1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball

NCAA tournament National Champions Big East tournament champions Big East regular season champions
Conference	Big East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	36–1 (16–0 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma (15th season)
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coaches	Tonya Cardoza Jamelle Elliott
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Hartford Civic Center
Seasons← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Connecticut †	16	–	0	1.000	36	–	1	.973
No. 9 Notre Dame	15	–	1	.938	27	–	5	.844
No. 8 Rutgers	12	–	4	.750	26	–	8	.765
No. 17 Boston College	12	–	4	.750	26	–	9	.743
Georgetown	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Pittsburgh	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
Miami (FL)	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	11	–	16	.407
St. John's	5	–	11	.313	11	–	18	.379
Providence	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Syracuse	3	–	13	.188	10	–	18	.357
West Virginia	1	–	15	.063	6	–	22	.214


† 2000 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by the Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 15th season at UConn, played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the Hartford Civic Center, and were members of the Big East Conference. UConn finished the regular season with a record of 27–1 and went 16–0 in the Big East to win the regular season conference championship. They also won the Big East tournament. Then, they won the NCAA Tournament, defeating Tennessee in the finals to win their second national championship.

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1999–2000 team.

Name
Stacy Hansmeyer
Paige Sauer
Svetlana Abrosimova
Marci Czel
Shea Ralph
Christine Rigby
Kelly Schumacher
Sue Bird
Swin Cash
Asjha Jones
Keirsten Walters
Tamika Williams
Kennitra Johnson

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/21/1999*	No. 1	at Iowa	W 111–39	1–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,260) Iowa City, IA
11/24/1999*	No. 1	Kentucky Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge	W 68–62	2–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,777) Hartford, CT
11/26/1999*	No. 1	Old Dominion	W 109–66	3–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,817) Hartford, CT
11/28/1999*	No. 1	Pepperdine	W 101–58	4–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
11/30/1999*	No. 1	Illinois	W 100–79	5–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
12/05/1999*	No. 1	vs. No. 11 Penn State Honda Elite 4 Classic	W 87–74	6–0	Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (3,700) Bay Lake, FL
12/08/1999	No. 1	at Seton Hall	W 88–45	7–0 (1–0)	Walsh Gymnasium (1,811) South Orange, NJ
12/23/1999*	No. 1	UCLA	W 106–64	8–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
12/29/1999*	No. 1	at Oklahoma	W 84–68	9–0	Lloyd Noble Center (10,713) Norman, OK
01/02/2000*	No. 1	Louisiana Tech	W 90–63	10–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
01/04/2000	No. 1	at Georgetown	W 87–48	11–0 (2–0)	McDonough Gymnasium (1,175) Washington, D.C.
01/08/2000*	No. 1	at No. 2 Tennessee Rivalry	W 74–66	12–0	Thompson–Boling Arena (23,385) Knoxville, TN
01/12/2000	No. 1	West Virginia	W 75–35	13–0 (3–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
01/15/2000	No. 1	Pittsburgh	W 88–36	14–0 (4–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
01/17/2000	No. 1	Rutgers Rivalry	W 65–50	15–0 (5–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
01/20/2000*	No. 1	at Holy Cross	W 89–51	16–0	Hart Center (4,000) Worcester, MA
01/22/2000	No. 1	at Villanova	W 79–46	17–0 (6–0)	The Pavilion (4,059) Villanova, PA
01/26/2000	No. 1	Boston College	W 84–77	18–0 (7–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
01/29/2000	No. 1	at Miami	W 84–36	19–0 (8–0)	Miami Arena (9,276) Miami, FL
02/02/2000*	No. 1	No. 4 Tennessee Rivalry	L 71–72	19–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
02/05/2000	No. 1	Seton Hall	W 86–34	20–1 (9–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
02/08/2000	No. 1	Miami	W 93–46	21–1 (10–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
02/12/2000	No. 1	at Rutgers Rivalry	W 49–45	22–1 (11–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,579) Piscataway, NJ
02/15/2000	No. 1	at St. John's	W 85–43	23–1 (12–0)	Carnesecca Arena (1,625) New York, NY
02/18/2000	No. 1	Syracuse	W 100–74	24–1 (13–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
02/23/2000	No. 1	at West Virginia	W 100–28	25–1 (14–0)	WVU Coliseum (1,213) Morgantown, WV
02/26/2000	No. 1	Notre Dame Rivalry	W 77–59	26–1 (15–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
02/29/2000	No. 1	at Providence	W 102–68	27–1 (16–0)	Providence Civic Center (5,497) Providence, RI
Big East tournament
03/05/2000	No. 1	St. John's Quarterfinals	W 85–41	28–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
03/06/2000	No. 1	Boston College Semifinals	W 79–54	29–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
03/07/2000	No. 1	Rutgers Championship/Rivalry	W 79–59	30–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
NCAA tournament
03/17/2000*	(1) No. 1	(16) Hampton First Round	W 116–45	31–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
03/19/2000*	(1) No. 1	(9) Clemson Second Round	W 83–45	32–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
03/25/2000*	(1) No. 1	vs. (5) Oklahoma Sweet Sixteen	W 102–80	33–1	Siegel Center (5,702) Richmond, VA
03/27/2000*	(1) No. 1	vs. (3) LSU Elite Eight	W 86–71	34–1	Siegel Center (5,872) Richmond, VA
03/31/2000*	(1) No. 1	vs. (2) Penn State Final Four	W 89–67	35–1	First Union Center (20,060) Philadelphia, PA
04/02/2000*	(1) No. 1	vs. (1) Tennessee Championship/Rivalry	W 71–52	36–1	First Union Center (20,060) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

