1995–96 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

1995–96 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Big East tournament champions
Big East regular season champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record34–4 (17–1 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Dailey
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
1995–96 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Connecticut 17 1   .944 34 4   .895
No. 21 Notre Dame 15 3   .833 23 8   .742
Villanova 13 5   .722 21 7   .750
Seton Hall 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
Miami (FL) 9 9   .500 14 13   .519
Syracuse 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Providence 9 9   .500 12 15   .444
Rutgers 8 10   .444 13 15   .464
Boston College 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
Georgetown 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
West Virginia 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
St. John's 4 14   .222 6 21   .222
Pittsburgh 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
† 1996 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1995–96 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 11th 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 27–3, including 17–1 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. They also won the Big East tournament. Then, in the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Howard, Michigan State, San Francisco, and Vanderbilt to make a return trip to the Final Four. In the National semifinals, UConn was beaten by Tennessee as the Lady Vols avenged their loss in the National championship from the prior season.