2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Big East Champions
NCAA Women's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2003–04 record	31–4 (14–2 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coach	Tonya Cardoza
Assistant coach	Jamelle Elliott
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

The 2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2003–2004 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 Huskies won their fifth NCAA championship, and third consecutive, by defeating the Tennessee Lady Vols, 70–61.

Roster

Source^[1]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Valley, AshleyAshley Valley	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Rice Memorial	Colchester, Vermont
2.5 !G/F	3	Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi (C)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Don Lugo	Chino, California
1.5 !G	5	Conlon, MariaMaria Conlon	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Seymour	Derby, Connecticut
1.5 !G	12	Marron, StaceyStacey Marron	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	La Cueva	Albuquerque, New Mexico
1.5 !G	20	Valley, MorganMorgan Valley	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Rice Memorial	Colchester, Vermont
1.5 !G	21	Wolff, NicoleNicole Wolff	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	2.0 !So	Walpole	Walpole, Massachusetts
3.5 !F	22	Battle, AshleyAshley Battle	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	3.5 !RS Jr	The Linsly School	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4.5 !F/C	23	Crockett, WillnettWillnett Crockett	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	2.0 !So	Narbonne	Harbor City, California
5.0 !C	31	Moore, JessicaJessica Moore (C)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	3.5 !RS Jr	Colony	Palmer, AK
2.5 !G/F	33	Turner, BarbaraBarbara Turner	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	2.0 !So	East Technical	Cleveland, Ohio
1.5 !G	43	Strother, AnnAnn Strother	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	2.0 !So	Highlands Ranch	Castle Rock, Colorado

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: 2013-08-23

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
November 23* 2:00 PM, CPTV	No. 1	WESTERN MICHIGAN	W 95–46	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
November 25* 7:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	FLORIDA STATE	W 81–53	2–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
November 30* 2:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	HOLY CROSS	W 76–42	3–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
December 02* 7:30 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	SIENA	W 69–45	4–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
December 05* 8:00 P.M., CPTV	No. 1	at Pepperdine	W 84–53	5–0	(3121)
December 07* 2 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	at USC	W 72–69	6–0	(6172)
December 18* 7:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	ARIZONA STATE	W 81–55	7–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
December 21* 12:05 PM, CPTV	No. 1	at Saint Joseph's	W 87–34	8–0	(6143)
December 29* 7:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	NORTH CAROLINA STATE	W 87–53	9–0	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
January 03* 2:00 p.m., CBS	No. 1	DUKE	L 67–68	9–1	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
January 07 7:00pm, CPTV	No. 4	at West Virginia	W 82–57	10–1	(2604)
January 10 12:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 4	GEORGETOWN	W 69–51	11–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
January 13 7 p.m., CPTV	No. 4	at Notre Dame	L 51–66	11–2	(8574)
January 17 12:00 PM, CPTV	No. 4	BOSTON COLLEGE	W 69–61	12–2	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
January 19 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	RUTGERS	W 72–47	13–2	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
January 24 3:00 PM, YES Network	No. 5	at Seton Hall	W 71–63	14–2	(2600)
January 27 7:00 PM, CPTV	No. 4	at Virginia Tech	W 68–50	15–2	(7211)
January 31 12:00 PM, CPTV	No. 4	ST. JOHN'S	W 82–49	16–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
February 05* 7 p.m., ESPN2	No. 4	at #1/1 Tennessee	W 81–67	17–2	(22515)
February 08 2:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 4	MIAMI	W 83–65	18–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
February 11 7 p.m., CPTV	No. 2	at Syracuse	W 82–38	19–2	(3442)
February 14 7:00 p.m., MSG/FSNE	No. 2	at Rutgers	W 66–43	20–2	(7734)
February 17 7:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 2	PITTSBURGH	W 97–42	21–2	XL Center (16294) Hartford, Connecticut
February 21 12:00 p.m., NESN	No. 2	at Boston College	W 81–60	22–2	(8606)
February 25 7:30 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	PROVIDENCE	W 79–38	23–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
February 28 8:05 p.m., CPTV	No. 1	at Villanova Wildcats	L 56–59	23–3	(6500)
March 02 7:30 p.m., CPTV	No. 4	WEST VIRGINIA	W 100–72	24–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10167) Storrs, Connecticut
2004 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament
March 07 2:00 p.m., CPTV	No. 4	vs VIRGINIA TECH	W 48–34	25–3	XL Center (10833) Hartford, Connecticut
March 08 6:00 p.m., BIG EAST TV	No. 3	vs BOSTON COLLEGE	L 70–73	25–4	XL Center (–) Hartford, Connecticut
2004 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 21* 9:20 PM, espn2	No. 3	vs Penn	W 91–55	26–4	Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard (9091) Bridgeport, Connecticut
March 23* 9 p.m., ESPN/espn2	No. 3	vs Auburn	W 79–53	27–4	Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard (9091) Bridgeport, Connecticut
March 27* 2:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	vs UC SANTA BARBARA	W 63–55	28–4	XL Center (14253) Hartford, Connecticut
March 29* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	vs PENN STATE	W 66–49	29–4	XL Center (14855) Hartford, Connecticut
April 04* 8:33 PM CT, ESPN	No. 3	vs Minnesota	W 67–58	30–4	New Orleans Arena (18211) New Orleans, Louisiana
April 06* 7:39 PM CDT, ESPN	No. 3	vs Tennessee	W 70–61	31–4	New Orleans Arena (18211) New Orleans
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Diana Taurasi, Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Diana Taurasi, Tournament Most Outstanding Player^[2]
Diana Taurasi, Naismith Award ^[3]

