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Sarah Strong
American basketball player (born 2006) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sarah Strong (born February 3, 2006) is an American-French college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. She was ranked the number one recruit in the 2024 class by ESPN.
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Early life and high school career
Strong was born on February 3, 2006, in Madrid, Spain. She spent the first 10 years of her life living with her parents in Spain and is fluent in Spanish.[1]
Strong played her freshman year at Fuquay-Varina High School in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, and averaged 25 points and 19 rebounds per game.[2] After that season, she moved to Grace Christian School in Sanford, North Carolina, and won three consecutive NCISAA state titles as the team went 91–4 over three years and finished on a 41-game undefeated streak.[3][4] As a senior, she averaged 21.0 points, 16.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.8 steals per game in 2023–24.[5] She was named North Carolina Miss Basketball in 2023 and 2024 and was selected to play in the 2024 McDonald's All-American Girls Game.[5] She was named the Naismith High School Player of the Year in 2024, becoming the first North Carolinian to be so honored.[6] Strong was ranked as the No. 1 recruit of the class of 2024 by ESPN.[7] On April 6, 2024, she committed to play college basketball at UConn.[8]
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College career
Freshman season
Strong debuted for the UConn Huskies on November 7, 2024, scoring a team-high 17 points with 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 6 steals in a 86–32 win over Boston University.[9]
At the end of the 2025 regular season, Strong was named Big East Freshman of the Year, and was unanimously named to the All-Big East First Team, along with teammate Paige Bueckers, and the Big East All-Freshman Team.[10]
She was named the Division I WBCA Freshman of the Year.[11]
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National team career
In 3x3 basketball, Strong won gold with the United States at the 2022 and 2023 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup.[12]
On May 19, 2024, Strong was named to the United States roster for the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup.[13]
Personal life
Strong's father, Danny Strong, played college basketball at NC State. Strong's mother, Allison Feaster, played college basketball at Harvard, and then professionally in the WNBA. Feaster later joined the Boston Celtics front office.[5][3]
Strong has dual citizenship with France.[14]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| * | Denotes seasons in which Strong won an NCAA Championship |
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References
External links
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