Anchoring the team is center Jana El Alfy ... Here is everything to know about her upbringing, her family and her path to Connecticut. El Alfy was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt.

TAMPA, Florida — Jana El Alfy had some special visitors ... Basketball is ingrained in the El Alfy family. Ehab El Alfy is the head coach of the Egyptian women’s national team, where El ...

“I love all of them. All of them are like sisters, like family. Everywhere I walk, I feel the love and I see how much they love Jana. I’m very proud.” El Alfy’s love for basketball came ...

The last member of the starting lineup, Jana El-Alfy, was with UConn last season but missed her entire freshman year due to injury. El-Alfy ended up redshirting her true freshman season due to an ...