Even after graduating two
WNBA draftees, the Huskies entered the season with six reliable and tested starters, led by seniors
Nika Mühl, Aubrey Griffin, and 2023 All-American
Aaliyah Edwards. Juniors
Azzi Fudd,
Caroline Ducharme, and 2021 All-American
Paige Bueckers returned in the backcourt. UConn were ranked #2 in the preseason
AP and
Coaches polls. However, the Huskies' injury problems of the previous few seasons continued to plague them. Freshman center Jana El Alfy got hurt during the offseason. Sophomore forward Ayanna Patterson suffered a knee injury in December and never played a game. Fudd only played two games before suffering a non-contact injury in practice in November. She was diagnosed with an ACL injury and was out for the rest of the season. Ducharme, who had previously struggled with recurring neck issues, only played four games. On January 23, she announced that she would not be returning to play this season. UConn's injuries, combined with a tough non-conference schedule, led to three losses to quality opponents in their first seven games of the season. The Huskies then went on a 13-game winning streak as they started their Big East schedule, though they became even more shorthanded when Griffin experienced an ACL tear in her left knee during the Creighton game on January 3. For most of the season, UConn ran out a starting lineup of forward Edwards, guards Bueckers and Mühl, and freshmen guards
KK Arnold and
Ashlynn Shade. Freshmen forward
Ice Brady and guard Qadence Samuels were the primary substitutes on a very short bench. Forward Amari DeBerry and guard Inês Bettencourt provided spot minutes when needed. With Bueckers leading the team in points, Edwards leading in rebounds, and Mühl leading in assists, UConn went 18–0 in the Big East to win the conference regular season title. They never dropped out of the top 25 in the AP and Coaches polls. During this time, they lost two more games to ranked non-conference opponents, but they won all of their Big East games by at least 15 points and had an overall record of 26–5 going into the postseason. Bueckers was named the
Big East Player of the Year. Bueckers and Edwards were both named to
All-American teams. In the NCAA tournament, UConn were the number three seed in their region. They won their first four games of the tournament with Bueckers named the most outstanding player of the region. In the Final Four, the
Caitlin Clark-led Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the Huskies; the game was watched by a college basketball record 14.4 million viewers on
ESPN. UConn finished the season with an overall record of 33–6 and were ranked #3 in the final AP and Coaches polls. Afterward, Edwards and Mühl were selected in the
2024 WNBA draft. Mühl finished her UConn career as the program's all-time assists leader. ==Roster==