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.^[4]

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	1	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury

^[5]

References

↑ "2002-03 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Connecticut. Retrieved 31 Dec 2012.
↑ http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2004/03/ncaa-tournament-mvp-most-outstanding-player-mop-men-women-march-madness/
↑ http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx
↑ Altavilla, John (December 29, 2013). "Taurasi-Era Teams Inducted Into Huskies Of Honor". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 30 Dec 2013.
↑ http://www.insidehoops.com/wnba/wnba-draft-history.shtml

External links

Official Site

Connecticut Huskies of Honor

Men's basketball

Players:	Ray Allen Wes Bialosuknia Caron Butler Bill Corley Walt Dropo Khalid El-Amin Rudy Gay Richard Hamilton Tony Hanson Toby Kimball Donyell Marshall Shabazz Napier Emeka Okafor Worthy Patterson Art Quimby Clifford Robinson Chris Smith Corny Thompson Kemba Walker Vin Yokabaskas

Coaches:	Jim Calhoun Dee Rowe Hugh Greer

Teams:	1998–99

Women's basketball

Players:	Svetlana Abrosimova Kerry Bascom Sue Bird Swin Cash Tina Charles Stefanie Dolson Bria Hartley Moriah Jefferson Rebecca Lobo Renee Montgomery Maya Moore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Shea Ralph Jennifer Rizzotti Nykesha Sales Breanna Stewart Diana Taurasi Morgan Tuck Kara Wolters

Coaches:	Geno Auriemma Chris Dailey

Teams:	1994–95 1999–2000 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Division of Athletics

Athletic Directors:	John Toner

Connecticut Huskies Women's Basketball 2003–04 NCAA Champions

2 Ashley Valley 3 Diana Taurasi (MOP) 5 Maria Conlon 12 Stacey Marron 20 Morgan Valley 21 Nicole Wolff 22 Ashley Battle 23 Willnett Crockett 31 Jessica Moore 33 Barbara Turner 43 Ann Strother Head Coach Geno Auriemma

Connecticut Huskies women's basketball

Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) XL Center (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Rivalries	Notre Dame Tennessee Rutgers

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

Huskies of Honor induction

Team players drafted into the WNBA

See also

References

External links