Star power has defined the 2023-24 women’s college basketball season, and much of that focus has been on household names: Caitlin, JuJu, Paige, Angel.
But let’s give it up for the duos that have helped shape the past five months of competition and will make their marks on the women’s NCAA tournament.
ESPN considered many variations for this list of the top 10 duos playing in the Big Dance: guard-post tandems, backcourt brethren, post pairings — so many different ways teammates can make an impact in their own respective roles, but also when they work together.
These players have shared the floor together for varying amounts of time — Paige Bueckers and Aaliyah Edwards are seniors at UConn, while Angel Reese and Aneesah Morrow are in their first year playing together at LSU since Morrow transferred from DePaul.
How will that synergy pan out for the rest of March? The first round opens Friday. Before then, Charlie Creme, Alexa Philippou and Michael Voepel break down the best duos in the NCAA tournament field.
G Paige Bueckers and F Aaliyah Edwards, UConn Huskies
The Huskies’ onslaught of injuries has put even more pressure on their senior duo to show up each night. Bueckers and Edwards have done just that, guiding UConn to an…
