The 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut

The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...

 in the 2002–2003 NCAA Division I basketball season. Coached by Geno Auriemma

Geno Auriemma

Luigi "Geno" Auriemma is the head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, which he has led to seven National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I national championships...

, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...

, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a 10,167-seat multi-purpose arena in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. The arena opened on January 21, 1990, and is the largest on campus arena in New England. It was named after Harry A. Gampel, who donated one million dollars for the construction of the arena...

 in Storrs, Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

Storrs is a census-designated place and part of the town of Mansfield, Connecticut located in eastern Tolland County. The population was 10,996 at the 2000 census...

, and are a member of the Big East Conference

Big East Conference

The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...

. The only loss the Huskies suffered all year was to Villanova in the championship game of the Big East Women's Basketball Tournament

Big East Women's Basketball Tournament

The Big East Women's Basketball Tournament determines the Big East Conference champion and the winner of the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Since 2004 the tournament has been held in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the XL Center .Starting in 2009, the tournament expanded to...

. Villanova beat the Huskies by a score of 52-48. The Huskies won their fourth NCAA championship by defeating the Tennessee Volunteers

Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball

The Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA women's basketball competition...

, 73–68.

NCAA basketball tournament

• East Regional
  • Connecticut 91, Boston College 44
  • Connecticut 81, Texas Christian 66
  • Connecticut 70, Boston College 49
  • Connecticut 73, Purdue 64
• Final Four
  • Connecticut 71, Duke 69
  • Connecticut 73, Tennessee 68

Team players drafted into the WNBA

• No one from the Huskies was selected in the 2003 WNBA Draft
  2003 WNBA Draft
  The 2003 WNBA Draft, both the dispersal draft and the regular WNBA draft, took place on April 24. The dispersal draft involved players from the rosters of the Portland Fire and Miami Sol teams which had both folded after the 2002 season....
  
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Awards and hoonrs

• Diana Taurasi, Big East Player of the Year
• Diana Taurasi, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  At the conclusion of the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball championships , the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player. The MOP need not be, but almost always is a member of the Championship team, especially since the third place game was eliminated after 1981...
  
  
• Diana Taurasi, Naismith Award
• Diana Taurasi, Wade Trophy

External links

• Official Site