UConn-Tennessee rivalry added to next 2 seasons
UConn and Tennessee, which own the most championships in women's basketball history with 11 and eight, respectively, will play a home-and-home series over the next two seasons.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
28-2, 1st in Big East
- 11/28CANC
- 12/6PPD
- 12/12W 79-23
- 12/15W 92-65
- 12/17W 80-47
- 12/19W 106-59
- 12/22W 90-52
- 12/2918W 75-52
- 1/76CANC
- 1/9W 87-50
- 1/16PPD
- 1/19W 103-35
- 1/2125W 67-61
- 1/23W 72-41
- 1/26CANC
- 1/2819L 90-87
- 1/3117W 100-67
- 2/3W 94-62
- 2/5W 87-58
- 2/81W 63-59
- 2/10W 70-49
- 2/12W 64-40
- 2/17W 77-32
- 2/20W 83-32
- 2/25W 81-49
- 2/27W 97-68
- 3/1W 63-53
- 3/6W 77-41
- 3/7W 84-39
- 3/8W 73-39
- 3/2116W 102-59
- 3/238W 83-47
- 3/275W 92-72
- 3/292W 69-67
- 4/23L 69-59
- Full Schedule
UConn-L'Ville at HOF Showcase after '20 PPD
UConn will face Louisville -- a game that was canceled last season due to the coronavirus pandemic -- and Michigan will take on Baylor at the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase in December.
UConn's Auriemma: Transfer portal is a 'mess'
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma says the transfer portal is a "mess" and that "there's something wrong with the culture of college basketball."
UConn extends Auriemma's contract through '25
The UConn Huskies have given women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma a five-year contract extension through April 2025, athletic director David Benedict announced Friday.
WNBA star Stewart engaged to Mercury's Xargay
Reigning WNBA Finals MVP Breanna Stewart announced her engagement to Phoenix Mercury guard Marta Xargay on Sunday.
UConn women's star Bueckers has ankle surgery
UConn women's basketball guard Paige Bueckers, who won all but one of the national player of the year awards as a freshman this past season, had surgery on her right ankle, the school announced Saturday.
Top 25 women's college basketball players for 2021-22
Kim Mulkey has moved on, but NaLyssa Smith is back at Baylor and leads our first offseason player rankings for next season.
NCAA Women's Bracketology - 2022 women's college basketball projections
Kim Mulkey has left for LSU, but Baylor joins fellow No. 1 seeds UConn, Stanford and South Carolina in our early projection for 2022.
Valley leaves Hartford to become UConn assistant
Hartford women's basketball coach Morgan Valley has left the school to become an assistant at UConn, her alma mater.
Vandy tabs UConn assistant Ralph as new coach
Longtime UConn assistant coach Shea Ralph has been named the new women's basketball coach at Vanderbilt, the school announced Tuesday.
Juhasz transferring from Ohio State to UConn
The UConn Huskies have added another post player to their roster with the transfer of All-Big Ten forward Dorka Juhasz from Ohio State.
Is it time to change the early entry rules for the WNBA draft?
Freshmen Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark have sparked renewed conversation about the WNBA's age limit and whether it's time for change.
UConn sophomore guard Makurat to transfer
Sophomore guard Anna Makurat is transferring from UConn after two seasons with the Huskies. She missed 13 games with a stress fracture in her right leg.
Bueckers set on securing national championship next season for UConn (1:47)
UConn freshman Bueckers wins Wooden Award
UConn Huskies freshman Paige Bueckers, the 5-foot-11 guard who authored one of the greatest rookie seasons in school history, won the John R. Wooden Award on Monday.
How Haley Jones helped Stanford win the 2021 NCAA women's basketball championship
A Most Outstanding Player performance by Haley Jones put the Cardinal on top again after a 29-year wait. Plus, we look at what to expect in 2021-22.
Women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25: UConn reigns while South Carolina looms
The Big Ten put three teams in the top 10, but UConn, South Carolina and 2021 national champion Stanford remain the teams to beat.
Bueckers, Smith earn player of year honors
Paige Bueckers and NaLyssa Smith are among five finalists for the Wooden Award, which will be announced Tuesday on ESPN.
'Is that the best we can do?' Inside an overdue reckoning in NCAA basketball
How does the NCAA and women's basketball move forward after this month's public outcry of gender inequity? ESPN spoke to people at all levels of the sport, and a lack of transparency and agreeable solutions didn't yield any clear answers.
Women's NCAA championship game: Stanford, Arizona to meet in all-Pac-12 final
Stanford is 2-0 against Arizona this season. When they meet Sunday (6 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App), the Wildcats will be looking for another upset.
Arizona stuns UConn to advance to national championship (2:28)
Paige Bueckers' sensational freshman season comes to a close in women's Final Four
UConn's star freshman finished the year leading the Huskies in multiple categories. But after a loss to Arizona in the national semis, she knows she can be even better next year.
Arizona after toppling UConn: 'We shocked world'
Arizona handed UConn just its second loss this season as the Wildcats advance to their first national championship game in program history.
Arizona celebrates its huge upset of UConn to advance to the title game (0:26)
UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers scores 100 points in first NCAA tournament run
The UConn freshman joins some elite company. In Friday's Final Four game, she became the fifth freshman to hit 100 points scored in an NCAA tournament.
2020-21 Big East Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 18-0 | - | 28-2 |
| Marquette | 14-4 | 4 | 19-7 |
| Seton Hall | 12-5 | 5.5 | 14-7 |
| DePaul | 11-5 | 6 | 14-10 |
| Villanova | 9-5 | 7 | 17-7 |
| Creighton | 6-7 | 9.5 | 10-12 |
| Providence | 4-10 | 12 | 7-14 |
| St. John's | 4-12 | 13 | 8-15 |
| Xavier | 2-8 | 12 | 5-10 |
| Butler | 3-15 | 15 | 3-17 |
| Georgetown | 2-14 | 15 | 2-15 |
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azzi Fudd | SG | Signed | 98 |
| Caroline Ducharme | SG | Signed | 98 |
| Amari DeBerry | PF | Signed | 96 |
| Saylor Poffenbarger | SG | Signed | 94 |