El equipo de baloncesto femenino UConn Huskies es el programa de baloncesto universitario que representa a la Universidad de Connecticut en Storrs, Connecticut , en la competencia de baloncesto femenino de la División I de la NCAA. Completaron una permanencia de siete temporadas en la Conferencia Atlética Estadounidense en 2019-20 y regresaron a la Conferencia Big East para la temporada 2020-21. [2]
Huskies de UConn | ||||
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Universidad | Universidad de Connecticut | |||
Primera Estación | 1974–75 | |||
Récord de todos los tiempos | 1164-301 (.795) | |||
Director atlético | David Benedicto | |||
Entrenador | Geno Auriemma (temporada 34) | |||
Conferencia | Gran Este | |||
Localización | Storrs, Connecticut | |||
Arena | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (Capacidad: 10.167) XL Center (Capacidad: 15.564) | |||
Apodo | Perros esquimales | |||
Colores | Bandera Nacional Azul y Blanca [1] | |||
Uniformes | ||||
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Campeones del torneo de la NCAA | ||||
1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | ||||
Final Four del torneo de la NCAA | ||||
1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 | ||||
Torneo NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 | ||||
Torneo de la NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 | ||||
Apariciones en torneos de la NCAA | ||||
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 | ||||
Campeones del torneo de conferencias | ||||
Big East 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021 AAC 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | ||||
Campeones de la temporada regular de la conferencia | ||||
Big East 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2021 AAC 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Los UConn Huskies son el programa de baloncesto femenino más exitoso de la nación, habiendo ganado un récord de 11 Campeonatos Nacionales de la División I de la NCAA y un récord de mujeres cuatro seguidos, desde 2013 hasta 2016, [3] más más de 50 campeonatos de torneos y temporadas regulares de conferencias. . Han participado en todos los torneos de la NCAA desde 1989 ; al final de la temporada 2018-19, esta es la tercera racha activa más larga en la División I. [4]
UConn posee las dos rachas ganadoras más largas (masculinas o femeninas) en la historia del baloncesto universitario. La racha más larga, 111 victorias consecutivas, se inició con una victoria contra Creighton el 23 de noviembre de 2014 y terminó el 31 de marzo, 2017, cuando un zumbador-batidor al final del tiempo extra causó una pérdida 66-64 en el 2017 NCAA Final Four de Estado de Mississippi . [5] La segunda racha cuenta con 90 victorias consecutivas, incluidas dos temporadas invictas (2008-09 y 2009-10), y estuvo delimitada por dos derrotas contra Stanford, la primera el 6 de abril de 2008 en las Semifinales Nacionales del Torneo de la NCAA. y la segunda, tres temporadas después, el 19 de diciembre de 2010. [6] Los Huskies también poseen la racha ganadora más larga en los juegos de temporada regular en la historia de la universidad; después de una derrota en tiempo extra ante Stanford el 17 de noviembre de 2014, ganaron sus siguientes 126 juegos de temporada regular hasta una derrota 68-57 ante Baylor el 3 de enero de 2019 [7].
El entrenador en jefe actual de UConn es Luigi "Geno" Auriemma , quien se unió al equipo en 1985. El entrenador Auriemma es uno de los mejores entrenadores del baloncesto universitario: su récord de 1119-144 (.886) en abril de 2021 [actualizar]representa el porcentaje de victorias más alto entre la NCAA entrenadores de baloncesto (mínimo 10 temporadas), de cualquier nivel, masculino o femenino, [8] mientras lo clasifica segundo en victorias femeninas de todos los tiempos detrás de la actual entrenadora de Stanford, Tara VanDerveer .
UConn también ha sido uno de los líderes en asistencia al baloncesto femenino; el equipo juega sus partidos en casa tanto en el Harry A. Gampel Pavilion en Storrs como en el XL Center en Hartford .
Historia
Primeros años (1974-1991)
Después de solo una temporada ganadora en 10 años con las entrenadoras Sandra Hamm (1974–75), Wanda Flora (1975–80) y Jean Balthaser (1980–85), UConn contrató como su nuevo entrenador en jefe al italiano Geno Auriemma , quien había se desempeñó como entrenador asistente en Virginia, con el objetivo de revitalizar el programa. Las habilidades de entrenamiento de Auriemma tuvieron un impacto inmediato y el equipo mostró signos constantes de progreso: después de ir 12-15 en su primera temporada en 1985-86, Auriemma llevó a UConn a temporadas ganadoras en 1986-87 y 1987-88. [9]
Auriemma logró uno de sus mayores e importantes éxitos de reclutamiento temprano en 1987 cuando convenció a un All American de New Hampshire, Kerry Bascom , para que viniera a UConn. Bascom tuvo un impacto inmediato en el programa de UConn: en 1989 ganó el premio Big East Player of the Year como estudiante de segundo año (también ganó el premio en sus años junior y senior) y llevó a UConn a su primera temporada regular y torneo Big East. título, junto con su primera aparición en un torneo de la NCAA; el torneo terminó con una derrota en la primera ronda. Con Bascom y sus compañeras de equipo Laura Lishness, Megan Pattyson, Wendy Davis y Debbie Baer, UConn alcanzó el Torneo de la NCAA nuevamente en 1990, perdiendo 61-59 ante Clemson en la segunda ronda después de un descanso en la primera ronda. [10]
En la sexta temporada de Auriemma (1990-1991), el programa se abrió paso en la escena nacional, nuevamente capturando los títulos de la temporada regular y el Torneo de Big East, y obteniendo una posición # 3 en la Regional Este del Torneo de la NCAA, su posición más alta hasta entonces. . UConn venció a Toledo 81–80 en Gampel Pavilion en el juego de la ronda de apertura, con Bascom anotando un récord de 39 puntos en un solo juego del torneo de la NCAA, y pasó a las regionales en The Palestra en Filadelfia, la ciudad natal de Auriemma. Aquí, el equipo derrotó a la potencia muy favorecida de la ACC North Carolina State en el Sweet 16, y luego derrotó a Clemson 60-57 para avanzar a su primera Final Four, también la primera para cualquier escuela de Big East. La temporada de UConn terminó con una derrota por 61-55 ante Virginia, la primera cabeza de serie, en las semifinales nacionales en Lakefront Arena en Nueva Orleans. Bascom sufrió problemas de faltas tempranas y Virginia contuvo un rally de UConn tardío. Incluyendo estos juegos del torneo final, Bascom había establecido un nuevo récord de puntuación de UConn con 2,177 puntos durante sus años en la escuela. [11]
Era de Rebecca Lobo (1992-1995)
UConn siguió su carrera sorpresa hasta la Final Four en 1991 al conseguir a la All-American Rebecca Lobo de Southwick , Massachusetts .
UConn tuvo un éxito modesto en las primeras 2 temporadas de Lobo, perdiendo temprano en el Torneo de la NCAA en ambas temporadas. En 1993–94, UConn tuvo su temporada más exitosa hasta ese momento; [12] Liderada por Lobo y sus compañeras de equipo Jamelle Elliott , Jennifer Rizzotti , Pam Webber, Kara Wolters y Carla Berube , UConn ganó 30 juegos por primera vez en la historia del programa, ganando el torneo Big East y títulos de temporada regular. En el torneo de la NCAA, UConn alcanzó el Elite Eight, pero se quedó corto con la esperanza de regresar a la Final Four, perdiendo ante el eventual campeón de Carolina del Norte.
