UConn Huskies women's basketball
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| University | University of Connecticut | ||||||||||||
| First season | 1974–75; 51 years ago | ||||||||||||
| All-time record | 1342–327 (.804) | ||||||||||||
| Athletic director | David Benedict | ||||||||||||
| Head coach | Geno Auriemma (41st season) | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Big East | ||||||||||||
| Location | Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||||||||
| Arena | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (capacity: 10,299) PeoplesBank Arena (capacity: 15,684) | ||||||||||||
| Nickname | Huskies | ||||||||||||
| Colors | National flag blue and white | ||||||||||||
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| NCAA tournament champions | |||||||||||||
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The UConn Huskies women's basketball team is the college basketball program representing the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, in the NCAA Division I women's basketball competition. They currently play in the Big East Conference.
The UConn Huskies are the most successful women's basketball program in the nation, having won a record 12 NCAA Division I National Championships and a women's record four in a row, from 2013 through 2016, plus over 50 conference regular season and tournament championships. They have taken part in every NCAA tournament since 1989; as of the end of the 2018–19 season, this is the third-longest active streak in Division I. From 2008 to 2022, they appeared in a record 14 consecutive Final Fours.
UConn owns the two longest winning streaks (men's or women's) in college basketball history. The longest streak, 111 straight wins, started with a win against Creighton University on November 23, 2014, and ended on March 31, 2017, when a buzzer-beater at the end of overtime caused a 66–64 loss in the 2017 NCAA Final Four to Mississippi State. The second streak counts 90 consecutive wins, including two undefeated seasons (2008–09 and 2009–10), and was delimited by two losses against Stanford, the first on April 6, 2008, in the National Semifinals of the NCAA Tournament, and the second – three seasons later – on December 19, 2010. The Huskies also own the longest winning streak in regular-season games in college history; after an overtime loss to Stanford on November 17, 2014, they won their next 126 regular-season games until a 68–57 loss to Baylor on January 3, 2019.
UConn's current head coach is Luigi "Geno" Auriemma, who joined the team in 1985. Auriemma is the most successful coach in college basketball. His 1250 wins are the most by any NCAA coach in any sport, and his 1250–165 (.883) record as of April 2025 represents the highest winning percentage among NCAA basketball coaches (minimum 10 seasons), any level, men's or women's.
UConn has also been one of the leaders in women's basketball attendance; the team plays its home games at both Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs and the PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford.