AyannaPatterson

2022-23 – 2025-26 (Freshman, Sophomore, 2x Redshirt Sophomore at UConn)
Ayanna Patterson, a 6-2 forward from Fort Wayne, Indiana, spent the last four seasons at UConn but played just two of those four seasons – as a true freshman in 2022-23 and as a redshirt sophomore in 2025-26 – because of a pair of injuries in back-to-back seasons in 2023-24 and 2024-25 … Despite coming off consecutive seasons without playing, Patterson appeared in 30 games and made one start for UConn in 2025-26 … In just five minutes per game, she totaled 52 points – on 51.5 percent from the field – and 42 rebounds. Included in those 30 games, she played limited minutes in all five games of the Huskies’ Final Four run … In her freshman season in 2022-23, she played 30 games and combined for 65 points and 67 rebounds.

High School
Ayanna Patterson came into college rated the No. 1 wing and the No. 4 overall prospect in the Class of 2022, according to ESPN … She was a McDonald’s and SLAM All-American, while she also played in the Jordan Brand Classic … She was named the 2022 Indiana Miss Basketball after averaging 25.8 points per game, 11.8 rebounds per game and 2.1 blocks per game as a senior at Homestead High School.