# 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

The 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 10th season at UConn, played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference.
UConn finished their regular season with a record of 26–0, including 18–0 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. They also won the Big East tournament. Then, they won the NCAA Tournament, defeating Tennessee in the final to win their first national championship and complete their first undefeated season with a 35–0 record. UConn won all their games by double digits except for two in the NCAA Tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/26/1994* | No. 3 | Morgan State Connecticut Classic | W 107–27 | 1–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,265) Storrs, CT |
| 11/27/1994* | No. 3 | Rhode Island Connecticut Classic | W 92–59 | 2–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,029) Storrs, CT |
| 12/4/1994 | No. 3 | Villanova | W 80–42 | 3–0 (1–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,388) Storrs, CT |
| 12/7/1994* | No. 2 | at Holy Cross | W 77–52 | 4–0 | Hart Center (2,583) Worcester, MA |
| 12/10/1994* | No. 2 | at NC State | W 98–75 | 5–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (1,066) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/23/1994* | No. 2 | Iona | W 101–42 | 6–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,192) Storrs, CT |
| 12/28/1994* | No. 2 | California | W 99–52 | 7–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 1/2/1995 | No. 2 | Pittsburgh | W 100–67 | 8–0 (2–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,859) Storrs, CT |
| 1/5/1995 | No. 2 | at Georgetown | W 103–64 | 9–0 (3–0) | McDonough Gymnasium (1,005) Washington, D.C. |
| 1/7/1995 | No. 2 | at St. John's | W 95–64 | 10–0 (4–0) | Carnesecca Arena (872) Queens, NY |
| 1/11/1995 | No. 2 | Providence | W 104–50 | 11–0 (5–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,586) Storrs, CT |
| 1/13/1995 | No. 2 | Seton Hall | W 80–36 | 12–0 (6–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 1/16/1995* ESPN | No. 2 | #1 Tennessee Rivalry | W 77–66 | 13–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 1/18/1995 | No. 1 | at Boston College | W 79–54 | 14–0 (7–0) | Conte Forum (2,415) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 1/22/1995 | No. 1 | Syracuse | W 89–58 | 15–0 (8–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 1/24/1995 | No. 1 | at Miami (FL) | W 92–51 | 16–0 (9–0) | Miami Arena (921) Miami, FL |
| 1/28/1995* | No. 1 | at Kansas PowerBar Shootout | W 97–87 | 17–0 | Kemper Arena (16,981) Kansas City, MO |
| 1/31/1995 | No. 1 | at Providence | W 89–56 | 18–0 (10–0) | Alumni Hall (2,013) Providence, RI |
| 2/5/1995 | No. 1 | Georgetown | W 94–72 | 19–0 (11–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 2/9/1995 | No. 1 | Miami (FL) | W 85–48 | 20–0 (12–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 2/12/1995 | No. 1 | at Seton Hall | W 84–62 | 21–0 (13–0) | Walsh Gymnasium (3,200) South Orange, NJ |
| 2/16/1995 | No. 1 | at Pittsburgh | W 71–43 | 22–0 (14–0) | Fitzgerald Field House (1,896) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2/19/1995 | No. 1 | Boston College | W 86–34 | 23–0 (15–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 2/22/1995 | No. 1 | St. John's | W 103–56 | 24–0 (16–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 2/25/1995 | No. 1 | at Syracuse | W 77–59 | 25–0 (17–0) | Manley Field House (3,517) Syracuse, NY |
| 2/27/1995 | No. 1 | at Villanova | W 79–54 | 26–0 (18–0) | duPont Pavilion (3,622) Philadelphia, PA |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/4/1995 | No. 1 | Providence Quarterfinals | W 92–63 | 27–0 | Walsh Gymnasium (1,950) South Orange, NJ |
| 3/5/1995 | No. 1 | Pittsburgh Semifinals | W 95–63 | 28–0 | Walsh Gymnasium (3,200) South Orange, NJ |
| 03/06/1995 | No. 1 | Seton Hall Championship | W 85–49 | 29–0 | Walsh Gymnasium (3,200) South Orange, NJ |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/16/1995* | (1) No. 1 | (16) Maine First Round | W 105–75 | 30–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 3/20/1995* | (1) No. 1 | (8) Virginia Tech Second Round | W 91–45 | 31–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 3/24/1995* | (1) No. 1 | (4) Alabama Sweet Sixteen | W 87–56 | 32–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 3/26/1995* | (1) No. 1 | (3) Virginia Elite Eight | W 67–63 | 33–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 4/1/1995* | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (2 W) No. 4 Stanford Final Four | W 87–60 | 34–0 | Target Center (18,038) Minneapolis, MN |
| 4/2/1995* | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Tennessee Championship/Rivalry | W 70–64 | 35–0 | Target Center (18,038) Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Not released |
| Coaches | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

## Awards

* Rebecca Lobo
** Associated Press Athlete of the Year
** Wade Trophy
** Naismith College Player of the Year
** USBWA Women's National Player of the Year
** Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year
** NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player
** Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
* Geno Auriemma
** Naismith College Coach of the Year
** USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year
** Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
** Big East Conference Coach of the Year