University of Connecticut Athletics
2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Aaliyah Edwards
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Crestwood Preparatory College
- Hometown:
- Kingston, Ontario
CAREER HONORS
- 2024 WBCA All-America
- 2024 Wooden Award All-America
- 2024 NCAA Tournament Portland 3 Region All-Tournament Team
- 2024 USBWA Second Team All-America
- 2024 AP All-America Honorable Mention
- 2024 All-BIG EAST First Team
- 2023 AP Third Team All-America
- 2023 USBWA Third Team All-America
- 2023 BIG EAST Most Improved Player
- 2023 BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 2023 All-BIG EAST First Team
- 2023 WBCA All-Region
- 2022 Phil Knight Legacy Most Valuable Player
- 2022 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
- 2021 BIG EAST Sixth-Woman of the Year
- 2021 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
IN THE UCONN RECORD BOOKS
- Ranks 15th in program history with 1,861 career points
- Eighth in UConn career rebounds with 1,020
- Sixth in program history with 35 career double-doubles
- Sixth player in UConn history with 1,800 points and 1,000 rebounds
AFTER UCONN
- Selected sixth overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2024 WNBA Draft
As a Senior (2023-24): Started all 37 games she appeared in ... second on the team with career-high 17.6 points per game ... led team with career-high 9.2 rebounds per game ... totaled 76 assists, 36 blocks and career-high 62 steals ... notched 18 double-doubles ... two-time BIG EAST Player of the Week (1/1, 2/5) ... posted 17 points eight rebounds, three assists and career-high five steals in NCAA Final Four vs. Iowa (4/5) ... scored 24 points in Elite Eight vs. USC (4/1) ... had 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. Syracuse (3/25) ... notched 20 points and 10 rebounds vs. Jackson State (3/23) ... posted 14 points, 11 rebounds and four steals vs. Villanova (2/28) ... had 23 points, season-high 17 rebounds and four steals at DePaul (2/25) ... scored 20 points vs. Creighton (2/19) ... notched 26 points on 11-16 shooting, 16 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and four steals vs. Georgetown (2/16) ... had 16 points and 10 rebounds at Xavier (2/14) ... notched 20 points and 12 rebounds at South Carolina (2/11) ... notched 18 points on 8-10 shooting and 15 rebounds vs. Seton Hall (2/7) ... scored career-high 33 points and added 13 rebounds and four steals vs. St. John's (2/4) ... scored 22 points and added seven rebounds at Villanova (1/31) ... had 23 points (10-14 FG) and 11 rebounds vs. Notre Dame (1/27) ... scored 18 points and went 10-for-10 from the free-throw line vs. DePaul (1/20) ... had 17 points and nine rebounds at Seton Hall (1/17) ... posted 16 points, 10 rebounds and four assists at St. John's (1/13) ... notched 16 points and 11 rebounds at Creighton (1/3) ... tallied 19 points, 12 rebounds and four assists vs. Marquette (12/31) ... notched 26 points and 10 rebounds in homecoming game vs. TMU (12/20) ... had 12 points and 12 rebounds vs. Butler (12/18) ... scored 22 points on 10-12 shooting vs. Louisville (12/16) ... notched 16 points and 11 rebounds vs. North Carolina (12/10) ... posted 18 points on 8-11 shooting, 12 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and three steals vs. Ball State (12/6) ... scored 22 points on 9-11 shooting at Texas (12/3) ... had 16 points and nine rebounds at Minnesota (11/19) ... scored 21 points at NC State (11/12) ... posted 23 points on 10-12 shooting and nine rebounds in season opener vs. Dayton (11/8).
