2005–06 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

2005–06 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
2005–06 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Big East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	32–5 (14–2 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma;
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coaches	Jamelle Elliott; Shea Ralph;
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Rutgers	16	–	0	1.000	27	–	5	.844
No. 8 Connecticut †	14	–	2	.875	32	–	5	.865
No. 13 DePaul	11	–	5	.688	27	–	7	.794
St. John's	11	–	5	.688	22	–	8	.733
Louisville	10	–	6	.625	19	–	10	.655
Marquette	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	21	–	11	.656
South Florida	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
Notre Dame	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
Cincinnati	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
West Virginia	4	–	12	.250	15	–	16	.484
Georgetown	3	–	13	.188	10	–	17	.370
Providence	3	–	13	.188	8	–	19	.296
Seton Hall	3	–	13	.188	6	–	21	.222
Syracuse	2	–	14	.125	9	–	18	.333


† 2006 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2005–06 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 were a member of the Big East Conference. They returned the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season 32–5 (14–2 Big East).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	51	Cassie Kerns	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Valparaiso	Valparaiso, Ind.
G	20	Renee Montgomery	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	South Charleston	St. Albans, West Virginia
G	2	Tahirah Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Immaculate Heart Academy	Montclair, New Jersey

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Big East tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 28, 2006*	(2 BPT) No. 8	vs. (1 BPT) No. 4 Duke Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 61–63 ^{OT^[1]}	32–5	Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. FRS=Fresno Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

v t e UConn Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) XL Center (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
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics