University of Connecticut Athletics
10/22/2026 1:22:00โฏPM | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK โ UConn women's basketball junior forward Sarah Strong was named to the Associated Press 2026-27 preseason All-America team, as announced by the AP Thursday.
Strong is coming off an incredible sophomore season, when she was named the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Wade Trophy, AP Player of the Year and USBWA Player of the Year winner.
A consensus All-American, Strong was the BIG EAST's 2025-26 Player and Defensive Player of the Year, as well as the BIG EAS T Tournament Most Outstanding Player, All-BIG EAST First Team and All-Defensive Team. She led the team in points (18.4 PPG), rebounds (7.7 RPG), blocks (1.6 BPG) and steals (3.4 SPG) as a sophomore.
Strong was named the BIG EAST's 2026-27 preseason Player of the Year earlier this month.
Through two preseason games, Strong is averaging 21.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
Strong is joined on the preseason team by Hannah Hidalgo (Notre Dame), Madison Booker (Texas), Mikayla Blakes (Vanderbilt) and JuJu Watkins (USC).
