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	No. 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	Hometown
1.5 !G	2	Valley, AshleyAshley Valley	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Rice Memorial	Colchester, Vermont
2.5 !G/F	3	Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi (C)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Don Lugo	Chino, California
1.5 !G	5	Conlon, MariaMaria Conlon	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Seymour	Derby, Connecticut
1.5 !G	12	Marron, StaceyStacey Marron	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	La Cueva	Albuquerque, New Mexico
1.5 !G	20	Valley, MorganMorgan Valley	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Rice Memorial	Colchester, Vermont
1.5 !G	21	Wolff, NicoleNicole Wolff	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Walpole	Walpole, Massachusetts
3.5 !F	22	Battle, AshleyAshley Battle	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.5 !RS So	The Linsly School	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4.5 !F/C	23	Crockett, WillnettWillnett Crockett	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Narbonne	Harbor City, California
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, Ohio
1.5 !G	43	Strother, AnnAnn Strother	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Highlands Ranch	Castle Rock, Colorado

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	No. 6	WRIGHT STATE	W 85-39	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
November 24* 4:30 PM, ESPN	No. 6	at NC State Jimmy V Classic	W 78-50	2–0	Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (13174) Raleigh, North Carolina
November 29* 7:20pm, CPTV	No. 5	vs DENVER	W 85-29	3–0	(2136)
November 30* 11:07 AM, CPTV	No. 5	at Hawaii	W 60-53	4–0	(1759)
December 01* 3:25 PM, CPTV	No. 5	vs OKLAHOMA	W 73-60	5–0	(–)
December 05* 7:37 p.m., CPTV	No. 3	at Holy Cross	W 68-46	6–0	Worcester Centrum (3823)
December 07* 2:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 3	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	W 68-44	7–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
December 20* 7:30 PM, CPTV	No. 3	PEPPERDINE	W 109-48	8–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
December 22* 2:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 3	ST. JOSEPH'S	W 82-48	9–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
December 28* 7:00 PM, CPTV	No. 3	at South Florida	W 72-56	10–0	(3702)
December 30* 7:00 PM, CPTV	No. 3	at Florida State	W 74-55	11–0	(3011)
January 04* 2:00 p.m., CBS	No. 3	TENNESSEE	W 63-62	12–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
January 08 7:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 3	RUTGERS	W 67-62	13–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
January 12 2:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 3	VIRGINIA TECH	W 69-57	14–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
January 15 7 p.m., CPTV	No. 3	at Seton Hall	W 53-48	15–0	(2600)
January 18 12:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 3	GEORGETOWN	W 72-49	16–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
January 20 2 p.m., espn2	No. 2	at Notre Dame	W 72-53	17–0	(8265)
January 25 7:00 PM, CPTV	No. 2	at Pittsburgh	W 76-55	18–0	(12632)
January 29 7:30 p.m., CPTV	No. 2	VILLANOVA	W 58-38	19–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
February 01* 7:03 PM, espn2	No. 2	at #1/1 Duke University	W 77-65	20–0	(9314)
February 04 7:30pm, CPTV	No. 1	at St. John's	W 87-46	21–0	(4195)
February 08 12 noon, FSNE	No. 1	at Boston College	W 83-75	22–0	(8606)
February 12 7:00 PM, CPTV	No. 1	SYRACUSE	W 75-51	23–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
February 16 2:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	SETON HALL	W 84-44	24–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
February 19 7 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	at University of Miami	W 81-60	25–0	(4973)
February 23 2:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	NOTRE DAME	W 77-59	26–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
February 26 8 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	at Georgetown University	W 97-57	27–0	(1879)
March 01 2:05 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	at Providence	W 70-52	28–0	(2620)
March 04 7:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	WEST VIRGINIA	W 78-58	29–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
2003 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament
March 09 2:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	SETON HALL	W 70-47	30–0	XL Center (5695) Hartford, Connecticut
March 10 5:00 p.m., Fox Sports NE	No. 1	vs Virginia Tech	W 71-54	31–0	XL Center (–) Hartford, Connecticut
March 11 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	vs Villanova	L 48-52	31–1	XL Center (4396) Hartford, Connecticut
2003 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 23* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	W 91-44	32–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8647) Storrs, Connecticut
March 25* 9:15 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	TCU	W 81-66	33–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9181) Storrs, Connecticut
March 30* 12:00 PM, ESPN	No. 1	vs Boston College	W 70-49	34–1	University of Dayton Arena (–) Dayton, Ohio
April 23* 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 1	vs Purdue	W 73-64	35–1	University of Dayton Arena (8503) Dayton, Ohio
April 06* 9:50 PM, ESPN	No. 1	vs TEXAS	W 71-69	36–1	Georgia Dome (28210) Atlanta
April 09* 8:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 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/
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
↑ Altavilla, John (December 29, 2013). "Taurasi-Era Teams Inducted Into Huskies Of Honor". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 30 Dec 2013.

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 Morgan Tuck 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 Rutgers Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky UConn Husky Bird at the Buzzer
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor in the WNBA Draft
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 2016–17 2017–18
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