^[2]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Valley, AshleyAshley Valley	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Rice Memorial	Colchester, VT
2.5 !G/F	3	Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi (C)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Don Lugo	Chino, CA
1.5 !G	5	Conlon, MariaMaria Conlon	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Seymour	Derby, CT
1.5 !G	12	Marron, StaceyStacey Marron	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	La Cueva	Albuquerque, NM
1.5 !G	20	Valley, MorganMorgan Valley	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Rice Memorial	Colchester, VT
1.5 !G	21	Wolff, NicoleNicole Wolff	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Walpole	Walpole, MA
3.5 !F	22	Battle, AshleyAshley Battle	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.5 !RS So	The Linsly School	Pittsburgh, PA
4.5 !F/C	23	Crockett, WillnettWillnett Crockett	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Narbonne	Harbor City, CA
5.0 !C	31	Moore, JessicaJessica Moore	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.5 !RS So	Colony	Palmer, AK
2.5 !G/F	33	Turner, BarbaraBarbara Turner	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	East Technical	Cleveland, OH
1.5 !G	43	Strother, AnnAnn Strother	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Highlands Ranch	Castle Rock, CO

Head coach

Geno Auriemma

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Dailey
Tonya Cardoza
Jamelle Elliott

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-23

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
November 22* 7:30 p.m., CPTV	#6	WRIGHT STATE	W 85-39	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
November 24* 4:30 PM, ESPN	#6	at NC State Wolfpack	W 78-50	2–0	Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (13174) Raleigh, North Carolina
November 29* 7:20pm, CPTV	#5	vs DENVER	W 85-29	3–0	(2136)
November 30* 11:07 AM, CPTV	#5	at Hawaii	W 60-53	4–0	(1759)
December 01* 3:25 PM, CPTV	#5	vs OKLAHOMA	W 73-60	5–0	(–)
December 05* 7:37 p.m., CPTV	#3	at Holy Cross	W 68-46	6–0	Worcester Centrum (3823)
December 07* 2:00 p.m., CPTV	#3	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	W 68-44	7–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
December 20* 7:30 PM, CPTV	#3	PEPPERDINE	W 109-48	8–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
December 22* 2:00 p.m., CPTV	#3	ST. JOSEPH'S	W 82-48	9–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
December 28* 7:00 PM, CPTV	#3	at South Florida	W 72-56	10–0	(3702)
December 30* 7:00 PM, CPTV	#3	at Florida State	W 74-55	11–0	(3011)
January 04* 2:00 p.m., CBS	#3	TENNESSEE	W 63-62	12–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
January 08 7:00 p.m., CPTV	#3	RUTGERS	W 67-62	13–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
January 12 2:00 p.m., CPTV	#3	VIRGINIA TECH	W 69-57	14–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
January 15 7 p.m., CPTV	#3	at Seton Hall	W 53-48	15–0	(2600)
January 18 12:00 p.m., CPTV	#3	GEORGETOWN	W 72-49	16–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
January 20 2 p.m., espn2	#2	at Notre Dame	W 72-53	17–0	(8265)
January 25 7:00 PM, CPTV	#2	at Pittsburgh	W 76-55	18–0	(12632)
January 29 7:30 p.m., CPTV	#2	VILLANOVA	W 58-38	19–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
February 01* 7:03 PM, espn2	#2	at #1/1 Duke University	W 77-65	20–0	(9314)
February 04 7:30pm, CPTV	#1	at St. John's	W 87-46	21–0	(4195)
February 08 12 noon, FSNE	#1	at Boston College	W 83-75	22–0	(8606)
February 12 7:00 PM, CPTV	#1	SYRACUSE	W 75-51	23–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
February 16 2:00 p.m., CPTV	#1	SETON HALL	W 84-44	24–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
February 19 7 p.m., CPTV	#1	at University of Miami	W 81-60	25–0	(4973)
February 23 2:00 p.m., CPTV	#1	NOTRE DAME	W 77-59	26–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
February 26 8 p.m., CPTV	#1	at Georgetown University	W 97-57	27–0	(1879)
March 01 2:05 p.m., CPTV	#1	at Providence	W 70-52	28–0	(2620)
March 04 7:00 p.m., CPTV	#1	WEST VIRGINIA	W 78-58	29–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
2003 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament
March 09 2:00 p.m., CPTV	#1	SETON HALL	W 70-47	30–0	XL Center (5695) Hartford, CT
March 10 5:00 p.m., Fox Sports NE	#1	vs Virginia Tech	W 71-54	31–0	XL Center (–) Hartford, CT
March 11 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	#1	vs Villanova	L 48-52	31–1	XL Center (4396) Hartford, CT
2003 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 23* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	#1	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	W 91-44	32–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8647) Storrs, CT
March 25* 9:15 p.m., ESPN2	#1	TCU	W 81-66	33–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9181) Storrs, CT
March 30* 12:00 PM, ESPN	#1	vs Boston College	W 70-49	34–1	University of Dayton Arena (–) Dayton, Ohio
April 23* 7:00 PM, ESPN	#1	vs Purdue	W 73-64	35–1	University of Dayton Arena (8503) Dayton, Ohio
April 06* 9:50 PM, ESPN	#1	vs TEXAS	W 71-69	36–1	Georgia Dome (28210) Atlanta, Georgia
April 09* 8:30 p.m., ESPN	#1	vs TENNESSEE	W 73-68	37–1	Georgia Dome (28210) Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the WNBA

