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Marine Dursus and Jovana Popovic Navigate a New Chapter at UConn

Moving to college is hard enough. Adding a move to a new country in the mix makes it more difficult. But UConn's Marine Dursus and Jovana Popovic are confident in their vision.
By Tyler DeLuca
July 8, 2026
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“They don’t understand much, but they understand hoop.”

That is how KK Arnold responded when asked about newcomers Marine Dursus of France and Jovana Popovic of Serbia. There might be some occasional language gaps, but everyone in Storrs speaks the language of basketball. 

It has certainly been an adjustment for both players.

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