First Night Thread

[UConnChapette]

The. Basketball. Capitol. Of. The. World!

 

[UConnChapette]

And Geno showing the students a ton of love.

Now for the player intros...

 

[HoopsFan21]

Sadie and Courtney first out.

 

[UConnChapette]

Need to move the camera person out of the way...blocking the spotlight on the players dance moves - which so far hasn't come close to Stef's moves...

 

[HoopsFan21]

Nurse and Williams. They are alternating two women and two men.

 

[UConnChapette]

Ah, Natalie! No dance moves? Whaddup with that?

Tierney and Morgan just with waves too.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Butler and Chong. Butler looks apprehensive there.. like wow they really really take basketball seriously here. Welcome to the basketball capital, young lady. Enjoy your stay.

 

[iri10]

Natalie: "B-but I'm not even playing this year!" (just in case anyone reads this after the fact and wonders, no, she didn't say that)

 

[HoopsFan21]

TLaw and Tuck now.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Mo with moves and swagger coming out and long hair. This is her team. After Mo, Polly.

 

[UConnChapette]

Mo dancing all the way down the stairs... Polly does the wave too

 

[EricSD]

Moriah is a hoot! She was having a blast with the fans and dancing her way down the stairs!!

 

[HoopsFan21]

Stewie and Stokes.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Boat and KML to end the intros.

 

[EricSD]

BTW totally love the atmosphere - the lights turned way down, the packed house, and all the blue glow sticks everywhere. It has to look great for all the recruits in the building!!!

 

[UConnChapette]

KML...with a pony tail. Not her usual style.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Banners unveiled.

 

[UConnChapette]

And now the banners.....having a problem uncovering them. So far the only glitch in the program.

 

[EricSD]

Seriously - they couldn't pull the cover off of the women's NC banner? Good grief didn't they practice that???

 

[UConnChapette]

Oh...commercial break

 

[HoopsFan21]

And now the banners.....having a problem uncovering them. So far the only glitch in the program.

Yeah that was weird. Seemed like they weren't like the others, almost a video board-like look to them versus the older banners, but maybe that was because of the strobe light effect.

 

[UConnChapette]

Seriously - they couldn't pull the cover off of the women's NC banner? Good grief didn't they practice that???

struggled with the men's too, but not as bad as the women's

 

[UConnChapette]

Geno likes what he sees so far, still looking for Bria and Stef, by Monday he may stop looking for them. But they are a competitive group and he likes that.

 

[UConnChapette]

Most definitely a full house in Gampel.

 

[j66kicker]

Guess they couldn't get DT.

In Russia

 

[EricSD]

Some great comments by Geno and Kevin. Geno talking about how competitive this team is and how much he likes them, and also how Stewie learned some things that she needs to work on if she wants to make the Olympic team in 2016, and how he's already seen a difference in her from playing with and against the best in the world.

 

[huskeynut]

13 National Championships - UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is no question - UCONN is the college basketball capital of the world.

 

[UConnChapette]

Women projected starters Mo, Stewie KML Morgan and Kiah

 

[HoopsFan21]

Projected UConn starters per ESPN: Mo, Stewie, KML, Tuck, and Kiah.

 

[EricSD]

So great seeing Geno and Kevin really enjoying each other - arms around each other, laughing, etc. Far cry from Calhoun's relationship with the women's team.