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2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Women's Basketball
year	2002–03
team	Connecticut Huskies
image	Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg
image_size	250
conference	Big East Conference
short_conf	Big East
CoachRank	1
APRank	1
record	37–1
conf_record	16–0
head_coach	Geno Auriemma
hc_year	18th
assoc_coach	Chris Dailey
asst_coach2	Tonya Cardoza
asst_coach3	Jamelle Elliott
stadium	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
champion	[NCAA tournament](2003-ncaa-division-i-women-s-basketball-tournament) National Champions
Big East regular season 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

Rankings

Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Team players drafted into the WNBA

No one from the Huskies was selected in the 2003 WNBA draft.

Awards and honors

Diana Taurasi, Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Diana Taurasi, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Diana Taurasi, Naismith Award
Diana Taurasi, Wade Trophy

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.

References

"2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings".
"NCAA Tournament MVP | MOP List: March Madness Most Outstanding Player Men-Women".
"Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy".
"2002–03 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Connecticut.
Altavilla, John. (December 29, 2013). "Taurasi-Era Teams Inducted Into Huskies Of Honor". Hartford Courant.

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