2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Big East Champions
NCAA Women's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2003–04 record	31–4 (14–2 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 2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2003–2004 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 won their fifth NCAA championship, and third consecutive, by defeating the Tennessee Lady Vols, 70–61.

Roster

Source^[1]

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)	—	3.0 !Jr	Rice Memorial	Colchester, VT
2.5 !G/F	3	Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi (C)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Don Lugo	Chino, CA
1.5 !G	5	Conlon, MariaMaria Conlon	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Seymour	Derby, CT
1.5 !G	12	Marron, StaceyStacey Marron	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	La Cueva	Albuquerque, NM
1.5 !G	20	Valley, MorganMorgan Valley	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Rice Memorial	Colchester, VT
1.5 !G	21	Wolff, NicoleNicole Wolff	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	2.0 !So	Walpole	Walpole, MA
3.5 !F	22	Battle, AshleyAshley Battle	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	3.5 !RS Jr	The Linsly School	Pittsburgh, PA
4.5 !F/C	23	Crockett, WillnettWillnett Crockett	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	2.0 !So	Narbonne	Harbor City, CA
5.0 !C	31	Moore, JessicaJessica Moore (C)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	3.5 !RS Jr	Colony	Palmer, AK
2.5 !G/F	33	Turner, BarbaraBarbara Turner	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	2.0 !So	East Technical	Cleveland, OH
1.5 !G	43	Strother, AnnAnn Strother	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	2.0 !So	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 23* 2:00 PM, CPTV	#1	WESTERN MICHIGAN	W 95–46	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
November 25* 7:00 p.m., CPTV	#1	FLORIDA STATE	W 81–53	2–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
November 30* 2:00 p.m., CPTV	#1	HOLY CROSS	W 76–42	3–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
December 02* 7:30 p.m., CPTV	#1	SIENA	W 69–45	4–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
December 05* 8:00 P.M., CPTV	#1	at Pepperdine	W 84–53	5–0	(3121)
December 07* 2 p.m., CPTV	#1	at USC	W 72–69	6–0	(6172)
December 18* 7:00 p.m., CPTV	#1	ARIZONA STATE	W 81–55	7–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
December 21* 12:05 PM, CPTV	#1	at Saint Joseph's	W 87–34	8–0	(6143)
December 29* 7:00 p.m., CPTV	#1	NORTH CAROLINA STATE	W 87–53	9–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
January 03* 2:00 p.m., CBS	#1	DUKE	L 67–68	9–1	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
January 07 7:00pm, CPTV	#4	at West Virginia	W 82–57	10–1	(2604)
January 10 12:00 p.m., CPTV	#4	GEORGETOWN	W 69–51	11–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
January 13 7 p.m., CPTV	#4	at Notre Dame	L 51–66	11–2	(8574)
January 17 12:00 PM, CPTV	#4	BOSTON COLLEGE	W 69–61	12–2	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
January 19 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	#5	RUTGERS	W 72–47	13–2	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
January 24 3:00 PM, YES Network	#5	at Seton Hall	W 71–63	14–2	(2600)
January 27 7:00 PM, CPTV	#4	at Virginia Tech	W 68–50	15–2	(7211)
January 31 12:00 PM, CPTV	#4	ST. JOHN'S	W 82–49	16–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
February 05* 7 p.m., ESPN2	#4	at #1/1 Tennessee	W 81–67	17–2	(22515)
February 08 2:00 p.m., CPTV	#4	MIAMI	W 83–65	18–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
February 11 7 p.m., CPTV	#2	at Syracuse	W 82–38	19–2	(3442)
February 14 7:00 p.m., MSG/FSNE	#2	at Rutgers	W 66–43	20–2	(7734)
February 17 7:00 p.m., CPTV	#2	PITTSBURGH	W 97–42	21–2	XL Center (16294) Hartford, CT
February 21 12:00 p.m., NESN	#2	at Boston College	W 81–60	22–2	(8606)
February 25 7:30 p.m., CPTV	#1	PROVIDENCE	W 79–38	23–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
February 28 8:05 p.m., CPTV	#1	at Villanova Wildcats	L 56–59	23–3	(6500)
March 02 7:30 p.m., CPTV	#4	WEST VIRGINIA	W 100–72	24–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, CT
2004 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament
March 07 2:00 p.m., CPTV	#4	vs VIRGINIA TECH	W 48–34	25–3	XL Center (10833) Hartford, CT
March 08 6:00 p.m., BIG EAST TV	#3	vs BOSTON COLLEGE	L 70–73	25–4	XL Center (–) Hartford, CT
2004 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 21* 9:20 PM, espn2	#3	vs Penn	W 91–55	26–4	Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard (9091) Bridgeport, CT
March 23* 9 p.m., ESPN/espn2	#3	vs Auburn	W 79–53	27–4	Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard (9091) Bridgeport, CT
March 27* 2:30 p.m., ESPN	#3	vs UC SANTA BARBARA	W 63–55	28–4	XL Center (14253) Hartford, CT
March 29* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#3	vs PENN STATE	W 66–49	29–4	XL Center (14855) Hartford, CT
April 04* 8:33 PM CT, ESPN	#3	vs Minnesota	W 67–58	30–4	New Orleans Arena (18211) New Orleans, LA
April 06* 7:39 PM CDT, ESPN	#3	vs Tennessee	W 70–61	31–4	New Orleans Arena (18211) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Diana Taurasi, Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Diana Taurasi, Tournament Most Outstanding Player^[2]
Diana Taurasi, Naismith Award ^[3]

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.^[4]

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	1	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury

^[5]

References

↑ "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.
↑ http://www.insidehoops.com/wnba/wnba-draft-history.shtml

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 2003–04 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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2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

Huskies of Honor induction

Team players drafted into the WNBA

See also

References

External links