High Point coach Flynn Clayman is navigating the NCAA Tournament with his wife Katie Clayman, an assistant with the Panthers women, who are al…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Duke enters the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and looking to avenge last season's missed opportunity.
High Point head coach Flynn Clayman, left, hands his son, Quinn, to his wife Katie Clayman, assistant coach for the High Point women's basketball team, right, during practice prior to the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
High Point head coach Flynn Clayman holds his son Quinn during practice prior to the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
FILE - UConn forward Sarah Strong (21) is guarded by Villanova forward Brynn McCurry (13) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
FILE - UConn's Azzi Fudd (35) gestures to teammates after making a three-point shot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against the Iowa Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
FILE - Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) drives during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
FILE - Texas forward Madison Booker (35) runs a play against Arkansas during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)
FILE - UCLA center Lauren Betts (51) works the ball inside as Long Beach State guard Khylee Pepe (13) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh, File)
Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd helped UConn to an undefeated season heading into March Madness. The pair became the first teammates in six years to make The Associated Press All-America team. It’s the 10th time that teammates have made the first team, seven of those involving UConn players. The last pair to achieve the feat was Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard in 2020. Strong and Fudd were joined by Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes, UCLA’s Lauren Betts and Texas’ Madison Booker. Strong was a unanimous choice from the 31-member national media panel that chooses the AP Top 25 each week.
