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Weekly Rewind
The latest UConn athletics news
- UConn women’s basketball crushes Syracuse then outduels Iowa in Sweet Sixteen behind big games from core contributors:
FINAL: #1 UConn 92, #5 Iowa 72
— Women’s Hoopz (@WomensHoopz) March 27, 2021
Christyn Williams (27pts/4reb/2ast)
Paige Bueckers (18pts/9reb/8ast)
Aaliyah Edwards (18pts/3reb/2blk)
Evina Westbrook (17pts/9reb/10ast)
Caitlin Clark (21pts/3reb/5ast)
McKenna Warnock (20pts/5reb/2ast)
Monika Czinano (14pts/3reb/1blk)#NCAAW
- Josh Carlton enters transfer portal along with recent grad Brendan Adams as busy offseason begins for UConn men’s basketball
- Paige Bueckers faces stiff competition for national player of the year, including Sweet Sixteen opponent and close friend Caitlin Clark
- UConn baseball beats Central Connecticut State in Elliot Ballpark debut then takes two of three from visiting Rhode Island thanks to some timely hitting:
Walk Us Off Pat Winkel!!!! pic.twitter.com/3WXTK527HY
— UConn Baseball (@UConnBSB) March 27, 2021
- Aaliyah Edwards’ ascension keeps national championship hopes alive for UConn women’s basketball while her hair serves as memorial to loved ones lost
- UConn women’s soccer vanquishes Villanova then topples St. John’s
- Evina Westbrook’s big game against Iowa only improved her WNBA mock draft standing, but her talents might be even better suited for investigative journalism:
UConn guard Evina Westbrook gets the chance to sit down for a one-on-one interview with her coach, Geno Auriemma https://t.co/jk8Ors9apz pic.twitter.com/0CHdOdrnTN
— UConn Videos (@SNYUConn) March 27, 2021
- UConn men’s hockey adds Yale grad transfer, two others to future plans
- Nika Muhl leading international movement in women’s college basketball despite being on the mend with untimely ankle injury
- Promising future of UConn men’s basketball program includes two-time Philadelphia Catholic League MVP Rahsool Diggins and looks like this:
GRID UPDATE
— tcf15 (@tcf_15) March 23, 2021
With Brendan Adams graduating and James Bouknight likely going pro, here's the current outlook for UConn MBB in 2021 - three open scholarships.
Remember: Whaley, Polley and Carlton all have the option to return to UConn next year without taking up a scholarship. pic.twitter.com/6GonSCW76u
U Gotta See This
Video highlights
- Coach Auriemma receives a proper welcome from his team upon arriving in San Antonio before the Huskies’ Sweet Sixteen showdown with the Hawkeyes:
GENO IS BACK ‼️#ncaaW x @UConnWBB pic.twitter.com/quJL15SQbM
— NCAA Women’s Basketball (@ncaawbb) March 24, 2021
- UConn men’s basketball target Donovan Clingan playing his way onto many program wish lists as recruitment heats up for class of ‘22 star:
Donovan Clingan been putting up video game numbers over his last 2 games
— Overtime (@overtime) March 25, 2021
- 39 PTS | 26 REB | 10 BLK
- 36 PTS | 27 REB @clingan_donovan (via @kyleclarkmedia) pic.twitter.com/aAxto9As1Q
UConn, Great Pic
Photos of UConn’s finest
Hook C debuts their own field of dreams:
Isn’t that beautiful?! pic.twitter.com/ioLja9YEwi
— UConn Baseball (@UConnBSB) March 23, 2021
Coach’s Corner
Find out what UConn coaches are up to on and off the court
- Geno gets a special pregame serenade on his 67th birthday:
Happy Birthday, Coach! pic.twitter.com/JiRScMUq1J
— UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) March 23, 2021
- Coach Hurley likes current trajectory of UConn men’s basketball program, has no intention of turning UConn into “Transfer U”
- Jim Penders put in work to make Elliot Ballpark happen for the Huskies and is happy that UConn baseball won their first game in their new home:
Big League Buzz
Catch up on former UConn players working across the sports world
- Andre Drummond joins Lakers after buyout from Cavs
- Diana Taurasi has high praise for Paige:
"[Paige Bueckers] is the best player in basketball already."@DianaTaurasi sat down exclusively with @togethxr. ( @paigebueckers1) pic.twitter.com/1NgJ8erCYb
— TOGETHXR (@togethxr) March 26, 2021
- UConn baseball alum Scott Obert mulls retirement after latest blood clot surgery
- Kia Nurse takes part in first all-female NBA broadcast team while continuing to prove there’s not much she can’t do:
So we're clear: over the past 72 hours, Kia Nurse has provided analysis + insights on the women's AND men's NCAA tournaments AND now an NBA game.
— Arash Madani (@ArashMadani) March 25, 2021
In an Olympic year, where she's the face of our national team in Tokyo, while balancing a pro hoops career.
Me? I've eaten chips
- Former UConn star Jen Rizzotti unsure about coaching future after time with George Washington women’s basketball comes to a close
- Rudy Gay shows his support for women’s college basketball by rocking this fresh Rebecca Lobo throwback:
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) March 23, 2021
Memory Lane
Revisit special moments in UConn sports history
- Only Bob Diaco knows what Bob Diaco meant during this infamous meltdown:
- Budding rivalry between UConn women’s basketball and Baylor includes one chapter Olivia Nelson-Ododa would like erased from record books
- The devastating defeat that followed certainly soured this sweet victory:
March 24, 2006: UConn forces OT v. Washington courtesy of this 3-pointer by Rashad Anderson in a 98-92 win in the Sweet Sixteen pic.twitter.com/VBOxktayXl
— Husky Highlights (@UConnHighlights) March 24, 2021
Weekly Watchlist
Find out when and how to watch the Huskies in action this week
Women’s Basketball:
*After beating Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 and overpowering Iowa in the Sweet Sixteen, the Huskies advance to face Baylor in the Elite Eight on Monday, Mar. 29 @ 7:00 p.m.; the game will be televised on ESPN with a trip to the Final Four on the line
Final Play
A parting sentiment from The Fast Break team
Just when you think Christyn Williams couldn’t be any cooler, she does this:
wow. my favorite college basketball player. hands down pic.twitter.com/KQMGKS3Bzy
— Kayla Johnson (@klajohnson) March 27, 2021
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