UConn women's basketball rising sophomore Sarah Strong is following up her recent championship campaign with an impressive USA Basketball stint. The top-ranked recruit in the 2024 freshman class brought the same dominance she showed with the Huskies overseas, collecting a highlight reel of plays before the first game even ended.

Strong was announced as a member of Team USA‘s 3×3 team just a few days before the tournament tipped off. The 6-foot-2 forward is joined on the team by Cierra Burdick, Mikaylah Williams, and Oklahoma's Sahara Williams. The squad began play on May 23 at the Marseille Women's Series event in France, where Team USA took on Ireland first before facing Madrid later the same morning.

Strong, who won the 2025 NCAA Championship with UConn in April, is a three-time FIBA 3×3 U18 Women's World Cup champion in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Last summer, she also won gold at the FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup in Bucaramanga, Colombia.

The 19-year-old averaged 16.4 points and 8.9 rebounds while leading UConn in steals and blocks in her freshman season. Strong upped those numbers to 19.0 points, 11.7 boards, and 4.3 assists in the postseason, cementing her breakout star status.

The 3×3 tournament is played on a half court with a 10-minute game clock and a 12-second shot clock. The first team to 21 points or in the lead at the end of regulation is declared the winner.

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Meet Sarah Strong, UConn's next superstar

Sarah Strong showed off her impressive skills throughout her freshman season as a member of UConn's Big 3 alongside Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd. However, she blew everyone away by having the best performance during the Huskies' NCAA national championship 82-59 win over South Carolina.

The 6-foot-2 powerhouse started her college career with UConn as a solid two-way player and turned into a smothering rim protector, averaging 16.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists while shooting 58.4% over 38 starts.

The recent NCAA Tournament champ proved that she couldn't be overshadowed despite sharing the court with some of college basketball's brightest stars, and now that she made a striking first impression on the March Madness stage, there's no telling what level of skill this fierce baller will develop in her years with the UConn women's basketball team.