WATCH: WNBA champ Breanna Stewart reveals top memories from her UConn days

Former UConn star Breanna Stewart
Former UConn star Breanna Stewart (IG: Breanna Stewart)

Breanna Stewart, a two-time WNBA champion, three-time Olympian and four-time NCAA champion, is one of the most dominant and decorated female basketball players of this generation. Stewart, who made it into Team USA's Olympic roster, revealed her best memories from her college days at UConn.

On Tuesday, the NCAA's official Instagram account shared a post celebrating Breanna Stewart's college career, featuring five key facts about the New York Liberty star. The video shows Stewart narrating her top moments from college while pointing at pictures from the NCAA album.

"This is freshman Stewie. Look at that hair. Now this is 2014 where we had an undefeated season and we won a national championship. Now we're on 2015 NCAA championship. That will be our third one. Lots of photos, lots of championships," Stewart said.
"My favorite memory from my time at UConn would be winning the fourth national championship. That sense of accomplishment, that feeling that we did it, we did the impossible, and we went for four. My first championship was obviously my freshman year, and what a rocky year that is. Nobody thought we were gonna win that going into my last one. Confidence was building year after year."

In her four years of college basketball, Stewart lost just five games, including two undefeated seasons. She was named the women's Final Four Most Outstanding Player each year she played, making her the first and only player to win the award four times.

Here are the top five facts about Breanna Stewart:

  • 4x NCAA National Champion
  • 4x Final Four Most Outstanding Player
  • 3x Naismith and AP College Player of the Year
  • 5th Husky to be selected for conference POY multiple times
  • Stewart signed her letter of intent to play at UConn on the hood of a car

Breanna Stewart is aiming for her third Olympic gold medal

The 6-foot-4 Liberty forward aims to win her third Olympic gold medal. Stewart helped Team USA advance to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Paris Olympics.

"I hope when we get to LA, we have that (gold medal), you know, because the amount of pride in representing your country is... it’s like no other," Stewart said.

The United States picked up their third win in the group stage on Sunday against Germany. Stewart produced 13 points and three rebounds in the dominant 87-68 triumph. She also had a solid game against Belgium last Thursday, scoring a game-high 26 points.

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Edited by Glen Danquah
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