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Weekly Rewind
The latest UConn athletics news
From The UConn Blog:
- UConn says no fans in Gampel stands to begin basketball season
- Practice on pause for UConn men’s basketball after positive COVID-19 test
- UConn women’s basketball finalizes non-conference slate for upcoming season
- Hurley’s Huskies ranked #37 in AP preseason poll, #43 in first KenPom
- Paige Bueckers makes Nancy Lieberman Award watchlist
- UConn men’s hockey adds highly touted goaltender Logan Terness to ‘21 class
From Other Sources:
- James Bouknight lands on Jerry West Award watchlist
- Latest Big East previews have Geno’s squad sitting atop the conference and Hurley’s Huskies right in the thick of things as new UConn basketball era begins
- UConn baseball’s Chris Winkel provides team progress report
- Rahsool Diggins and Jordan Hawkins talk UConn on Commit Corner
- UConn men’s basketball interested in class of 2021 guard Quaran McPherson
U Gotta See This
Video recommendations
There’s so much dunking going on, you almost feel bad for the rims:
#ThisIsUConn | #PullTheSled pic.twitter.com/HEkjkd83DB
— UConn Men's Basketball (@UConnMBB) November 2, 2020
UConn, Great Pic
Photos of UConn’s finest
These ladies want a say in who welcomes them to the White House next year:
Registered ✅
— UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) November 4, 2020
Voted ✅ pic.twitter.com/tgkh1FGGgh
Coach’s Corner
Find out what UConn coaches are up to on and off the court
- Dan Hurley and Geno to attend this week’s NJ Coaches Clinic
- Tom Moore talks all things Huskies on local CT podcast
- Geno joins fellow faces of women’s college basketball for social justice discussion
Big League Buzz
Catch up on former UConn players working across the sports world
- Another week, another reason for Sue Bird to celebrate:
#BidenHarris2020 pic.twitter.com/ijV4VgARwv
— Sue Bird (@S10Bird) November 7, 2020
- Kemba’s injury-plagued knees leave future with Celtics in jeopardy
- George Springer receives qualifying offer from Astros
- Darius Butler has a ball catching up with fellow UConn great Rudy Gay:
New Episode @TheManToManPod w/@DariusJButler & @ABethea41 chopped it up w/@UConnMBB alum & NBA vet @RudyGay
— TheManToManPod (@TheManToManPod) November 8, 2020
The guys talked about his journey from AAU to the NBA, bubble life, business & investing & more
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Applehttps://t.co/YOmS6nui5l
Youtubehttps://t.co/WBiQyFFU04 pic.twitter.com/ygn56RP5Wa
- Ben Gordon puts Encino, California home on the market for $2.9 million
- Chris Smith now available for personalized videos through Cameo
- Caron Butler has a big hit on his hands and wants athletes to follow his lead:
“We sometimes forget that athletes are human beings. It’s not like the video games, the video games are amazing and creativity behind them is spot on, but we take out the humane part of it,” Caron Butler on why it’s important for athletes to speak out.https://t.co/dpRlcqNMXL
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) November 5, 2020
Memory Lane
Revisit special moments in UConn sports history
- Some wins just hit differently:
January 24, 2009: Kemba Walker (@KembaWalker) finds Hasheem Thabeet (@HasheemTheDream) for the alley oop in a 69-61 win over Notre Dame ending the nation's longest home winning streak at 45 games pic.twitter.com/6QXpO2zjlI
— Husky Highlights (@UConnHighlights) November 8, 2020
- Coach Calhoun and team leaders relive 1989-90 “Dream Season”
- President-elect Biden knows a good head of hair when he sees one:
On meeting Geno Auriemma in 2012, Joe Biden said, “If I had your hair, I’d be President.”
— Steve Rushin (@SteveRushin) November 5, 2020
- Swish Appeal takes a stab at UConn women’s basketball all-time starting five
- Talk about UConn legend overload:
— Huskies In Portrait (@OurHuskies) November 6, 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!
When Maya Moore came to Storrs prior to the 2007-08 campaign, UConn women’s basketball fans began to focus on the season ahead and let the disappointing outcomes from the previous three years fade from memory. Moore was the #1 player coming out of high school and chose UConn over rival Tennessee, which immediately raised expectations for Geno’s Huskies and worsened an already rocky relationship between the two storied college basketball programs.
Moore proved to be the real deal and helped UConn go 15-1 in the Big East during her first year in the league. The Huskies’ impressive record earned them the conference regular-season title and they proceeded to win the Big East tournament title as well once postseason play got underway. Despite a deep run in the NCAA tournament, UConn’s season came to an end when they fell to fellow women’s college basketball heavyweight Stanford in the Final Four. Moore and the Huskies finished the year with a 36-2 record and would use this season as a stepping stone to the decade of dominance that followed.
This touching tribute to the 2007-08 season includes in-depth player profiles and highlights the most memorable moments from Moore and the Huskies during that pivotal campaign:
Cause We Care
Learn about non-profits and causes worthy of UConn Nation’s support
If you’re looking to make a positive impact in the lives of UConn student-athletes, look no further than the newly-formed Fight on Fund. According to the organization’s website, the Fight on Fund was created “to provide a direct, immediate avenue to support our student-athletes” with donations going toward “academic support, sports medicine, scholarship support, nutrition, COVID testing, and mental health services.”
CLICK HERE to donate to the Fight on Fund and learn about other projects benefitting current and future UConn students!
Final Play
A parting sentiment from The Fast Break team
Teamwork makes the dream work:
It’s me and my friends pic.twitter.com/kZEgEDcBPg
— UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) November 6, 2020
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