2021-22 SCHEDULE
Overall: 6-2 | BIG EAST: 1-0 Home: 2-0 | Away: 1-1 | Neutral: 3-1
DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT 11/14 RV/RV ARKANSAS XL SNY W, 95-80 11/20 vs. Minnesota 1 FloHoops W, 88-58 11/21 vs. #23/22 USF 1 FloHoops W, 60-53 11/22 vs. #1/1 South Carolina 1 ESPN L, 73-57 12/03 at Seton Hall* SNY W, 74-49 12/05 #24/25 NOTRE DAME GP FS1 W, 73-54 12/09 at RV/RV Georgia Tech ESPN2 L, 57-44 12/11 vs. #RV/25 UCLA 2 ABC W, 71-61 12/19 vs. #6/4 Louisville 3 ESPN 3:30 PM
12/29 MARQUETTE* XL SNY 7:00 PM
12/31 at DePaul* SNY 2:00 PM
01/05 at Georgetown* SNY 7:00 PM 01/07 at Villanova* SNY 7:00 PM
01/09 CREIGHTON* GP SNY 1:00 PM
01/12 at Butler* SNY 7:00 PM
01/15 XAVIER* XL SNY Noon
01/17 at Oregon ESPN2 5:00 PM
01/21 SETON HALL* GP SNY 7:00 PM 01/23 at St. John’s* SNY 1:00 PM 01/27 at South Carolina ESPN 7:00 PM 01/30 at Providence* SNY 11:00 AM 02/02 at Creighton* SNY 7:30 PM
02/04 BUTLER* GP SNY 7:00 PM
02/06 TENNESSEE XL FOX Noon
02/09 VILLANOVA* XL SNY 7:00 PM
02/11 DEPAUL* SNY 7:00 PM
02/13 at Marquette* FOX 2:30 PM
02/18 at Xavier* SNY 7:00 PM
02/20 GEORGETOWN* XL CBSSN 2:00 PM 02/25 ST. JOHN’S* XL SNY 7:00 PM 02/27 PROVIDENCE* GP CBSSN 2:00 PM Home games in CAPS
1 - Battle 4 Atlantis Women’s Tournament (Paradise Island, Bahamas) 2 - Never Forget Tribute Classic (Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.) 3 - Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase (Mohegan Sun Are- na, Uncasville, Conn.)
Rankings AP/WBCA Coaches All times Eastern
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9-1, 0-0 ACC 6-2, 1-0 BIG EAST
FAST BREAK
• The seventh-ranked UConn women’s basketball team takes on No. 6 Louisville in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena.
• The Huskies notched a 71-61 win over UCLA in the Never Forget Tribute Classic last Saturday. Redshirt senior Evina Westbrook had 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists vs. the Bruins while graduate student Dorka Juhász had 16 points and 16 rebounds in the game. Freshman Caroline Ducharme made her first career start vs. UCLA.
• UConn sophomore Paige Bueckers will miss eight weeks after suffering a tibial plateau fracture in a non-con- tact injury vs. Notre Dame Sunday. Freshman Azzi Fudd (right foot) and sophomore Nika Mühl (right foot) and junior Aubrey Griffin (ankle sprain/back) are also out with injuries.
• UConn welcomes the second-ranked recruiting class this fall, which includes No. 1 recruit Azzi Fudd, No. 5 Caroline Ducharme and No. 15 Amari DeBerry. The Huskies also bring in a two-time All-Big Ten First Team selection from Ohio State, Dorka Juhász.
• The Huskies are ranked No. 3 in the latest AP Poll. UConn has been ranked in the AP Poll for 532 consecutive weeks, including 305 straight weeks in the top 10. This is the 24th season UConn started the year in the top five of the AP Poll.
• UConn’s No. 7 ranking is the team’s lowest since being ranked seventh on Jan. 22, 2007.
• The 2021-22 season is Hall of Famer Geno Auriemma’s 37th at the helm for the Huskies. With a win at Tennessee last season, Auriemma became the fastest coach to 1,100 career wins. He leads the nation with an 88.6 win percentage.
• UConn is coming off a 28-2 season last year, which featured the Huskies winning both BIG EAST titles in the team’s first year back in the league and Connecticut’s 13th-straight NCAA Final Four appearance.
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LAST GAME’S STARTERS
2021-22 HUSKIES
NO. NAME HT CL POS NOTES
3 Aaliyah Edwards 6-3 So. F Preseason All-BIG EAST
5 Paige Bueckers 5-11 So. G Currently out 8 weeks after knee surgery 10 Nika Mühl 5-10 So. G Currently out with a foot injury
13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Sr. G Scored career-high 31 points vs. Minnesota 14 Dorka Juhász 6-5 Gr. F Had 16 pts, 16 rebs vs. UCLA
20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 Sr. F Had first double-double of the season vs. ND 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 R-Sr. G Notched 17 pts, 7 rebs, 7 assists vs. UCLA 32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 So. F Appeared in 22 games as a freshman 33 Caroline Ducharme 6-2 Fr. G Made first career start vs. UCLA 35 Azzi Fudd 5-11 Fr. G Out at least two weeks with foot injury 42 Amari DeBerry 6-5 Fr. F Made collegiate debut at Georgia Tech 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 Jr. F Out with high ankle sprain/back
#7/6 UCONN vs. #6/4 LOUISVILLE
DEC. 19 | 3:33 P.M. | UNCASVILLE, CONN. | MOHEGAN SUN ARENA (9,323)
TV: ESPN | Eric Frede (pxp), Rebecca Lobo (analyst), Andraya Carter (analyst)Radio: UConn IMG Sports Network | Bob Joyce (pxp), Debbie Fiske (analyst) Live Stats: uconn.statbroadcast.com
WILLIAMS JUHÁ S Z DUCHARME
QUICK FACTS
UNIVERSITY INFO
Location ...Storrs, Conn.
Founded ... 1881 Enrollment ... 32,182 Colors ... National Flag Blue & White Nickname ... Huskies Conference ... BIG EAST Conference Interim President ...Dr. Andrew Agwunobi Director of Athletics ...David Benedict SWA ... Annie Fiorvanti Home Court ...Gampel Pavilion (10,167) ...XL Center (15,558) TEAM INFORMATION
2020-21 Record ...28-2 Home ... 11-0 Away ...10-1 Neutral ...7-1 BIG EAST Conference Record ...18-0 Home ...8-0 Away ...10-0 Finish ... First Tournament ...Champions NCAA Tournament ...Final Four AP Final Ranking ... 1st USA Today Final Ranking ...3rd Starters Returning/Lost ... 5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ... 5/2 Newcomers ... 4 PROGRAM HISTORY
All-Time Record ...1,217-308 (.798) Gampel Pavilion Record ...354-21 (.944) XL Center Record ...180-14 (.927) All-Time Conference Record ...543-89 (.858) Conference Regular Season Titles ... 27 ... 1989, ‘90, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97,
‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10,
‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20, ‘21
Conference Tournament Record ...91-13 (.874) Conference Tournament Titles ... 26 1989, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02,
‘05, ‘06, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17,
‘18, ‘19, ‘20, ‘21
NCAA Tournament Appearances ... 32 NCAA Tournament Record ...125-21 (.856) Final Four Appearances ... 20 NCAA Championships ...11 1995, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘09, ‘10, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 COACHING STAFF
Head Coach ... Geno Auriemma Alma Mater ...West Chester ‘81 Career Record (36th Yr.) ...1,125-146 (.886) Associate Head Coach ...Chris Dailey Alma Mater ...Rutgers ‘82 Assistant Coach ...Jamelle Elliott Alma Mater ... UConn ‘96 Assistant Coach ...Morgan Valley Alma Mater ... UConn ‘05 WBB Office Phone ...(860) 486-4756
2021-22 HUSKIES
NO. NAME HT POS YR HOMETOWN/PREV. SCHOOL
3 Aaliyah Edwards 6-3 F So. Kingston, Ontario / Crestwood Preparatory College
5 Paige Bueckers 5-11 G So. Hopkins, Minn. / Hopkins HS
10 Nika Mühl 5-10 G So. Zagreb, Croatia / Ill. Gimnazija Zagreb 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 G Sr. Little Rock, Ark. / Central Arkansas Christian
14 Dorka Juhász 6-5 F Gr. Pecs, Hungary / Ohio State
20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 F Sr. Winder, Ga. / Winder Barrow HS
22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 G R-Sr. Salem, Ore. / Tennessee
32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 F So. Manchester, N.H. / Bradford Christian Academy 33 Caroline Ducharme 6-2 G Fr. Milton, Mass. / Noble & Greenough School 35 Azzi Fudd 5-11 G Fr. Arlington, Va. / St. John’s College HS 42 Amari DeBerry 6-5 F Fr. Williamsville, N.Y. / Williamsville South HS
44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 F Jr. Ossining, N.Y. / Ossining HS
QUICK STATS
STARTERS HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG
Caroline Ducharme 6-2 Fr. G 7-1 4.9 1.9 0.3 0.6 0.4
Dorka Juhász 6-5 Gr. F 8-2 4.5 5.9 0.8 0.1 0.6
Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 Sr. F 8-8 9.0 7.8 3.3 2.1 1.1
Evina Westbrook 6-0 R-Sr. G 8-8 10.6 4.1 4.1 0.0 1.4
Christyn Williams 5-11 Sr. G 8-8 14.3 2.8 2.8 0.4 0.5
RESERVES HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG
Paige Bueckers 5-11 So. G 6-6 21.2 5.5 6.2 0.8 2.7
Amari DeBerry 6-5 Fr. F 2-0 2.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
Aaliyah Edwards 6-3 So. F 8-7 6.0 3.5 1.0 0.4 0.5
Azzi Fudd 5-11 Fr. G 4-0 7.5 2.3 0.5 0.8 0.5
Piath Gabriel 6-5 So. F 1-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aubrey Griffin 6-1 Jr. F 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nika Mühl 5-10 So. G 6-0 2.0 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.5
PRONUNCIATION
Geno Auriemma or-ee-EHM-uh
Paige Bueckers BECK-ers
Amari DeBerry uh-MAR-ee
Caroline Ducharme due-SHARM
Azzi Fudd AYE-zee
Piath Gabriel PEE-ath
Dorka Juhász YOU-hasz
Nika Mühl NEE-kuh mule
Olivia Nelson-Ododa uh-DOH-duh
LAST TIME OUT
• UConn beat UCLA, 71-61, in the Never Forget Tribute Classic last Saturday in Newark, N.J.
