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- ↑ "Meet the UConn men's basketball team". Republican-American . November 3, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ↑ Finkelstein, Adam (September 16, 2022). "UConn lands four-star Seattle native Jaylin Stewart". 247Sports.com . Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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- ↑ "Are Jaylin Stewart, Solo Ball, Jayden Ross ready to make sophomore jump at UConn? 'We believe'". CT Insider. June 5, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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