2023–24 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

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2023–24 UConn Huskies women's basketball
2023–24 UConn Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Head coach	Geno Auriemma (39th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey (39th season)
Assistant coaches	Jamelle Elliott (4th season); Morgan Valley (3rd season);
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; XL Center

The 2023–24 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 39th season at UConn, split their home games between Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on their campus in Storrs and the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. 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.[lower-alpha 1]

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, where the Huskies played home games

Even after losing Dorka Juhász and Lou Lopez Sénéchal to the 2023 WNBA draft, the Huskies possess six reliable and tested starters, led by seniors Nika Mühl, Aubrey Griffin and 2023 All-American Aaliyah Edwards. Juniors Caroline Ducharme, Azzi Fudd, and 2021 All-American Paige Bueckers are returning starters in the backcourt. UConn has three others who played significant minutes, plus another solid recruiting class.

Previous season

The previous year's team began with season-ending injuries to All-American junior guard Paige Bueckers and freshman forward Ice Brady. The team played well in the early season, but injuries to Azzi Fudd, Dorka Juhász, and Caroline Ducharme often forced starters like Nika Mühl, Aubrey Griffin, and Aaliyah Edwards to play full games and graduate transfer Lou Lopez Sénéchal to take on scoring responsibilities. Mühl led all NCAA women for assists most of the season, UConn relying on her high energy and court vision to make Husky touches in the paint quick and decisive. With a light bench, Edwards, Sénéchal, Griffin, Juhász, and Mühl became a durable quintet in January; when Ducharme and Fudd returned, the team quickly improved. UConn dominated the Big East Tournament and advanced to its 29th consecutive Sweet Sixteen before being upset by a swarming Ohio State Buckeyes defense.

Offseason

Departures

The Huskies graduated senior starters Dorka Juhász and Lou Lopez Sénéchal from the 2022–23 roster, both being drafted into the Women's National Basketball Association.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Lou Lopez Sénéchal	11	G	6'1"	Graduate Student	Grenoble, France	Drafted by the WNBA's Dallas Wings
Dorka Juhász	14	F	6'5"	Graduate Student	Pécs, Hungary	Drafted by the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx

Injuries

Freshman forward Jana El Alfy suffered a knee injury in August while playing for the Egyptian national U19 team. After corrective surgery, El Alfy will not play this season.

Recruiting

The Huskies continued to recruit well. ESPN evaluated UConn's class of 2023 as the fourth-ranked group, behind LSU, South Carolina, and Arizona.[1]

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kamorea "KK" Arnold PG	Germantown, WI	Germantown High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Kamorea "KK" Arnold PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Ashlynn Shade G	Noblesville, IN	La Lumiere School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Ashlynn Shade G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Qadence Samuels W	Forestville, MD	Bishop McNamara High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Qadence Samuels W	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Jana El Alfy F	Cairo, Egypt	Al Ahly Sporting Club	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Jana El Alfy F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: ESPN: 4
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

Recruiting class of 2024

On December 3, 2022, UConn received a verbal commitment from five-star guard Allie Ziebell of Neenah, Wisconsin.[2]

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Allie Ziebell G	Neenah, WI	Neenah High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Allie Ziebell G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Morgan Chelley G	San Jose, CA	Archbishop Mitty High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Morgan Chelley G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

Recruiting class of 2025

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
			N/A	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Coaching

Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma and Hall of Fame associate head coach Chris Dailey returned for their 39th 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.[3][4]

Roster

2023–24 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	KK Arnold	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Germantown	Germantown, WI
F	3	Aaliyah Edwards	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Crestwood Preparatory	Kingston, Ontario
G	4	Qadence Samuels	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Bishop McNamara	Forestville, MD
G	5	Paige Bueckers	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Hopkins	Hopkins, MN
G	10	Nika Mühl	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	III. Gimnazija Zagreb	Zagreb, Croatia
G	12	Ashlynn Shade	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	La Lumiere School	Noblesville, IN
G	21	Inês Bettencourt	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Clube União Sportiva	São Miguel, Portugal
C	24	Jana El Alfy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Fr	Al Ahly SC	Cairo, Egypt
F	25	Ice Brady	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	Cathedral Catholic	San Diego, CA
G	33	Caroline Ducharme	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Noble & Greenough	Milton, MA
F	34	Ayanna Patterson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Homestead	Fort Wayne, IN
G	35	Azzi Fudd	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	St. John's College HS	Arlington, VA
F	42	Amari DeBerry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Williamsville South	Williamsville, NY
F	44	Aubrey Griffin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Ossining	Ossining, NY