• For the first time this season, all five UConn starters scored in double-digit points.
• Freshman Caroline Ducharme made her first ca- reer start vs. UCLA.
• Graduate student Dorka Juhász had a dou- ble-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds vs. the Burins.
• Redshirt senior Evina Westbrook had 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
• The Huskies trailed at halftime before a 22-14 run in the third quarter helped UConn pull ahead.
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
• Louisville is coming off an 82-38 win over East- ern Kentucy Thursday. Kianna Smith led the Car- dinals with 22 points in the game.
• This season, Smith leads Louisville with 12.3 points.
• Head coach Jeff Walz is in his 15th season at Louisville.
UCONN-LOUISVILLE HISTORY
• UConn is 17-2 all-time vs. Louisville.
• The teams’ last faced off in the 2018-19 season.
The teams played twice, with Louisville picking up the regular-season win and the Huskies win- ning in the NCAA Elite Eight.
BUECKERS OUT FOR EIGHT WEEKS
• UConn women’s basketball sophomore Paige Bueckers suffered a non-contact injury to the left knee in UConn’s win over Notre Dame Sunday.
• An MRI and a CT scan revealed a tibial plateau fracture and a miniscus tear.
• Bueckers had surgery on Monday, Dec. 13, to repair the injuries. She is expected to be out eight weeks.
AURIEMMA IN 37TH SEASON
• Head coach Geno Auriemma is in his 37th season as leader of the Huskies in 2020-21 and holds a career record of 1,125-146.
• Auriemma leads the nation with an 88.6 win per- centage and with his win over Butler on Jan. 19, 2021, he passed Pat Summitt for second in wins for Division I women’s basketball coaches with 1,099. Only Tara VanDerveer (Idaho/Ohio State/
Stanford, 1,129) is ahead of Auriemma.
• Auriemma became just the fourth coach in men’s or women’s basketball to reach 1,100 ca- reer wins against Tennessee on Jan. 21 (Mike Krzyzewski, Herb Magee, Tara VanDerveer).
• Auriemma was the fastest women’s coach to 700, 800, 900, 1,000 and 1,100 career wins and fastest coach in men’s or women’s to 800, 900, 1,000 and 1,100.
• Auriemma is currently 978 games over .500 - only six coaches in Division I women’s basketball have at least 978 total wins.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• 1,031 straight games without back-to-back loss- es, including 955 wins (last back-to-back losses:
March 7 & 17, 1993).
• 162 straight conference wins, including league tournament games (last conference loss: March 12, 2013, 61-59, Notre Dame).
BACK IN THE BIG EAST
• UConn returned to the BIG EAST Conference in the 2020-21 season.
• As members of the conference from 1982-2013, UConn won 37 conference titles (19 regular season, 18 tournament). The Huskies picked up where they left off, going undefeated in league play and winning the regular season and tourna- ment titles in 2021.
• The Huskies left the American Athletic Confer- ence with a 139-0 record in league regular sea- son and tournament games (2013-20).
• The Huskies haven’t lost a regular season con- ference game since March 4, 2013.
HUSKIES SIGN TWO TO CLASS OF 2026
• UConn announced the signing of 2022 fresh- men Isuneh ‘Ice’ Brady and Ayanna Patterson.
• A native of San Diego, Calif., Brady is the No. 5 ranked recruit in the class. She is a 6-foot-3 post and was named the 2020-21 San Diego Sports Association CIF Player of the Year.
• A 6-foot-2 wing from Fort Wayne, Ind., Patter- son is the No. 4 overall recruit in the recruiting class. She won gold with USA Basketball at the 2021 3x3 U18 World Cup.
UCONN IN THE AP POLL
• UConn is ranked seventh in the latest AP poll.
• The Huskies have been ranked in the AP poll for 531 consecutive weeks, including 305 straight weeks in the top 10.
• This season marked the 24th time UConn ranked in the top five to start the season.
• UConn’s ranking is its lowest since Jan. 22, 2007, when the Huskies were also ranked sev- enth.
• The last time UConn was ranked out of the top 10 was March 7, 2005.
• The last time UConn was not ranked in the AP Top 25 was March 16, 1993, the final poll for the 1992-93 season.
HOME SWEET HOME
• The Huskies have a 420-34 (.925) record in games played at Gampel Pavilion or the XL Center.
• The program boasts a record of 307-8 (.975) in Gampel since the 1993-94 season, and the Hus- kies have won 172 of their last 204 games in the Storrs facility.
• UConn’s last loss at the XL Center came on Jan. 9, 2020 (#6 Baylor, 74-58).
• The program’s last loss at Gampel was on Feb.
3, 2020 (#3 Oregon, 74-56).
• Due to COVID-19, UConn played the 2021-22 season only at Gampel Pavilion and with no fans in attendance.
THE MATCHUP
QUICK FACTS
Overall ... UConn,17-2 Auriemma vs. Louisville ...6-0 First Meeting ...March 17, 1993 Last Meeting ...March 31, 2019 Last UConn Win ...March 31, 2019 Last Louisville Win ...Jan. 31, 2019 Series Record at UConn ...8-1 Gampel Pavilion ...4-1 XL Center ...4-0 Series Record at Louisville ...4-1 Series Record at Neutral Sites ...5-0 Series Streak ... UConn, W1 Most UConn Points ...93 (2x), last April 9, 2013 Most Louisville Points ... 78, Jan. 31, 2019 Fewest UConn Points ...56, Feb. 7, 2012 Fewest Louisville Points ...36, March 10, 2009
LAST 10 MEETINGS
01/15/11 #2 UConn 78, Louisville 55 Hartford, Conn.
02/07/12 #3 UConn 56, #20 Louisville 46 Louisville, Ky.
01/15/13 #3 UConn 72, #15 Louisville 58 Hartford, Conn.
04/09/13 #3 UConn 93, #17 Louisville 60 New Orleans, La.
02/09/14 #1 UConn 81, #4 Louisville 64 Storrs, Conn.
03/03/14 #1 UConn 68, #3 Louisville 48 Louisville, Ky.
03/10/14 #1 UConn 72, #3 Louisville 52 Uncasville, Conn.
02/12/18 #1 UConn 69, #4 Louisville 58 Storrs, Conn.
01/31/19 #3 Louisville 78, #2 UConn 69 Louisville, Ky.
03/31/19 #2 UConn 80, #5 Louisville 72 Albany, N.Y.
STAT COMPARISON
UCONN LOUISVILLE 70.3...Scoring Offense ...70.3 60.6... Scoring Defense ...46,7 +9.7 ... Scoring Margin ...+23.6
.470...Field Goal Pct. ... .459
.366...Field Goal Pct. Defense... .329
.331... 3-PT Field Goal Pct. ... .354
.287... 3-PT Field Goal Pct. Defense ... .244
.684...Free Throw Pct. ... .721
38.5...Rebounding Avg. ... 41.1
34.4...Rebounds Against Avg. ...29.7
+4.1 ...Rebounding Margin ...+11.4
17.6... Assists/Game ...15.1
15.0... Turnovers/Game ...15.3
12.8...Turnovers Forced/Game ...20.8
-2.2 ... Turnover Margin ...+5.5
7.3... Steals/Game ...10.3
4.6...Blocks/Game ...4.5
PRESEASON HONORS
PRESEASON AP ALL-AMERICA Paige Bueckers, G, So.
PRESEASON BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR Paige Bueckers, G, So.
PRESEASON BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Azzi Fudd, G, Fr.
PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST Aaliyah Edwards, F, So.
Olivia Nelson-Ododa, F, Sr.
Christyn Williams, G, Sr.
NANCY LIEBERMAN AWARD WATCH LIST Paige Bueckers, G, So.
ANN MEYERS DRYSDALE AWARD WATCH LIST Azzi Fudd, G, Fr.
Christyn Williams, G, Sr.
KATRINA MCCLAIN AWARD WATCH LIST Aaliyah Edwards, F, So.
Dorka Juhász, F, Gr.
LISA LESLIE AWARD WATCH LIST Olivia Nelson-Ododa, F, Sr.
WOODEN AWARD PRESEASON TOP 50 Paige Bueckers, G, So.
Aaliyah Edwards, F, So.
Azzi Fudd, G, Fr.
Olivia Nelson-Ododa, F, Sr.
Christyn Williams, G, Sr.
NAISMITH TROPHY WATCH LIST Paige Bueckers, G, So.
Azzi Fudd, G, Fr.
Olivia Nelson-Ododa, F, Sr.
Christyn Williams, G, Sr.
WADE TROPHY WATCH LIST Paige Bueckers, G, So.
Olivia Nelson-Ododa, F, Sr.
Christyn Williams, G, Sr.
