1990–91 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

1990–91 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
1990–91 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Big East tournament champions ; Big East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 13
Record	29–5 (14–2 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma (6th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coach	Charlene Curtis
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

1990–91 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 †	14	–	2	.875	29	–	5	.853
No. 15 Providence	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
St. John's	10	–	6	.625	16	–	12	.571
Pittsburgh	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Seton Hall	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Boston College	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
Georgetown	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Villanova	4	–	12	.250	12	–	17	.414
Syracuse	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250

† 1991 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1990–91 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 6th 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 23–4, including 14–2 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. They also won the Big East tournament. Then, they advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, reaching the milestone for the first time in their storied program history.^[1]

Roster

1990–91 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Debbie Baer	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Red Lion	Red Lion, PA
G	10	Laura Lishness	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Bristol Eastern	Bristol, CT
G/F	14	Tonya Boone	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Mount Saint Dominic Academy	Newark, NJ
G	21	Orly Grossman	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr		Tel Aviv, Israel
F	22	Heidi Law	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr		Harwinton, CT
F	24	Kerry Bascom	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Epping	Epping, NH
G	31	Wendy Davis	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr
F	33	Meghan Pattyson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Central Bucks East

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]
Nov 23, 1990*	No. 24	at Holy Cross	W 87–75	1–0	Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 29, 1990*	No. 23	No. 11 Iowa	L 41–58	1–1	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 1, 1990*	No. 23	vs. No. 9 Purdue	L 87–89 ^OT	1–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1990*	No. 23	vs. Harvard	W 96–55	2–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1990*		Fairfield	W 93–74	3–2	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 8, 1990*		Fordham	W 85–43	4–2	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 9, 1990*		No. 2 Auburn	W 73–67	5–2	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 15, 1990*	No. 23	Minnesota	W 85–60^[3]	6–2	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 23, 1990*	No. 24	Hartford	W 57–43	7–2	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 31, 1990*	No. 20	Iowa State	W 69–56	8–2	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 1, 1991	No. 20	Boston College	W 92–67	9–2 (1–0)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 5, 1991	No. 20	at Georgetown	W 86–61	10–2 (2–0)	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Jan 7, 1991	No. 18	at Villanova	W 86–61	11–2 (3–0)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1991	No. 18	St. John's	W 77–45	12–2 (4–0)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 12, 1991	No. 18	Seton Hall	W 79–57	13–2 (5–0)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 16, 1991	No. 18	at Syracuse	W 65–63	14–2 (6–0)	Syracuse, New York
Jan 23, 1991	No. 17	No. 19 Providence	W 86–84	15–2 (7–0)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 26, 1991	No. 17	Pittsburgh	L 59–61	15–3 (7–1)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1991	No. 18	Boston College	W 68–65	16–3 (8–1)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 2, 1991	No. 18	Georgetown	W 81–51	17–3 (9–1)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 6, 1991	No. 16	Villanova	W 63–40	18–3 (10–1)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 9, 1991	No. 16	at St. John's	W 80–66	19–3 (11–1)	Alumni Hall New York, New York
Feb 13, 1991	No. 15	at Seton Hall	W 80–59	20–3 (12–1)	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey
Feb 17, 1991	No. 15	Syracuse	W 85–49	21–3 (13–1)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 20, 1991*	No. 14	Northeastern	W 86–55	22–3	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 23, 1991	No. 14	at No. 19 Providence	L 89–91	22–4 (13–2)	Alumni Hall Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 25, 1991	No. 13	Pittsburgh	W 79–55	23–4 (14–2)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Big East tournament
March 4, 1991*	(1) No. 13	vs. (8) Villanova Quarterfinals	W 64–47	24–4	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
March 3, 1991*	(1) No. 13	vs. (4) Seton Hall Semifinals	W 69–54	25–4	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
March 4, 1991*	(1) No. 13	vs. (2) No. 16 Providence Championship game	W 79–74	26–4	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 16, 1991*	(3 E) No. 13	(11 E) Toledo Second round	W 81–80	27–4	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
March 21, 1991*	(3 E) No. 13	vs. (2 E) No. 7 NC State Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 82–71	28–4	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 23, 1991*	(3 E) No. 13	vs. (4 E) No. 21 Clemson Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 60–57^[4]	29–4	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 30, 1991*	(3 E) No. 13	vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Virginia National Semifinal – Final Four	L 55–61^[5]	29–5	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
*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
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	24	23	—	23	24	23	20	18	18	17	18	16	15	14	13	13	13	Not released
Coaches	25	25	—	23	24	23	20 т	18	18	17	19	16	14 т	14	16	14	13	4

Awards and honors

Kerry Bascom – Big East Player of the Year

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
^ "1990–91 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "UConn Women Excel On Basketball Court". The New York Times. December 23, 1990. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
^ "UConn Advances to the Final Four". The New York Times. March 24, 1991. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Virginia Advances to Women's Final". The Washington Post. March 31, 1991. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2024.

[2] "1990–91 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[3] "UConn Women Excel On Basketball Court". The New York Times. December 23, 1990. Retrieved June 16, 2024.

[4] "UConn Advances to the Final Four". The New York Times. March 24, 1991. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[5] "Virginia Advances to Women's Final". The Washington Post. March 31, 1991. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

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UConn Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) PeoplesBank Arena (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
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics