Ossining's Espinoza-Hunter Signs National Letter of Intent With UConn

STORRS, CT — Andra Espinoza-Hunter of Ossining has signed a National Letter of Intent with the 11-time national champion University of Connecticut women's basketball team.

Head Coach Geno Auriemma made the announcement on Thursday.

A 5-11 guard, Espinoza-Hunter will play her senior year at Ossining High after attending high school for three years at Blair Academy in New Jersey.

She is a former teammate of UConn senior Saniya Chong at Ossining and of UConn sophomore Batouly Camara at Blair Academy.

Espinoza-Hunter also considered Duke.

She started her high school career as a seventh-grader at Ossining High and in two seasons scored 478 career points and made 99 3-pointers. She was part of Ossining's 2013 state championship team.

Espinoza-Hunter helped Blair Academy to three league and three state prep championships in three seasons.

As a junior, she averaged 25.0 points and 8.0 rebounds while reaching the 1,000-point plateau. As a sophomore, she averaged 19.1 points and 6.5 rebounds.

Espinoza-Hunter was a member of the 2015 U-16 United States national team and averaged 10.0 points and 3.8 rebounds as Team USA went 4-1 and won a bronze medal at the FIBA Americas Championship. She was a candidate for the 2016 U-17 United States national team.

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