Aaliyah Edwards
- Forward •
- 6-3 •
- 2002-07-09 Yrs •
- UConn •
- Canada •
- CLASS OF 2024
2025 Sun |
- PTS 4.6 •
- REB 4.2 •
- FG% 40 •
- 3P% 0
Player Profile
Selected in the 2024 WNBA Draft, Aaliyah Edwards is a high-energy forward whose game is defined by her relentless motor and rugged physicality in the paint. She consistently outworks opponents for rebounds and second-chance points. Offensively, she is an efficient interior scorer who can finish through contact and has a reliable mid-range jumper.
Notable Teammates
Saniya Rivers (Sun) • Aneesah Morrow (Sun) • Leïla Lacan (Sun) • Rayah Marshall (Sun) • Lucy Olsen (Mystics) • Kiki Iriafen (Mystics) • Sonia Citron (Mystics) • Azzi Fudd (UConn) • Nika Muhl (UConn) • Ashlynn Shade • (UConn) • KK Arnold (UConn) • Caroline Ducharme (UConn) • Aubrey Griffin (UConn) • Paige Bueckers (UConn) • Dorka Juhász (Lynx) • Diamond Miller (Sun)
Player Tracker
2024
April 15 – Drafted by the Washington Mystics, Round 1 Pick 6, 6th overall
Named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team.
2025
Aug 7 – Traded to the Connecticut Sun
Game Analysis
- vs. Creighton (2022) – Aaliyah Edwards becomes first UConn player with 20 points, 20 rebounds in a game since Maya Moore. [Read the article.]
- vs. Chicago Sky (2024) – Aaliyah Edwards Drops 23 pts and 13 reb vs. the Sky. [Watch the highlights.]
In the News
- Aaliyah Edwards doing ‘little bit of everything’ for UConn women’s basketball team
- Sun acquire Canadian Aaliyah Edwards from Mystics
- Early Look: 2027 WNBA Draft
- Full 3 Round 2026 WNBA Mock Draft
- Re-Drafting the 2024 WNBA Draft
- Back to Player Directory
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