2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2002–03
Team:Connecticut Huskies
Short Conf:Big East
Coachrank:1[1]
Aprank:1
Record:37–1
Conf Record:16–0
Hc Year:18th
Assoc Coach:Chris Dailey
Champion:NCAA tournament National Champions
Big East regular season champions

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

Schedule

|-!colspan=8| Regular season|-!colspan=9| 2003 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament|-!colspan=10| 2003 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Rankings

See main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Awards and honors

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings.
  2. Web site: NCAA Tournament MVP | MOP List: March Madness Most Outstanding Player Men-Women . www.midwestsportsfans.com . 22 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20110714092815/http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2004/03/ncaa-tournament-mvp-most-outstanding-player-mop-men-women-march-madness/ . 14 July 2011 . dead.
  3. Web site: Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy . 2013-10-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090302160347/http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx . 2009-03-02 .