2000–01 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

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2000–01 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Big East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 1
2000–01 record	32–3 (15–1 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma (16th season)
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coach	Tonya Cardoza
Assistant coach	Jamelle Elliott
Home stadium	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Hartford Civic Center

The 2000–01 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Geno Auriemma and associate head coach Chris Dailey coached the Huskies to a 32–3 record, a Final Four berth and a Big East tournament championship over rivals and eventual champions Notre Dame, who would later end the Huskies' season in the Final Four—the only time the Huskies would not win the NCAA tournament between 2000 and 2004. Svetlana Abrosimova was named to All-American teams by the AP, the USBWA, and the WBCA, while Sue Bird received AP All-America third team honors. As of April 2023, five players from the '00-'01 Huskies had been named members of UConn's Huskies of Honor program: Svetlana Abrosimova, Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Shea Ralph, and Diana Taurasi.

Roster

2000–01 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Diana Taurasi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Don Antonio Lugo HS Chino, CA G 5 Maria Conlon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Seymour Derby, CT G 10 Sue Bird 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Christ the King Syosset, NY F 11 Kelly Schumacher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr John Abbott College G 13 Marci Czel 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Guilford HS Guilford, CT F 15 Asjha Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Piscataway HS Piscataway, NJ G 20 Morgan Valley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Rice Memorial HS Colchester, VT F 22 Ashley Battle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Linsly School Pittsburgh, PA G 23 Kennitra Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So New Albany HS New Albany, IN F 25 Svetlana Abrosimova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Leningrad F 32 Swin Cash 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr McKeesport HS McKeesport, PA G 33 Shea Ralph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Terry Sanford HS Fayetteville, NC F 34 Tamika Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Chaminade-Julienne Dayton, OH C 44 Christine Rigby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Sr Santa Clara University Victoria, BC	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: 5 April 2023

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/12/2000*	No. 1	No. 3 Georgia	99–70	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
11/21/2000*	No. 1	at Pepperdine	98–63	2–0	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
11/24/2000*	No. 1	at Washington	100–54	3–0	Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, WA
11/29/2000*	No. 1	George Washington	90–63	4–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
12/5/2000	No. 1	at Miami (FL)	77–53	5–0	Miami Arena  Miami, FL
12/7/2000*	No. 1	Holy Cross	92–32	6–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
12/10/2000*	No. 1	at Illinois College	97–55	7–0	Chicago, IL
12/22/2000*	No. 1	Wake Forest	107–52	8–0	Storrs, CT
12/30/2000*	No. 1	No. 2 Tennessee	81–76	9–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
1/2/2001	No. 1	Georgetown	107–45	10–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
1/7/2001*	No. 1	at No. 8 Louisiana Tech	71–55	11–0	Ruston, LA
1/9/2001	No. 1	at Syracuse	76–63	12–0	Syracuse, NY
1/13/2001	No. 1	Providence	104–49	13–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
1/15/2001	No. 1	at No. 3 Notre Dame	76–92	13–1	South Bend, IN
1/18/2001*	No. 1	Old Dominion	80–51	14–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
1/20/2001	No. 1	at Pittsburgh	83–43	15–1	Pittsburgh, PA
1/23/2001	No. 2	Miami (FL)	81–45	16–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
1/27/2001	No. 2	Syracuse	84–60	17–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
2/1/2001*	No. 2	at No. 3 Tennessee	88–92	17–2	Nashville, TN
2/4/2001	No. 2	No. 24 Villanova	75–39	18–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
2/7/2001	No. 3	at Virginia Tech	90–38	19–2	Blacksburg, VA
2/11/2001	No. 3	at Boston College	78–53	20–2	Boston, MA
2/14/2001	No. 3	No. 11 Rutgers	70–45	21–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
2/18/2001	No. 3	at Villanova	61–43	22–2	Philadelphia, PA
2/20/2001	No. 3	West Virginia	97–34	23–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
2/23/2001	No. 3	St. John's	118–44	24–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
2/27/2001	No. 3	at Seton Hall	83–48	25–2	Newark, NJ
Big East Tournament
03/04/2001	(2) No. 3	Boston College Quarterfinals	96–53	26–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
03/05/2001	(2) No. 2	No. 8 Rutgers Semifinals	94–66	27–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
03/06/2023	(2) No. 2	(1) No. 1 Notre Dame Championship Game	78–76	28–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
03/17/2001*	(1 E) No. 1	(16 E) Long Island First Round	101–29	29–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
03/19/2001*	(1 E) No. 1	(9 E) Colorado State Second Round	89–44	30–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
03/24/2001*	(1 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 19 NC State Sweet Sixteen	72–58	31–2	Pittsburgh, PA
03/26/2001*	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (3 E) No. 6 Louisiana Tech Elite Eight	67–48	32–2	Pittsburgh, PA
03/30/2001*	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Notre Dame Final Four	75–90	32–3	St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=Eastern Region, MW=Midwestern Region..

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