• After a record-setting freshman season Paige Bueckers returns for her sophomore year in Storrs.
• Bueckers was the first-ever freshman to win the Naismith Trophy, AP Player of the Year and Wooden Award.
• Bueckers was the first player in BIG EAST his- tory to win the league’s Player, Freshman and Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors in the same season.
• She was named an AP First Team All-American becoming just the third freshman all-time to earn the honor.
• Bueckers was named a Preseason AP All-Ameri- can, Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year and to the Nancy Lieberman Award, Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy and Wade Trophy Watch List.
HUSKIES EARN PRESEASON BIG EAST HONORS
• After becoming just the second player ever to win BIG EAST Player of the Year as a freshman, Paige Bueckers was tabbed the BIG EAST Pre- season Player of the Year.
• No. 1 recruit Azzi Fudd was named BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year.
• Seniors Christyn Williams and Olivia Nel- son-Ododa and sophomore Aaliyah Edwards were named Preseason All-BIG EAST selections.
UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ON SNY
• The 2021-22 campaign marks the 10th season of SNY as the television home of the UConn women’s basketball team.
• In nine seasons, the Huskies have never lost a game when competing on SNY. UConn holds a 152-0 record when playing on the network.
• SNY will air 18 UConn games this season.
HUSKIES WELCOME FOUR NEWCOMERS
• UConn will feature four newcomers on the ros- ter this season: freshmen Amari DeBerry, Car- oline Ducharme and Azzi Fudd and transfer Dorka Juhász.
• DeBerry is the No. 15 ranked recruit in her class.
She was named a 2021 McDonald’s All-Ameri- can. • Ducharme is the No. 5 ranked recruit in her class. She was named a 2021 McDonald’s, WBCA and SLAM High School All-American.
• Fudd is the No. 1 recruit in her class. She was the first-ever sophomore to win Gatorade Nation- al Player of the Year in 2019 and was the 2021 Morgan Wooten HS Basketball Player of the Year.
• DeBerry and Fudd won gold with USA Basket- ball this summer at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup. • Juhász is a transfer from Ohio State. A gradu- ate student, she was a two-time All-Big Ten First Team selection. Juhász averaged 14.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game last season. She has two years of eligibility remaining.
• The Huskies had 14 former players, the most of any collegiate program, compete in the 2021 WNBA season.
• Stefanie Dolson and Azurá Stevens won their first WNBA Championships with the Chicago Sky.
• All five of UConn’s 5x5 Olympians were named WNBA All-Stars: Sue Bird, Tina Charles, Naphee- sa Collier, Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi.
• At the end of the season, Breanna Stewart was named to the All-WNBA First Team while Tina Charles was selected to the Second Team.
• In a fan vote for the 25th season of the league, Diana Taurasi was selected as the WNBA’s Greatest Player of All Time.
• Renee Montgomery retired before the season and joined the Atlanta Dream’s front office as part owner and Vice President.
THE GOLD STANDARD
• UConn is the premier women’s basketball pro- gram in the nation. The Huskies have won 11 NCAA Championships and made an appearance in a record 21 NCAA Final Fours.
• The Huskies have won 53 total conference championships.
• Among UConn’s lengthy accomplishments in player development include 26 WBCA All-Ameri- cans, nine National Players of the Year, 11 Olym- pic gold medalists and 40 WNBA Draft picks.
UCONN IN 47TH SEASON
• The Huskies will compete in the program’s 47th season in 2020-21.
• In 47 seasons, UConn has posted a 1,216- 308 (.798) overall record, which ranks second in NCAA Division I (Tennessee, 1,400).
• The Huskies are one of just nine programs with more than 1,000 all-time wins.
• UConn’s all-time win percentage (.798) ranks second in NCAA Division I (Tennessee, .801).
• Connecticut leads the nation with 11 NCAA
Championships and 21 Final Four appearances,
including 13 straight.
UCONN NATIONAL/BIG EAST RANKINGS
TEAM CATEGORY AMOUNT NATIONAL BIG EAST
Assist-Turnover Ratio +1.18 35 3
Assists Per Game 17.6 18 4
Blocked Shots Per Game 4.6 45 2
Field-Goal Percentage 47.0 19 1
INDIVIDUAL
CATEGORY PLAYER AMOUNT NATIONAL BIG EAST
Assist-Turnover Ratio Bueckers 4.11 4 1
Assists Per Game Bueckers 6.2 9 2
Blocked Shots Nelson-Ododa 17 51 2
Blocked Shots Per Game Nelson-Ododa 2.12 30 2 Field-Goal Percentage Bueckers 56.2 38 2
Points Per Game Bueckers 21.2 11 1
Steals Per Game Bueckers 2.67 41 2
IN THE POLLS
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 (Dec. 13)
Rk. Team Record Prev.
1 South Carolina (30) 10-0 1
2 NC State 8-1 2
3 Stanford 6-2 4
4 Arizona 9-0 6
5 Baylor 9-1 5
6 Louisville 8-1 7
T7 UConn 6-2 3
T7 Tennessee 9-0 9
9 Maryland 9-3 8
10 Indiana 8-2 10
11 Texas 7-1 11
12 Iowa State 10-1 15
13 Michigan 10-1 13
14 Iowa 5-2 12
15 Duke 8-0 19
16 South Florida 6-3 17
17 Georgia 8-1 21
18 Georgia Tech 8-2 NR
19 Kentucky 6-3 14
20 BYU 8-1 16
21 Notre Dame 9-2 22
22 LSU 7-1 24
23 Texas A&M 9-2 18
24 Ohio State 7-2 20
25 North Carolina 9-0 NR
USA TODAY/WBCA COACHES (Dec. 14)
Rk. Team Record Prev.
1 South Carolina 10-0 1
2 North Carolina State 10-1 3
3 Stanford 6-2 4
4 Louisville 8-1 5
5 Baylor 9-1 6
6 UConn 6-2 2
7 Indiana 8-2 8
8 Arizona 9-0 10
9 Tennessee 9-0 9
10 Maryland 9-3 7
11 Michigan 10-1 11
12 Texas 7-1 12
13 Iowa State 10-1 16
14 Georgia 8-1 17
15 Iowa 5-2 13
16 South Florida 6-3 19
17 Texas A&M 9-2 15
18 Notre Dame 9-2 23
19 Kentucky 6-3 14
20 North Carolina 9-0 24
21 Georgia Tech 8-2 NR
22 Brigham Young 8-1 17
23 Oregon 6-3 22
24 Ohio State 7-2 21
25 Duke 8-0 NR
BIG EAST STANDINGS (as of Dec. 16) Conference Overall
DePaul 2-0 1.000 10-2 .833
Marquette 2-0 1.000 8-2 .800
Creighton 2-0 1.000 6-3 .667
UConn 1-0 1.000 6-2 .750
St. John’s 1-0 1.000 5-5 .500
Georgetown 1-1 .500 6-4 .600
Providence 1-1 .500 6-5 .545
Villanova 0-2 .000 5-5 .500
Seton Hall 0-2 .000 4-5 .444
Xavier 0-2 .000 4-6 .400
Butler 0-2 .000 0-10 .000
100 POINTS BY A TEAM
UConn 102 vs. High Point (3/21/21) Opponent 102, UCLA (11/17/98) 50+ POINT WIN
UConn 83-32 (+51) at Xavier (2/20/21) Opponent 93-37 (+56) at St. John’s (1/24/84) 40-49 POINT WIN
UConn 102-59 (+43) vs. High Point (3/21/21) Opponent 98-58 (+40) at Penn State (1/8/83) OVERTIME GAME
UConn Win 63-59 vs. South Carolina (2/8/21) UConn Loss 91-89 vs. Notre Dame (3/30/18) 5+ PLAYERS IN DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING
UConn vs. UCLA (12/11/21)
Opponent Notre Dame (12/2/18) 40+ REBOUNDS
UConn 50 vs. UCLA (12/11/21)
Opponent 44, UCLA (12/11/21)
20+ ASSISTS
UConn 24 vs. Minnesota (11/20/21)
Opponent 21, Oregon (2/4/20)
25+ TURNOVERS
UConn 35, at Notre Dame (3/4/13) Opponent 27, St. John’s (2/3/21) 10+ BLOCKS
UConn 10 vs. Baylor (3/29/21) Opponent 11, Baylor (12/18/11) 30+ POINTS
UConn 31, Williams, vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) Opponent 37, Dungee, Arkansas (1/2821) 15+ REBOUNDS
UConn 16, Juhász, vs. UCLA (12/11/21) Opponent 15, Boston, South Carolina (11/22/21)
THE LAST TIME...
UCONN LOST BACK-TO-BACK GAMES March 7 & 17, 1993 (1,031 games) UCONN LOST A REGULAR SEASON GAME Dec. 9, 2021 (57-44, at Georgia Tech) UCONN LOST TO AN UNRANKED TEAM Dec. 9, 2021 (57-44, at Georgia Tech) UCONN LOST AT HOMEGampel: Feb. 3, 2020 (74-56, #3 Oregon) XL Center: Jan. 9, 2020 (74-58, #6 Baylor) UCONN WAS RANKED (AP POLL)
No. 1 March 15, 2021
No. 2-5 Dec. 6, 2021
No. 6-10 Dec. 13, 2021
No. 11-25 March 7, 2005
UCONN PLAYED A RANKED TEAM (AP POLL) No. 1 South Carolina, Nov. 22, 2021 No. 2-5 Baylor, March 29, 2021 No. 6-10 Baylor, Jan. 9, 2020
No. 11-25 USF, Nov. 21, 2021
UCONN BEAT A RANKED OPPONENT
No. 1 South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2021 No. 2-5 Baylor, March 29, 2021 No. 6-10 South Carolina, March 26, 2018 No. 11-25 Notre Dame, Dec. 5, 2021 UCONN LOST TO A RANKED OPPONENT
No. 1 South Carolina, Nov. 22, 2021
No. 2-5 Oregon, Feb. 3, 2020
No. 6-10 Baylor, Jan. 9, 2020 No. 11-25 Arizona, April 2, 2021
Entering his 37th season in 2021-22, Geno Auriemma has redefined the meaning of success in as head coach of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball program. During his illustrious tenure, Auriemma has transformed the Huskies into an unmatched program of excellence.
