Anyone wondering why the UConn women’s basketball team would venture into the transfer portal and add another guard to a roster brimming with talent need only listen to Kayleigh Heckel’s high ...

Heckel understands that with 15 players on UConn’s roster, earning playing time will be challenging. She hopes that with her experience and unselfish nature will enable her to fit into UConn’s ...

Heckel, the No. 4 overall recruit in her class, per 247 Sports, averaged 6.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals during her freshman season with the Trojans, largely off the bench.

— UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) June 21, 2025 Heckel will be seeking her second gold medal to go with her first won a year ago when she represented Team USA at the 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup.

The UConn women’s basketball team officially completed its 2025-26 roster on Monday, signing USC transfer Kayleigh Heckel after the sophomore guard announced her commitment to the Huskies last week.

UConn women’s basketball’s 2025-26 roster is officially set. Kayleigh Heckel announced her commitment to the Husky program Tuesday evening, capping the Huskies’ scholarship count at 15 for ...

The UConn women’s basketball team officially completed its 2025-26 roster on Monday, signing USC transfer Kayleigh Heckel after the sophomore guard announced her commitment to the Huskies last ...

Heckel, the No. 4 overall recruit in her class, per 247 Sports, averaged 6.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals during her freshman season with the Trojans, largely off the bench.

Kayleigh Heckel is heading closer to home as the 5-foot-9 rising sophomore guard announced her commitment to play for the UConn Huskies next season. Originally from Port Chester, N.Y., Heckel will ...

Heckel hopes to become the 16th UConn player to win U19 gold joining Maya Moore (2007), Kelly Faris (2009), Stefanie Dolson (2011), Bria Hartley (2011), Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (2011), Breanna ...