Campeonato nacional de 1995: invicto (35-0)
Con todos los jugadores importantes desde 1994, y la incorporación del recluta mejor clasificado de Auriemma hasta la fecha (el jugador del año de Connecticut Nykesha Sales ), UConn tenía una temporada inolvidable en 1994–95. [13] La temporada comenzó con una victoria de 80 puntos sobre Morgan State; dos semanas después, UConn derrotó a la potencia del estado de Carolina del Norte por 23 puntos en la carretera. Esta temporada también vio el nacimiento de una de las mayores rivalidades en los deportes universitarios, la rivalidad UConn-Tennessee , que comenzó cuando los dos equipos se enfrentaron por primera vez en el Día de Martin Luther King en Gampel Pavilion. UConn derrotó a Tennessee 77–66 frente a una multitud agotada en un juego televisado por ESPN y poco después se ubicó en el puesto número 1 en las encuestas por primera vez en la historia del programa.
UConn se mantuvo invicto durante la temporada regular y el Torneo de la Conferencia y avanzó fácilmente al Torneo de la NCAA; en la final regional contra Virginia, una victoria por 4 puntos en su juego más cercano del año abrió las puertas de la Final Four en el Target Center de Minneapolis. [14] UConn superó a Stanford en las semifinales detrás de los 31 puntos de Wolters, llegando al juego de campeonato para una revancha contra Tennessee. En el juego final, UConn se encontró en problemas al principio cuando Lobo fue sancionado por tres faltas personales en 94 segundos en la primera mitad, pero en la segunda mitad el equipo pudo recuperarse de un déficit de 9 puntos y una bandeja clave de Rizzotti le dio a UConn. la ventaja con menos de 2 minutos para el final, una ventaja que el equipo mantuvo hasta el marcador final de 70-64 y su primer título nacional. Rebecca Lobo fue nombrada la jugadora más destacada de la Final Four.
Con un récord perfecto de 35-0, UConn se convirtió en el quinto equipo de baloncesto femenino de la División I en ir invicto camino a un campeonato nacional, y solo el segundo en la era de la NCAA (desde 1982). Los Huskies también se convirtieron en el primer equipo invicto en la historia de la NCAA (todas las divisiones, hombres o mujeres) en ganar 35 juegos en una temporada. [15]
El equipo de la UConn 1994-1995 fue ampliamente reconocido por el creciente interés en el baloncesto femenino. [16] El equipo fue honrado con un desfile en Hartford, CT que atrajo a más de 100,000 espectadores. El equipo ganó el premio al Equipo del Año en los premios ESPN ESPY ese año, y Lobo se convirtió en un símbolo popular del deporte. UConn también firmó un acuerdo histórico durante la temporada con Connecticut Public Television para transmitir sus juegos. [17]
Lobo se graduó en 1995 recibiendo innumerables elogios: el premio Naismith College Player of the Year , el Wade Trophy , el premio de Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year , el premio USBWA Women's National Player of the Year , la Honda-Broderick Cup , la Premio ESPY a la mejor atleta femenina (primera jugadora de baloncesto de la historia), Atleta del año de Associated Press (segunda jugadora de baloncesto después de Sheryl Swoopes ), Premio Mujer del año de la NCAA , Premio académico de toda América del año y también académico de todos los deportes. Toda América del año .
En 2010, Lobo se convirtió en la primera jugadora de Connecticut en ingresar al Salón de la Fama del Baloncesto Femenino , entre una clase de seis integrantes, [18] seguida por su compañera de equipo Jennifer Rizzotti en la clase de 2013. [19]
Nace una nueva potencia (1996-2000)
Después del título del campeonato de 1995, UConn saltó a la fama nacional como una de las potencias del baloncesto universitario femenino, lo que le dio a la entrenadora Auriemma la oportunidad de reclutar talentos estrella de la escuela secundaria como Shea Ralph en 1996 y Svetlana Abrosimova en 1997.
Escalada de rivalidad con Tennessee
Comenzando con sus dos encuentros en 1995, la rivalidad entre Tennessee Lady Vols y UConn se intensificó hasta finales de la década de 1990 y hasta la década de 2000, convirtiéndose en el enfrentamiento estrella en todos los deportes femeninos y tomando paralelos a la rivalidad Red Sox-Yankees en las Grandes Ligas. Béisbol. Geno Auriemma en broma se refirió una vez a Pat Summitt y Tennessee como el "imperio del mal", como dijo el presidente y director ejecutivo de los Medias Rojas, Larry Lucchino, de los Yankees. [20]
En la temporada 1995-96, UConn puso fin a la racha ganadora en la cancha local de Tennessee en el Thompson – Boling Arena en Knoxville. Tennessee se vengó en la Final Four de ese año en Charlotte, derrotando a UConn 88–83 en tiempo extra; A menudo se piensa que el juego es uno de los juegos de torneos más memorables en la historia de los torneos, con muchos cambios de impulso hacia adelante y hacia atrás. [21]
UConn derrotó a Tennessee durante la temporada regular 1996–97; después de una lesión que puso fin a la temporada de Shea Ralph en la primera ronda del torneo de la NCAA, UConn llegó a la final regional donde los dos equipos se enfrentaron nuevamente, con Tennessee prevaleciendo y poniendo fin a la temporada invicta de Connecticut al ganar 91–81. [22]
Tennessee derrotó a Connecticut nuevamente en la temporada regular 1997–98. Una mini controversia estalló en los días posteriores al juego cuando Chamique Holdsclaw de Tennessee fue citado en los periódicos diciendo que UConn parecía asustado durante el juego; Auriemma denunció esa cita. [23] Con Shea Ralph y Nykesha Sales durante toda la temporada, la estudiante de primer año Svetlana Abrosimova llevó a un equipo joven de UConn a la final regional del torneo de la NCAA, donde finalmente perdieron ante el estado de Carolina del Norte 60-52.
Controversia de Nykesha Sales
Auriemma se encontró en un debate nacional luego de una decisión que tomó durante la temporada 1997-98. Senior Nykesha Sales sufrió una lesión que puso fin a la temporada en uno de los últimos juegos de la temporada regular. En el momento de su lesión, estaba a solo un punto del récord de puntuación escolar de Kerry Bascom. El siguiente juego, con la bendición de Bascom y la ayuda de su amigo y entrenador en jefe de Villanova, Harry Perretta , Auriemma hizo arreglos para que Sales, que estaba en muletas, anotara una canasta y luego permitiera que Villanova anotara una canasta para comenzar el juego en 2-2. Las ventas luego mantuvieron el récord de puntuación de la escuela. [24]
Mucha gente intervino en la decisión tanto a nivel nacional como local. Auriemma se sintió culpable de haber hecho pasar a Sales por la terrible experiencia y estaba enojada porque algunos columnistas decidieron culparla a ella y no a él. Auriemma fue criticado por comprometer la integridad del juego, pero defendió la decisión diciendo que era un récord escolar y que nunca lo hubiera hecho sin la bendición de Bascom. [25]
Llegada de la Fuerza TASSK
Auriemma firmó su mejor clase de reclutamiento hasta la fecha en 1998 cuando firmó a cinco de los 15 mejores jugadores clasificados a nivel nacional. Swin Cash , Tamika Williams , Sue Bird , Asjha Jones y Keirsten Walters de la preparatoria All-Americans fueron apodados "TASSK Force" por los fanáticos de Connecticut, usando las iniciales de los jugadores. La clase renovó la esperanza de traer más campeonatos a Storrs después de ver a su archirrival Tennessee ganar tres seguidos.
La primera temporada para la clase altamente clasificada en 1998–99 fue de altibajos y presentó muchas lesiones: Sue Bird se rompió el ligamento cruzado anterior y se perdió la temporada después de solo 10 juegos.
En la reunión de 1999 en Gampel Pavilion, Tennessee volvió a prevalecer. Durante el juego hubo una pelea que involucró a Semeka Randall de Tennessee y Svetlana Abrosimova de Connecticut, donde Randall lanzó la pelota y golpeó la cabeza de Abrosimova. Los fanáticos de UConn abuchearon a Randall el resto del juego y los fanáticos de Tennessee más tarde le dieron el apodo de "Boo". [26] La temporada 1998-99 terminó en la ronda Sweet Sixteen del Torneo de la NCAA, donde UConn perdió 64-58 ante Iowa State, sin llegar a la Final Four por tercera vez consecutiva.
