No. 1 UConn Basketball Dominates DePaul on Sue Bird Jersey Retirement Night
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No. 1 UConn honored one of the NCAA basketball program’s legends on Sunday, hanging up the No. 10 jersey of Hall of Fame guard Sue Bird in a retirement ceremony prior to the Huskies’ dominant 102-35 victory over DePaul — their ninth win of the 2025/26 season.
A two-time NCAA champion, Bird is now one of only three UConn women’s basketball players with a number in the rafters, joining Rebecca Lobo and Swin Cash — and soon-to-be Maya Moore.
“This is home,” said Bird. “This is where it started. So to see what we are about to see, my number up in the rafters next to these other legends, it’s an incredible, incredible honor. Hard to put into words.”
“The amazing thing about [Cash, Lobo, Bird, and Moore] was the incredible amount of success they had after they left here,” said UConn head coach Geno Auriemma during Sunday’s jersey retirement ceremony. “That as great as their accomplishments were here, what they’ve done since they left has been nothing short of incredible.”
Bird became UConn’s first-ever No. 1 WNBA draft pick in 2002, with the floor general winning four titles with the Seattle Storm plus five Olympic gold medals as part of Team USA before retiring in 2022.
How to watch No. 1 UConn in action this week
After honoring their past superstar, the reigning national champions are now looking to the future, with No. 1 UConn gearing up for a ranked matchup against No. 16 USC on Saturday.
The clash between the Huskies and the Trojans will tip off at 5:30 PM ET, with live coverage airing on FOX.
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