| UConn Huskies women's basketball | ||||
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| University | University of Connecticut | |||
| First season | 1974–75; 50 years ago | |||
| All-time record | 1241–312 (.799) | |||
| Athletic director | David Benedict | |||
| Head coach | Geno Auriemma (40th season) | |||
| Conference | Big East | |||
| Location | Storrs, Connecticut | |||
| Arena | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (Capacity: 10,167) XL Center (capacity: 15,564) | |||
| Nickname | Huskies | |||
| Colors | National flag blue and white[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament champions | ||||
| 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | ||||
| NCAA tournament runner-up | ||||
| 2022 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
| 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 | ||||
| NCAA tournament 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, 2022, 2024 | ||||
| NCAA tournament 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, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||
| NCAA tournament second round | ||||
| 1990, 1991, 1992, 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, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 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, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| Big East 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 AAC 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| Big East 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 AAC 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | ||||
The UConn Huskies women's basketball team is the college basketball program representing the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, in NCAA Division I women's basketball competition. They currently play in the Big East Conference.
The UConn Huskies are the most successful women's basketball program in the nation, having won a record 11 NCAA Division I National Championships and a women's record four in a row, from 2013 through 2016,[2] plus over 50 conference regular season and tournament championships. They have taken part in every NCAA tournament since 1989; as of the end of the 2018–19 season, this is the third-longest active streak in Division I.[3] From 2008 to 2022, they appeared in a record 14 consecutive Final Fours.[4]
UConn owns the two longest winning streaks (men's or women's) in college basketball history. The longest streak, 111 straight wins, started with a win against Creighton University on November 23, 2014, and ended on March 31, 2017, when a buzzer-beater at the end of overtime caused a 66–64 loss in the 2017 NCAA Final Four to Mississippi State.[5] The second streak counts 90 consecutive wins, including two undefeated seasons (2008–09 and 2009–10), and was delimited by two losses against Stanford, the first on April 6, 2008, in the National Semifinals of the NCAA Tournament, and the second – three seasons later – on December 19, 2010.[6] The Huskies also own the longest winning streak in regular-season games in college history; after an overtime loss to Stanford on November 17, 2014, they won their next 126 regular-season games until a 68–57 loss to Baylor on January 3, 2019.[7]
UConn's current head coach is Luigi "Geno" Auriemma, who joined the team in 1985. Auriemma is one of the most successful coaches in college basketball: his 1149–150 (.885) record as of April 2022[update] represents the highest winning percentage among NCAA basketball coaches (minimum 10 seasons), any level, men's or women's,[8] while ranking him second in all-time women's wins behind retired Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer.
UConn has also been one of the leaders in women's basketball attendance; the team plays its home games at both the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs and the XL Center in Hartford.
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- ^ "UConn Huskies coach Geno Auriemma passes UCLA Bruins' John Wooden for most NCAA championships". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Michael Northam (March 18, 2019). "Women's basketball: Longest active NCAA tournament streaks". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ Koons, Zach (2022-03-28). "UConn Outlasts NC State in Double OT to Reach Record 14th Straight Final Four". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "Morgan William steals show again, hits game winner to shock UConn". ESPN.com. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Longman, Jeré (31 December 2010). "Stanford Beats UConn to Halt Streak at 90". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (January 3, 2019). "Kalani Brown, No. 8 Baylor stun top-ranked UConn 68-57". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.