Arriving to Storrs prior to the 1985-86 season, Auriemma has taken a program with just one winning season to its current state, which includes 11 NCAA Championships, 21 Final Fours, six perfect seasons and 53 conference championships.
A 2006 inductee to both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Auriemma became just the fourth women’s basketball coach to reach 1,000 career wins on Dec. 19, 2017. He was the fastest coach to reach the mark, doing so in his 1,135th career game, and owns the best win percentage in the sport (.886).
Auriemma has been named Naismith National Coach of the Year eight times, AP National Coach of the Year nine times, WBCA National Coach of the Year seven times and conference coach of the year 15 times.
Under Auriemma, 26 Huskies have been selected as WBCA All-Americans for 46 total recog- nitions while a Husky has been named National Player of the Year 14 times.
He is the first coach in women’s basketball history to guide a team to five consecutive Final Four appearances on two separate occasions and the current run of 13 consecutive Final Fours is also a record.
Off the court, the Huskies boast a perfect 100 percent graduation rate among four-year stu- dent-athletes while regularly participating in community service and outreach.
As members of the American Athletic Conference from 2013-20, UConn won the league’s regular season and tournament titles in each season while not dropping a game in confer- ence play. UConn has swept both conference titles in the same year 22 times under Auriem- ma and a total of 25 Huskies have been named conference player of the year.
Auriemma served as head coach of the U.S. Women’s National team for eight years, leading Team USA to the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medals. He also led the United States to gold in the 2010 and 2014 FIBA World Championships.
Auriemma is a 1981 graduate of West Chester with a bachelor of arts in political science. He and his wife, Kathy, have three children and three grandchildren.
GENO AURIEMMA
HEAD COACH | 37TH SEASON | WEST CHESTER ‘81
THE AURIEMMA FILE
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
• Eight-time Naismith National Coach of the Year
• Nine-time AP National Coach of the Year
• Seven-time WBCA National Coach of the Year
• 15-time Conference Coach of the Year
• 11 NCAA Championships
• 46 WBCA All-America honors
• Eight National Players of the Year
• Three Olympic Gold Medals
• 16 Olympians
COACHING EXPERIENCE
• Head Coach, UConn, 1985-pres.
• Asst. Coach, Virginia, 1981-85
• Asst. Coach, Bishop Kenrick HS, 1979-81
• Asst. Coach, St. Joseph’s, 1978-79
• Head Coach, U.S. Women’s National Team, 2009-16
• Asst. Coach, U.S. Women’s National Team, 2000 • Head Coach, U.S U18 National Team, 2000
EDUCATION
Degree: B.A. Political Science Alma Mater: West Chester ‘81
PERSONAL
Birth Place: Montella, Italy Hometown: Norristown, Pa.
Family: Married to Kathy Auriemma; has three
children: Jenna, Alysa and Michael; has three
grandsons
CAREER HONORS
NAISMITH NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 1995, ‘97, ‘00, ‘02, ‘08, ‘09, ‘16, ‘17
AP NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 1995, ‘97, ‘00, ‘03, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11, ‘16, ‘17 WBCA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 1997, ‘00, ‘02, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11, ‘16, ‘17
CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR
‘89, ‘95, ‘97, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘19, ‘20, ‘21 NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME - Class of 2006 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME - Class of 2006 MILESTONE WINS
1 at Iona, 11/23/85 (73-67)
100 vs. Iowa State, 12/31/90 (69-56)
200 vs. Pitt, 1/2/95 (100-67)
300 vs. Rhode Island, 11/29/97 (101-38)
400 at Illinois, 12/10/00 (97-55)
500 vs. Texas, 4/6/03 (71-69)
600 vs. Sacred Heart, 12/31/06 (82-40)
700 vs. Hofstra, 11/27/09 (91-46)
800 vs. Notre Dame, 3/6/12 (63-54)
900 vs. Cincinnati, 2/3/15 (96-36)
1,000 vs. Oklahoma, 12/19/17 (88-64)
1,100 at Tennessee, 1/21/21 (67-61)
Year Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. NCAA Tournament
1985-86 12-15 .444 4-12 .250 --
1986-87 14-13 .519 9-7 .563 --
1987-88 17-11 .607 9-7 .563 --
1988-89 24-6#* .800 13-2 .867 First Round 1989-90 25-6# .806 14-2 .875 Second Round
1990-91 29-5#* .853 14-2 .875 Final Four
1991-92 23-11 .676 13-5 .722 Second Round
1992-93 18-11 .621 12-6 .667 First Round
1993-94 30-3#* .936 17-1 .994 Final Eight 1994-95 35-0#* 1.000 18-0 1.000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
1995-96 34-4#* .895 17-1 .944 Final Four
1996-97 33-1#* .971 18-0 1.000 Final Eight 1997-98 34-3#* .919 17-1 .944 Final Eight
1998-99 29-5#* .853 17-1 .944 Sweet 16
1999-00 36-1#* .973 16-0 1.000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
2000-01 32-3#* .914 15-1 .938 Final Four
2001-02 39-0#* 1.000 16-0 1.000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2002-03 37-1# .973 16-0 1.000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2003-04 31-4# .886 14-2 .875 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
2004-05 25-8* .758 13-3 .867 Sweet 16
2005-06 32-5* .865 14-2 .875 Final Eight
2006-07 32-4# .889 16-0 1.000 Final Eight
2007-08 36-2#* .947 15-1 .944 Final Four
2008-09 39-0#* 1.000 16-0 1.000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2009-10 39-0#* 1.000 16-0 1.000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2010-11 36-2#* .947 16-0 1.000 Final Four
2011-12 33-5* .868 13-3 .813 Final Four
2012-13 35-4 .897 14-2 .875 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2013-14 40-0#* 1.000 18-0 1.000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2014-15 38-1#* .974 18-0 1.000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2015-16 38-0#* 1.000 18-0 1.000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2016-17 36-1#* .973 16-0 1.000 Final Four 2017-18 36-1#* .973 16-0 1.000 Final Four 2018-19 35-3#* .921 16-0 1.000 Final Four 2019-20 29-3#* .906 16-0 1.000 Tournament Canceled 2020-21 28-2#* .933 18-0 1.000 Final Four
2021-22 5-2 .714 1-0 1.000 --
37 Seasons 1,125-146 .886 539-61 .898 11 NATIONAL TITLES
# - Conference Regular Season Champions
* - Conference Tournament Champions
Alabama 2 0 1.000
Albany 2 0 1.000
Arizona 1 1 .500
Arizona State 2 1 .667
Arkansas 2 1 .667
Army 2 0 1.000
Auburn 4 0 1.000
Ball State 1 1 .500
Baylor 5 4 .556
Boston College 34 9 .791 Boston University 5 0 1.000
Brown 1 0 1.000
Buffalo 3 0 1.000
Butler 2 0 1.000
BYU 3 0 1.000
California 6 1 .857 Cal Davis 2 0 1.000 Cal Northridge 1 0 1.000 Cal Santa Barbara 2 0 1.000 Central Connecticut 4 0 1.000 Chattanooga 2 0 1.000 Cincinnati 23 0 1.000 Clemson 3 1 .750 Cleveland State 1 0 1.000
Colgate 5 0 1.000
College of Charleston 3 0 1.00 Colorado State 3 0 1.000 Coppin State 1 0 1.000
Cornell 1 0 1.000
Creighton 3 0 1.000 Dartmouth 2 0 1.000
Dayton 4 0 1.000
Denver 1 0 1.000
DePaul 19 0 1.000
Drexel 2 0 1.000
Duke 11 3 .786
Duquesne 3 0 1.000 E. Washington 1 0 1.000
ECU 12 0 1.000
Fairfield 8 0 1.000 Fairleigh Dickinson 1 0 1.000
Florida 2 0 1.000
FIU 1 0 1.000
Florida State 9 0 1.000
Fordham 1 0 1.000
George Mason 2 0 1.000 Geo. Washington 4 0 1.000 Georgetown 45 3 .938 Georgia 3 1 .750 Georgia State 1 0 1.000 Georgia Tech 2 1 .667 Green Bay 2 0 1.000 Hampton 1 0 1.000 Hartford 14 0 1.000
Harvard 1 0 1.000
Hawaii 2 1 .666
High Point 1 0 1.000
Hofstra 2 0 1.000
Holy Cross 19 1 .950
Houston 10 0 1.000
Howard 2 0 1.000
Idaho 1 0 1.000
Idaho State 1 0 1.000
Illinois 3 0 1.000
Indiana State 1 0 1.000
Iona 5 0 1.000
Iowa 5 2 .714
Iowa State 2 1 .667
Kansas 2 0 1.000
Kansas State 3 0 1.000 Kentucky 4 1 .800 Lafayette 2 0 1.000 La Salle 0 3 .000
Lehigh 4 0 1.000
Long Island 2 0 1.000
LSU 8 1 .889
Louisiana Tech 5 2 .714 Louisville 18 2 .889 Loyola (Md.) 1 0 1.000
Maine 3 0 1.000
Manhattan 1 0 1.000
Marist 4 0 1.000
Marquette 11 0 1.000
Maryland 6 0 1.000
Massachusetts 3 1 .750
Miami 18 5 .783
Michigan State 2 1 .667 Minnesota 3 0 1.000 Mississippi State 3 1 .750
Memphis 12 0 1.000
Monmouth 1 0 1.000
Morgan State 1 0 1.000
Nebraska 3 0 1.000
Nevada 1 0 1.000
New Hampshire 1 1 .500
Niagara 1 0 1.000
North Carolina 7 4 .636 UNC Charlotte 1 0 1.000 North Carolina St. 6 2 .750 Northeastern 4 1 .800 Northern Arizona 1 0 1.000 Northern Colorado 1 0 1.000 Northwestern 1 0 1.000 Notre Dame 38 12 .760 Oakland (Mich.) 2 0 1.000 Ohio State 6 0 1.000 Oklahoma 13 0 1.000 Old Dominion 7 1 .875 Ole Miss 1 0 1.000
Oregon 3 1 .750
Oregon State 2 0 1.000
Pacific 2 0 1.000
Penn State 9 0 1.000 Pennsylvania 1 0 1.000 Pepperdine 4 0 1.000 Pittsburgh 41 4 .911 Prairie View A&M 2 0 1.000 Providence 40 10 .800
Purdue 6 1 .857
Queens 1 0 1.000
Quinnipiac 2 0 1.000 Rhode Island 8 0 1.000
Richmond 2 0 1.000
Robert Morris 1 0 1.000 Rutgers 34 6 .850 St. Bonaventure 1 0 1.000 St. Francis (BK) 1 0 1.000 St. Francis (Pa.) 3 0 1.000 St. John’s 44 8 .846 St. Joseph’s (Pa.) 5 1 .833 St. Louis 1 0 1.000 St. Peter’s (N.J.) 1 0 1.000 Sacred Heart 2 0 1.000 San Diego State 2 1 .667 San Francisco 2 0 1.000
Seton Hall 51 2 .962
Siena 1 0 1.000
SMU 11 0 1.000
Southern 1 0 1.000
Southern California 2 0 1.000 South Carolina 9 2 .818 So. Mississippi 1 0 1.000 Stanford 11 7 .611 Stony Brook 1 0 1.000 Syracuse 39 6 .867
Temple 16 0 1.000
Tennessee 15 9 .625 Tenn. Christian 1 0 1.000
Texas 10 0 1.000
Texas A&M 3 0 1.000
Toledo 1 0 1.000
Towson 2 0 1.000
Tulane 12 0 1.000
Tulsa 10 0 1.000
UCF 13 0 1.000
UCLA 6 0 1.000
UMass Lowell 1 0 1.000
UMBC 1 0 1.000
UNLV 1 0 1.000
USF 33 0 1.000
U.S. International 0 1 .000
Vanderbilt 6 2 .750
Vermont 4 0 1.000
Villanova 38 11 .770 Virginia 6 2 .776 Va. Common. 1 0 1.000 Virginia Tech 10 1 .909 Wake Forest 3 0 1.000 Washington 3 0 1.000 West Virginia 24 0 1.000 Western Kentucky 1 0 1.000 Western Michigan 1 0 1.000 Wichita State 1 0 1.000 Wright State 3 0 1.000
Xavier 3 0 1.000
Yale 1 0 1.000
AURIEMMA ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS
AURIEMMA YEAR-BY-YEAR
PLAYER NOTES
PRESEASON HONORS - Preseason All-BIG EAST - Katrina McClain Award Watch List
- Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List CAREER HONORS
- 2021 BIG EAST Sixth-Woman of the Year - 2021 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team CANADA BASKETBALL
- Member of Canada Basketball since 2017
- Youngest member of the Canadian National Team that competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Played on the Senior team at the 2019 FIBA Olympic Prequalifying Tournament and 2019 FIBA AmeriCup - Competed on the U17 FIBA World Cup and U16 FIBA Americas teams
BEFORE UCONN - No. 23 ranked recruit
- 2019 NBA Basketball Without Borders Global MVP - 2019-20 OSBA MVP and Defensive Player of the Year- One of five Canadians to participate in the 2019 NCAA Next Generation Camp
PERSONAL
Hometown: Kingston, Ontario
High School: Crestwood Preparatory College Family: Daughter of Jacqueline and Sanford Edwards Major: Communication
SEASON/CAREER HIGHS
SEASON CAREER
POINTS 12 at Seton Hall (12/3/21) 24 at Butler (2/27/21) FG MADE 6 at Seton Hall (12/3/21) 9 (3x) last vs. Iowa (3/27/21) 3 FG MADE 1 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) 1 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) FT MADE 2 vs. Notre Dame (12/5/21) 9 vs. Syracuse (3/23/21) REBOUNDS 7 at Seton Hall (12/3/21) 14 at Butler (2/27/21) ASSISTS 3 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) 4 vs. Syracuse (3/23/21) BLOCKS 1 (2x) last vs. Notre Dame (12/5/21) 3 (2x) last vs. Baylor (3/29/21) STEALS 2 vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) 3 (2x) last vs. Marquette (3/1/21) MINUTES 24 vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) 35 (2x) last vs. South Carolina (2/8/21)
2021-22 GAME-BY-GAME
OPPONENT FG PCT. 3FG PCT. FT PCT. O-D-T PF PTS A TO BLK STL MIN
^11/14 ARKANSAS 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-4-4 4 9 3 1 0 0 17
^11/20 vs. Minnesota 4-4 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 2 8 1 2 0 2 24
^11/21 vs. [23] USF 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-3-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 17
^11/22 vs. [1] South Carolina 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 1 6 1 1 1 0 22
^12/03 at Seton Hall* 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 0-0 .00 3-4-7 3 12 0 5 0 0 34
^12/05 [24] NOTRE DAME 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-0-0 2 10 1 4 1 1 22
^12/09 at Georgia Tech 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-3-5 1 0 0 2 0 0 23 12/11 vs. UCLA 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1-3-4 1 3 2 0 1 1 23 12/19 vs. [6] Louisville
12/29 MARQUETTE*
12/31 at DePaul*
01/05 at Georgetown*
01/07 at Villanova*
01/09 CREIGHTON*
01/12 at Butler*
01/15 XAVIER*
01/17 at Oregon 01/21 SETON HALL*
01/23 at St. John’s*
01/27 at South Carolina 01/30 at Providence*
02/02 at Creighton*
02/04 BUTLER*
02/06 TENNESSEE 02/09 VILLANOVA*
02/11 DEPAUL*
02/13 at Marquette*
02/18 at Xavier*
02/20 GEORGETOWN*
02/25 ST. JOHN’S*
02/27 PROVIDENCE*
^ - starter
* - BIG EAST game [ ] - AP ranking
SEASON GP-GS Mins M/G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR Rebs R/G PF Ast A/G TO Blk Stl Pts P/G 2020-21 29-6 633 21.8 131 190 .689 0 0 .000 49 77 .636 73 91 164 5.7 62 26 0.9 57 29 28 311 10.7 2021-22 8-7 183 22.9 22 49 .449 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 7 21 28 3.5 16 8 1.0 15 3 4 48 6.0 Total 37-13 816 22.0 153 239 .640 1 3 .333 52 81 .642 80 112 192 5.2 78 34 0.9 72 32 32 359 9.7
EDWARDS CAREER STATS
3 AALIYAH SO | F | 6-3 | KINGSTON, ONTARIO | CRESTWOOD PREPARATORY EDWARDS
PRODUCTION
Season Career Double-Digit Points 2 16
20+ Points -- 2
Double-Digit Rebounds -- 3
Double-Doubles -- 3
PLAYER NOTES
PRESEASON HONORS
- BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year - Preseason AP All-American
- Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List - Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List - Naismith Trophy Watch List
- Wade Trophy Watch List CAREER HONORS
- Holds UConn freshman record for assists in a season (168) - Set UConn record with 14 assists vs. Butler (2/27/21) - 2021 AP National Player of the Year
- 2021 Wooden Award - 2021 Naismith Trophy - 2021 Nancy Lieberman Award - 2021 WBCA Co-Freshman of the Year - 2021 WBCA, AP and USBWA All-American - 2021 NCAA River Walk Region MOP
- 2021 BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player - 2021 BIG EAST Player and Freshman of the Year - 2021 All-BIG EAST First Team and All-Freshman Team USA BASKETBALL
- 2019 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year - 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup MVP
- Won gold at 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, 2018 Youth Olympic Games, 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup and 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship
- Won tournament titles at 2018 Latvia U17 Internation- al Invitational, 2018 Spokane Hoopfest (3x3) and 2018 USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship
BEFORE UCONN - No. 1 ranked recruit
- 2019-20 Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year - 2020 McDonald’s, SLAM and Jordan Brand Classic All-America
- 2020 Naismith Prep Player of the Year - 2020 Morgan Wootten Player of the Year - Three-time Gatorade Minnesota Player of the Year - 2019-20 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year
PERSONAL
Hometown: Hopkins, Minn.
