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 impact at the WNBA level is Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier .

The sixth overall pick from the 2019 WNBA Draft has been a bona fide star this season as she is averaging 23.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists, while shooting 53.7 percent from the field. She would show her talents first with the Huskies, though she mentioned the original intention was not to play for the prestigious university for basketball, since she wanted to beat them.

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