2006–07 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

2006–07 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
2006–07 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Big East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 4
Record	32–4 (16–0 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma;
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coaches	Jamelle Elliott; Shea Ralph;
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Connecticut	16	–	0	1.000	32	–	4	.889
No. 22 Marquette	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
No. 15 Rutgers †	12	–	4	.750	27	–	9	.750
West Virginia	11	–	5	.688	21	–	11	.656
No. 25 Louisville	10	–	6	.625	27	–	8	.771
Pittsburgh	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
Notre Dame	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
South Florida	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Seton Hall	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
DePaul	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Cincinnati	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
St. John's	4	–	12	.250	8	–	20	.286
Georgetown	3	–	13	.188	13	–	16	.448
Providence	3	–	13	.188	13	–	16	.448
Syracuse	3	–	13	.188	9	–	20	.310
Villanova	2	–	14	.125	8	–	21	.276


† 2007 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2006–07 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2006–07 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 32–4 (16–0 Big East).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	31	Tina Charles	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Christ the King	Jamaica, N.Y.
G	13	Jacquie Fernandes	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Heritage Christian	Pawcatuck, Conn.
F	22	Meghan Gardler	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Cardinal O'Hara	Springfield, Pa.
G	32	Kalana Greene	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Timberland	Saint Stephen, South Carolina
F/C	51	Cassie Kerns	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Valparaiso	Valparaiso, Ind.
F	41	Kaili McLaren	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Our Lady of Good Counsel	Washington, D.C.
G	20	Renee Montgomery	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	South Charleston	St. Albans, West Virginia
G	2	Tahirah Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Immaculate Heart Academy	Montclair, New Jersey

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Big East tournament
Mar 6, 2007*	(1) No. 2	(2) No. 18 Rutgers Championship game	L 47–55^[1]	29–3	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
NCAA tournament
Mar 24, 2007*	(1 FRS) No. 4	vs. (4 FRS) No. 18 NC State Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 78–71	32–3	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Mar 26, 2007*	(1 FRS) No. 4	vs. (3 FRS) No. 12 LSU Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 50–73^[2]	32–4	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
*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