Head coach

Geno Auriemma (West Chester)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 15, 2023

Game summaries

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2023* TBD	No. 2	Southern Connecticut	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Regular season
November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, SNY	No. 2	Dayton	XL Center Hartford, CT
November 12, 2023* 3:00 pm, ABC	No. 2	at NC State	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
November 16, 2023* 6:30 pm, FS1		Maryland	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
November 19, 2023* 5:00 pm, FS1		at Minnesota	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
November 24, 2023* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. UCLA Cayman Islands Classic	George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Kansas Cayman Islands Classic	George Town, Cayman Islands
December 3, 2023* 3:00 pm, ABC		at Texas	Moody Center Austin, TX
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, SNY		Ball State	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
December 10, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN		vs. North Carolina Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 16, 2023* 12:00 pm, FOX		Louisville	XL Center Hartford, CT
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, SNY		Butler	XL Center Hartford, CT
December 20, 2023* 6:00 pm, FS2		at Toronto Metropolitan	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
December 31, 2023 12:00 pm, SNY		Marquette	XL Center Hartford, CT
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, SNY		at Creighton	D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
January 7, 2024 1:30 pm, SNY		Georgetown	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC
January 10, 2024 6:30 pm, SNY		Providence	XL Center Hartford, CT
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, SNY		at St. John's	UBS Arena Elmont, NY
January 17, 2024 8:30 pm, SNY		at Seton Hall	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, SNY		DePaul	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 23, 2024 8:00 pm, SNY		at Marquette	Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
January 27, 2024* 8:00 pm, FOX		Notre Dame	XL Center Hartford, CT
January 31, 2024 6:30 pm, SNY		at Villanova	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 4, 2024 3:00 pm, CBSSN		St. John's	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, SNY		Seton Hall	XL Center Hartford, CT
February 11, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN		at South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, SNY		at Xavier	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, SNY		Georgetown	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 19, 2024 12:00 pm, FOX		Creighton	XL Center Hartford, CT
February 25, 2024 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at DePaul	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, SNY		Villanova	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, SNY		at Providence	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	2 (1)																			Not released
Coaches	2 (3)

Player statistics

Player	Games Played	Minutes	Field Goals	Three Pointers	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points
MühlNika Mühl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BueckersPaige Bueckers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EdwardsAaliyah Edwards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ArnoldKK Arnold	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GriffinAubrey Griffin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SamuelsQadence Samuels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DucharmeCaroline Ducharme	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FuddAzzi Fudd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PattersonAyanna Patterson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BettencourtInês Bettencourt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ShadeAshlynn Shade	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BradyIce Brady	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DeBerryAmari DeBerry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Footnotes

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

"2023 women's college basketball recruiting rankings: Top 25 classes". ESPN.com. November 16, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
Arguello, Ricardo (December 3, 2022). "Neenah girls basketball standout Allie Ziebell commits to UConn". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
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.
"2023–2024 Women's Basketball Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

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[1] 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.

[2] "2023 women's college basketball recruiting rankings: Top 25 classes". ESPN.com. November 16, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

[3] Arguello, Ricardo (December 3, 2022). "Neenah girls basketball standout Allie Ziebell commits to UConn". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved December 4, 2022.

[4] Bonjour, Doug (2019-02-14). "UConn's Jamelle Elliott happy to be back home". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2023-01-24.

[5] "Morgan Valley leaves Hartford to become UConn assistant". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2023-01-24.

[6] "2023–2024 Women's Basketball Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

UConn Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) XL Center (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Notre Dame Rutgers Stanford Syracuse Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky UConn Husky Bird at the Buzzer Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders WNBA draftees
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2023–24 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Injuries

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2024

Recruiting class of 2025

Coaching

Roster

Game summaries

Schedule

Rankings

Player statistics

See also

Footnotes

References