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Weekly Rewind
The latest UConn athletics news
From The UConn Blog:
- UConn players and coaches express outrage over recent events
- Mohegan Sun to host Big East women’s basketball tournament
- UConn Football schedules matchups with Temple, Wyoming, and Florida International
- What UConn MBB fans can expect from old/new Big East foe Villanova
- Some men’s basketball players have new jersey numbers
- A primer on Big East men’s soccer
From Other Sources:
- ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has high hopes for Dan Hurley and the Huskies this season, according to his most recent Bracketology
- Paige Bueckers writes about shortened season, Minneapolis protests, and more
- UConn men’s basketball target Donovan Clingan breaks the top 50 in Rivals rankings
- UConn fans take to the web to defend Dan Hurley after Daily Campus op-ed calls him out
- Former players donate over $500k in an effort to keep the UConn Golf program afloat
- Class of 2021 basketball recruit Trey Patterson narrows his list of college suitors down to ten
i will be announcing my commitment on my birthday, june 18th.
— Trey Patterson (@_treypatt3) June 3, 2020
U Gotta See This
Video recommendations
Christyn Williams clarifies the difference between Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter:
We said what we said...BLACK LIVES MATTER ✊ pic.twitter.com/fxORfl3hFU
— Christyn Williams (@christyn2000) June 3, 2020
UConn, Great Pic
Photos of UConn’s finest
Big East banners are up in Gampel, making UConn’s return to the Big East even more real:
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Coach’s Corner
Find out what the UConn coaches are up to on and off the court
- Coach Hurley sheds light on his squad’s mental state amid protests and nationwide turmoil
- Geno shares his team’s statement and compares the current fight against racial injustice:
- See Coach Hurley’s full range of courtside emotions in this epic video montage:
Dan Hurley "The Carpenter" Best Momentshttps://t.co/bPLnYaJ3pq pic.twitter.com/lGrHFz7pQ0
— 860 Productions (@860_media) June 3, 2020
Big League Buzz
Catch up on former UConn players working across the sports world
- Maya Moore stops by OTL to continue her fight for social justice:
.@minnesotalynx star @MooreMaya shares her thoughts on Drew Brees' comments and what her reaction has been to the nationwide #GeorgeFloydProtests pic.twitter.com/kepEbxGjhh
— Outside The Lines (@OTLonESPN) June 4, 2020
- Bria Hartley joins Minneapolis protests in hopes that next generation of Black Americans don’t have to live in a country where police brutality and systemic racism run rampant
- Breanna Stewart delivers a moving speech alongside teammate Jewell Loyd:
Dear @breannastewart,
— Eldridge Recasner (@erecasner) June 5, 2020
I want 2 thank U for your presence and speech today at the event hosted by @JCrossover and @CHILLCONROY. I really appreciated your compassion for what Black people are fighting in America.
For U to stand with your teammate @jewellloyd in this climate pic.twitter.com/uswxeBmmmz
- Moriah Jefferson is recovered and ready to take the court when WNBA returns
- Caron Butler popped into a UConn men’s basketball virtual team meeting to impart some knowledge and inspire the next wave of Huskies:
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What They’re Chirpin’ About
Highlights from the UConn Twitter-verse
- Akok Akok will not be joining the UConn swimming or diving team as a two-sport athlete:
Akok that was the weirdest jump ive ever seen pic.twitter.com/EAKaYHjrQg
— Hagan (@hagannnnnnn) June 7, 2020
- Former Husky Sidney Wilson has got jokes:
Even In The Game I’m On The Bench That’s Cold https://t.co/2iMXcswexi
— Sid Wilson (@Iam_SidWilson) June 4, 2020
- College football without marching bands?!
Big news
— CollegeMarching.com (@CollegeMarching) June 6, 2020
According to Director David Mills, the Pride of Connecticut the @UConnBand will not perform this fall. This is the first band we know of that will be sidelined this fall, but probably won’t be the last. pic.twitter.com/hIu4frqqbi
Team Time
Putting a specific UConn team in the spotlight
Forget what Max Kellerman said, hockey is puckin’ awesome! Check out this 3-part roster review to get to know the UConn men’s hockey team and find out why they’re primed to be a major threat in Hockey East this upcoming season:
FANtastic
Fun expressions of Husky fandom from across the web
- UConn’s soccer turf is installed and looking pretty damn good if we do say so ourselves:
Oh oh....She is here and she is GLORIOUS!! #Newstadium2020 pic.twitter.com/E3VxyxUfKA
— Margaret Tietjen Rodriguez (@MagsRodriguez12) June 3, 2020
- Huge shoutout to NBA2K20 player FADED N 1 for this most flattering court construction:
Someone designed @TheUConnBlog into NBA2K20 lmao pic.twitter.com/iIGMCK2SVO
— Storrs South (@UConn6thBorough) June 4, 2020
- This could be the best countdown we’ve ever seen:
24 days until UConn leaves the American Athletic Conference (legally).
— Mr. Hot Balls ☄️☄️ (@MisterHotBalls) June 7, 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.
Take us back to 2008...
“When we played at UConn my freshman year, that was the loudest place I've ever been as a football player. The stands are right next to the field, it was packed, and everyone was yelling. That was probably the coolest place for me to play at” - RG3 https://t.co/0P3xeErLIn
— UConn Football Scoops (@uconnfbscoops) June 7, 2020
CLICK HERE to watch this unbelievable game in its entirety
Cause We Care:
Learn about non-profits and charitable causes benefiting the great people of Connecticut
Foodshare does amazing work to address hunger and poverty for the people of Tolland and Hartford county. CLICK HERE to learn more about their mission. Plus, the current President and CEO is a UConn grad
Final Play:
A parting sentiment from The Fast Break team
Finish off this week’s edition with these words of inspiration:
Let’s all be part of the change.#UntilWeAllWin pic.twitter.com/BM4AB3m5gi
— UConn Huskies (@UConnHuskies) May 30, 2020
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