UConn legend Swin Money to have quantity retired on Nov. 14

New Orleans Pelicans government Swin Money may have her No. 32 retired by UConn on Nov. 14 when the Huskies ladies’s basketball group faces Texas at Gampel Pavilion. She would be the third former Huskies basketball participant to obtain that honor.

“I am really humbled and grateful to the College of Connecticut, my coaches and my wonderful teammates,” Money stated in an announcement. “To know my quantity and title might be going to the rafters in Gampel continues to be mind-blowing. For me, this recognition represents a shining image of hope to any younger feminine baller on the market questioning if she’s adequate, who comes from humble beginnings or simply does not see a transparent pathway. Being the perfect you, is all the time sufficient!”

Money joins Rebecca Lobo (50) and Ray Allen (34) as the one retired numbers in UConn ladies’s and males’s basketball historical past. UConn reserves that honor for alumni who’re within the Naismith Corridor of Fame.

Money, 43, was inducted into the Naismith Corridor of Fame in September and the Ladies’s Basketball Corridor of Fame in 2021. She is a two-time NCAA champion with the Huskies, in 2000 and 2002, when UConn had an ideal season and Money was the match’s most excellent participant. The No. 2 draft decide behind UConn teammate Sue Chicken in 2002, Money performed 15 seasons within the WNBA and gained three league championships: with Detroit (2003, 2006) and Seattle (2010).

As a member of the U.S. nationwide group, Money additionally gained two Olympic gold medals (2004, 2012) and one FIBA Ladies’s Basketball World Cup gold (2010). She is now Pelicans vp of basketball operations and group growth.

“Anybody who was round when Swin performed, or who noticed her play in particular person, will always remember the vitality that she performed with, the drive of her character and the eagerness that she dropped at the whole lot that she did,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma stated in an announcement. “Hanging No. 32 up within the rafters is the final word signal of respect from everybody right here in our program and each UConn fan everywhere in the world.”