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UConn star Aaliyah Edwards will enter the WNBA draft following the NCAA Tournament

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UConn center Aaliyah Edwards says she will enter the WNBA draft, in which she is expected to be a first-round pick. The 6-foot-3 senior from Kingston, Ontario, revealed her plans in a video posted Thursday on social media. The Huskies begin NCAA Tournament play on Saturday. Edwards is averaging 17.8 points and 9.3 rebounds.

UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards smiles as she watches her teammates warm up before an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big East Conference tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena, Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards shoots over Providence Friars forward Olivia Olsen during an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the a Big East tournament, Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

UConn , a No. 3 seed, hosts No. 14 seed Jackson State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

 

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