Campeonato nacional 2000
Motivado por la decepcionante temporada anterior, UConn regresó en 1999-2000 con el claro objetivo de alcanzar el nivel de campeonato nuevamente. Liderados por los estudiantes de último año Shea Ralph, Kelly Schumacher, Svetlana Abrosimova y el TASS Force (la K se eliminó cuando Keirsten Walters tuvo que dejar el baloncesto debido a problemas de rodilla), UConn pasó la temporada regular con un récord de 27-1, su única derrota siendo una derrota por un solo punto ante Tennessee en casa, UConn había vencido a Tennessee a principios de la temporada en Knoxville, y este fue el primer año en que los equipos se enfrentaron dos veces. Los Huskies avanzaron a su primera Final Four desde 1996 y vencieron a Penn State en las semifinales, alcanzando a las Lady Vols para el juego de campeonato en Filadelfia, la ciudad natal de Auriemma. A pesar de que las dos reuniones de la temporada regular fueron batallas cerradas, UConn usó una defensa tenaz y cortes de puerta trasera para abrumar a Tennessee 71-52 por su segundo campeonato nacional. El récord de la temporada final de Connecticut fue 36-1 y Shea Ralph fue nombrado MVP de la Final Four . [27]
Era de Diana Taurasi (2001-2004)
Auriemma logró otro gran golpe de reclutamiento cuando convenció a la escolta estadounidense Diana Taurasi de viajar por todo el país para asistir a Connecticut. Taurasi es oriunda de Chino , California , y asistió a la preparatoria Don Lugo, donde recibió el premio Cheryl Miller 2000, presentado por Los Angeles Times al mejor jugador del sur de California. También fue nombrada Jugadora Nacional del Año de la Escuela Secundaria de la Revista Naismith y Parade 2000 . Taurasi terminó su carrera en la escuela secundaria en segundo lugar detrás de Cheryl Miller en la historia del estado con 3,047 puntos. [28]
Con Taurasi uniéndose al núcleo del equipo del Campeonato 2000, Auriemma predijo con confianza otro campeonato en 2001, pero la temporada resultó ser más difícil de lo esperado. UConn ganó el Torneo Big East sobre Notre Dame en un juego recordado por el tiro de Bird at the Buzzer , pero perdió a los jugadores clave Abrosimova y Ralph por lesiones que terminaron la temporada. [29] Como consecuencia, Taurasi tuvo que desempeñar un papel mucho más importante de lo previsto en el Torneo de la NCAA. Ella llevó a UConn a la Final Four, pero en las semifinales nacionales contra Notre Dame en St. Louis, Taurasi tuvo un mal juego de tiros y, a pesar de que UConn logró una ventaja de 16 puntos en un momento, el equipo perdió. Notre Dame ganó su primer campeonato nacional.
Campeonato nacional de 2002: invicto (39-0)
Al igual que con los campeones de 2000, que también habían salido de una derrota decepcionante el año anterior, UConn regresó con más hambre que nunca en 2001-02. Con la fuerza de TASS en su temporada senior y Taurasi emergiendo como una estrella en su segundo año, UConn superó a sus oponentes durante todo el año. El único partido cerrado que jugaron los Huskies durante todo el año fue una victoria en Virginia Tech.
UConn avanzó a la Final Four y superó a su rival Tennessee en las semifinales por 23 puntos. Frente a una multitud sin precedentes en el Alamodome de San Antonio, UConn derrotó a Oklahoma por el campeonato 82-70 para completar una temporada perfecta de 39-0. El cinco inicial de Bird, Taurasi, Cash, Jones y Williams es ampliamente considerado como el mejor cinco inicial en la historia del baloncesto universitario femenino. [30] El juego de campeonato de ese año rompió los índices de audiencia de ESPN y en ese momento fue el juego de baloncesto universitario mejor calificado que se emitió en la red, hombres o mujeres. [31]
Campeonato nacional 2003
Con la fuerza de TASS graduada, Diana Taurasi tuvo que llevar la mayor parte de la carga en su temporada junior, con la ayuda de sus compañeras de equipo Maria Conlon, Jessica Moore y Ashley Battle y una clase de reclutamiento de primer nivel de Ann Strother , Barbara Turner, Willnet Crockett y Nicole Wolff. Sin seniors en la lista, se suponía que 2003 sería un año de reconstrucción para UConn, pero a medida que avanzaba el año, quedó claro que Taurasi estaba a la altura del desafío de llevar a un grupo de jugadores jóvenes al campeonato. UConn terminó la temporada regular invicto y estableció una racha ganadora de 70 juegos, rompiendo la marca anterior de 54 establecida por Louisiana Tech; la racha terminó en la derrota del juego del campeonato Big East ante Villanova. [32]
En el Torneo de la NCAA, UConn avanzó fácilmente a la Final Four en el Georgia Dome de Atlanta. UConn se recuperó de un déficit de 9 puntos para vencer a Texas en las semifinales y, con la ayuda de los 28 puntos de Taurasi en las finales, derrotó a su rival Tennessee por el cuarto campeonato nacional de UConn. UConn se convirtió en el primer equipo en ganar un campeonato sin un senior en su lista. [33] [34]
Campeonato nacional 2004
Although the entire team returned and expectations were sky high for a "three-peat" in Taurasi's senior year, UConn had an uneven season. The team gave up large leads against Duke and suffered losses to Notre Dame and Villanova, also losing to Boston College in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament.
The Huskies found their rhythm during the NCAA Tournament, in which they were a #2 seed; in the Elite Eight they beat top-seeded Penn State to advance to the Final Four at the New Orleans Arena. After beating Minnesota in the semifinals, UConn again defeated Tennessee for the national championship. The win was even more special as the UConn men's basketball team won the men's national championship the previous night, marking the first time one University won both the men's and women's basketball championships in one season, a feat UConn repeated in 2014.
In her career at UConn, Taurasi led the team to four consecutive Final Fours and three straight national titles. Prior to that final championship, her coach, Geno Auriemma, predicted his team's likelihood of winning with the statement, "We have Diana, and you don't."[35]
Taurasi received many personal accolades at UConn including the 2003 and 2004 Naismith College Player of the Year awards, the 2003 Wade Trophy, the 2003 Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award, the 2003 USBWA Women's National Player of the Year award and the 2004 Best Female Athlete ESPY Award. Taurasi was the third basketball player to receive this final honor, after former UConn star Rebecca Lobo and Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw. She achieved legendary status among UConn fans, and is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time.[36]
Rebuilding years (2005–2007)
Relative to their high standards, UConn struggled during the first two years following Taurasi's graduation in 2004. Some of its highly touted recruits did not play up to expectations while others suffered injuries. Taken together during the three years 2005–2007, UConn never made a Final Four, something that had become almost routine (17 final fours in 22 years from 1995 to 2016).
