University of Connecticut Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Kaitlyn Chen
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Flintridge Prep
- Hometown:
- San Marino, Calif.
CAREER HONORS
- 2025 National Champion
- 2024 WBCAÂ All-America Honorable Mention
- 2024 CSC Academic All-America
- 2023 Ivy League Player of the Year
- Two-time First Team All-Ivy (2023, '24)
- Three-time Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2022, ''23, '24)
- Three-time Ivy League All-Tournament Team (2022, '23, '24)
AFTER UCONN
- Drafted No. 30 overall by the Golden State Valkyries in the 2025 WNBA Draft
As a Graduate Student (2024-25): Started all 40 games ... averaged 6.9 points per game ... compiled 135 assists ... had career-high .514/.354/.842 shooting split ... scored 15 points on 6-9 shooting vs. USC (3/31) in the Elite Eight ... posted six points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals vs. Oklahoma (3/29) ... had six points and five assists vs. Arkansas State (3/22) ... scored 11 points and added three rebounds, three assists and three steals vs. Creighton (2/27) ... had 10 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals at Butler (2/22) ... scored 15 points at Seton Hall (2/19) ...notched 10 points at South Carolina (2/16) ... posted nine points, three rebounds and three steals at Providence (2/9) ... matched season high with 17 points on 7-9 shooting (3-3 from three) at DePaul (1/29) ... scored season-high 17 points on 7-8 shooting vs. Villanova (1/22) ... had 11 points at Notre Dame (12/12) ... posted 14 points and seven assists vs. Holy Cross (12/3) ... notched 11 points, three assists and three steals vs. FDU (11/20) ... scored nine points vs. North Carolina (11/15) ... posted eight points and seven assists vs. South Florida (11/10) ... made UConn debut and had four points, three rebounds, five assists and two steals vs. Boston University (11/7).
Before UConn: Compiled 1,276 points, 313 rebounds and 359 assists at Princeton ... third in Princeton history in career assists and 12th in career points ... averaged 15.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists as a senior in 2023-24 ... averaged 16.2 points and 4.1 rebounds as a junior and was named 2023 Ivy League Player of the Year.
As a Senior at Princeton (2023-24): Posted 17 points and six dimes vs. Columbia in the Ivy Tournament Championship (Mar. 16) ... Scored 18 points in the Ivy Tournament Semifinal vs. Penn (Mar. 15) ... Fourth career Double-Double with 19 points, 11 assists along with seven rebounds vs. Penn (Mar. 9) ... Corralled 13 points, seven assists and six rebounds vs. Harvard (Mar. 1) ... Efficient 7-of-9 shooting for 18 points along with six dimes at Yale (Feb. 17) ... Third career Double-Double with 17 points and 10 rebounds at Brown (Feb. 16) ... Picked up 20 points at Penn (Feb. 10) ... Contributed 17 points, six rebounds and four helpers vs. Yale (Feb. 3) ... Posted 27 points and five dimes vs. Yale (Feb. 2) ... Second career Double-Double with 12 points and 10 assists vs. Cornell (Jan. 27) ... Dished out seven assists and stole five passes at Cornell (Jan. 6) ... Scored 17 points including her 1,000th career point at Vermont (Dec. 29) ... Snagged 19 points vs. Rutgers (Dec. 13) ... Impressive outing with 31 points at Villanova (Dec. 11) ... Dished out 10 assists vs. Quinnipiac (Dec. 6) ... Scored 21 points vs. Seton Hall (Nov. 29) ... Collected 20 points vs. No. 20 Oklahoma (Nov. 23) .. Game-high 24 points at No. 3 UCLA (Nov. 17).Â
As a Junior at Princeton (2022-23): Played in every game, making 29 starts ... Improved in scoring, rebounding, assists, shooting percentage and assists ... Her 426 field goal attempts were fourth most all-time while her 192 field goals was fifth most in a single season and her 487 points were sixth ... Just missed a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds vs. Temple (Nov. 7) ... Team-high 16 points at Seton Hall (Nov. 14) ... Added 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting vs. Fordham (Nov. 16) ... Scored 15 points and put up five rebounds and five assists at Maine (Dec. 2) ... Contributed 18 points and seven helpers at No. 6 UConn (Dec. 8) ... Gave out seven assists at Rutgers (Dec. 15) ...Team-high 21 points vs. Rhode Island (Dec. 28) ... Scored 20 points vs. Columbia (Jan. 6) ... Scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Dartmouth (Jan. 21) ... Dropped in 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists at Columbia (Feb. 4) ... Went 7-of-10 from the floor, adding 16 points vs.Dartmouth (Feb. 11) ) ... Outstanding weekend at Brown (Feb. 17) and Yale (Feb. 18), contributing a combined 45 points on 21-30 shooting (70.0 percent) ... Scored 18 points vs. Harvard (Feb. 24) ... Incredible 27-point performance on 9-of-15 shooting in a win at Penn (Mar. 3) ... Led the team in scoring vs. Penn (Mar. 10) with 24 points and vs. Harvard (Mar. 11) with 21 points in the Ivy League Tournament .. Scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. NC State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 17) ... Team-best 19 points vs. Utah in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 19).Â
As a Sophomore at Princeton (2021-22): Did not miss any games, making 21 starts ... Averaged 10.5 points, 3.2 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game ... Put up 12 points at Delaware (Nov. 12) ... Contributed seven points, four rebounds and three assists vs. Maine (Nov. 28) ... Scored 12 points and had five assists vs. Buffalo (Dec. 14) ... Dropped in 15 points vs. Harvard (Jan. 2) ... Registered 14 points, seven assists and five rebounds vs. Towson (Jan. 12) ... Put up 12 points at Brown (Jan. 15) ... Had 10 points, five rebounds and four assists vs. Dartmouth (Jan. 22) ... Snagged 14 points vs. Yale (Feb. 19) ... Remarkable outing at Columbia, scoring 27 points on 11-of-20 shooting (Feb. 23) ... Contributed double figures vs. Penn (Mar. 4) and at Harvard (Mar. 6) ... Scored 18 points vs. Harvard in the Ivy League Tournament Semifinal (Mar. 11)  ... Outstanding performance with 30 points on 9-of-13 shooting with three rebounds and three assists vs. Columbia in the Ivy League Tournament Championship (Mar. 12) ... Put up 17 points vs. No. 6 seeded Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 19).
As a Freshman at Princeton (2020-21): Active member of Princeton's roster ... the Ivy League did not conduct a season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Before College: Three-year captain that holds the school record for career points (2,009), rebounds (922) and assists (421) … Broke the single-game record for points (38) … McDonald's All-American nominee … Named league MVP, All-CIF first team, All-Area girls' basketball Player of the Year three times and Team MVP … First-team All-League all four years … LA Girls' Basketball Player of the Year … Team was Division II CIF-SS runner up in 2018 … Lettered in volleyball three years … Honor Roll and Dean's List … AP Scholar.
Personal: Daughter of Sandy Shien and Yeh-Ching Chen … has a sister, Rebecca ... graduated from Princeton in May 2024 with a bachelor's degree in anthropology ... currently pursuing a master's in sport management at UConn.