Awards

Geno Auriemma
- WBCA National Coach of the Year
- Naismith College Coach of the Year
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
- Big East Conference Coach of the Year
Shea Ralph

References

"2016-17 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Connecticut. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
"Women's Basketball 2000 NCAA National Championship Team To Be Recognized as :: University of Connecticut Huskies Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Uconnhuskies.Com. December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
"2016–2017 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
"NO. 1 UCONN 102, PROVIDENCE 68". Hartford Courant.
"UConn finalizing plans for No. 1". The Tampa Bay Times. April 1, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
"1999-2000 UConn Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
"Shea Ralph | CT Women's Basketball Hall of Fame". www.ctwomensbasketballhalloffame.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

v t e Connecticut Huskies women's basketball 1999–2000 NCAA champions
10 Sue Bird 11 Kelly Schumacher 15 Asjha Jones 20 Stacy Hansmeyer 25 Svetlana Abrosimova 32 Swin Cash 33 Shea Ralph (MOP) 34 Tamika Williams Head coach: Geno Auriemma Assistant coaches: Tonya Cardoza Chris Dailey Jamelle Elliott

Connecticut Huskies women's basketball 1999–2000 NCAA champions

Head coach: Geno Auriemma

v t e UConn 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 Stanford Syracuse Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky UConn Husky Bird at the Buzzer Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders WNBA draftees
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e NCAA Division I women's basketball champions
1982 Louisiana Tech 1983 USC 1984 USC 1985 Old Dominion 1986 Texas 1987 Tennessee 1988 Louisiana Tech 1989 Tennessee 1990 Stanford 1991 Tennessee 1992 Stanford 1993 Texas Tech 1994 North Carolina 1995 Connecticut 1996 Tennessee 1997 Tennessee 1998 Tennessee 1999 Purdue 2000 Connecticut 2001 Notre Dame 2002 Connecticut 2003 Connecticut 2004 Connecticut 2005 Baylor 2006 Maryland 2007 Tennessee 2008 Tennessee 2009 Connecticut 2010 Connecticut 2011 Texas A&M 2012 Baylor 2013 Connecticut 2014 Connecticut 2015 Connecticut 2016 Connecticut 2017 South Carolina 2018 Notre Dame 2019 Baylor 2020 No tournament 2021 Stanford 2022 South Carolina 2023 LSU 2024 South Carolina

NCAA Division I women's basketball champions

1982: Louisiana Tech
1983: USC
1984: USC
1985: Old Dominion
1986: Texas
1987: Tennessee
1988: Louisiana Tech
1989: Tennessee
1990: Stanford
1991: Tennessee
1992: Stanford
1993: Texas Tech
1994: North Carolina
1995: Connecticut
1996: Tennessee
1997: Tennessee
1998: Tennessee
1999: Purdue
2000: Connecticut
2001: Notre Dame
2002: Connecticut
2003: Connecticut
2004: Connecticut
2005: Baylor
2006: Maryland
2007: Tennessee
2008: Tennessee
2009: Connecticut
2010: Connecticut
2011: Texas A&M
2012: Baylor
2013: Connecticut
2014: Connecticut
2015: Connecticut
2016: Connecticut
2017: South Carolina
2018: Notre Dame
2019: Baylor
2020: No tournament
2021: Stanford
2022: South Carolina
2023: LSU
2024: South Carolina

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