Geno interview video

[HuskyNan]

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Great opening line to question about the week of practice. "If you want to call it practice."

 

[RockyMTblue2]

For all our endless wrangling about line ups: "Get your 5 best players on the floor" w/o regard to position and keep them there for as long as possible. Let's forget about that and just keep arguing. It's what we do best.

 

[Bone Dog]

Good question about KK's maturation at the 2:00 minute mark, and a great answer from Geno. I think he's very pleased with KK... and Ash.

 

[Centerstream]

From Daniel Connolly on X

Some injury updates from Geno today:

Azzi Fudd (knee), Ayanna Patterson (knee) and Morgan Cheli (hamstring) are all "doing some things, not everything."

"None of them are actually involved in going up and down the floor, playing 5-on-5. But it's only June."

 

[yhun89]

From Daniel Connolly on X

Some injury updates from Geno today:

Azzi Fudd (knee), Ayanna Patterson (knee) and Morgan Cheli (hamstring) are all "doing some things, not everything."

"None of them are actually involved in going up and down the floor, playing 5-on-5. But it's only June."

I’m more worried about Cheli because her hamstring has been an issue since January. That’s 5 months that it hasn’t healed.

 

[Centerstream]

I’m more worried about Cheli because her hamstring has been an issue since January. That’s 5 months that it hasn’t healed.

And in those 5 months, how many games did she play? It's my understanding, only because I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, is that resting the leg is quite helpful in dealing with a hamstring issue. Maybe she can get that between now and October?

 

[Alydar]

If she was playing at all then the hamstring wasn't torn. My memory is that she was on and off for several games at the end of the season. Players want to play. I'll trust that the training staff know how to rehab her.

 

[Dogdude]

Having had a number of hamstring injuries (including torn), at least from my experience, they can take a long time to fully disappear and heal. Most have been 4-6 months before I didn't notice anything.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Article that goes with the vid:

Why Geno Auriemma compares this year’s UConn women’s basketball roster to 2016 national champs

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma believes the Huskies’ 2024-25 roster is the deepest since his 2016 NCAA championship team.

www.courant.com

 

[CL82]

If she was playing at all then the hamstring wasn't torn. My memory is that she was on and off for several games at the end of the season. Players want to play. I'll trust that the training staff know how to rehab her.

My daughter finished the last month of her senior season with an undiagnosed broken hand. Kids want to play, and often athletes have very high pain tolerance.

 

[jdote33]

Not important but does summer session end like this week and then they get the summer off?

 

[Blakeon18]

Not important but does summer session end like this week and then they get the summer off

I am NOT sure but I think there is a second summer session...perhaps at the end of July and early August.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Not important but does summer session end like this week and then they get the summer off?

I think the current session ends on June 28. The players are not required to be on campus again until the fall semester begins, I believe.

 

[HuskyNan]

I think the current session ends on June 28. The players are not required to be on campus again until the fall semester begins, I believe.

Geno can require the players to return July 20. Everything up to now has been voluntary

NCAA: D-I summer activities can start July 20

Men's and women's Division I basketball programs can begin required summer athletics activities on July 20 following approval from the NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday.

www.espn.com

 

[Alydar]

UConn's roster is full of gym rats and they will be around all summer.

 

[Geew1992]

UConn's roster is full of gym rats and they will be around all summer.

Pretty sure they rehab core will def be around