In its first season back in the Big East, UConn women’s basketball cleaned the conference’s year-end awards. Paige Bueckers earned Big East Player and Freshman of the Year, Aaliyah Edwards picked up Big East Sixth Woman of the Year and Olivia Nelson-Ododa added Co-Defensive Player of the Year while Geno Auriemma was named Coach of the Year.
Bueckers and Christyn Williams were unanimous picks for the All-Big East First Team while Nelson-Ododa made the All-Big East Second Team. Bueckers and Edwards were also unanimously selected to the All-Freshman squad.
Auriemma won conference coach of the year for the 17th time in his career and the 11th time in the Big East.