Best of the Best: UConn Women's Top 10

[@rolobrown1692]

Mya Moore for me was the best all around hands down player for Uconn

[@arthurmiller9434]

Thank you Storrs South for publishing this piece. As a long time Lady Huskies fan, I am too emotionally invested in all the players that came through the program. Picking the top 10 would be akin to picking your favorite child-I just can’t do it.

[@m.r.browning2065]

Stewie for me, to predict then lead her team to 4 straight chips all while earning numerous individual awards, including four straight MOP awards is by far deserving of the #1 ranking.

[@NerdDrunk]

Nope. If you look at the Team Stewie played with versus the players Diana played with, you can't compare. Diana carried her team in her junior and Senior year. She went to 4 final fours.

[@m.r.browning2065]

@@NerdDrunk So, Diana still didn't win 4 straight chips. You can't tell me that they could've won 1 let alone 4 chips w/o Stewie who at times carried her team!

[@NerdDrunk]

@@m.r.browning2065 Stewie had three and four All Americans on her team. She had help. Stewie also never had to play Tennessee.

[@m.r.browning2065]

@Mark Cianfarani , babe ruth ?? Pleez! Stewie has better stats-either matched or surpassed Taurasi's career numbers as a Sophomore w/4 straight chips while going 105-5! Yes, Stewie played with Blue chippers, but they couldn't have won w/o her!

[@m.r.browning2065]

@Mark Cianfarani, yes it is about stats as well as accomplishments. It's how players are measured. But, I'm willing to rank them 1A&1B, interchangeably. While I can't ignore Diana's 3 straight chips(2002-04), I'm partial Stewie being able to fulfill her 4straight chip(2 of which she won nearly singlehandedly) prediction, which she gave before playing one gm. Who does that as a freshman? Nobody, before Stewie! Geno said, after winning each chip, he never had a greater player than Stewie&never will. If you know anything about who Geno is, you know he wouldn't use those words willy-nilly. So, I'll just take Coach GA's word over any silly ranking!

[@robertpalatsky5017]

My Top ten: 1) Brianna Stewart 2) Maya Moore 3) Dianna Taurasi 4) Sue Bird 5) Tina Charles 6) Rebacca Lobo 7) Kerry Bascom 8) Jen Rizzotti 9)Swin Cash 10) Mariah Jefferson ** 7-10 are interchangeable to me and can even be knocked off. This is simply off memory and I'm sure I'm forgetting a few that deserve to be on this list.

[@apray359]

That tina charles, maya moore and tiff hayes team was deadly

[@AYU_sports]

and two of them are still playing!!

[@pansyross8862]

DT3 will always be my favorite

[@julioguzman3687]

What a great segment

[@precioussebatjane2986]

Stewart deserves the NO.1 spot

[@r.peterlucarelli1605]

I like Stewie #1 and DT #2, Love them all.

[@thomasdaniels6824]

Me two.

[@Anthony11qq]

Stuart is a stud. I was scared she might dethrone DT. If she had l couldn't say anything. Likewise for that beast Maya Moore. Ranking 3-1 was obvious, only question was the order but 4-10 would keep me up all night. 😂

[@jpmel1]

Thanx for posting this, I dvr'd it, and SNY started the damn thing "already in progress".

[@lamontegwynn1928]

That 5 will literally never lose bird more taurasi Stewart lobo

[@gerrykirtzjr8733]

Yes,Mo,deserves to be on this list!!!!! Undoubtedly

[@m.r.browning2065]

Absolutely! For them to discount her # 10 ranking just bc of her supporting cast, yet never apply this to the ranked players who also played with a great supporting cast at a minimum is very hypocritical.

[@jtoddjb]

Omg Mo at #10 ? Yeah she has the most assists and all that. Yes people have such short memories, but she also almost always negated the others teams best guards which was often their best player. She was easily a top 10 point guard, but was one of the absolute best defenders and leaders (including the stuff most don't see in practice and on the road) She was extremely durable and only missed a handful of games. Yes she had a great supporting cast, but look how many teams have had some great players such as Coates, Mitchell, and Wilson who at times struggled because they didn't have a point guard getting them the ball when they needed it. They lost games they shouldn't have because teams took away the inside or some aspect of their game. Moriah never allowed Stewie and Tuck to be taken out of a game and could take a game over herself if need be. I realize this isn't an easy list to make, but Moriah should be top 5. I think this list favors the older players quite a lot.

[@penguinfilmmaker]

Even Stewie knew that Mo should have been MOP for their 3rd championship. She was totally integral!

[@edgarmartinez3194]

I was hoping to see Morgan Tuck on the list! But DT definitely deserved #1. #UconnForever

[@izabelturcotte4730]

DT deserves to be in #1

[@lyledavis7175]

A healthy Shae Ralph might be number one on this list.

[@adrianangelcoutino2523]

I’d like to see Breanna or Maya in the spot #1 :(

[@jmb01550]

I would have Carla Berube my vote for at least honorable mention.

[@haroldfoster1333]

Maya Moore is my pick for # 1 player ever for UConn women’s program

[@precioussebatjane2986]

Not for Uconn, maybe for WNBA, her down side was champions there and I think that's fair

[@haroldfoster1333]

She’s been a champion everywhere she’s played including Japan

[@precioussebatjane2986]

@@haroldfoster1333 this is UCONN top 10 not world top 10

[@haroldfoster1333]

Maya won 2 titles at UConn and 2 or more everywhere else she’s played. And she plays defense. She’s my pick for the top UConn women’s player ever

[@precioussebatjane2986]

@@haroldfoster1333 Stewie won 4, Diana won 3, Maya won 2 at UCONN do the maths, You can have that argument at the end of their careers

[@kininga]

Brianna’s is hands down the best player who has ever played this game

[@paidyncashman3228]

Good list, but bro, Sue is at least top three. I would honestly put her number 1.

