2008–09 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

2008–09 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Big East tournament champions
Big East regular season champions
Maggie Dixon Classic champions
Caribbean Classic champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record39–0 (16–0 Big East)
Head coach
  • Geno Auriemma
Associate head coachChris Dailey
Assistant coaches
  • Jamelle Elliott
  • Shea Ralph
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
2008–09 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Connecticut 16 0   1.000 39 0   1.000
No. 7 Louisville 14 2   .875 34 5   .872
No. 15 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 23 Notre Dame 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
DePaul 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Villanova 10 6   .625 19 14   .576
Rutgers 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
South Florida 8 8   .500 27 10   .730
Georgetown 7 9   .438 20 14   .588
Marquette 7 9   .438 17 16   .515
Syracuse 5 11   .313 17 15   .531
West Virginia 5 11   .313 18 15   .545
St. John's 4 12   .250 19 15   .559
Seton Hall 4 12   .250 17 14   .548
Providence 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
Cincinnati 3 13   .188 14 17   .452
2009 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Coached by Geno Auriemma, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and are a member of the Big East Conference. They enjoyed an undefeated season and won their sixth NCAA championship by defeating the Louisville Cardinals, 76–54.