Heckel understands that with 15 players on UConn’s roster, earning playing time will be challenging. She hopes that with her experience and unselfish nature will enable her to fit into UConn’s ...

Heckel hopes to become the 16th UConn player to win U19 gold joining Maya Moore (2007), Kelly Faris (2009), Stefanie Dolson (2011), Bria Hartley (2011), Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (2011), Breanna ...

Heckel, the No. 4 overall recruit in her class, per 247 Sports, averaged 6.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals during her freshman season with the Trojans, largely off the bench.

Though she was born in Greenwich and spent most of her life living just beyond the Connecticut border in Port Chester, Heckel has never been to a game at Gampel Pavilion. She got her first taste ...

In her first encounter with UConn, sophomore transfer guard Kayleigh Heckel wasn't playing for the Huskies. She was the opposition, playing a leading role in the USC Trojans defeating UConn 72-70 ...

UConn women’s basketball sophomore Kayleigh Heckel was named to the final 12-player Team USA roster that will compete in the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup this summer, marking her first selection to a ...

When Heckel signed with UConn three weeks after Williams, it marked the first time coach Geno Auriemma has added multiple transfers in an offseason since the portal was established in 2019.

UConn women’s basketball sophomore Kayleigh Heckel was named to the final 12-player Team USA roster that will compete in the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup this summer, marking her first selection to a ...

In her first encounter with UConn, sophomore transfer guard Kayleigh Heckel wasn't playing for the Huskies. She was the opposition, playing a leading role in the USC Trojans defeating UConn 72-70 ...

— UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) June 21, 2025 Heckel will be seeking her second gold medal to go with her first won a year ago when she represented Team USA at the 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup.