UConn Star Sarah Strong’s Parents Are Former Professional Basketball Players

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Sarah Strong, the UConn basketball star who helped lead the program to a national championship last year, is striving to lead the Huskies to another title this year. Strong arrived in Connecticut as the top-ranked recruit in the 2024 class, and has lived up to that billing at every turn.

Strong has quickly established herself as one of top players in the country. By the end of the regular season, she had been named Big East Freshman of the Year, unanimously selected to the All-Big East First Team alongside teammate Paige Bueckers, and earned Division I WBCA Freshman of the Year honors.

While the talent and work is all hers, one might say that basketball is in her blood. Born February 3, 2006, in Madrid, Strong spent the first decade in Spain, where her father was playing professionally at the time. (Her parents have since separated.) Basketball runs on both sides of her family—her father is also a former player—though Strong has said neither parent pressured her into the sport.

“They said, ‘If you don’t want to do this, could stop wasting my time,’” Strong told Andscape in 2024. “I said, ‘I want to play basketball. I want to go to college and want do this.’”

Here, get to know Sarah’s parents, Danny and Allison:

Meet Sarah’s dad, Danny Strong​

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Danny, playing as a power forward for N.C. State (in red), against Maryland in 1997.Doug Pensinger - Getty Images

Originally from New Jersey, Sarah’s father Danny, Sarah played for North Carolina State University from 1995 to 1997 after transferring from junior college, averaging 12.5 points and 4.9 rebounds and earning a spot on the All-ACC Tournament team. He went on to play professionally in Europe for 15 years, primarily in France, where he made four All-Star appearances in the French National Basketball League and won the 2005 French Cup Championship. He also earned All-Star MVP honors in the Portuguese National Basketball League and served as team captain for nine years across various clubs.

Danny retired from professional play in 2012 and returned to N.C. State to complete his sociology degree, and later coached high school basketball in the Raleigh area. He also founded the Strong Center for Excellence, a nonprofit providing basketball and football training and league play for youth ages six to 18.

Meet Sarah’s mom, Allison Feaster​

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A portrait of Allison for the Harvard Crimson’s women’s basketball team during the 1996 season.Damian Strohmeyer - Getty Images

Sarah’s mother, Allison Feaster, is one of the more decorated figures in women’s basketball history. A standout at Chester High School in South Carolina, where she ranks third on the state's all-time scoring list, Feaster went on to become an All-American at Harvard University. In 1998, she led the Crimson to one of the most stunning upsets in tournament history, becoming the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the women's NCAA Tournament with a victory over host Stanford at the Cardinal’s home in Palo Alto, California.

After college, Feaster played 10 seasons in the WNBA with the Los Angeles Sparks, Charlotte Sting, and Indiana Fever, and eight seasons professionally overseas in Portugal, France, Spain, and Italy before retiring in 2016. During her time with the Charlotte Sting, she played alongside current South Carolina coach Dawn Staley.

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Allison, while playing for the Los Angeles Sparks, during a WNBA game against the Seattle Storm in 2000.Otto Greule Jr - Getty Images

Since retiring, Feaster has built an equally notable front-office career. She joined the NBA’s Basketball Operations Associate Program, worked as manager of player personnel and coach relations for the NBA G League, and joined the Boston Celtics, where she served as the team’s vice president of team operations and organizational growth. She has also served as a sports envoy for the U.S. Department of State, and is on the athlete advisory board for Boston Legacy FC of the NWSL.

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Allison at a college basketball game between the UConn Huskies and the Boston College Eagles in 2025.Icon Sportswire - Getty Images

“This game has given me so much, and so for me, it’s an honor to be able to serve this organization, to be able to serve this community and to be able to represent so many who see themselves in me,” Allison told The Boston Globe in 2024 about working with the Celtics. “My life is a beautiful resistance because I get to do what I love. I get to plant seeds of empowerment. I get to plant seeds of confidence, of inspiration.”

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