Courtney Ekmark Leaving UConn Women's Basketball Team

STORRS, CT. - Junior guard Courtney Ekmark has decided to transfer from the University of Connecticut women’s basketball program, head coach Geno Auriemma announced Wednesday morning.

She will enroll at Arizona State University, UConn officials said. Auriemma called her a "rising" player within the program.

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“Courtney is a great kid and I am thankful to have had the opportunity to get to know her and her family,” Auriemma said. “Everyone at UConn misses her already and we wish her nothing but the best in the future.”

The 6-foot guard said she is looking forward to Arizona State, which is closer to her Phoenix home.

“I feel incredibly blessed to have been a UConn Husky for the past two years but I am really looking forward to starting a new chapter of my life at Arizona State,” Ekmark said. “I want to thank the coaching staff and my UConn teammates for everything over the last two years and I can’t wait to start playing for Coach Charli (Turner Thorne) here in Tempe.”

Ekmark saw action in 61 games over her two years in Storrs. She averaged 2.0 points per contest while shooting 31.5 percent from behind the three-point line. She averaged 9.3 minutes per game.

Photo Credits: Chris Dehnel, UConn Athletics

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