# 1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

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
** Honda Sports Award for basketball
** NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player
** Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year