High School: Hopkins
Family: Daughter of Bob Bueckers and Amy Fuller … has two brothers, Ryan and Drew, and one sister, Lau- ren.Major: Exploratory
SEASON/CAREER HIGHS
SEASON CAREER
POINTS 34 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) 34 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) FG MADE 15 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) 15 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) 3 FG MADE 3 (2x) last vs. Notre Dame (12/5/21) 6 at Marquette (2/5/21) FT MADE 4 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) 9 vs. Syracuse (3/23/21) REBOUNDS 9 at Seton Hall (12/3/21) 9 (4x) last at Seton Hall (12/3/21) ASSISTS 8 vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) 14 at Butler (2/27/21)
BLOCKS 2 (2x) last vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) 2 (3x) last vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) STEALS 5 (2x) last vs. Notre Dame (12/5/21) 6 vs. South Carolina (2/8/21) MINUTES 40 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) 45 vs. South Carolina (2/8/21)
2021-22 GAME-BY-GAME
OPPONENT FG PCT. 3FG PCT. FT PCT. O-D-T PF PTS A TO BLK STL MIN
^11/14 ARKANSAS 15-19 .789 0-1 .000 4-5 .800 0-6-6 2 34 4 0 2 2 40
^11/20 vs. Minnesota 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-6-6 1 8 8 0 2 3 28
^11/21 vs. [23] USF 8-16 .500 3-10 .300 2-2 1.000 0-3-3 0 21 7 3 1 1 38
^11/22 vs. [1] South Carolina 8-19 .421 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 0-5-5 1 19 7 4 0 0 39
^12/03 at Seton Hall* 11-18 .611 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-9-9 3 23 7 0 0 5 34
^12/05 [24] NOTRE DAME 9-17 .529 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-4-4 1 22 4 2 0 5 39 12/09 at Georgia Tech dnp
12/11 vs. UCLA dnp
12/19 vs. [6] Louisville 12/29 MARQUETTE*
12/31 at DePaul*
01/05 at Georgetown*
01/07 at Villanova*
01/09 CREIGHTON*
01/12 at Butler*
01/15 XAVIER*
01/17 at Oregon 01/21 SETON HALL*
01/23 at St. John’s*
01/27 at South Carolina 01/30 at Providence*
02/02 at Creighton*
02/04 BUTLER*
02/06 TENNESSEE 02/09 VILLANOVA*
02/11 DEPAUL*
02/13 at Marquette*
02/18 at Xavier*
02/20 GEORGETOWN*
02/25 ST. JOHN’S*
02/27 PROVIDENCE*
^ - starter
* - BIG EAST game [ ] - AP ranking
SEASON GP-GS Mins M/G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR Rebs R/G PF Ast A/G TO Blk Stl Pts P/G 2020-21 29-29 1049 36.2 222 424 .524 64 138 .464 73 84 .869 13 128 141 4.9 34 168 5.8 73 11 66 581 20.0 2021-22 6-6 218 36.4 54 96 .563 9 29 .310 10 13 .769 0 33 33 5.5 8 37 6.2 9 5 16 127 21.2 Total 35-35 1267 36.2 276 520 .531 73 167 .437 83 97 .856 13 161 174 5.0 42 205 5.9 82 16 82 708 20.2
BUECKERS CAREER STATS
5 PAIGE SO | G | 5-11 | HOPKINS, MINN. | HOPKINS HS BUECKERS
PRODUCTION
Season Career
Double-Digit Points 5 33
20+ Points 4 18
30+ Points 1 4
Double-Digit Assists -- 2
5+ Assists 4 23
5+ Steals 2 4
Double-Doubles -- 2
PLAYER NOTES
SEASON NOTES
- currently out with a right foot injury CAREER NOTES
- Started 15 games as a freshman - Second UConn player from Croatia CROATIA BASKETBALL
- Represented Croatia at the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship
- Averaged 10.9 points, 5.7 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game
BEFORE UCONN
- Played four seasons for ŽKK Trešnjevka 2009 in Prva Ženska Liga, the First League of Croatia.
PERSONAL
Hometown: Zagreb, Croatia High School: III. Gimnazija Zagreb
Family: Daughter of Roberta and Darko Mühl ... has one younger sister, Hana.
Major: Exploratory
SEASON/CAREER HIGHS
SEASON CAREER
POINTS 6 vs. Notre Dame (12/5/21) 19 at Creighton (2/25/21) FG MADE 2 (2x) last vs. Notre Dame (12/5/21) 8 at Creighton (2/25/21) 3 FG MADE 2 vs. Notre Dame (12/5/21) 3 (4x) last vs. Marquette (3/8/21) FT MADE -- 3 vs. Villanova (3/7/21) REBOUNDS 4 at Seton Hall (12/3/21) 8 at Xavier (2/20/21) ASSISTS 2 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) 9 at Marquette (2/5/21) BLOCKS 1 vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) 1 (4x) last vs. St. John’s (3/6/21) STEALS 2 at Seton Hall (12/3/21) 5 (3x) last at Creighton (2/25/21) MINUTES 16 at Seton Hall (12/3/21) 38 (2x) last at Creighton (2/25/21)
2021-22 GAME-BY-GAME
OPPONENT FG PCT. 3FG PCT. FT PCT. O-D-T PF PTS A TO BLK STL MIN 11/14 ARKANSAS 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-1-1 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 11/20 vs. Minnesota 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 1 4 1 1 1 1 13 11/21 vs. [23] USF 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11/22 vs. [1] South Carolina 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12/03 at Seton Hall* 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-2-4 4 1 2 0 2 2 16 12/05 [24] NOTRE DAME 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-1-2 2 6 1 4 0 0 14 12/09 at Georgia Tech dnp
12/11 vs. UCLA dnp
12/19 vs. [6] Louisville 12/29 MARQUETTE*
12/31 at DePaul*
01/05 at Georgetown*
01/07 at Villanova*
01/09 CREIGHTON*
01/12 at Butler*
01/15 XAVIER*
01/17 at Oregon 01/21 SETON HALL*
01/23 at St. John’s*
01/27 at South Carolina 01/30 at Providence*
02/02 at Creighton*
02/04 BUTLER*
02/06 TENNESSEE 02/09 VILLANOVA*
02/11 DEPAUL*
02/13 at Marquette*
02/18 at Xavier*
02/20 GEORGETOWN*
02/25 ST. JOHN’S*
02/27 PROVIDENCE*
^ - starter
* - BIG EAST game [ ] - AP ranking
SEASON GP-GS Mins M/G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR Rebs R/G PF Ast A/G TO Blk Stl Pts P/G 2020-21 23-15 563 24.5 40 105 .381 24 70 .343 8 11 .727 8 48 56 2.4 40 62 2.7 44 4 40 112 4.9 2021-22 6-0 62 10.3 5 15 .333 2 10 .200 0 2 .000 4 5 9 1.5 10 5 0.8 7 1 3 12 2.0 Total 29-15 625 21.5 45 120 .375 26 80 .325 8 13 .615 12 53 65 2.2 50 67 2.3 51 5 43 124 4.3
MÜHL CAREER STATS
10 NIKA SO | G | 5-10 | ZAGREB, CROATIA | III. GIMNAZIJA ZAGREB MÜHL
PRODUCTION
Season Career Double-Digit Points -- 3
20+ Points -- --
Double-Digit Rebounds -- --
5+ Assists -- 5
Double-Doubles -- --
PLAYER NOTES
PRESEASON HONORS - Preseason All-BIG EAST
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List - Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List - Naismith Trophy Watch List
- Wade Trophy Watch List - Senior CLASS Award candidate CAREER HONORS
- Scored 1,000th career point vs. DePaul (12/29/21) - 2021 NCAA River Walk All-Region Team - 2021 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team - 2021 All-BIG EAST First Team - 2020 AAC All-Tournament Team - 2020 All-AAC First Team
- 2019 American Freshman of the Year - 2019 AAC All-Freshman Team - 2019 AAC All-Tournament Team USA BASKETBALL
- Member of 2018 U18 U.S. National Team - Won gold at FIBA Americans U18 Championship - Won gold at 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup - Youngest member of 2017 U19 Team - 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup silver medalist
- 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship bronze medalist PERSONAL
Hometown: Little Rock, Ark.
High School: Central Arkansas Christian
Family: Daughter of Cheryl and Sherman Williams … has five older siblings: Timothy, Andrew, Shelly, Aman- da and Timia … brother, Timothy, played baseball at Crowder College.
