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Weekly Rewind
The latest UConn athletics news
- Point guard-by-committee is the plan for UConn women’s basketball
- David Benedict reflects on UConn football’s foregone season
- Paige Bueckers gets plenty of praise on latest Chasing Perfection podcast
- Edsall’s Huskies extend offer to 2021 DB Stanley Cross
- Connecticut Ice will return in 2022:
SNY announced cancellation of the 2021 Connecticut Ice Festival due to risks associated with Covid-19. The second year of the weekend-long hockey festival highlighted by Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, UConn and Yale was scheduled for Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport Jan. 30-31, 2021.
— Jeff Jacobs (@jeffjacobs123) October 1, 2020
- Competition breeding comradery for Geno’s freshmen
- Pat Winkel back on the field for UConn baseball after a rough road to recovery
- UConn women’s basketball #4 on ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25
- The UConn Pod crew dishes on college basketball’s impending return
- It’s a bake-off:
Evina Westbrook says the team recently had "cupcake wars", where each pod brought 4 different cupcakes for Coaches to judge.
— UCTV Sports (@UCTVSports) October 1, 2020
Evina says her team won as a result of a DQ. She adds the team has spent a lot of time bonding off the court.
Team Time
Putting a specific UConn team in the spotlight
Expectations are high for Hurley’s Huskies this season after UConn’s talented coach reeled in a strong recruiting class to complement their exciting slew of returning stars! When you add a top-10 class in 2021 to the mix, the future is looking bright for the Huskies! Work is never done for “The Carpenter” and his staff, however, as they were busy extending scholarship offers to these top-tier talents over the past few weeks:
UConn just offered five-star junior Jarace Walker, a source told @Stockrisers. Arguably one of the top-rated players in the class.
— Jake (@jakeweingarten) October 2, 2020
Blessed to receive an offer from UConn ‼️ https://t.co/LUKKDtJPkT
— markarmstr0ng (@markarmstr0ng1) September 29, 2020
2022 Archbishop Spalding/Team Melo wing Cam Whitmore has received an offer from UConn. @PrepHoopsMD @PrepHoops
— Colby Giacubeno (@ColbyGHoops) September 15, 2020
Donald Hand JR picked up an offer from UConn #3SSB #LoadedFamily pic.twitter.com/5X1rBtxngY
— Team Loaded AAU Basketball (@TeamLoadedBBall) September 30, 2020
Class of 2023 6’4 5 STAR Simeon Wilcher is the NEXT one. @SimeonWilcher is unstoppable on the offensive end, elite defender and really knows how to get his teammates involved....Recently offered by UCONN ⭐️ @PSACardinals @rc_basketball @Coach_Kaj
— Stellar Hoops (@StellarHoops) September 22, 2020
U Gotta See This
Video recommendations
UConn men’s basketball sent the Twitterverse into a frenzy as pics of their new uniforms emerged! Bouk wasted no time before showing off the fresh threads:
“Winter is coming...” pic.twitter.com/4AJ1SBQuQW
— James Bouknight (@jam3s210) October 3, 2020
Coach’s Corner
Find out what the UConn coaches are up to on and off the court
- Geno’s practice plan is set but season schedule remains a work in progress
- Dan Hurley to attend Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce virtual luncheon
- Coach Edsall has a lot of love for UConn football products in the pros:
#NFL Huskies in action during Week 4! #BleedBlue #BlockC pic.twitter.com/e6HAqeGW39
— Randy Edsall (@RandyEdsall) October 4, 2020
Big League Buzz
Catch up on former UConn players working across the sports world
- UConn’s finest dominate league jersey sales while a trio of legendary Huskies have the Storm up 2-0 in the WNBA finals:
This is a Seattle Storm fan account now ⛈ pic.twitter.com/Nu2ftUjhyW
— ⛈ Seattle Storm Stans ⛈ (@UConnWBB) October 2, 2020
- Danny Ainge breaks down Kemba’s bubble trouble
- Red Sox may opt-out of George Springer sweepstakes this offseason
- Anthony Sherman made his presence known on Monday Night Football:
OUR SECRET WEAPON!#KCvsBAL https://t.co/UDLtYDgm6e pic.twitter.com/uApMvtCf37
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) September 29, 2020
- Breanna Stewart displaying her championship pedigree on and off the court
- Caron Butler has found his second calling in fight for social justice
- UConn baseball great Matt Barnes attends bullpen dedication ceremony:
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Memory Lane
Revisiting the history of UConn sports
- An interesting thread on the evolution of UConn men’s basketball uniforms helps fans draw comparisons to the Huskies’ new look:
The red piping is reminiscent of UConn's uniforms when they first joined the Big East, and in the late 1980s. pic.twitter.com/oGfmc9l0vi
— UConn: It's Coming (@NoEscalators) October 3, 2020
- Learn about UConn football’s 1997 2nd Team All-American wideout
- Somebody tell Geno he just won a national championship:
GOAT UConn team pic.twitter.com/CGEPiGDr1Y
— Masked Man (@PostRevelation) October 3, 2020
Weekly Fancast
Once UConn sports return, we’ll provide info for the week’s upcoming games in this space. Until then, enjoy some classic recommendations from the vault.
According to his own general manager, Kemba was a bit off during his time in the bubble. Despite helping the Celtics reach the conference finals, he had noticeably lost a step and appeared to have not yet fully recovered from the knee injury he suffered earlier in the year.
To remind everyone what Kemba looks like when he’s 100% in his bag and feelin’ himself, enjoy an epic recap of the never-to-be-outdone 2011 run where Kemba led the Huskies to eleven straight tournament wins en route to a national championship:
Cause We Care
Learn about non-profits and charitable causes benefiting the great people of Connecticut
In case you didn’t already know, HuskyTHON is kind of a big deal at UConn! CLICK HERE to support this annual 18-hour dance marathon benefiting the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and get the latest on HuskyTHON 2021 with this video from Coach Hurley:
You heard it here first; @dhurley15 says go register for HuskyTHON 2021! Thank you for being For The Kids, Coach! Text ‘HuskyTHON’ to 51-555 to register! Registration week is only getting started and you do not want to miss out on all the fun this week! pic.twitter.com/tuHKVAJMQx
— UConn HuskyTHON (@HuskyTHON) September 29, 2020
Last Shot
One more glimpse of UConn glory
A final look at your new favorite jersey:
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