[@Whizkidsoo]

Man now I know why UConn players develop so well he’s hard on his freshman rightfully so and the great ones come outta it poy all Americans and 11 rings... like changing Paige from pass first to shoot first really showed up. She put that work in buckets. Also everytime they ask Alexa in all the interviews I watch my echo from Amazon goes off lol

[@paidyncashman3228]

Haven't watched it yet but I got Sue, Stewie, and Diana as top three. Not in that order though

[@merrittclubs2317]

I can live 1,2 and 3. I would switch 1 and 2. Stewie won 4 with 3 player of the years. Take Mo off at 10 and put SA, definitely

[@gilcruz7869]

My starting 5 @UCONN PG BIRD SG DIANA SF MAYA PF STEWIE C CHARLES

[@ecomtomcat]

We need to have Another --> UConn Women's Top 10 or maybe Top 20 now!

[@gilcruz7869]

Let's not forget this,Elena Della Donne committed to uconn and then left the school to go play close to home so she could be close to her sister,she would've been in contention for the #1 spot in my opinion & the players she would've played with WOW she would've won 4 straight also,,look up who she would've played with #UCONNGIRLS 💯💪

[@veronicalunarivera4786]

Maya Moore should have been #2 totally disagree with this.

[@dgracia72]

Kara Wolters should be there too.

[@Meanandre]

Maya Moore is #1 I like Breanna and Diana but they can't guard her

[@ryanwest2949]

And she can’t guard them.

[@Meanandre]

@@ryanwest2949 Beeanna would be tougher but with Mayas athleticism would have a great chance. She would shut Diana down...one on one with no help from screens. Easy money.

[@timothyriggins8651]

DT is #1 hands down. She was tough both mentally and physically. She played on a loaded team her Freshman and Sophomore year, then would lead a group of youngins her Junior and Senior year and still have success while unhealthy at times (bad ankle, sore back and etc) . Job well done! I believe Coach Auriemma on her being an @$$hole as well. I can see her being like that too! She was good and she knew it. As thankful as he was to have her, I'm sure he was just as glad when she graduated! #IJS 😂😂

[@johntatum1951]

They will miss Geno when he retires...just sayin..

[@prernasharma8049]

1) dee 2) sue 3) moore

[@keiththompson713]

No doubt Taurasi's a great player, but I lost a lot of respect for her when she scored her 1000th 3-pt shot and yelled out "Motherf****r!" in front of a WNBA crowd that included hundreds of grade-school girls, who were there as part of a school-team promotional event. And while I agree with the commentator who said that with the game on the line in the waning seconds, there's no one she'd rather have with the ball in her hands than Taurasi, at the start of a championship game, with 40 full minutes of offense AND defense to be played, I'll take Stewie every time.

[@dankor7836]

Tennessee and UConn started it all. Thanks again.

[@rhideflory]

Those kids will be saying motherfucker when they get older anyway. Hopefully you’re not one of those folks that want athletes to be role models for children

[@keiththompson713]

@@rhideflory I've been a coach for over 40 years, and whether they like it or not, athletes ARE role models. Of course athletes are human and will make mistakes in their lives, but yelling that was a purely gratuitous and unnecessary act. Try screaming that in any other job where you're interacting with the customers and you'll be on the unemployment line the next day.

[@gilcruz7869]

Bird is from long ISLAND NY & transferred to christ the king HS to play with chamique holdsclaw & almost got holdsclaw to commit to UCONN & also there was another girl from long island NY sachem HS that was in the running for the best player in the nation that UCONN wanted but did not get and she was considered the female version of Larry Bird , I myself seen all these girls play in high school since I'm from New York and I can tell you the girl at Sachem High School was a better player at the time then sue and her name is Nicole kazmarski and if you don't believe me look up her highlights in high school she was an amazing player with a three-point shot that was so pure great passer great Intelligence on the court and I watched many girls in high school at that time when the three of those players played in high school and Nicole was the most impressive to me in fact Christ the King try to get her to transfer there so she could play with holdsclaw and bird and believe me that would have been the greatest female basketball high school team ever unfortunately she was burnt out by her father who was very an overly too strict about basketball and she eventually left college and left the game and even the New York Liberty invited her to Camp because she was that good but because she was burnt out most people unless they lived in New York at the time when she was in high school does not know much about her but if you're interested look up her story she wore number 23 for Sachem High School and her number is retired by the school

[@sopefatimazahrabintourasso6291]

Maya 🏀🏀

[@Iraklitsa]

This should be titled " The best players that played at UConn in alphabetical order and should number 100. Then after you do the hundred do a top ten goats in alphabetical order. There is no number one for everyone, or ten for that matter because the importance of the team behind each player determines their greatness as much as individual ability. Tough to quantify subjectivity when you're sober.

[@brunobagofdonuts9304]

Call me a time traveler but after its all said and done barring injury Paige ( Buckets ) Bueckers will be and stay at the #1 spot. Just sayin.

[@gilcruz7869]

I say 3/4 diana stewie maya/paige bird

[@lktz4]

KML gets no credit for being as great a college player as she was

[@naomifitts4821]

Just come across this vid..Maya is the goat and clearly the best..this is bs

[@sesanwatson6301]

Lobo over tina Charles is a disgrace

[@gerrykirtzjr8733]

Kerry Bascom? Are YOU Shitting,me,Jesus