No one from the Huskies was selected in the 2003 WNBA Draft.

Awards and honors

Diana Taurasi, Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Diana Taurasi, Tournament Most Outstanding Player^[3]
Diana Taurasi, Naismith Award ^[4]
Diana Taurasi, Wade Trophy

Huskies of Honor induction

On December 29, 2013, the University of Connecticut inducted two women's basketball team, the National Championship winning teams of 2002–03 and 2003–04 into the Huskies of Honor.^[5]

References

↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/rankings?seasonYear=2003
↑ "2002-03 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Connecticut. Retrieved 31 Dec 2012.
↑ http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2004/03/ncaa-tournament-mvp-most-outstanding-player-mop-men-women-march-madness/
↑ http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx
↑ Altavilla, John (December 29, 2013). "Taurasi-Era Teams Inducted Into Huskies Of Honor". Hartford Courant (Tribune Company). Retrieved 30 Dec 2013.

External links

Official Site

Connecticut Huskies of Honor

Men's basketball

Players:	Ray Allen Wes Bialosuknia Caron Butler Bill Corley Walt Dropo Khalid El-Amin Rudy Gay Richard Hamilton Tony Hanson Toby Kimball Donyell Marshall Shabazz Napier Emeka Okafor Worthy Patterson Art Quimby Clifford Robinson Chris Smith Corny Thompson Kemba Walker Vin Yokabaskas

Coaches:	Jim Calhoun Dee Rowe Hugh Greer

Teams:	1998–99

Women's basketball

Players:	Svetlana Abrosimova Kerry Bascom Sue Bird Swin Cash Tina Charles Stefanie Dolson Bria Hartley Moriah Jefferson Rebecca Lobo Renee Montgomery Maya Moore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Shea Ralph Jennifer Rizzotti Nykesha Sales Breanna Stewart Diana Taurasi Kara Wolters

Coaches:	Geno Auriemma Chris Dailey

Teams:	1994–95 1999–2000 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Division of Athletics

Athletic Directors:	John Toner

Connecticut Huskies Women's Basketball 2002–03 NCAA Champions

2 Ashley Valley 3 Diana Taurasi (MOP) 5 Maria Conlon 12 Stacey Marron 20 Morgan Valley 21 Nicole Wolff 22 Ashley Battle 23 Willnett Crockett 31 Jessica Moore 33 Barbara Turner 43 Ann Strother Head Coach Geno Auriemma

Connecticut Huskies women's basketball

Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) XL Center (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Rivalries	Notre Dame Tennessee Rutgers

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Awards and honors

Huskies of Honor induction

See also

References

External links