The 2004–05 season was marked with sloppy play and ragged offense; UConn lost 8 games and failed to win the Big East regular season crown for the first time since 1993. In the NCAA tournament, UConn lost to Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen.[37]
In the 2005–06 season, UConn showed some signs of improvement, winning the Big East Tournament and beating Georgia in the Sweet Sixteen thanks to a fadeaway 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left by senior Barbara Turner.[38] Behind a home state crowd, UConn almost upset #1 ranked Duke in the regional final, before falling in overtime by 2 points.[39]
In the 2006–07 season, the team improved with the additions of Renee Montgomery, Mel Thomas, Ketia Swanier, and the #1 ranked high school player Tina Charles, helping UConn emerge as a contender again. UConn was a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament, but eventually lost to LSU in the regional final to end the season with a 32–4 record.[40]
Maya Moore era (2008–2011)
After three down years by UConn standards, the team emerged as a heavy contender for the championship in the 2008 season. In addition to all players returning from the 2007 team, #1 ranked high school player Maya Moore joined the team after a bitter recruitment battle between UConn and Tennessee. Shortly after Moore's commitment to UConn, Tennessee announced they were cancelling the annual series with UConn, thus ending one of the biggest rivalries in the sport. Even if both coaches remained vague and unspecific about the reasons of the cancellation, Tennessee filed a complaint to the NCAA about UConn's recruitment of Moore. UConn was found to have committed a secondary violation (involving a tour of the ESPN campus) and no punishment was handed out.[41][42]
Despite losing Mel Thomas and Kalana Greene to season-ending knee injuries, UConn went through the 2007–08 regular season with only a single loss at Rutgers, by two points, winning both the Big East regular season and tournament titles. Rallying from a 14-point deficit in the NCAA regional final they beat conference rival Rutgers and advanced to their first Final Four since Taurasi graduated. Those tournament victories were largely credited to senior Charde Houston, a top recruit out of San Diego viewed as not living up to expectations from Geno Auriemma and the UConn fans up to that point, who came up with key rebounds and clutch points in those games.[43] In the National semifinals played at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa UConn lost to Stanford, ending its season with a 36–2 record. This would be the team's last loss for quite some time.
2009 national championship: undefeated (39–0)
For the third consecutive year UConn successfully recruited the top ranked high school player in Elena Delle Donne, but shortly before enrolling at UConn Delle Donne requested a release from her scholarship, giving up basketball in order to stay closer to home and play volleyball at the University of Delaware; Delle Donne would eventually play basketball at Delaware, having a great college career that culminated in the #2 pick at 2013 WNBA draft.[44] Despite losing Delle Donne the Huskies were ranked No. 1 in the preseason polls, having returned 10 players from the 2008 Final Four team (including All-Americans Maya Moore, Renee Montgomery and Tina Charles), in addition to Kalana Greene who recovered from her knee injury.
UConn finished the regular season undefeated for the 5th time in school history with a 30–0 record. They won their 17th Big East Regular Season title and their 15th Big East Tournament title beating the Louisville Cardinals. The Huskies advanced to their 10th Final Four with an 83–64 victory over Arizona State, and then to the 6th NCAA Championship Game in program history by defeating Stanford, also by the score of 83–64. In the Championship Game UConn defeated Louisville 76–54 behind Charles' 25 points and 19 boards, ending the season with a perfect 39–0 record (with every victory by at least 10 points, a record of its own) and sixth national title.[45]
2010 national championship: undefeated (39–0)
For the second consecutive year (and the sixth time in school history) UConn finished the regular season undefeated, with an average margin of victory of 35.9 points. During the regular season UConn played 11 games against ranked opponents (including 6 in the top ten) with an average margin of victory of 24. They dominated the Big East Tournament, winning the championship game 60–32. Throughout the regular season and the Big East Tournament, UConn's closest win was against Stanford, by 12 points.
Leading up to the Final Four in San Antonio, UConn dominated teams from Southern, Temple, Iowa State and Florida State. Maya Moore and Tina Charles played little more than half the minutes of every game, with Moore averaging one point per minute played, and the team outscoring its opponents by an average of 47 points. In the Final Four UConn was finally challenged by Baylor and the 6-foot-8 freshman Brittney Griner;[46] Baylor trailed 39–26 at halftime but UConn finally pulled away for a final score of 70–50.
The national championship game against Stanford was a completely different story. UConn started the game with its worst first half in school history by scoring only 12 points; only 11 teams in tournament history have been held to 12 points or less in the first half: three of them were against UConn teams, and two of them (Southern and Temple) just days earlier in the 2010 Tournament. Stanford itself only managed to score 20 points in the first half. Maya Moore gave UConn the lead (23–22) in the second half with a three-pointer and led the team on a scoring run of 30–6 that eventually secured the national championship with a final score of 53–47.[47] It was the only game in the Huskies' 78-game winning streak that was won by fewer than 10 points. Moore was named the Tournament Most Outstanding Player, to go along with her second straight Wade Trophy award and Academic All-America of the Year award. Charles, who won the John R. Wooden Award and Naismith College Player of the Year awards,[48] was chosen first overall in the WNBA draft days later.[49]
A new record, but no three-peat
The 2010–11 season began with high hopes but much uncertainty for the Huskies. Maya Moore returned for her senior season after a summer with the U.S. National team, but UConn lost major contributors Tina Charles and Kalana Greene who graduated in 2010. Additionally, junior guard Caroline Doty would be out the entire season due to a third knee injury. In an early test, UConn squeaked by #2 Baylor in their second game of the season. They powered their way through 8 more consecutive wins for their 88th straight victory, beating #10 Ohio State at Madison Square Garden. Their 89th win came at home against #20 Florida State to set the college basketball record for most consecutive wins, previously held by the UCLA men's team. After a break in the schedule for the holidays, UConn traveled out west and beat the Pacific Tigers to stretch the streak to 90 games.[50] That game, however, was largely a warm-up match for their biggest test of the season, a December 30 matchup at the powerhouse Stanford Cardinal. UConn trailed for the entire game and lost for the first time since their April 6, 2008 Final Four appearance (also against the Cardinal). The loss ended the highly publicized winning streak, as well as their long held spot as the top ranked team in women's basketball which was taken over by Baylor. Connecticut recovered focus after the loss and got through the rest of the regular season undefeated, regaining the #1 ranking along the way after Baylor's loss to Texas Tech in February. They marched through the Big East tournament, including their 3rd victory of the year over Notre Dame in the Big East Tournament Championship Game.
In the NCAA tournament Final Four UConn met Notre Dame for the fourth time of the season, with the underdog Fighting Irish prevailing and ending UConn's bid for a third straight national championship. The keys to Notre Dame's success were the stellar performance of sophomore Skylar Diggins and the hot shooting (over 50 percent from the field, a first against UConn in its last 262 games), while UConn had a lack of support for Moore's 36 points.[51] Notre Dame went on to the National Championship Game, but were defeated by the Texas A&M Aggies.
During 2010–11 season Maya Moore posted career highs in scoring (22.3 ppg), assists (4.1 apg) and steals (2.2 spg), sweeping all possible individual honors: she won her 2nd Naismith College Player of the Year award, her 3rd straight Wade Trophy (only player in history - freshmen are not eligible for this award), her 2nd Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award, her 2nd USBWA Women's National Player of the Year award and her 2nd John R. Wooden Award; she was also voted Big East Player of The Year (3rd time) and a fourth straight unanimous First-Team All-American in WBCA, USBWA and AP polls (second player ever after Oklahoma's Courtney Paris).
In her amazing college career Maya Moore won 150 games and only lost 4, amassing a total 3036 points (1st Husky ever and 4th all-time in NCAA division I women's basketball), 1276 rebounds (2nd Husky ever), 310 steals (3rd Husky ever), 544 assists (6th Husky ever) and 204 blocks (4th Husky ever); she is the only women's basketball player in Division I history to record 2500 points, 1000 rebounds, 500 assists, 250 steals and 150 blocked shots. On February 28 she was enshrined in the Huskies of Honor (3rd time ever for an active player).
Maya Moore was also a brilliant college student: she graduated with a 3.7 GPA, earning the Elite 88 Award, and was named Cosida Academic All-America First-Team in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Cosida Academic All-America of the Year in 2010 and 2011 (1st player to ever repeat) and All-sports Academic All-America of the Year in 2011.[52]
After graduation Maya Moore was selected by the Minnesota Lynx as the 1st overall pick in the 2011 WNBA draft (4th time for a Husky), also becoming the first female basketball player signed to the Jordan Brand.[53]
The calm before the storm (2012)
The 2011–12 season would inevitably be a new era after Maya Moore's graduation. Her absence and the loss of 6th-man Lorin Dixon left significant holes to fill in the roster. Geno Auriemma seemed to find the right pieces with a freshman class that included Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Brianna Banks and Kiah Stokes. Mosqueda-Lewis was another State Farm/WBCA High School Player of the Year for UConn,[54] Banks was a highly rated guard,[55] and Stokes, a 6'3 post player, was highly ranked as well. Other key players included sophomores Stefanie Dolson and Bria Hartley, junior Kelly Faris and senior Tiffany Hayes, who would be all selected in the WNBA drafts after graduation.
