When UConn set out to build its 2024 recruiting class, there were no obvious holes that the team needed to fill. The return of Paige Bueckers for a fifth season bolstered a backcourt that was already set to have Azzi Fudd, Caroline Ducharme, KK Arnold, Ashlynn Shade and Qadence Samuels. Down low, they filled out their frontcourt over the last few recruiting cycles with the likes of Ice Brady, Ayanna Patterson and Jana El Alfy (though injuries have hampered that group).