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No. 1 recruit Sarah Strong is down to three schools: Who makes the list?

Strong is the last player in the ESPNW Top 100 to commit to a school since she decided late last fall to make her decision in the spring. Born in Europe while her parents both played professionally, the Naismith Player of the Year and McDonald’s All-American has not had what many would consider a traditional […]

UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards inspired by Huskies legends

STORRS, Conn. — If Gampel Pavilion teems with legacy, the adjacent Werth Family UConn Basketball Champions Center overflows. Beyond the entrance adorned with glass-encased hardware, Aaliyah Edwards sits beside a court framed by banners celebrating first-team All-Americans, Olympic gold medalists, national players of the year and NCAA national championships. Edwards, in a black crewneck, sweatpants […]

UConn’s Caroline Ducharme to sit season with head, neck pain

The 6-foot-2 junior started the first four games of this season, averaging 4.0 points and 2.0 rebounds, but has not played since the Huskies’ victory at Minnesota on Nov. 19. “I have been working tirelessly with my medical team to make a full return to basketball after sustaining head and neck injuries,” Ducharme said in […]

UConn’s Aubrey Griffin out for season with torn ACL

Griffin, a fifth-year senior, suffered the injury during the No. 13 Huskies’ win over Creighton on Dec. 3. She was averaging 9.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in 14 games (five starts). She is the fourth UConn player — along with Azzi Fudd, (ACL/meniscus), Ayanna Patterson (knee) and forward Jana El Alfy (Achilles) — to suffer […]

Paige Bueckers weighing more time at UConn vs. WNBA draft

“I think that’s what it’s all about,” Bueckers, the 2021 national player of the year, told reporters Tuesday. “It’s not about teams in the draft; who’s got what pick. It’s all about me loving playing here, me loving my teammates and wanting to get more experiences and more time with them and more time in […]

What will 2024 hold for some of Africa’s brightest rising stars?

The year ahead is an important one for African sport, as an Olympic year for one, but we are set to see significant growth in basketball and American football on the continent. While Africa has established stars already in several sports, particularly soccer, we have picked 15 athletes who are not quite household names yet, […]

How Azzi Fudd’s injury impacts UConn and women’s NCAA hoops

Fudd’s injury is her third in three seasons in Storrs. A foot injury limited the former No. 1 recruit from the class of 2021 to 25 games her freshman season. Knee injuries sidelined her on two occasions as a sophomore, with her returning in time for the NCAA tournament and playing 15 games in all. […]

UConn’s Azzi Fudd out for season with torn ACL, meniscus

More Teams. More Games. Azzi Fudd steps into a 3-pointer and drains the shot for the Huskies. (0:17) UConn guard Azzi Fudd will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season after suffering ACL and medial meniscal tears in her right knee, the team announced Wednesday. Fudd suffered the noncontact injury last week in practice when, […]

Women’s Final Four picks and bold predictions for 2023-24

More Teams. More Games. Elle Duncan details some of the big storylines in women’s college basketball this season after a thrilling 2022-23 campaign. (3:01) Just 19 days after the WNBA season ended, the 2023-24 women’s college basketball season begins Monday. The Las Vegas Aces won back-to-back championships in the WNBA; will the LSU Tigers repeat […]