Even if the Huskies were still a strong national contender, they were no longer viewed as a favorite to win it all. Two key rivals were the usual conference foe Notre Dame and the new rival Baylor, who had the nation's top player in Brittney Griner. In December Griner led #1 ranked Baylor against #2 UConn, scoring 25 points to go along with nine blocks. The 66–61 loss was UConn's first of the season, but not its last. Notre Dame, led by junior star Skylar Diggins, beat the Huskies twice in the regular season, but UConn was able to reverse the roles in the Big East Tournament Championship Game; the win was the school's 15th conference title, as well as the 800th career win for coach Geno Auriemma. Ultimately Notre Dame found its revenge with an upset win in the NCAA Tournament Final Four, ending the season with a 3–1 record against the Huskies, a record that would be repeated the following year.
Breanna Stewart era (2013–2016)
2013 national championship
The 2012–13 season began with high hopes having UConn landed three highly ranked recruits: #1 overall Breanna Stewart from Cicero – North Syracuse High School, forward Morgan Tuck and guard Moriah Jefferson. Their play was uneven during the regular season, where UConn went 27–3 with a loss to Baylor and a pair of losses to Notre Dame (including a three-overtime game in South Bend); in the Big East tournament UConn lost a third straight time to Notre Dame that delivered a last-minute comeback. In the NCAA tournament UConn key-players Stewart, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Stefanie Dolson and senior Kelly Faris raised their level of play, and UConn easily advanced to the Final Four; in the semifinals they handily beat Notre Dame and in the finals they obtained a 93–60 win over Louisville, who had earlier upset Baylor, for a record tying eighth national championship.
The end of 2012–13 season saw the breakup of the Big East Conference. First Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame defected to the Atlantic Coast Conference, with Louisville announcing later they would follow in 2014. Then, the non-FBS football playing members of the Big East (Georgetown, Villanova, Providence, DePaul, Marquette, Seton Hall, St. John's), known colloquially as the "Catholic 7", left to form their own conference, taking the conference name with them. The remaining teams of the former Big East (Connecticut and Cincinnati) joined the new American Athletic Conference (The American or AAC), thus ending the UConn–Notre Dame rivalry in conference tournaments.
2014 national championship: undefeated (40–0)
With Faris and Doty graduated, sophomore Breanna Stewart was the undisputed leader of the 2013–14 UConn team, starting in all 40 games and leading the team with 19.4 points and 2.8 blocks per game; her 291 field goals made was the third-highest single-season total in UConn annals.
The team beat every opponent by at least 10 points and easily reached the NCAA tournament finals, where they met unbeaten Notre Dame, making it the first matchup of two undefeated teams in the championship game. UConn defeated 79–58 Notre Dame (hindered by the loss of one of their stars, Natalie Achonwa, who had torn her ACL in the Elite Eight), to finish the season 40–0, tying Baylor for the most wins in a season and setting the new record for Championship with nine.[56] Breanna Stewart was named the AP Player of the year, only the third time in history a sophomore has won the honor.
2015 national championship
The 2014–15 regular season started with an overtime loss to Stanford in the second game of the season, ending a 47-games winning streak for UConn. Led by juniors Stewart and Jefferson and senior Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn quickly recovered winning every other season game, including a 76–58 win against rival Notre Dame. In the National Tournament, both Connecticut and Notre Dame were seeded first in their respective playoff brackets; each advanced to the Final Four held in Tampa, Florida. Connecticut defeated Maryland 81–58, while Notre Dame narrowly beat South Carolina, 66–65, in the semifinals.
The teams met again on April 7, 2015 in the national championship game. UConn won by a score of 63–53 to achieve their third straight national championship and tenth total, with coach Auriemma tying a record set by John Wooden in college basketball.[57]
2016 national championship: undefeated (38–0)
In 2015 UConn landed another top recruit in #1 High School prospect Katie Lou Samuelson; she quickly earned a spot in the starting five alongside sophomore Kia Nurse and seniors Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck. The team was unstoppable all season long, beating every opponent by an average of 39.7 points, and easily winning conference regular season and tournament. While other #1 seeds Notre Dame, South Carolina and Baylor suffered early upsets in the NCAA Tournament, UConn easily advanced to the Final Four where they defeated Oregon State 80–51 and then old Big East rival Syracuse 82–51 in the Championship Game. UConn completed their sixth undefeated season winning the 11th overall Championship (all-time record for both men's and women's college basketball) and 4th in a row (also a record for women's college basketball). Geno Auriemma is now the only coach in college basketball to have won 11 titles, passing UCLA legend John Wooden (who has 10) and reaching former NBA coach Phil Jackson.[58]
Senior Breanna Stewart was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player for a record 4th straight time; she also performed a back-to-back sweep of all individual honors, winning her 2nd straight Wade Trophy, a record 3rd Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award, a record 3rd USBWA Women's National Player of the Year award, a record 3rd Naismith College Player of the Year award and her 2nd straight John R. Wooden Award. Stewart finished with 2,676 points (2nd Husky ever), 1,179 rebounds (4th Husky ever), 426 assists and 414 blocked shots (1st Husky ever), and was a #1 pick in 2016 WNBA draft.[59] Moriah Jefferson finished with a program-record 659 assists and a back-to-back Nancy Lieberman Award as best point guard in the nation. The trio of Stewart-Jefferson-Tuck ended its college career with a 151–5 record, the most victories for college basketball players; they are the only 4-time winners in college basketball history (freshmen were not eligible to play during UCLA men's streak). With their eleventh championship win in 2016, the UConn Huskies have tied the UCLA Bruins men's team for most college basketball championships, and became the first Division I women's basketball team to win four straight national championships.[3]
Current years (2017–)
A new record streak ends
After losing the stellar trio of Stewart, Jefferson and Tuck, many predicted a sub-par season for UConn standards; the AP Poll ranked the team third in the nation, and coach Auriemma had designed a very tough non-conference calendar to test the strength of his young team. The first regular season game, a 2-point win against #12 Florida State, seemed to confirm the expectations, with coach Auriemma predicting "a good beat" ahead.[60] As the season progressed, however, the team quickly found its rhythm, beating ranked teams like Baylor, Notre Dame and Maryland, and showcasing a talented core of young players. Together with sophomore Katie Lou Samuelson and junior Kia Nurse, the only returning starters, the duo of sophomore Napheesa Collier and junior Gabby Williams quickly rose to national attention; even senior Saniya Chong, who had played few minutes in her first three seasons, showed great improvements, leading the nation in assists-to-turnovers ratio.[61] Coming from a 75-wins streak from previous season, UConn tied its own previous 90-wins record with a 102–37 win against South Florida on October 1, 2017;[62] the 100th straight wins mark was reached on February 13, 2017 with a 66–55 win against South Carolina.[63]
After easy wins in both conference regular season and conference tournament, UConn entered the NCAA tournament unbeaten, #1 overall and once again a heavy favorite to win it all; the season came to an unexpected end when Mississippi State's Morgan William hit a buzzer-beater to give its team a 66–64 overtime victory in the NCAA Final Four.[64] The loss ended the streak at 111 consecutive wins, an all-time record not only for college basketball games, but also for any team sport played at college level.[65]
Auriemma's 1000th win
The 2017–2018 season was very similar to the previous one. Connecticut returned every key player and added Duke's transfer Azurá Stevens[66] and nation top ranked recruit Megan Walker; the team easily reached the Final Four with a 36–0 record that included solid wins over Stanford, Notre Dame, Louisville and South Carolina. The stage appeared set for a rematch with Mississippi State in the championship game, but historic rival Notre Dame beat UConn in the semifinal with another overtime last second shot by Arike Ogunbowale.[67]
On December 19 a win over Oklahoma gave coach Geno Auriemma his 1000th victory in just 1135 games, making him only the fourth women's coach to reach that plateau — preceded by Pat Summitt, Tara VanDerveer and Sylvia Hatchell — and the fastest one.[68]
Resultados temporada por temporada
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Sandra Hamm (Yankee Conference) (1974–1975) | |||||||||
1974–75 | Sandra Hamm | 2–8 | |||||||
Sandra Hamm: | 2–8 (.200) | ||||||||
Wanda Flora (Yankee Conference) (1975–1980) | |||||||||
1975–76 | Wanda Flora | 7–12 | |||||||
1976–77 | Wanda Flora | 7–13 | |||||||
1977–78 | Wanda Flora | 7–13 | |||||||
1978–79 | Wanda Flora | 8–13 | |||||||
1979–80 | Wanda Flora | 9–15 | |||||||
Wanda Flora: | 38–66 (.365) | ||||||||
Jean Balthaser (Yankee Conference) (1980–1982) | |||||||||
1980–81 | Jean Balthaser | 16–14 | |||||||
1981–82 | Jean Balthaser | 9–18 | |||||||
Jean Balthaser (Big East Conference) (1982–1985) | |||||||||
1982–83 | Jean Balthaser | 9–18 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
1983–84 | Jean Balthaser | 9–20 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
1984–85 | Jean Balthaser | 9–18 | 3–13 | 8th | |||||
Jean Balthaser: | 52–88 (.371) | 4–28 (.125) | |||||||
Geno Auriemma (Big East Conference) (1985–2013) | |||||||||
1985–86 | Geno Auriemma | 12–15 | 4–12 | 7th | |||||
1986–87 | Geno Auriemma | 14–13 | 9–7 | 7th | |||||
1987–88 | Geno Auriemma | 17–11 | 9–7 | 5th | |||||
1988–89 | Geno Auriemma | 24–6 | 13–2 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
1989–90 | Geno Auriemma | 25–6 | 14–2 | T–1st | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
1990–91 | Geno Auriemma | 29–5 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
1991–92 | Geno Auriemma | 23–11 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
1992–93 | Geno Auriemma | 18–11 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
1993–94 | Geno Auriemma | 30–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
1994–95 | Geno Auriemma | 35–0 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
1995–96 | Geno Auriemma | 34–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
1996–97 | Geno Auriemma | 33–1 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
1997–98 | Geno Auriemma | 34–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
1998–99 | Geno Auriemma | 29–5 | 17–1 | T–1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1999–2000 | Geno Auriemma | 36–1 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
2000–01 | Geno Auriemma | 32–3 | 15–1 | T–1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2001–02 | Geno Auriemma | 39–0 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
2002–03 | Geno Auriemma | 37–1 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
2003–04 | Geno Auriemma | 31–4 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
2004–05 | Geno Auriemma | 25–8 | 13–3 | T–2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2005–06 | Geno Auriemma | 32–5 | 14–2 | 2nd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
2006–07 | Geno Auriemma | 32–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
2007–08 | Geno Auriemma | 36–2 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2008–09 | Geno Auriemma | 39–0 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
2009–10 | Geno Auriemma | 39–0 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
2010–11 | Geno Auriemma | 36–2 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2011–12 | Geno Auriemma | 33–5 | 13–3 | 3rd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2012–13 | Geno Auriemma | 35–4 | 14–2 | 2nd | NCAA Champions | ||||
Geno Auriemma (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2020) | |||||||||
2013–14 | Geno Auriemma | 40–0 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
2014–15 | Geno Auriemma | 38–1 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
2015–16 | Geno Auriemma | 38–0 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
2016–17 | Geno Auriemma | 36–1 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2017–18 | Geno Auriemma | 36–1 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2018–19 | Geno Auriemma | 35–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2019–20 | Geno Auriemma | 29-3 | 16–0 | 1st | tournament canceled[69] | ||||
Geno Auriemma (Big East Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
2020–21 | Geno Auriemma | 28–2 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
Geno Auriemma: | 1119–144 (.886) | 538–61 (.898) | |||||||
Total: | 1211–306 (.798) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Conference tournament
UConn played in the Big East Conference from the 1982–83 season, the first in which the league sponsored women's basketball and held a tournament, until the conference split in 2013. The Huskies won 18 tournaments in 31 years.[70] From 2013–14 to 2019–20, UConn played in the American Athletic Conference, where they went unbeaten both in regular season and conference tournament games, with a perfect 139–0 record and 7 conference tournaments. In 2020–21, UConn rejoined several of its former conference mates in the current Big East Conference.[2]
Year | Seed | First Round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
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Big East Conference | ||||||
1983 | #9 | #8 Boston College 57-69 | ||||
1984 | #9 | #7 Boston College 52-51 | #1 Pittsburgh 57-60 | |||
1985 | #7 | #9 Seton Hall 73-87 (OT) | ||||
1986 | #7 | #2 Villanova 47-68 | ||||
1987 | #4 | #4 St. John's 58-68 | ||||
1988 | #5 | #3 Boston College 56-71 | ||||
1989 | #1 | #8 Georgetown 85–73 | #4 Boston College 65-45 | #3 Providence 84–65 | ||
1990 | #1 | #8 St. John's 71–58 | #4 Boston College 72-51 | #2 Providence 61–82 | ||
1991 | #1 | #8 Villanova 64–47 | #5 Seton Hall 69-54 | #2 Providence 79–74 | ||
1992 | #2 | #7 Pittsburgh 86–50 | #3 Georgetown 82-64 | #1 Miami 47–56 | ||
1993 | #3 | #6 Seton Hall 56–54 (OT) | #7 Providence 73-87 | |||
1994 | #1 | #9 St. John's 69–45 | #4 Providence 92-56 | #2 Seton Hall 77–51 | ||
1995 | #1 | #9 Providence 92–63 | #4 Pittsburgh 95-63 | #3 Seton Hall 85–49 | ||
1996 | #1 | #8 Rutgers 93–64 | #13 Pittsburgh 83-51 | #3 Notre Dame 71–54 | ||
1997 | #1 | #9 Villanova 63–45 | #4 Miami 98-71 | #3 Notre Dame 86–77 | ||
1998 | #1 | #8 West Virginia 84–82 | #5 Notre Dame 73-53 | #2 Rutgers 67–58 | ||
1999 | #1 | #8 St. John's 82–58 | #5 Georgetown 77-42 | #3 Notre Dame 96–75 | ||
2000 | #1 | #9 St. John's 85–41 | #4 Boston College 79-54 | #3 Rutgers 79–59 | ||
2001 | #2 | #7 Boston College 96–53 | #3 Rutgers 94-66 | #1 Notre Dame 78–76 | ||
