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The United States government shutdown has had a profound effect on many areas of people’s lives, and now, it’s officially reaching the women’s college basketball sphere. Defending champions and top-seeded UConn women’s basketball were scheduled to face off against No. 20 Louisville at Ramstein Air Base in Miesenbach, Germany, but now the November 4 contest […]

For 30 years, UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma has done it all. Altogether, he has led the Huskies to 12 national championships and put them into national prominence. Along the way, he has produced some of the most incredible talent in the game’s history.  The players that have come through his program include Rebecca […]

With the WNBA in her future, Azzi Fudd is looking forward to her final season at UConn. A season in which they will look to defend their national championship, and start the season at No.1 without Paige Bueckers. Meanwhile, Fudd wants to leave it all out on the floor. Something she alluded to when describing […]

The defending national champion UConn women’s basketball team stands a decent shot at repeating for the seventh time in program history — if you ask the AP voters. The Huskies come in at No. 1 in the country in the preseason AP Poll, released on Tuesday. The other three teams that made the 2025 Final […]

Injuries are an unfortunate reality in sports, and sometimes, they alter not just a team’s trajectory but the entire national landscape. As the 2025-26 NCAA Women’s Basketball season approaches, the loss of two of the sport’s brightest stars in JuJu Watkins of USC and Chloe Kitts of South Carolina has fundamentally reshaped the competitive landscape. […]

With the current UConn women’s basketball team led by Azzi Fudd in the post-Paige Bueckers era, there is no doubt that the program has and will continue to produce major WNBA talent. As head coach Geno Auriemma has been legendary with the UConn women’s basketball team, one talent from the school that has made an […]

Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers created magic for UConn Women’s Basketball. In April, they led UConn to its 12th national championship in program history over South Carolina, 82-59.  Now with Bueckers playing for the Dallas Wings, Fudd is on an island by herself. Something she spoke candidly about on the podcast Around the W, presented […]

Azzi Fudd has accomplished a lot through basketball. At UConn, she and Paige Bueckers helped lead the Huskies to their 12th national championship in April.  Recently, she signed to play for the Unrivaled League alongside JuJu Watkins and Hannah Hildago. All the while, Fudd is giving back to her community with her annual youth basketball […]

Seattle Storm forward Gabby Williams doesn’t want to hear about anyone other than her UConn Huskies as the premiere women’s college basketball program in the country. The UConn alum appeared on the Club 520 podcast over the weekend, where she was asked which program sits at the top of the sport, with the panel bringing […]

Lately, UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd has been making the media rounds. She agreed to play with Unrivaled alongside JuJu Watkins next winter. Recently, Fudd confirmed her relationship with former teammate Paige Bueckers. In addition, Fudd and Beuckers will launch a podcast with iHeart Women’s Sports, backed by Steph Curry. On Monday, Fudd went […]

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers turned heads when she rocked Devin Booker’s signature sneaker against the Phoenix Mercury, and it’s no secret that the confessed sneakerhead has a rotation that changes from game to game. But what might come as a slight surprise to fans is how exactly her decision is made. As it turns […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks held an NBA Draft Party on Wednesday night. Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers was in attendance and spoke at the event, admitting she gave expected No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg “crap” for attending Duke instead of UConn (Bueckers played her college baseball at UConn). On Friday, Flagg — after […]

As New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart is breaking records at the WNBA level, she was also doing so at the college level with the UConn women’s basketball team under head coach Geno Auriemma. While the former WNBA MVP in Stewart continues to impress, it wasn’t always rainbows and sunshine at the college level, as […]

Women’s college basketball has a long history of blockbuster matchups and rivalries, highlighted by Tennessee and UConn. The Huskies and the Lady Vols have been two titans in women’s college basketball, thanks to Geno Auriemma and the late Pat Summitt. It became a real rivalry between coaches and players. For example, Tennessee legend Candace Parker […]

Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma are a match made in women’s basketball heaven, as they proved when UConn secured the NCAA Tournament trophy. Now, just a few months later, Bueckers is a No. 1 overall pick to the Dallas Wings, while Auriemma takes a trek to witness his former star shine as a WNBA professional. […]

ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Wings and Golden State Valkyries are set to go head-to-head on Tuesday night in Arlington. However, the game is more than just another regular season matchup for Paige Bueckers. In addition to playing against her former UConn women’s basketball teammate Kaitlyn Chen, UConn head coach Geno Auriemma is expected to […]

Sue Bird paid tribute to her college coaches during her Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame induction Saturday, crediting the UConn women’s basketball staff — especially head coach Geno Auriemma and associate head coach Chris Dailey — for shaping her success on and off the court. “The UConn coaching staff that’s there now is actually the […]

The Dallas Wings went into May 27’s game against the Connecticut Sun hungry for their first win of the 2025 WNBA season, and it’s only fitting that it’s where Paige Bueckers also marked the most momentous night of her young career. Bueckers’ season-best 21 points helped lift the Wings to a 109-87 victory over the […]

The Dallas Wings’ trip to Connecticut to take on the Sun was already pretty special, with star rookie Paige Bueckers returning to the state where her legendary UConn women’s basketball career took place for the first time as a WNBA pro. However, the young standout wasn’t the only one having a homecoming moment. Wings players […]

