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.
1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 1 |
Record | 35–0 (18–0 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Chris Dailey |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
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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 |
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
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Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
Rankings
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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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.