Not only does Dursus, 20, have international experience, but she’s a proven winner and hails from one of the most prestigious French development programs.

While it’s unclear if the 5-foot-10 guard will join the Huskies for their summer workout program that starts next week, she is expected to make an impact once she does arrive in Storrs.

Here are five things to know about the newest Husky:

Signing Durus immediately bolsters UConn’s backcourt for 2026-2027 after it lost Fudd to the WNBA this spring. Fudd was not only UConn’s second-leading scorer, but its most lethal shooter. While Durus doesn’t have Fudd’s consistency or experience yet, she’s expected to help share some of the scoring responsibility and lessen the load off reigning National Player of the Year Sarah Strong. Durus is a proven scorer at all three levels and can be a reliable playmaker as well.

Dursus played professionally overseas for the French League Club Angers for the past three seasons. Despite missing some time with a foot injury, the guard averaged 9.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and a 51.3 field goal percentage during the 2025-26 regular season. In Angers’ two French League playoff games this season, Dursus averaged 10 points, three rebounds, 2.5 assists, a 57.1 field goal percentage and a 57.1 3-point field goal percentage.

Dursus graduated high school from one of France’s most prestigious youth sports development programs, the French National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (INSEP). Connecticut Sun stars Leila Lacan and Nell Angloma also graduated from INSEP. Following their time in the program, both were first-round WNBA Draft picks. 

Dursus and Lacan overlapped one season with Angers. She also played with both Lacan and Angloma on the French youth national level. In 2022, Dursus and Lacan teamed up for France in the 2022 Under-18 European Championship. That same year, Dursus also played with Angloma on France’s U17 World Cup team. Dursus and Angloma also played together on the 2021 U16 European Challengers team.

Dursus is from Strasbourg, France, and will become the second Husky from France when she joins the team. The first Husky from France was Lou Lopez Sénéchal, who’s from Grenoble, which is about six hours southwest of Strasbourg.

On the big stage, Durus helped France win gold at the 2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket, silver at the 2023 FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship, and bronze at the 2022 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup and U18 European Championship. 

Next season, the Huskies will have five international players on their roster: Durus (France), Jovana Popovic (Serbia), Jana El Alfy (Egypt), Gandy Malou-Mamel (Ireland) and Blanca Quiñonez (Ecuador). Both Quiñonez and Durus participated in the NBA’s 2024 Basketball Without Borders Global Women’s Camp.

International recruiting has increased throughout the college game over the past few years. While international student-athletes can still not accept direct name, image and likeness benefits, they can accept passive income from their universities. International student-athletes tend to arrive with more experience than their American counterparts because of their overseas commitments. However, once an international athlete accepts a salary from an overseas club, they lose their NCAA eligibility.