Mike Anthony: How family, sports kept former UConn men’s basketball player Craig Austrie rooted in Fairfield County

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How family, sports kept former UConn men’s basketball player Craig Austrie rooted in Fairfield County

Craig Austrie, who was a point guard on the UConn men’s basketball team in 2005-09, has...

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[HuskyHawk]

This is really nice to see. It's always good to see the guys you rooted for having a successful and positive life after basketball. It is easy with the NBA guys, but most don't get that opportunity. He certainly married up!

 

[huskiesouth]

Great story, quality couple and families.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Austrie is one of the classiest guys to come through UConn in the last 40 years. He used to train kids at the Stamford JCC about a decade ago and some of my friends raved about Craig’s demeanor and approach with their kids.

 

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He certainly married up!

Ha, in that first photo in the slide show it’s like his expression is saying “Yeah, don’t you know it!”

 

[NJHusky]

Sounds like he’s built quite a successful business doing it the right way….by caring about the kids. Kudos to him and his wife for finding that elusive work/life balance!!

He should be a role model for many college athletes as most don’t play at the professional level

 

[HuskyHawk]

Ha, in that first photo in the slide show it’s like his expression is saying “Yeah, don’t you know it!”

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The article talks about her huge tik tok following (1.1M). So I checked, does even more to confirm the perception.