Major: Sociology with a minor in women’s gender studies
SEASON/CAREER HIGHS
SEASON CAREER
POINTS 31 vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) 31 vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) FG MADE 12 vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) 12 (3x) last vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) 3 FG MADE 3 vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) 5 vs. Purdue (11/24/18)
FT MADE 6 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) 6 (2x) last vs. Wichita State (1/2/20) REBOUNDS 4 (3x) last vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 11 at DePaul (12/16/19)
ASSISTS 6 vs. Notre Dame (12/5/21) 7 at Villanova (12/22/20) BLOCKS 1 (3x) last vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 3 at Creighton (2/25/21)
STEALS 2 vs. South Carolina (11/22/21) 4 (4x) last vs. Georgetown (1/23/21) MINUTES 40 at Georgia Tech (12/9/21) 40 (16x) last vs. Baylor (3/29/21)
2021-22 GAME-BY-GAME
OPPONENT FG PCT. 3FG PCT. FT PCT. O-D-T PF PTS A TO BLK STL MIN
^11/14 ARKANSAS 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 6-11 .545 3-1-4 3 18 3 1 0 1 36
^11/20 vs. Minnesota 12-14 .857 3-5 .750 4-4 1.000 1-3-4 2 31 3 1 0 0 32
^11/21 vs. [23] USF 3-8 .375 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000 0-0-0 4 10 0 5 0 0 34
^11/22 vs. [1] South Carolina 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 1-1-2 1 10 3 2 0 2 39
^12/03 at Seton Hall* 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1-2-3 1 17 1 1 1 0 36
^12/05 [24] NOTRE DAME 2-8 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 2 4 6 1 0 0 33
^12/09 at Georgia Tech 6-19 .316 1-8 .125 0-0 .000 0-3-3 3 13 3 4 1 0 40
^12/11 vs. UCLA 4-13 .308 2-3 .667 1-3 .333 2-2-4 1 11 3 3 1 1 37 12/19 vs. [6] Louisville
12/29 MARQUETTE*
12/31 at DePaul*
01/05 at Georgetown*
01/07 at Villanova*
01/09 CREIGHTON*
01/12 at Butler*
01/15 XAVIER*
01/17 at Oregon 01/21 SETON HALL*
01/23 at St. John’s*
01/27 at South Carolina 01/30 at Providence*
02/02 at Creighton*
02/04 BUTLER*
02/06 TENNESSEE 02/09 VILLANOVA*
02/11 DEPAUL*
02/13 at Marquette*
02/18 at Xavier*
02/20 GEORGETOWN*
02/25 ST. JOHN’S*
02/27 PROVIDENCE*
^ - starter
* - BIG EAST game [ ] - AP ranking
SEASON GP-GS Mins M/G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR Rebs R/G PF Ast A/G TO Blk Stl Pts P/G 2018-19 38-38 1217 32.0 171 343 .499 47 128 .367 54 73 .740 49 73 122 3.2 69 86 2.3 52 8 46 443 11.7 2019-20 32-31 1140 35.6 180 394 .457 43 129 .333 64 86 .744 56 102 158 4.9 56 72 2.3 55 6 40 467 14.6 2020-21 29-29 999 34.5 187 390 .479 49 143 .343 49 71 .690 30 94 124 4.3 51 64 2.2 51 14 27 472 16.3 2021-22 8-8 286 35.7 44 100 .440 9 30 .300 17 24 .708 8 14 22 2.8 17 22 2.8 18 3 4 114 14.3 TOTAL 107-106 3644 34.1 582 1227 .474 148 430 .344 184 254 .724 143 283 426 4.0 193 244 2.3 176 31 117 1496 14.0
WILLIAMS CAREER STATS
13 CHRISTYN SR | G | 5-11 | LITTLE ROCK, ARK. | CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN WILLIAMS
PRODUCTION
Season Career Double-Digit Points 7 81
20+ Points 1 23
Double-Digit Rebounds -- 1
Double-Doubles -- 1
PLAYER NOTES
PRESEASON HONORS
- Katrina McClain Award Watch List - Senior CLASS Award candidate CAREER NOTES
- Played three seasons at Ohio State before transfer- ring to UConn; has two years of eligibility remaining - First UConn player from Hungary
CAREER HONORS
- Two-time First Team All-Big Ten (2020, ‘21) - 2020 Big Ten All-Tournament Team - 2019 All-Big Ten Second Team - 2019 All-Big Ten Freshman Team HUNGARY BASKETBALL
- Represented Hungary at the 2017 FIBA U19 Wom- en’s Basketball World Cup
PERSONAL
Hometown: Pecs, Hungary High School: PTE Babits
Major: Graduated from Ohio State with a degree in psychology ... currenlty pursuing a master’s degree in sport management.
SEASON/CAREER HIGHS
SEASON CAREER
POINTS 16 vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 27 (3x) last vs. Miami (OH) (12/10/20) FG MADE 5 vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 11 (2x) last vs. Miami (OH) (12/10/20) 3 FG MADE 1 (2x) last vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 4 vs. Maryland (3/8/20)
FT MADE 5 vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 7 vs. Michigan State (1/14/19) REBOUNDS 16 vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 16 (8x) last vs. Maryland (1/25/21) ASSISTS 2 vs. Notre Dame (12/5/21) 4 at Michigan State (1/16/20) BLOCKS 1 at Seton Hall (12/3/21) 4 vs. Minnesota (3/5/20) STEALS 2 vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 5 at Nebraska (2/2/20) MINUTES 27 at Georgia Tech (12/9/21) 39 (2x) last vs. Indiana (2/27/21)
2021-22 GAME-BY-GAME
OPPONENT FG PCT. 3FG PCT. FT PCT. O-D-T PF PTS A TO BLK STL MIN 11/14 ARKANSAS 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 0-3-3 2 3 1 1 0 1 12 11/20 vs. Minnesota 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 1 6 0 2 0 0 13 11/21 vs. [23] USF 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-5-6 0 2 1 1 0 0 12 11/22 vs. [1] South Carolina 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-0-3 3 2 0 5 0 1 20 12/03 at Seton Hall* 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 4-6-10 1 5 1 1 1 0 15 12/05 [24] NOTRE DAME 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-1-3 2 0 2 2 0 0 22
^12/09 at Georgia Tech 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1-4-5 1 2 1 0 0 1 27
^12/11 vs. UCLA 5-5 1.000 1-1 1.000 5-10 .500 4-12-16 1 16 0 4 0 2 29 12/19 vs. [6] Louisville
12/29 MARQUETTE*
12/31 at DePaul*
01/05 at Georgetown*
01/07 at Villanova*
01/09 CREIGHTON*
01/12 at Butler*
01/15 XAVIER*
01/17 at Oregon 01/21 SETON HALL*
01/23 at St. John’s*
01/27 at South Carolina 01/30 at Providence*
02/02 at Creighton*
02/04 BUTLER*
02/06 TENNESSEE 02/09 VILLANOVA*
02/11 DEPAUL*
02/13 at Marquette*
02/18 at Xavier*
02/20 GEORGETOWN*
02/25 ST. JOHN’S*
02/27 PROVIDENCE*
^ - starter
* - BIG EAST game [ ] - AP ranking
SEASON GP-GS Mins M/G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR Rebs R/G PF Ast A/G TO Blk Stl Pts P/G 2018-19 27-25 761 28.2 119 260 .458 18 71 .254 61 97 .629 65 177 242 9.0 48 22 0.8 61 18 33 317 11.7 2019-20 31-31 939 30.3 160 336 .476 40 101 .396 50 94 .532 95 197 292 9.4 51 33 1.1 49 38 38 410 13.2 2020-21 17-17 513 30.1 103 214 .481 12 59 .203 30 70 .429 72 116 188 11.1 31 19 1.1 34 17 17 248 14.6 2021-22 8-2 150 18.7 14 32 .438 2 5 .400 6 13 .462 16 31 47 5.9 11 6 0.8 16 1 5 36 4.5 Total 83-75 2362 28.5 396 842 .470 72 236 .305 147 274 .536 248 521 769 9.3 141 80 1.0 160 74 93 1011 12.2
JUHÁSZ CAREER STATS
14 DORKA GR | F | 6-5 | PECS, HUNGARY | OHIO STATE JUHÁSZ
PRODUCTION
Season Career Double-Digit Points 1 56
20+ Points -- 10
Double-Digit Rebounds 2 43
Double-Doubles 1 35
PLAYER NOTES
PRESEASON HONORS - Preseason All-BIG EAST - Lisa Leslie Award Watch List
- Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List - Naismith Trophy Watch List
- Wade Trophy Watch List - Senior CLASS Award candidate CAREER HONORS
- Currently ranks eighth in UConn record book with 223 career blocks
- 2021 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year - 2021 All-BIG EAST Second Team
- 2021 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team - 2020 All-AAC Second Team USA BASKETBALL
- Won gold with U.S. Senior National Team at 2019 FIBA AmeriCup
- Won 3x3 gold at the 2019 Pan Am Games - Member of 2018 U18 U.S. National Team - Won gold at FIBA Americans U18 Championship - Member of 2016 U17 National Team
- Won bronze at FIBA U17 World Championship PERSONAL
Hometown: Winder, Ga.
High School: Winder Barrow
Family: Daughter of Sebastian Ododa and Heather Nelson-Ododa ... has two brothers, Alonzo and Isaiah ... father, Sebastian, played basketball for Huntington University and the Kenyan National Team ... brother, Alonzo, played collegiately for Richmond and Pitt and is currently in the NBA G League.