2002 | #1 | #9 Seton Hall 78–48 | #4 Villanova 83-39 | #3 Boston College 96–54 | ||
2003 | #1 | #8 Seton Hall 70–47 | #5 Virginia Tech 71-54 | #3 Villanova 52–48 | ||
2004 | #1 | #8 Virginia Tech 48–34 | #5 Boston College 70-73 | |||
2005 | #3 | #11 Syracuse 82–56 | #2 Notre Dame 67-54 | #1 Rutgers 67–51 | ||
2006 | #2 | #10 Notre Dame 71–60 | #3 DePaul 69-57 | #12 West Virginia 50–44 | ||
2007 | #1 | #8 South Florida 74–54 | #5 Louisville 76-50 | #2 Rutgers 47–55 | ||
2008 | #1 | #9 DePaul 86–67 | #5 Pittsburgh 74-47 | #7 Louisville 65–59 | ||
2009 | #1 | #8 South Florida 79–42 | #4 Villanova 72-42 | #2 Louisville 75–36 | ||
2010 | #1 | #9 Syracuse 77–41 | #5 Notre Dame 59-44 | #2 West Virginia 60–32 | ||
2011 | #1 | #8 Georgetown 54–43 | #4 Rutgers 75-51 | #3 Notre Dame 73–64 | ||
2012 | #3 | #6 Rutgers 49–34 | #2 St. John's 74-43 | #1 Notre Dame 63–54 | ||
2013 | #3 | #7 DePaul 91–61 | #3 Syracuse 64-51 | #2 Notre Dame 59–61 | ||
American Athletic Conference | ||||||
2014 | #1 | #8 Cincinnati 72–42 | #4 Rutgers 83-57 | #2 Louisville 72–52 | ||
2015 | #1 | #9 Cincinnati 93–34 | #5 East Carolina 106-56 | #2 South Florida 84–70 | ||
2016 | #1 | #8 East Carolina 92–51 | #5 Tulane 82-35 | #2 South Florida 77–51 | ||
2017 | #1 | #9 Tulsa 105–57 | #4 UCF 78-56 | #3 South Florida 100–44 | ||
2018 | #1 | #9 Tulane 82–56 | #4 Cincinnati 75–21 | #2 South Florida 70–54 | ||
2019 | #1 | #8 East Carolina 92–65 | #5 South Florida 81-45 | #2 Central Florida 66-45 | ||
2020 | #1 | #8 Temple 94–61 | #4 South Florida 79-38 | #3 Cincinnati 87-53 | ||
Big East Conference | ||||||
2021 | #1 | #8 St. John's 77–41 | #5 Villanova 84-39 | #2 Marquette 73–39 |
Postemporada
The Huskies have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 31 times, every year since their first appearance in 1989. Their combined record is 124–21 .855; they have been to 21 Final Fours and are 11-time National Champions (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016).[71]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1989 | 8 | First Round | #9 La Salle | L 63–72 |
1990 | 4 | Second Round | #5 Clemson | L 59–61 |
1991 | 3 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #11 Toledo #2 NC State #4 Clemson #1 Virginia | W 81–80 W 82–71 W 60–57 L 55–61 |
1992 | 6 | First Round Second Round | #11 St. Peter's #3 Vanderbilt | W 83–66 L 47–75 |
1993 | 6 | First Round | #11 Louisville | L 71–74 |
1994 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #16 Brown #9 Auburn #4 Southern Miss #3 North Carolina | W 79–60 W 81–59 W 78–64 L 69–81 |
1995 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #16 Maine #8 Virginia Tech #4 Alabama #3 Virginia #2 Stanford #1 Tennessee | W 105–75 W 91–45 W 87–56 W 67–63 W 87–60 W 70–64 |
1996 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 Howard #9 Michigan State #12 San Francisco #3 Vanderbilt #1 Tennessee | W 94–63 W 88–68 W72–44 W 67–57 L 83–88 (OT) |
1997 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #16 Lehigh #9 Iowa #4 Illinois #3 Tennessee | W 103–35 W 72–53 W 78–73 L 81–91 |
1998 | 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 Fairfield #10 George Washington #3 Arizona #4 N.C. State | W 93–52 W 75–67 W 74–57 L 52–60 |
1999 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #16 St. Francis (PA #8 Xavier #4 Iowa State | W 97–46 W 86–84 L 58–64 |
2000 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #16 Hampton #9 Clemson #5 Oklahoma #3 LSU #2 Penn State #1 Tennessee | W 116–45 W 83–45 W 102–80 W 86–71 W 89–67 W 71–52 |
2001 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 Long Island #9 Colorado State #4 NC State #3 Louisiana Tech #1 Notre Dame | W 101–29 W 89–44 W 72–58 W 67–48 L 75–90 |
2002 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #16 St. Francis (PA) #9 Iowa #4 Penn State #7 Old Dominion #2 Tennessee #1 Oklahoma | W 86–37 W 86–48 W 82–64 W 85–64 W 79–56 W 82–70 |
2003 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #16 Boston University #9 TCU #5 Boston College #2 Purdue #2 Texas #1 Tennessee | W 91–44 W 81–66 W70–49 W 73–64 W 71–69 W 73–68 |
2004 | 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #15 Pennsylvania #7 Auburn #11 UC Santa Barbara #1 Penn State #7 Minnesota #1 Tennessee | W 91–55 W 79–53 W 63–55 W 66–49 W 67–58 W 70–61 |
2005 | 3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #14 Dartmouth #6 Florida State #2 Stanford | W 95–47 W 70–52 L 59–76 |
2006 | 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 Coppin State #7 Virginia Tech #3 Georgia #1 Duke | W 77–54 W 79–56 W 77–75 L 61–63 (OT) |
2007 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #16 UMBC #9 Wisconsin–Green Bay #4 NC State #3 LSU | W 82–33 W 94–70 W 78–71 L 50–73 |
2008 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 Cornell #8 Texas #5 Old Dominion #2 Rutgers #2 Stanford | W 89–47 W 89–55 W 78–63 W 66–56 L 73–82 |
2009 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #16 Vermont #8 Florida #4 California #6 Arizona State #2 Stanford #3 Louisville | W 104–65 W 87–59 W 77–53 W 83–64 W 83–64 W 76–54 |
2010 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #16 Southern (LA) #8 Temple #4 Iowa State #3 Florida State #4 Baylor #1 Stanford | W 95–39 W 90–36 W 74–36 W 90–50 W 70–50 W 53–47 |
2011 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 Hartford #9 Purdue #5 Georgetown #2 Duke #2 Notre Dame | W 75–39 W 64–40 W 68–63 W 75–40 L 63–72 |
2012 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 Prairie View A&M #8 Kansas State #4 Penn State #2 Kentucky #1 Notre Dame | W 83–47 W 72–26 W 77–59 W 80–65 L 75–83 (OT) |
2013 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #16 Idaho #8 Vanderbilt #4 Maryland #2 Kentucky #1 Notre Dame #5 Louisville | W 105–37 W 77–44 W 76–50 W 83–53 W 83–65 W 93–60 |
2014 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #16 Prairie View A&M #9 Saint Joseph's #12 BYU #3 Texas A&M #2 Stanford #1 Notre Dame | W 87–44 W 91–52 W 70–51 W 69–54 W 75–56 W 79–58 |
2015 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #16 St. Francis Brooklyn #8 Rutgers #5 Texas #7 Dayton #1 Maryland #1 Notre Dame | W 89–33 W 91–55 W 105–54 W 91–70 W 81–58 W 63–53 |
2016 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #16 Robert Morris #9 Duquesne #5 Mississippi State #2 Texas #2 Oregon State #4 Syracuse | W 101–49 W 91–57 W 98–38 W 86–65 W 80–51 W 82–51 |
2017 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 Albany #8 Syracuse #4 UCLA #10 Oregon #2 Mississippi State | W 116–55 W 94–64 W 86–71 W 90-52 L 64-66 (OT) |
2018 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 St. Francis #9 Quinnipiac #5 Duke #2 South Carolina #1 Notre Dame | W 140–52 W 71-46 W 72-59 W 94-65 L 89-91 (OT) |
2019 | 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #15 Towson #10 Buffalo #6 UCLA #1 Louisville #1 Notre Dame | W 110–61 W 84-72 W 69-61 W 80-73 L 76-81 |
2021 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 High Point #8 Syracuse #5 Iowa #2 Baylor #3 Arizona | W 102–59 W 83–47 W 92–72 W 69–67 L 59-69 |
Entrenadores en jefe
Sandra Hamm (1974–1975)
Sandra Hamm, a Terryville native, was employed part-time as the interim women's coach in the 1974–1975 season, when the team was 2–8. When she wasn't coaching, she taught physical education at a junior high school in Manchester.[72]
Wanda Flora (1975–1980)
After graduating from college in California, Wanda Flora went to graduate school at Indiana University, where she was an assistant coach for the women's basketball team and coached the junior varsity team. After a brief stint at a small college in Pennsylvania, she applied for the job at UConn, starting in 1975 and leading the team to a 38–66 record in five seasons. During her tenure, shooting guard Karen Mullins was the first UConn woman to receive a basketball scholarship; that number had increased to 12 by 1980.