As a Junior (2022-23): Started all 37 games ... led the Huskies with 16.6 points per game ... averaged 9.0 rebounds per game ... two-time BIG EAST Player of the Week (11/28, 1/30) ... scored in double digits 32 times ... had 14 double-doubles ... scored 19 points vs. Baylor (3/20) ... notched career-high 28 points seven rebounds, five assists and four steals vs. Vermont (3/18) ... tallied 19 points and 15 rebounds in the BIG EAST Tournament finals vs. Villanova (3/6) ... had 20 points and 12 rebounds vs. Marquette (3/5) ... notched 19 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks vs. Georgetown (3/4) ... scored 19 points vs. Xavier (2/27) ... tallied 16 points at DePaul (2/25) ... had 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists vs. St. John's (2/21) ... posted 13 points and 14 rebounds at Villanova (2/18) ... scored 25 points vs. South Carolina (2/5) ... had 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists at Tennessee (1/26) ... notched 23 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 76.9 percent vs. DePaul (1/23) ... scored 20 points vs. Butler (1/21) ... posted 21 points and 11 rebounds at Seton Hall (1/17) ... had 17 points and 11 rebounds vs. Georgetown (1/15) ... scored 20 points and added nine rebounds at Butler (1/3) ... had 23 points and career-high 20 rebounds at Creighton (12/28), becoming the first UConn player since Maya Moore with a 20-point, 20-rebound game ... notched 23 points vs. Seton Hall (12/21) ... posted 26 points and shot 70.6 percent (12-17) vs. Florida State (12/18) ... notched 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists at Maryland (12/11) ... had 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. Providence (12/2) ... tallied 20 points, 13 rebounds and six assists vs. Iowa (11/27) ... notched 17 points and 11 rebounds vs. Duke (11/25) ... posted 20 points and 12 rebounds vs. NC State (11/20) ... started the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds vs. Northeastern (11/10).
As a Sophomore (2021-22): Appeared in all 36 games with 26 starts ... scored in double digits in 12 games ... second on team with 5.1 rebounds per game ... notched nine points and eight rebounds vs. Stanford (4/1) ... scored 10 points vs. NC State (3/28) ... grabbed 10 rebounds and added nine points vs. Indiana (3/26) ...posted 12 points vs. Villanova (3/7) ... had 11 rebounds vs. Marquette (3/6) ... notched 14 points and seven rebounds vs. Georgetown (3/5) ... tallied 16 points on 8-for10 shooting and seven rebounds vs. St. John's (2/25) ...had 10 points, five rebounds and three steals vs. Marquette (2/23) ... tallied 10 points and seven rebounds at Xavier (2/18) ... posted 19 points and six rebounds vs. DePaul (2/11) ... had 14 points and seven rebounds vs. Tennessee (2/6) ... posted nine points, six rebounds and five assists at Providence (1/30) ... notched 12 points and seven rebounds at Butler (1/12) ... scored 12 points vs. Creighton (1/9) ... had 10 points vs. Notre Dame (12/5) ... notched 12 points and seven rebounds at Seton Hall (12/3).
As a Freshman (2020-21): Appeared in 24 games with six starts ... shot 9-for-11 for 18 points vs. Iowa (3/27) ... notched 19 points vs. Syracuse (3/23) ... posted 17 points and 12 rebounds vs. High Point (3/21) ... scored 16 points and added eight rebounds vs. Marquette (3/1) ... posted season highs with 24 points and 14 rebounds at Butler (2/27) ... notched first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds at Xavier (2/20) ... scored 10 points at St. John's (2/17) ... notched 11 points and seven rebounds vs. Seton Hall (2/10) ... posted 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting at Marquette (2/5) ... scored season-high 22 points and added nine rebounds vs. St. John's (2/3) ... scored 10 points at DePaul (1/31) ... made first career start and notched 10 points and seven rebounds vs. Providence (1/9) ... scored 11 points vs. DePaul (12/29) and Xavier (12/19) ... tallied 17 points and eight rebounds at Seton Hall (12/15) .., made collegiate debut vs. UMass Lowell (12/12), scoring eight points on 4-for-4 shooting.
Canada Basketball: Member of Canada Basketball since 2017 ... led Canada to bronze at the 2023 FIBA AmeriCup, averaging 10.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in the tournament ... won gold and was named tournament MVP at the 2022 GLOBL JAM with the U23 team ... played for Canada in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and was the youngest member of the team … played on the Senior team at the 2019 FIBA Olympic Prequalifying Tournament and 2019 FIBA AmeriCup … played on the U17 FIBA World Cup and U16 FIBA Americas teams.
Before UConn: 2019 NBA Basketball Without Borders Global MVP … led Crestwood Prep to the 2019 OSBA, NPA and CISAA Championship … named 2019-20 OSBA MVP and Defensive Player of the Year … one of five Canadians to participate in the 2019 NCAA Next Generation Camp.
Personal: Daughter of Jacqueline and Stanford Edwards … wears purple and yellow braids to pay homage to the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant ... graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication.
