2024–25 UConn Huskies women's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Chris Dailey (40th season) |
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Home arena | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represent the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 40th season at UConn, split their home games between Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on their campus in Storrs, Connecticut, and the XL Center in Hartford. UConn is a member of the Big East Conference, which it rejoined in the 2020–21 season; it had been a member of the original Big East Conference from 1979 through 2013, and one of the original women's basketball teams in that conference in 1982.[a]
Previous season
editUConn was ranked second in pre-season polls, but lost three early non-conference games and several key players to injury by midseason. The Huskies went undefeated in Big East conference play and the post-season conference tournament, anchored by previous All-Americans Aaliyah Edwards and Paige Bueckers. Both players were selected to 2023–24 All-Big East and All-American teams; point guard Nika Mühl was an All-Big East selection and completed the season as UConn's all-time career assist leader. The Huskies entered the NCAA tournament seeded third in their bracket, but emerged victorious with Bueckers awarded most outstanding player. The Caitlin Clark-led Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the Huskies in their Final Four contest, a match watched by a record 14.4 million ESPN college basketball viewers. UConn ended the season 33–6, ranked #3 in both polls. Both Edwards and Mühl were selected in the 2024 WNBA draft.
Offseason
editDepartures
editThe Huskies graduated senior starters Aaliyah Edwards and Nika Mühl from the 2023–24 roster, and both were drafted into the Women's National Basketball Association. Two undergraduates chose to enter the transfer portal after the NCAA tournament, senior Amari Deberry and sophomore Inês Bettencourt.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Aaliyah Edwards | 3 | F | 6'2" | Graduated | Kingston, Ontario | Drafted by the WNBA's Washington Mystics |
Nika Mühl | 10 | G | 5'11" | Graduated | Zagreb, Croatia | Drafted by the WNBA's Seattle Storm |
Inês Bettencourt | 21 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | São Miguel, Portugal | Transferred to Gonzaga |
Amari Deberry | 42 | F | 6'6" | Senior | Williamsville, New York | Transferred to Maryland |
Incoming transfers
editThe Huskies added Kaitlyn Chen, a graduate student who transferred from Princeton University. While at Princeton, Chen was the 2023–24 Ivy League Player of the Year and was two-time All-Ivy First Team. She has one year of eligibility remaining.[1]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Kaitlyn Chen | 20 | G | 5'9" | Graduate student | San Marino, California | Princeton |
Injuries
editTour of Huskies' team facilities | |
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UCONN Women's Basketball Virtual Tour |
Recruiting
editRecruiting class of 2024
editOn December 3, 2022, UConn received a verbal commitment from five-star guard Allie Ziebell.[2] Fellow five-star guard Morgan Cheli committed to UConn soon after. In November 2023, ESPN ranked the Huskies' 2024 class as the sixth-best in the country.[3] On April 6, 2024, the #1 player in the class of 2024, five-star forward Sarah Strong, also committed to UConn.[4]
US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Sarah Strong F |
Fuquay-Varina, NC | Grace Christian School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 | ||||||
Allie Ziebell G |
Neenah, WI | Neenah High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 | ||||||
Morgan Cheli G |
San Jose, CA | Archbishop Mitty High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: ESPN: 6 | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2025
editUS college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Kelis Fisher PG |
Baltimore, MD | IMG Academy | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Gandy Malou-Mamel C |
Limerick, Ireland | Gill St. Bernard's School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2026
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Coaching
editHall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma and Hall of Fame associate head coach Chris Dailey returned for their 40th season. Assistant coach Jamelle Elliott was a UConn assistant coach from 1998 to 2009 and returned after a nine-year head coaching stint at Cincinnati. Assistant coach Morgan Valley was the head coach of the Hartford Hawks when hired by the Huskies. Elliott and Valley are both former UConn players.[5][6] Tonya Cardoza, another former Huskies assistant, returned to UConn in June after serving as Temple's head coach for 15 years.[7] In June 2023, UConn announced Ben Kantor was promoted to assistant coach from his previous staff position serving as the team's video coordinator since 2015.[7] Auriemma comes into the 2024–25 UConn Huskies with 1206 victories as head coach.
Season summary
editRoster
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Schedule and results
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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Player statistics
editPlayer | Games Played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
Paige Bueckers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ashlynn Shade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KK Arnold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ice Brady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Qadence Samuels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aubrey Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Azzi Fudd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Caroline Ducharme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
editSee also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ The settlement of the 2013 split of the Big East Conference resulted in the so-called "Catholic 7" purchasing the "Big East" name and reorganizing as a new conference. The original conference charter was retained by the Division I FBS football schools that now operate as the American Athletic Conference. As part of the settlement, the current Big East recognizes the competitive history of the original conference in all sports that it sponsors.
References
edit- ^ Philippou, Alexa (28 April 2024). "Former Ivy Player of Year Chen joining UConn". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Arguello, Ricardo (December 3, 2022). "Neenah girls basketball standout Allie Ziebell commits to UConn". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ Laflin, Shane. "2024 women's college basketball recruiting rankings: Updated top 25 classes". espn.com. November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Top 2024 recruit Sarah Strong commits to UConn". espn.com. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ Bonjour, Doug (2019-02-14). "UConn's Jamelle Elliott happy to be back home". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Morgan Valley leaves Hartford to become UConn assistant". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ a b Eaton-Robb, Pat (June 13, 2023). "Former Temple coach Tonya Cardoza returning to UConn, among two assistant hires". USA Today. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "2024–2025 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.