1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions ; Big East tournament champions ; Big East regular season champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	35–0 (18–0 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma (10th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coaches	Tonya Cardoza; Charlene Curtis;
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Connecticut †	18	–	0	1.000	35	–	0	1.000
Villanova	13	–	5	.722	19	–	9	.679
Seton Hall	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
Pittsburgh	10	–	8	.556	17	–	11	.607
St. John's	10	–	8	.556	15	–	12	.556
Miami (FL)	8	–	10	.444	11	–	16	.407
Georgetown	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Providence	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Syracuse	5	–	13	.278	7	–	20	.259
Boston College	3	–	15	.167	13	–	14	.481


† 1995 Big East Tournament winner As of April 1, 1995 Rankings from AP poll

The 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 10th season at UConn, played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference.

UConn finished their regular season with a record of 26–0, including 18–0 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. They also won the Big East tournament. Then, they won the NCAA Tournament, defeating Tennessee in the final to win their first national championship and complete their first undefeated season with a 35–0 record.^[1] UConn won all their games by double digits except for two in the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

1994–95 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	5	Kim Better	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Suitland, Maryland
G	10	Missy Rose	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Scranton, Pennsylvania
G	21	Jennifer Rizzotti	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	New Fairfield, Connecticut
F	25	Brenda Marquis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Moosup, Connecticut
F	31	Carla Berube	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Oxford, Massachusetts
G	32	Pam Webber	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Holidaysburg Pennsylvania
F	33	Jamelle Elliott	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
F	34	Kelley Hunt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Londonderry, New Hampshire
F	40	Jill Gelfenbien	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Wethersfield, Connecticut
F	42	Nykesha Sales	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Bloomfield, Connecticut
F	44	Sarah Northway	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Brainerd, Minnesota
C	50	Rebecca Lobo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Southwick, Massachusetts
C	52	Kara Wolters	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	So	Holliston, Massachusetts

Head coach

Geno Auriemma

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season^[2]
11/26/1994*	No. 3	Morgan State Connecticut Classic	W 107–27	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,265) Storrs, CT
11/27/1994*	No. 3	Rhode Island Connecticut Classic	W 92–59	2–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,029) Storrs, CT
12/4/1994	No. 3	Villanova	W 80–42	3–0 (1–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,388) Storrs, CT
12/7/1994*	No. 2	at Holy Cross	W 77–52	4–0	Hart Center (2,583) Worcester, MA
12/10/1994*	No. 2	at NC State	W 98–75	5–0	Reynolds Coliseum (1,066) Raleigh, NC
12/23/1994*	No. 2	Iona	W 101–42	6–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,192) Storrs, CT
12/28/1994*	No. 2	California	W 99–52	7–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
1/2/1995	No. 2	Pittsburgh	W 100–67	8–0 (2–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,859) Storrs, CT
1/5/1995	No. 2	at Georgetown	W 103–64	9–0 (3–0)	McDonough Gymnasium (1,005) Washington, D.C.
1/7/1995	No. 2	at St. John's	W 95–64	10–0 (4–0)	Carnesecca Arena (872) Queens, NY
1/11/1995	No. 2	Providence	W 104–50	11–0 (5–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,586) Storrs, CT
1/13/1995	No. 2	Seton Hall	W 80–36	12–0 (6–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
1/16/1995* ESPN	No. 2	#1 Tennessee Rivalry	W 77–66	13–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
1/18/1995	No. 1	at Boston College	W 79–54	14–0 (7–0)	Conte Forum (2,415) Chestnut Hill, MA
1/22/1995	No. 1	Syracuse	W 89–58	15–0 (8–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
1/24/1995	No. 1	at Miami (FL)	W 92–51	16–0 (9–0)	Miami Arena (921) Miami, FL
1/28/1995*	No. 1	at Kansas PowerBar Shootout	W 97–87	17–0	Kemper Arena (16,981) Kansas City, MO
1/31/1995	No. 1	at Providence	W 89–56	18–0 (10–0)	Alumni Hall (2,013) Providence, RI
2/5/1995	No. 1	Georgetown	W 94–72	19–0 (11–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
2/9/1995	No. 1	Miami (FL)	W 85–48	20–0 (12–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
2/12/1995	No. 1	at Seton Hall	W 84–62	21–0 (13–0)	Walsh Gymnasium (3,200) South Orange, NJ
2/16/1995	No. 1	at Pittsburgh	W 71–43	22–0 (14–0)	Fitzgerald Field House (1,896) Pittsburgh, PA
2/19/1995	No. 1	Boston College	W 86–34	23–0 (15–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
2/22/1995	No. 1	St. John's	W 103–56	24–0 (16–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
2/25/1995	No. 1	at Syracuse	W 77–59	25–0 (17–0)	Manley Field House (3,517) Syracuse, NY
2/27/1995	No. 1	at Villanova	W 79–54	26–0 (18–0)	duPont Pavilion (3,622) Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
3/4/1995	No. 1	Providence Quarterfinals	W 92–63	27–0	Walsh Gymnasium (1,950) South Orange, NJ
3/5/1995	No. 1	Pittsburgh Semifinals	W 95–63	28–0	Walsh Gymnasium (3,200) South Orange, NJ
03/06/1995	No. 1	Seton Hall Championship	W 85–49	29–0	Walsh Gymnasium (3,200) South Orange, NJ
NCAA tournament
3/16/1995*	(1) No. 1	(16) Maine First Round	W 105–75	30–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
3/20/1995*	(1) No. 1	(8) Virginia Tech Second Round	W 91–45	31–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
3/24/1995*	(1) No. 1	(4) Alabama Sweet Sixteen	W 87–56	32–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
3/26/1995*	(1) No. 1	(3) Virginia Elite Eight	W 67–63	33–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
4/1/1995*	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (2 W) No. 4 Stanford Final Four	W 87–60	34–0	Target Center (18,038) Minneapolis, MN
4/2/1995*	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Tennessee Championship/Rivalry	W 70–64^[3]	35–0	Target Center (18,038) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Not released
Coaches	5	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards

Rebecca Lobo
Geno Auriemma
- Naismith College Coach of the Year
- USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
- Big East Conference Coach of the Year

References

^ 2016–17 Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
^ "2016–2017 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
^ "UCONN FINISHES PERFECT SEASON WITH NCAA TITLE WIN OVER VOLS". The Deseret News. April 3, 1995. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[1] 2016–17 Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2017.

[2] "2016–2017 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

[3] "UCONN FINISHES PERFECT SEASON WITH NCAA TITLE WIN OVER VOLS". The Deseret News. April 3, 1995. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

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v t e UConn 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 Rutgers Stanford Syracuse Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky UConn Husky Bird at the Buzzer Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders WNBA draftees
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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics