Sarah Strong

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.

High school career Strong played her freshman year at Fuquay-Varina High School in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, and averaged 25 points and 19 rebounds per game. After that season, she moved to Grace Christian School in Sanford, North Carolina, and won three consecutive North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) state titles as the team went 91–4 over three years and finished on a 41-game undefeated streak. As a senior, she averaged 21.0 points, 16.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.8 steals per game in 2023–24. She was named the Naismith High School Player of the Year in 2024, becoming the first North Carolinian to be so honored. Strong was ranked as the No. 1 recruit of the class of 2024 by ESPN. On April 6, 2024, she committed to play college basketball at UConn.

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.

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. She was also named the Division I WBCA Freshman of the Year.

On April 6, 2025, Strong won her first national championship scoring a double-double with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, becoming the first player in history to have at least 20 points, 15 boards and 5 assists in the national championship game. She finished her freshman season averaging 16.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists.

National team career

In June 2025, Strong represented USA Basketball at the 2025 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, finishing sixth after a 18-15 loss to Mongolia in the quarterfinals. In five games (4-1), Strong averaged 7.6 points (4th among all players) and 7.8 rebounds (1st).

Off the court

Personal life 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.

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.

Strong has dual citizenship with France.

Business interests In April 2024, Strong signed a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal with the collective Bleeding Blue For Good.

On July 21, 2025, Unrivaled, a 3x3 basketball league, announced the signing of 14 of the best women's college basketball players, including Strong and her UConn teammate Azzi Fudd, to groundbreaking NIL deals as part of "The Future is Unrivaled Class of 2025", building on the league's commitment to investing in and cultivating the future of the game.

Career statistics Denotes seasons in which Strong won an NCAA Championship College