This is why
@UConnWBB
is consistently the best team in the nation. If you're trying to be the best, you have to work like the best. Wise words yesterday from Head Coach, Geno Auriemma (
@GenoAjustsayin
)
"I want to talk about that buzzer beater, Nika had at the end that half court shot, she was looking like Nahiem Alleyne out there" - Azzi Fudd on Nika Muhl
BREAKING: UConn Pres. Tom Katsouleas says that fall sports will likely be cancelled.
"Current thinking is that likely fall sports will be cancelled - with the exception of those that can be played at a safe distance”.
The Pres. spoke to a UConn Journalism class moments ago.
"It's the Basketball Capital of the World, right? We were then we weren't, now we are."
Coach Auriemma (
@UConnWBB
) speaks on getting to win the PK tournament alongside
@UConnMBB
, and students support so far this semester.
"You're a pro team in Connecticut."
Vital says that being "a UConn Basketball player (men's or women's) is different," noting that Boston has the Celtics, New York has the Knicks and the Nets, and Connecticut has the Huskies.
"Connecticut will always be a home."
Geno on Paige and her shooting: “somebody told me that she’d have to miss 150 straight shots to have a similar shooting percentage to some of the other people she plays against around the country who are considered the games greatest shooters.”
Seton Hall and UConn Men's Basketball are finally matching up again after their Overtime Thriller on January 8th.
Coach Hurley and Players spoke to the media today about the upcoming game, and
@evinawestbrook
has the report!
📹:
@brimahn
UConn Men’s Basketball (
@uconnmbb
) conquered Seton Hall in a packed Gampel Pavilion, 70-65.
Sanogo, Martin, and Cole took control of the game through defensive rebounding and offensive chemistry.
@evinawestbrook
is here with the game recap!
📹:
@brimahn
One month ago today,
@UConnMBB
sat at 1-5 in AAC play and were in the middle of a 4 game streak of “excruciating” losses.
Since then, the Huskies have gone 7-3 in league play, with all 3 of their losses coming in close games on the road.
“It’s coming”
Breanna Stewart on : “I was personally excited by getting Evina. She gives us a new presence that we need. No matter if we play Together or not, it’s a family.”
"I've had one of the best years of my life here"
Dorka Juhasz and Lou Lopez Senechal share their thoughts on their careers after the loss to Ohio State♥️
Take a look at James Bouknight (
@jam3s210
) at the start of his put-back dunk - he was hustling for a loose-ball, then got up and flashed to the rim for the nasty finish.
Geno says having Katie Lou, former players back on campus is not good: “It makes me go sit in my office and cry. Wish I appreciated them more while they were here”
Nika Muhl on playing with Paige Bueckers: “She’s our rock and she’s gonna win us every game if she has to… she’s playing like she’s playing on the playground.”
"We're really just trying to play and be successful for her, because we know how bad she wants it as well"❤️
Aaliyah Edwards talks about Paige Bueckers (
@paigebueckers1
) role in March.
Watch the full interview:
UConn is always expected to be a dominant force in Women's Basketball. Yet this season, the team faced many doubts, after a tremendous amount of adversity.
Today, the team will face South Carolina in their 12th National Championship.
Made by Bri Mahn.
Geno: “Paige is having a much better year than her Freshman year… Paige was famous for being famous… I was calling her Paige Kardashian. In this postseason I think she’s been the best player in the country.”
Evina Westbrook 7 weeks ago was playing in the Women's College National Championship.
Although it was not easy,
@evinawestbrook
has made her mark in the WNBA already, as a guard on the Minnesota Lynx.
Seems to just be the beginning of her journey.🔥
graphic📸:
@brimahn
Evina Westbrook: “Coming from Connecticut, Coach does get us ready. I felt ready to come in, I knew it was going to be a big change. It is just about adjusting every single day.”
Coach Auriemma said he told Nika he was up all night trying to find her a way to make open threes, because she’s the only one that can make them.
“She thought I was serious.”
Paige Bueckers on Nika Mühl’s performance: “You see that every single time she steps on the court, she does what Nika does and she played her heart out.”
Get well soon
@akokrakok
! We’ll miss your infectious energy and passion for the game.
We can’t wait for the comeback 💙
Video credit:
@UCTVSports
and
@SNYtv
"I've only seen people achieving this on TV and I really don't think it's been hitting me yet that yet that we are going to the Sweet Sixteen" 🥺
@Loulpzs8
is headed to her first (and last) Sweet 16.
Check out the full Interview:
Lou Lopez Senechal shared on Instagram earlier this week that before Senior Night, her dad hasn't seen her play since she was 8 years old.
She elaborates how much that meant to her.
Check out the full interview:
(Not that there was much doubt)
James Bouknight will be back for his sophomore year, primed for a big season as
@UConnMBB
returns to the Big East!
(Via James Bouknight, IG; 📷: Eric Wang)
Paige Bueckers: “I think I get nervous before every game because I care so much. I have so much passion for the game, I am going to be excited and nervous.”