University of Connecticut Huskies QUICK FACTS Location..................................................................... Storrs, Conn. Nickname .............................................................UConn, Huskies Enrollment ............................................................................ 32,257 Director of Athletics ...........................................David Benedict Home Court ...... Gampel Pavilion (10,167); XL Center (15, 558) 2020-21 Record....................................................................... 28-2 2020-21 BIG EAST Record/Finish ..............................18-0/First Letterwinners Returning/Lost .............................................. 10/2 Starters Returning/Lost ............................................................5/0
David Benedict Director of Athletics
Coaching Staff Head Coach................... Geno Auriemma (West Chester ‘81) Associate Head Coach....................Chris Dailey (Rutgers ‘82) Assistant Coach .............................. Jamelle Elliott (UConn ‘96) Assistant Coach .............................. Morgan Valley (UConn ‘04)
Geno Auriemma Head Coach
Paige Bueckers, So., G Top Returner
Media Relations SID Contact............................................................ Anna LaBonte Office Phone ...........................................................860-486-2241 Cell Phone .............................................................. 860-617-6092 Email Address .....................................anna.labonte@uconn.edu Website ..............................................www.UConnHuskies.com
2021-22 UConn Roster No. 3 4 5 10 11 13 14 20 22 32 33 35 42 44
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Name Aaliyah Edwards Saylor Poffenbarger Paige Bueckers Nika Mühl Mir McLean Christyn Williams Dorka Juhász Olivia Nelson-Ododa Evina Westbrook Piath Gabriel Caroline Ducharme Azzi Fudd Amari DeBerry Aubrey Griffin
Pos. F G G G F G F F G F G G F F
Cl. So. Fr. So. So. So. Sr. Gr. Sr. R-Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr.
Women’s Basketball Media Guide | 2021-22
Ht. 6-3 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-5 6-5 6-0 6-5 6-2 5-11 6-5 6-1
Hometown / High School (Previous School) Kingston, Ontario / Crestwood Preparatory College Middletown, Md. / Middletown HS Hopkins, Minn. / Hopkins HS Zagreb, Croatia / III. Gimnazija Zagreb Baltimore, Md. / Roland Park Country School Little Rock, Ark. / Central Arkansas Christian Pecs, Hungary / PTE Babits (Ohio State) Winder, Ga. / Winder Barrow HS Salem, Ore. / South Salem (Tennessee) Manchester, N.H. / Bradford Christian Academy Milton, Mass. / Noble & Greenough School Arlington,Va. / St. John’s College HS Williamsville, N.Y. / Williamsville South HS Ossining, N.Y. / Ossining HS