UConn women’s basketball rising sophomore Sarah Strong is following up her recent championship campaign with an impressive USA Basketball stint. The top-ranked recruit in the 2024 freshman class brought the same dominance she showed with the Huskies overseas, collecting a highlight reel of plays before the first game even ended. Sarah Strong for Team USA […]

UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd’s appearance at a Dallas Wings game drew a massive line of fans to take a picture with her. Fudd was there to support her former teammate Paige Bueckers. The two led the Huskies to their 12th national championship in school history a few months ago in a redemption story […]

The UConn Huskies won their 12th national championship in program history, but one of the biggest questions facing the team next season was how they would replace star guard Paige Bueckers. Bueckers is off to the WNBA, entering her rookie season with the Dallas Wings. There is no replacing a player like Bueckers, but UConn […]

ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Wings held their Media Day on Wednesday. Paige Bueckers was among the players who spoke to reporters and she addressed a number of topics, including her time with UConn women’s basketball. Bueckers spent five seasons with the Huskies, so what is a lesson or two she learned during her time […]

ARLINGTON, TX — Paige Bueckers may not consider herself a celebrity, but the sports world thinks otherwise. Bueckers is one of the biggest names in all of sports right now. As a result, Bueckers, the 2025 No. 1 overall pick, has drawn consistent comparisons to Caitlin Clark. In an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints, the Dallas […]

When the UConn Huskies won the NCAA championship this season, they did so with a much different starting lineup than last season’s Final Four team. While Paige Bueckers was still present, the other four starters didn’t even play for UConn late last year. Kaitlyn Chen was still at Princeton, Sarah Strong was in high school […]

Geno Auriemma and UConn women’s basketball need no help attracting top-tier talent, but being the current holders of the national championship trophy doesn’t hurt — especially for players with title run aspirations. Former Wisconsin forward Serah Williams chose to commit to the Huskies for her last year of college eligibility, strengthening their frontcourt and chances […]

ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Wings held their first day of training camp in Arlington on Sunday. Paige Bueckers, the Wings No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, appeared to already be locked in. She was connecting on her shots and has already seemingly developed chemistry with her teammates. Paige Bueckers is locked […]

Paige Bueckers signed a rookie scale deal with the Dallas Wings on Tuesday, per the WNBA transactions page. Of course, the Wings selected Bueckers first overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft. Now that Bueckers signed the rookie scale contract and her introductory press conference is scheduled for Wednesday, the reality of moving on from UConn […]

The Dallas Wings are riding high after selecting Paige Bueckers in the WNBA draft. While Bueckers is looking ahead to what is anticipated to be a high-profile rookie season, UConn hasn’t left her heart or mind.   Scott Polacek of Bleacher Report reported that Bueckers expressed a sense of “pride” playing for one of the most […]

UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma has high expectations for Paige Bueckers after her entry into the WNBA. The Dallas Wings selected Bueckers with the first overall pick of the 2025 WNBA Draft. This comes after the Huskies star ended her four-year career with Auriemma and the program. She averaged 19.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.6 […]

When UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd left Tampa last week as a National Champion, she had added her name to the annals of one of the most storied programs in all of college sports. Fudd was named the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player, and her UConn Huskies dominated two No. 1 seeds that weekend […]

Paige Bueckers made sure to get one last appearance as a member of the UConn women’s basketball team before turning pro. The projected No. 1 overall pick traveled to Hartford for the Huskies’ national championship victory parade and rally a day before the 2025 WNBA Draft takes place in New York City. The parade was […]

The 2025 WNBA Draft has been the main topic on the minds of women’s basketball fans since the end of March Madness. The event acts as a way to ramp up excitement from fans just over a month before the 2025 season tips off on May 16. Most of the chatter has surrounded the Dallas […]

Four days after the UConn women’s basketball team won its 12th national championship in program history, one of its young guards decided to opt out. On Thursday, sophomore guard Qadence Samuels entered the transfer portal, per Talia Goodman of On3Sports. Samuels finished the season averaging 1.3 points and 5.1 minutes per game. Last year, Samuel […]

Geno Auriemma’s UConn women’s basketball program won its 12th national title in his 40th season as head coach of the Huskies, and during an interview on Monday with Dan Patrick, he talked about the retention of players in the women’s game as opposed to the men’s side, which deals with one-and-done players. “If this was […]

One of the biggest reasons for the UConn women’s basketball team coming together at the right time to win the 2025 national championship was Azzi Fudd playing at such a high level. Her standout game on Feb. 16, on the road against South Carolina stands out as a moment that the Huskies became a clear […]

The Dallas Wings are preparing for the upcoming 2025 WNBA Draft. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the team will select UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers with the first overall pick. Bueckers enjoyed a tremendous final season with UConn, finishing the campaign with a national championship victory on Sunday. Although she avoided using Bueckers’ name specifically, Wings […]

Although players come and go, championships last forever, at least to UConn women’s basketball alum Diana Taurasi and current guard Paige Bueckers. After UConn women’s basketball won their 12th national title, it was the first for Bueckers. After a hectic career riddled with individual success and injury, it couldn’t have come at a better time. […]

No program in women’s basketball has seen more legends of the game come through it than UConn women’s basketball. The WNBA is littered with UConn greats who have helped build the Huskies into one of the most iconic brands in sports. On Sunday, UConn continued to add to its tally by crushing South Carolina 82-59 […]