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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Delle Donne not coming back

As it turned out, the two days Elena Delle Donne spent on UConn's campus in June were her last as a member of the UConn women's basketball program.

Delle Donne enrolled in summer school before abruptly returning home to Wilmington, Delaware to ponder her future. Well, the decision she came to will not please Husky Nation.

"I have been recently informed that Elena Delle Donne has decided not to play college basketball and will not enroll at the University of Connecticut," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said in a statement. "Everyone at UConn would like to wish Elena the best of luck."

Delle Donne has not addressed the issue since returning home and did not immediately return a call left on her cell phone on Saturday.

Delle Donne, the Naismith and Women's Basketball Coaches Association national high school player of the year following her senior season at Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, Delaware, finished with a Delaware career record 2,818 points.

The absence of the sweet shooting 6-foot-5 Delle Donne will leave UConn a bit undersized on the bench especially if Auriemma opts to start 6-foot-2 Kaili McLaren alongside 6-foot-4 Tina Charles. UConn still has one of the best freshmen classes in Caroline Doty, Tiffany Hayes and three-time Register State Basketball Most Valuable Player Heather Buck to go with the return of all-americans Charles, Maya Moore and Renee Montgomery as well as the return of the dynamic Kalana Greene who saw her junior season end with a serious knee injury.

UConn's statement said the university would have no further comment on the matter.

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