Major: Economics
SEASON/CAREER HIGHS
SEASON CAREER
POINTS 14 vs. Notre Dame (12/5/21) 27 vs. Oklahoma (12/22/19) FG MADE 5 (4x) last vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 13 vs. Oklahoma (12/22/19) 3 FG MADE -- 2 vs. Georgetown (1/23/21) FT MADE 4 vs. Notre Dame (12/5/21) 7 vs. Seton Hall (12/8/18) REBOUNDS 13 vs. Notre Dame (12/5/21) 17 vs. ECU (3/9/19) ASSISTS 7 vs. USF (11/21/21) 7 (3x) last vs. USF (11/21/21) BLOCKS 3 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) 7 (3x) last vs. Wichita State (1/2/20) STEALS 2 vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 4 (2x) last vs. USF (3/8/20) MINUTES 35 (2x) last vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 40 at USF (2/16/20)
2021-22 GAME-BY-GAME
OPPONENT FG PCT. 3FG PCT. FT PCT. O-D-T PF PTS A TO BLK STL MIN
^11/14 ARKANSAS 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 1-7-8 4 9 2 3 3 1 20
^11/20 vs. Minnesota 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-7-8 3 6 6 2 1 0 24
^11/21 vs. [23] USF 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-5-5 2 5 7 2 1 1 35
^11/22 vs. [1] South Carolina 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-5-5 4 6 4 3 5 2 34
^12/03 at Seton Hall* 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-3-5 2 10 3 2 1 1 25
^12/05 [24] NOTRE DAME 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 5-8-13 5 14 1 3 2 1 34
^12/09 at Georgia Tech 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 3-7-10 3 12 1 3 3 1 33
^12/11 vs. UCLA 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-5-8 4 10 2 2 1 2 35 12/19 vs. [6] Louisville
12/29 MARQUETTE*
12/31 at DePaul*
01/05 at Georgetown*
01/07 at Villanova*
01/09 CREIGHTON*
01/12 at Butler*
01/15 XAVIER*
01/17 at Oregon 01/21 SETON HALL*
01/23 at St. John’s*
01/27 at South Carolina 01/30 at Providence*
02/02 at Creighton*
02/04 BUTLER*
02/06 TENNESSEE 02/09 VILLANOVA*
02/11 DEPAUL*
02/13 at Marquette*
02/18 at Xavier*
02/20 GEORGETOWN*
02/25 ST. JOHN’S*
02/27 PROVIDENCE*
^ - starter
* - BIG EAST game [ ] - AP ranking
SEASON GP-GS Mins M/G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR Rebs R/G PF Ast A/G TO Blk Stl Pts P/G 2018-19 38-4 533 14.0 58 111 .523 0 0 .000 50 94 .532 46 99 145 3.8 75 25 0.7 33 54 15 166 4.4 2019-20 32-31 844 26.4 154 279 .552 0 7 .000 42 77 .545 93 179 272 8.5 83 89 2.8 78 100 34 350 10.9 2020-21 30-30 778 25.9 152 272 .559 4 15 .267 52 87 .598 78 156 234 7.8 71 87 2.9 57 53 19 360 12.0 2021-22 8-8 238 29.8 31 53 .585 0 0 .000 10 15 .667 15 47 62 7.8 27 26 3.3 20 17 9 72 9.0 TOTAL 108-73 2391 22.1 395 715 .552 4 22 .182 154 273 .564 232 481 713 6.6 256 227 2.1 188 224 77 948 8.8
NELSON-ODODA CAREER STATS
20 OLIVIA NELSON-ODODA
SR | F | 6-5 | WINDER, GA. | WINDER BARROW HS
PRODUCTION
Season Career Double-Digit Points 4 48
20+ Points -- 4
Double-Digit Rebounds 2 24
5+ Blocks 1 8
Double-Doubles 2 18
PLAYER NOTES
CAREER HONORS
- Scored 1,000th career point vs. Iowa (3/27/21) - 2018 SEC All-Freshman Team
USA BASKETBALL
- Won gold at 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship PERSONAL
Hometown: Salem, Ore.
High School: South Salem
Family: Daughter of James and Eva Westbrook ... has four siblings, James and Tko Westbrook, Bryce Clifton and Tyler Antoun.
Major: Communication
SEASON/CAREER HIGHS
SEASON CAREER
POINTS 17 vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 29 (2x) last vs. Stanford (12/18/18) FG MADE 6 vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 12 at Oklahoma State (12/2/18) 3 FG MADE 3 (2x) last vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) 5 at Arkansas (1/28/21) FT MADE 5 (2x) last vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 9 at Stetson (12/5/18) REBOUNDS 8 vs. Arkansas (11/14/21) 14 at DePaul (1/31/21) ASSISTS 7 vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 12 vs. Troy (12/6/17) BLOCKS -- 3 (2x) last at Marquette (2/5/21) STEALS 3 at Georgia Tech (12/9/21) 7 vs. Presbyterian (11/11/19) MINUTE 39 vs. UCLA (12/11/21) 42 at Texas A&M (1/11/18)
2021-22 GAME-BY-GAME
OPPONENT FG PCT. 3FG PCT. FT PCT. O-D-T PF PTS A TO BLK STL MIN
^11/14 ARKANSAS 4-7 .571 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000 1-7-8 1 15 5 2 0 2 38
^11/20 vs. Minnesota 4-7 .571 3-5 .600 5-7 .714 0-1-1 3 16 4 2 0 1 30
^11/21 vs. [23] USF 2-6 .333 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-3-4 0 4 3 1 0 1 31
^11/22 vs. [1] South Carolina 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000 0-0-0 1 14 3 3 0 0 31
^12/03 at Seton Hall* 1-6 .167 0-4 .000 3-3 1.000 0-04-4 1 5 3 1 0 2 30
^12/05 [24] NOTRE DAME 1-6 .167 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-7-7 4 3 2 3 0 1 22
^12/09 at Georgia Tech 4-10 .400 1-4 .250 2-4 .500 0-2-2 5 11 6 3 0 3 38
^12/11 vs. UCLA 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 5-9 .556 1-6-7 0 17 7 1 0 1 39 12/19 vs. [6] Louisville
12/29 MARQUETTE*
12/31 at DePaul*
01/05 at Georgetown*
01/07 at Villanova*
01/09 CREIGHTON*
01/12 at Butler*
01/15 XAVIER*
01/17 at Oregon 01/21 SETON HALL*
01/23 at St. John’s*
01/27 at South Carolina 01/30 at Providence*
02/02 at Creighton*
02/04 BUTLER*
02/06 TENNESSEE 02/09 VILLANOVA*
02/11 DEPAUL*
02/13 at Marquette*
02/18 at Xavier*
02/20 GEORGETOWN*
02/25 ST. JOHN’S*
02/27 PROVIDENCE*
^ - starter
* - BIG EAST game [ ] - AP ranking
SEASON GP-GS Mins M/G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR Rebs R/G PF Ast A/G TO Blk Stl Pts P/G 2017-18 33-33 926 28.1 104 267 .390 27 85 .318 41 80 .513 23 69 92 2.8 77 143 4.3 121 23 30 276 8.4 2018-19 31-31 952 30.7 166 396 .419 38 100 .380 93 129 .721 26 87 113 3.6 90 163 5.3 101 3 49 463 14.9 2019-20 redshirt season
2020-21 30-30 917 30.6 104 229 .454 40 118 .339 35 45 .778 17 141 158 5.3 45 128 4.3 68 20 52 283 9.4 2021-22 8-8 260 32.5 26 63 .413 10 28 .357 23 31 .742 3 30 33 4.1 15 33 4.1 16 0 11 85 10.6 Total 102-102 3055 30.0 400 955 .419 115 331 .347 192 285 .674 69 327 396 3.9 227 467 4.6 306 46 142 1107 10.9
WESTBROOK CAREER STATS
22 EVINA R-SR | G | 6-0 | SALEM, ORE. | TENNESSEE WESTBROOK
PRODUCTION
Season Career Double-Digit Points 5 52
20+ Points -- 10
Double-Digit Assists -- 4
5+ Assists 3 49
Double-Digit Rebounds -- --
Double-Doubles -- 3
PLAYER NOTES
BEFORE UCONN
- No. 23 ranked player at her position
- Led Bradford Christian to the 2019 New England Prep School Athletic Council Class C Championship PERSONAL
Hometown: Manchester, N.H.
High School: Bradford Christian Academy
Family: Daughter of Rebecca Gak and Makuar Gob ... has six siblings ... older brother Wenyan played basketball at Kentucky and is currently signed to the New Orleans Pelicans ... older sister Karima played at DePaul, Boston College and Cal State Fullerton ...
older brother Gob plays at Monmouth.
Major: Exploratory
SEASON/CAREER HIGHS
SEASON CAREER
POINTS -- 2 (6x) last vs. St. John’s (3/6/21) FG MADE -- 1 (6x) last vs. St. John’s (3/6/21)
3 FG MADE -- --
FT MADE -- 1 (3x) last vs. Providence (1/9/21) REBOUNDS -- 3 vs. Xavier (12/19/20) ASSISTS -- 1 (2x) last at Villanova (12/22/20) BLOCKS -- 2 vs. Georgetown (1/23/21)
STEALS -- --
MINUTES 2 vs. Minnesota (11/20/21) 4 (4x) last at St. John’s (2/17/21)
2021-22 GAME-BY-GAME
OPPONENT FG PCT. 3FG PCT. FT PCT. O-D-T PF PTS A TO BLK STL MIN
11/14 ARKANSAS dnp
11/20 vs. Minnesota 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2
11/21 vs. [23] USF dnp
11/22 vs. [1] South Carolina dnp 12/03 at Seton Hall* dnp 12/05 [24] NOTRE DAME dnp 12/09 at Georgia Tech dnp
12/11 vs. UCLA dnp
12/19 vs. Louisville 12/29 MARQUETTE*
12/31 at DePaul*
01/05 at Georgetown*
01/07 at Villanova*
01/09 CREIGHTON*
01/12 at Butler*
01/15 XAVIER*
01/17 at Oregon 01/21 SETON HALL*
01/23 at St. John’s*
01/27 at South Carolina 01/30 at Providence*
02/02 at Creighton*
02/04 BUTLER*
02/06 TENNESSEE 02/09 VILLANOVA*
02/11 DEPAUL*
02/13 at Marquette*
02/18 at Xavier*
02/20 GEORGETOWN*
02/25 ST. JOHN’S*
02/27 PROVIDENCE*
^ - starter
* - BIG EAST game [ ] - AP ranking
SEASON GP-GS Mins M/G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR Rebs R/G PF Ast A/G TO Blk Stl Pts P/G 2020-21 22-0 56 2.5 6 12 .500 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 2 10 12 0.5 13 2 0.1 3 5 0 15 0.7 2021-22 1-0 2 2.1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 23-0 58 2.5 6 12 .500 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 2 10 12 0.5 14 2 0.1 5 5 0 15 0.7
GABRIEL CAREER STATS
32 PIATH SO | F | 6-5 | MANCHESTER, N.H. | BRADFORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY GABRIEL
PRODUCTION
Season Career Double-Digit Points -- --
20+ Points -- --
Double-Digit Rebounds -- --
Double-Doubles -- --