Ned Lamont said. "The student-athletes on this team have worked very hard and they deserve to know how much we appreciate everything they've accomplished. I urge basketball fans from all over Connecticut to come to Hartford

Guard Azzi Fudd and forward Sarah Strong headline the group that's returning in 2025-26, and Strong will be among the early contenders in the national player of the year conversation. The 6'2" freshman averaged 16.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.7 blocks, and she dominated South Carolina to the tune of 24 points and 15 boards.

"From there, it will proceed north on Trinity Street, go through the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, turn right (east) onto Jewell Street, turn left (north) onto Trumbull Street, and end at the intersection of Asylum Street and Trumbull Street," the press release said.