Meet Sarah Strong's Parents, Basketball Players Allison Feaster and Danny Strong
Meet Sarah Strong's Parents, Basketball Players Allison Feaster and Danny Strong
Michael NiedMon, March 23, 2026 at 9:30 PM UTC
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Allison Feaster and Sarah Strong; Sarah StrongCredit: Allison Feaster/Instagram; Joe Buglewicz/Getty -
UConn Huskies forward Sarah Strong was born to parents Allison Feaster and Danny Strong
Both Allison and Danny had successful basketball careers
Sarah credits her parents’ mentorship and early training for her success
Sarah Strong is one of the brightest stars in collegiate basketball — and she comes by it naturally thanks to her parents, Allison Feaster and Danny Strong.
The University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies forward was born to Allison and Danny on Feb. 3, 2006, in Spain, where she spent the first 10 years of her life, according to her bio. There, her parents both played for European teams — Allison had previously played in the WNBA for nine seasons, while Danny was a forward for North Carolina State University (NC State) before transitioning to the French National Basketball League, per ESPN.
Watching her mom play alongside Spain's CB Alcobendas inspired Sarah from a young age.
"We would play in the morning and they would have a game at night and [I remember] just being there the whole day and watching them practice and trying to do the drills they were doing," she told ESPN.
After moving back to the United States at 10 years old, Sarah committed to UConn in 2024. In March 2026, Sarah and the Huskies achieved an undefeated season, landing a spot in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship.
Here's everything to know about Sarah Strong's parents, Allison Feaster and Danny Strong.
Allison played in the WNBA and now works in the NBA
Allison Feaster in 2002Credit: Garrett Ellwood/WNBAE/Getty
Like her daughter, Allison was also a key player on a college basketball team. She played for the Harvard Crimson in the 1990s, where she remains the team's all-time record holder for career points (2,312), rebounds (1,157) and steals (290), per Harvard Magazine.
“She was phenomenal — she could play any position, one through five,” Kathy Delaney-Smith, who coached Allison at Harvard, told the magazine in October 2022. “She wore about seven different hats.”
Allison went on to become the fifth pick in the 1998 WNBA draft, per ESPN. While in the league, Allison played for the Los Angeles Sparks, the Charlotte Sting and the Indiana Fever. Allison was actually pregnant with Sarah while playing for the Sting, she told USA Today.
She later played for teams in Portugal, France, Spain, and Italy before retiring in 2016, per Harvard.
Allison now works for the NBA as the vice president of team operations and organizational growth for the Boston Celtics. There, she helps players finish their educations and plan for life after retirement, per Harvard Magazine.
Danny played college basketball and now runs a charity
Danny Strong in 1996Credit: Doug Pensinger/Getty
Danny played basketball for NC State, where he majored in sociology. After he graduated in 1997, he played in Europe for 15 years, per his Strong Center bio. Danny ultimately retired in 2012.
After his basketball career ended, Danny founded the North Carolina-based Strong Center, a foundation dedicated to community building and sports with ties to basketball, football and wrestling.
Reflecting on the organization to ESPN, Danny said that the focus is “dealing with families who are less fortunate.”
He continued, explaining, “Feeding families or helping them with clothes or different things like that. Just mentoring students having difficulty adjusting to school or sports or whatever. Any way to help families or build the community where we are needed."
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They are divorced
Sarah Strong in 2025Credit: Steph Chambers/Getty
Although Danny and Allison were once married, they have since split. Danny is referred to as Allison's "then-husband" in her Harvard Magazine profile.
Allison has since gotten married to Milt Newton, a former college basketball player who is now the assistant general manager for the Milwaukee Bucks, she told Andscape in March 2025.
In January 2026, Allison shared a photo of herself and Newton at a basketball game on Instagram, describing him as “my person” in the caption.
“God knew what I didn’t know," she added. "Grateful.”
Danny trained Sarah for years
Danny StrongCredit: ABC11/YouTube
Danny mentored Sarah in basketball from when she was a kid through her tenure at Grace Christian School in Sanford, N.C., she told Boston.com in March 2025.
“They were a big part of my basketball journey,” Sarah said. “My dad pretty much trained me my whole life. I never really had anyone else. My mom as well, just from a distance, with her working in Boston and stuff like that, but pretty much my whole AAU, middle school, elementary school years were just me and my dad and his organization where he does basketball and family around me.”
Danny and Sarah would practice “for hours,” dissecting videos of her own games as well as college and professional match-ups, according to USA Today. Through that approach, Sarah developed an analytical outlook to basketball.
“We always had the approach, ‘If you learn, let’s learn everything,’ ” Danny told the outlet. “Let’s learn the game holistically. Her mom played inside, played outside. I played inside, played outside, and we both had long careers because we could do both. I think you become very valuable for your team when you can do a mixture of everything.”
Her dad talks to her before every game
Sarah Strong #21 of the UConn Huskies during the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on April 06, 2025 in Tampa, Florida.Credit: Maddie Meyer/Getty
While Danny isn’t her coach anymore, he still plays a special role in his daughter’s basketball career. They still speak on the phone before she steps on the court for a game, per USA Today.
Speaking about the 2025 National Championship game — which UConn won — Danny recalled, “She called me before I called her and said, ‘Dad, we’re locked in. We got this.’ ”
“It was amazing, you know? We went through this whole path of me being that motivation, me being that person to have the words to say, and here she comes, calming my nerves in this moment,” he added.
They're Sarah's biggest fans
Allison Feaster; Allison Feaster and Sarah StrongCredit: Allen Einstein/WNBAE/Getty; Allison Feaster/Instagram
Speaking to Andscape, Allison said that she had “an overwhelming sense of gratitude” for her daughter’s basketball experience.
Allison added that she was “really impressed” by her daughter’s defensive skills, continuing, “She is leading the team in steals and blocks and those are things that directly impact winning and I couldn’t be more proud. I know she’s growing and gaining more confidence in her role.”
However, when asked who would come out on top in a faceoff, Allison joked, “I would win because I’m an absolutely dog and I’m going to do whatever it takes to get a stop and a bucket.”
Meanwhile, Sarah is inspired by both of her parents' post-basketball careers. "I really like what my dad has built with the Strong Center and what my mom has done. I'm pretty sure I want to do something like they both have done — like a mix of both of them in a way," she told ESPN.
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