Jean Balthaser (1980–1985)
In 1980 the university hired Jean Balthaser, who had coached at the University of Pittsburgh. Ms. Balthaser continued to expand the program, leading UConn to its first winning season in her first year as coach, and finishing with a 52–88 record over five seasons.
Geno Auriemma (1985–present)
In his 34 years as head coach of the University of Connecticut women's basketball team, the Italian-born Luigi "Geno" Auriemma has inextricably linked his name with that of the team. Inheriting a program that had only had one winning season in its entire history, Auriemma has overseen one of the most successful rebuilding projects in college sports history. Under his watch, UConn has become the winningest team in women's college basketball, and he has made a strong case as one of the best coaches ever.[73][74][75] In his astonishing career Auriemma has won more than 25 different national Coach of the Year awards and was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. He was head coach of the United States women's national basketball team from 2009 until stepping down from that role after the 2016 Summer Olympics. During his tenure with Team USA, they won the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, plus Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016.
Jugadores notables
Individual achievements
UConn has featured a great number of star players, All-Americans, Hall of Famers and recipients of individual trophies. The following table shows the UConn players recipients of the major individual awards in women's college basketball.
Player | Honda Sports Award (since 1977) | Wade Trophy (since 1978) | Naismith College Player of the Year (since 1983) | USBWA Women's National Player of the Year (since 1988) | AP College Player of the Year (since 1995) | John R. Wooden Award (since 2004) |
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Rebecca Lobo | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | |
Jennifer Rizzotti | 1996 | 1996 | 1996 | |||
Kara Wolters | 1997 | |||||
Shea Ralph | 2000 | |||||
Sue Bird | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | |
Diana Taurasi | 2003 2004 | 2003 | 2003 2004 | 2003 | 2003 | |
Renee Montgomery | 2009 | |||||
Tina Charles | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | ||
Maya Moore | 2010 2011 | 2009 2010 2011 | 2009 2011 | 2009 2011 | 2009 2011 | 2009 2011 |
Breanna Stewart | 2014 2015 2016 | 2015 2016 | 2014 2015 2016 | 2014 2015 2016 | 2014 2015 2016 | 2015 2016 |
Paige Bueckers | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
After the end of the NCAA tournament, the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player. Seven UConn players received this award since its induction in 1982: Rebecca Lobo (1995), Shea Ralph (2000), Swin Cash (2002), Diana Taurasi (2003 and 2004), Tina Charles (2009), Maya Moore (2010) and Breanna Stewart for a record 4 times (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016).
School records
Statistics correct through April 2, 2021.[76][77][78]
Active players in bold.
Most points (1000-point club)
| Most rebounds (top-15)
Most assists (top-15)
| Most steals (top-15)
Most blocks (top-15)
Most 3-Point Field Goals Made (top-10)
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Huskies of Honor
The Huskies of Honor is a program recognizing the most significant figures in UConn history, with plaques in Gampel Pavilion commemorating those inducted.
The women's basketball players list includes guards Sue Bird, Bria Hartley, Moriah Jefferson, Renee Montgomery, Shea Ralph, Jennifer Rizzotti, Nykesha Sales, and Diana Taurasi; forwards Svetlana Abrosimova, Swin Cash, Napheesa Collier. Maya Moore, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Katie Lou Samuelson, Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck, and Gabby Williams; centers Kerry Bascom, Tina Charles, Stefanie Dolson, Rebecca Lobo, and Kara Wolters.
Retired numbers
On December 7, 2018, UConn announced that the #50 worn by Rebecca Lobo would be permanently retired, effective with ceremonies to be held during the Huskies' final 2018–19 home game on March 2, 2019. In its announcement, UConn stated that going forward, number retirement would be reserved for former Huskies players inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as Lobo was in 2017. At the same time, the Huskies announced that the #34 worn by Ray Allen, a 2018 Naismith Hall inductee, would be retired by UConn men's basketball, with ceremonies held during the season's final men's home game on March 3, 2019.[79] UConn's announcement did not make it clear whether both numbers would be retired across both men's and women's programs, but a university spokesperson clarified that the retirements applied only to the teams that Lobo and Allen competed for, meaning that #50 remains available in men's basketball and #34 in women's.[80]
WNBA success
Twenty UConn players have been selected in the first round of WNBA drafts. Five of them have been first overall picks: Sue Bird (2002), Diana Taurasi (2004), Tina Charles (2010), Maya Moore (2011), and Breanna Stewart (2016). Rebecca Lobo was part of the 1997 inaugural draft, with the top players allocated to founding teams without any particular order; similarly Nykesha Sales was part of the 1998 WNBA expansion players allocation.
In the 2002 WNBA Draft, the four UConn players tabbed "TASS Force" (Tamika Williams, Asjha Jones, Sue Bird and Swin Cash) were all first round selections, each of them having immediate impacts with their 2002 WNBA Teams.[81]
In the 2016 WNBA Draft UConn performed even better, with the three seniors Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck sweeping the first three picks for the first time in the history of any major sport.[82]
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Trofeos y premios
- 11 NCAA/AIAW Tournament Championships (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- 25 Conference Tournament Championships: 19 Big East Conference (1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021) and 6 American Athletic Conference (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- 26 Conference Regular Season Championships: 20 Big East Conference (1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2021) and 6 American Athletic Conference (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Team of the Decade 2000–2009
In 2010 Sports Illustrated selected the top 25 sports franchises of the decade 2000–2009. The sports under consideration were the four major professional sports (NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL) along with the three most prominent college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The Connecticut Huskies were the #3 selection on the list, behind only the professional basketball Lakers and the professional football Patriots, making the Connecticut women's basketball team the highest ranked of the collegiate teams for the three sports under consideration.[83] During this period, UConn won five national titles, while making the Final Four seven of the ten years. Two of the seasons (2001–02 and 2008–09) resulted in perfect 39–0 records.
Registros y logros
Overall
- Most NCAA Championships, any Division, men's or women's (11)
- Most NCAA Division I Final Fours, men's or women's (21)
- Most NCAA Division I tournament #1 seeds, men's or women's (22)
- Most NCAA Division I undefeated seasons, men's or women's (6)
- Most NCAA Division I 30-win seasons, men's or women's (24)
- Most NCAA Division I weeks ranked No. 1 in AP National poll, women's (250)
Streaks
Active streaks in bold
- Most consecutive NCAA Championships, any Division, women's (4, 2013–2016)
- Most consecutive NCAA Division I Final Fours, men's or women's (13, 2008–)
- Most consecutive NCAA Division I Elite Eights, men's or women's (15, 2006–)
- Most consecutive NCAA Division I tournament wins, women's (28, 2013–2017)
- Most consecutive NCAA wins, any Division, men's or women's (111, 2014–2017)[84]
- Most consecutive NCAA Division I regular-season wins, men's or women's (126, 2014–2019)[85]
- Most consecutive NCAA Division I home court wins, women's (99, 2007–2012)[86]
- Most consecutive NCAA Division I road wins, men's or women's (62, 2014–2019)[8]
- Most consecutive NCAA Division I 30-win seasons, men's or women's (14, 2006–2019)
Ver también
- List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I women's college basketball
- Huskies of Honor
- List of UConn Huskies in the WNBA draft
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enlaces externos
- Official website