Emily Adams

6 days ago | courant.com | Emily Adams

UConn women’s basketball sophomore Kayleigh Heckel was named to the final 12-player Team USA roster that will compete in the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup this summer, marking her first selection to a World Cup team. Heckel, a 5-foot-9 guard from Port Chester, New York, played her freshman season at USC and signed with the Huskies out of the transfer portal on May 26.

6 days ago | courant.com | Emily Adams

UNCASVILLE — For a brief instant at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, Paige Bueckers and Olivia Nelson-Ododa were transported back to summer afternoons in the practice gym in Storrs, bickering about who was going to block whose shot first. It was a frequent topic of banter between the 6-foot-5 center and the 6-foot guard during their two seasons together at UConn.

1 week ago | courant.com | Emily Adams

UNCASVILLE — It was a battle between UConn greats at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday night when the Connecticut Sun hosted the Dallas Wings, and it was rookie superstar Paige Bueckers who emerged victorious leading the Dallas Wings to an 86-83 victory over veteran legend Tina Charles and the Sun. Charles came just shy of her season high with 26 points plus six rebounds, but Bueckers kept pace with 21 points, seven assists, two steals and two rebounds in the victory.

1 week ago | courant.com | Emily Adams

UNCASVILLE — Connecticut Sun forward Aneesah Morrow entered Wednesday’s matchup against the Phoenix Mercury averaging less than nine minutes per game, but in a showdown with one of the toughest frontcourts in the WNBA, the rookie forced head coach Rachid Meziane to keep her on the court for as long as possible.

1 week ago | courant.com | Emily Adams

UNCASVILLE — The Connecticut Sun fought until the final whistle in their first back-to-back game of the season against the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday at Mohegan Sun Arena, but the team ultimately came up short in an 83-75 loss. Former Sun superstar Alyssa Thomas had a classic performance for Phoenix on the court she called home for the first 11 years of her career, logging 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting plus 11 assists and eight rebounds.