The UConn Huskies, coached by Geno Auriemma, are considered by many to be the most storied program in all of women’s college basketball. This is because the team has amassed the most national championships in the sport with 12, along with several other accolades such as 24 NCAA Final Four appearances, 30 Big East conference tournament titles and 31 conference regular season championships.
With this, the team has produced some of the best players in women’s basketball history. This includes the likes of Sue Bird, who won two championships with the team and went on to become a four-time WNBA champion, and Diana Taurasi, who many consider one of the greatest women’s basketball players of all time. In recent times, there are now joined by Paige Bueckers, who is now in the running to be the 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year.
As UConn enters the 2025-26 season fresh off of its 2025 national championship berth, the loss of Bueckers has left a hefty void for the team to fill in the hopes of a national title repeat. With a slew of high-level high school recruits and transferees coming into their already talented roster, let’s take a look at five recruits that could potentially be the Huskies’ next great star.
Top 5 Recruits Who Could Be the Next Great UConn Star
#5 Kelis Fisher
Kelis Fisher is a four-star recruit, per 24/7 Sports, out of IMG Academy. The floor general out of Bradenton, Florida, is best known for her high-paced offensive playmaking. Coupled with her knock-down shooting from beyond the three-point line, the high school senior presents a potential point guard for the future for the Huskies. She is currently committed to UConn as the 18th nationally ranked prospect of the class of 2025.
#4 Gandy Malou-Mamel
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As a 6’4 center from Gill St. Bernards High School, Gandy Malou-Mamel’s stature and potential with her size are enough for coach Auriemma to be able to groom her into becoming a great stalwart in college basketball. According to 24/7 Sports, the Gladstone, New Jersey native is nationally ranked at No.77 as a four-star recruit in the class of 2025. Malou-Mamel has signed a letter of intent to play for the team in the 2025-26 campaign.
#3 Bianca Quinones
Bianca Quinones is an Ecuadorian guard coming in as part of the Huskies’ freshman class of 2025. As a 6-foot-2 wing, Quinones has the ability to stretch the floor in the perimeter for UConn as a forward with guard-like skills. Quinones is also bringing in national team experience into her college basketball stint, having competed in several FIBA championships already and most recently in the Serie A1 League in Italy as per the Uconn Huskies.
#2 Serah Williams
Wisconsin Badgers forward Serah Williams is another lengthy addition to the Huskies’ 2025-26 roster, as she has proven herself to be a standout swingman in her three years of college basketball thus far. For her final season, Williams could become a UConn great under Auriemma’s program. She has tallied 16.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per contest in her three-year tenure.
#1 Kayleigh Heckel
There has been a lot of hype coming in when now former USC Trojans guard Kayleigh Heckel announced that she has committed to transfer to the UConn Huskies. This is because many believe that the incoming sophomore was underutilised in her one-and-done stint with the Trojans, as she could now thrive under coach Auriemma’s system. In her first year, Heckel averaged 6.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 steals a game.
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