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Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) shoots against Indiana Fever guard Aari McDonald (2) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Friday, June 27, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Rookie Paige Bueckers named WNBA All-Star starter as Nneka Ogwumike is selected for 10th time

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) scores a jump shot over Washington Mystics forward Aaliyah Edwards (24) in the fourth quarter of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP) **FILE**

Lynx’s Collier scores 19, grabs 12 rebounds in win over Mystics

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Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas (25) and Minnesota Lynx's Napheesa Collier (24) dive for the ball during a WNBA basketball game, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (Sarah Gordon/The Day via AP)

McBride and Collier lead Lynx over Sun 82-75 to force a deciding Game 3

By Pat Eaton-Robb - Associated Press

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart, right, drives to basket during the third quarter of a WNBA basketball game against the Phoenix Mercury, Sunday, June 18, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) **FILE**

Stewart, Collier plan to start a new women’s league to play in WNBA offseason

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Minnesota Lynx's Napheesa Collier, right, shoots while defended by Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Lynx forward Napheesa Collier named WNBA Rookie of Year

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Connecticut seniors Katie Lou Samuelson, left, and Napheesa Collier share a light moment as their numbers are revealed on the Huskies of Honor wall during an NCAA college basketball game against Houston, Saturday, March 2, 2019, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Collier, Samuelson inseparable on and off the court

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

Connecticut's Napheesa Collier drives to the basket as Tulsa's Jasmine Butler defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tulsa, Okla., on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Dave Crenshaw)

No. 3 UConn handles Tulsa; Auriemma misses game with illness

By BARRY LEWIS - Associated Press

Houston guard Angela Harris (0) is boxed in by Connecticut forward Napheesa Collier, right, and guard/forward Katie Lou Samuelson, back, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

No. 1 UConn rebounds from loss to handle Houston 81-61

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Connecticut guard/forward Katie Lou Samuelson (33) looks to pass the ball as Oklahoma guard Shaina Pellington (14) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

Collier helps No. 1 UConn women rally past Oklahoma, 72-63

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

Connecticut's Napheesa Collier, left, steals the ball from Wichita State's Alyssia Faye during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

No. 1 UConn shoots 71 percent, routs Wichita State 124-43

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

Connecticut's Kia Nurse shoots from the three-point range during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Cincinnati, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Collier, Nurse lead No. 1 UConn over Cincy, 106-65

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

Connecticut guard Crystal Dangerfield (5) drives as UCLA guard Kennedy Burke (22) defends in the first quarter of an NCAA women's basketball game in Los Angeles Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

No. 1 UConn routs No. 5 UCLA 78-60 for 39th road win in row

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Albany's Mackenzie Trpcic, right, fouls Connecticut's Gabby Williams, left, during the first half of a first round round of a women's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UConn routs Albany 116-55 to win 108th straight game

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

Connecticut's Napheesa Collier, right, is fouled by Temple's Safiya Martin during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Top-ranked UConn routs No. 23 Temple for 102nd straight win

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

Former and current Connecticut basketball players gather for a team photograph at the end of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Storrs, Conn. UConn won their 100th straight game. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UConn women win 100th straight game

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Connecticut's Gabby Williams keeps the ball from Houston's Brianne Coffman, right, in the half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UConn wins 95th straight with 91-42 romp over Houston

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press