The Texas Longhorns starting center, Imani McGee-Stafford, is 6’7. Technically, there is no starting center for the UConn women’s basketball team but boasts Breanna Stewart at 6’4.
The Longhorns also have Kelsey Lang, who is 6’5, who sees quality minutes. The next tallest UConn women’s basketball player is Kiah Stokes at 6’3 then Morgan Tuck at 6’2.
So for the UConn women’s basketball team to be successful, they need to stay out of foul trouble for one. Secondly, they need to use their quickness as they did against a taller South Carolina Gamecocks team earlier this season. Thirdly, they need to hit the open shots when the guards penetrate then kick it back out.
If the UConn women’s basketball team can do that, they should be able to move on to the Elite Eight.
Watch and/or listen below as Stokes, Stewart, Tuck, Moriah Jefferson, Kia Nurse and Gabby Williams talk about the challenges that Texas’ height presents.
