Roger Cleaveland

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Roger Cleaveland

STORRS - When the UConn men's basketball team searched the transfer portal for an experienced point guard last offseason, the Huskies took a chance on an offensive-minded shooting guard in hopes that they could transition him into a competent playmaker capable of running the team. This year they aren't making the same mistake. Monday, they received a commitment from 6-foot guard Malachi Smith, a former three-year starter for Dayton.

2 weeks ago | nhregister.com | Roger Cleaveland

ENFIELD —  Azzi Fudd’s ability, unassuming personality and standing as this year’s NCAA Tournament Final Four Most Outstanding Player award winner has her poised in a unique position for the coming year. With UConn’s Paige Bueckers expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft and USC’s JuJu Watkins likely to spend all or more of next season recovering from a knee injury, there is a need for someone to become the new face of women’s college basketball.

2 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Roger Cleaveland

ENFIELD - Azzi Fudd's ability, unassuming personality and standing as this year's NCAA Tournament Final Four Most Outstanding Player award winner has her poised in a unique position for the coming year. With UConn's Paige Bueckers expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft and USC's JuJu Watkins likely to spend all or more of next season recovering from a knee injury, there is a need for someone to become the new face of women's college basketball.

2 weeks ago | nhregister.com | Roger Cleaveland

There has been a popular narrative that it would be fitting if UConn women's basketball star Paige Bueckers wins a national championship because of all her talent, her tremendous passion for the game, the injury adversity she has faced and how she has remained such a positive national role model for the game.

2 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Roger Cleaveland

Building a dynasty is a gradual process that often begins unknowingly after a few foundational pieces settle in place to provide a strong platform. UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma has said over the past few decades that his process really found its initial cornerstone with the program's first Final Four team, the 1991 team led by Kerry Bascom, Laura Lishness, Wendy Davis, Meghan Pattyson and Debbie Baer.