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“My guys are winners. That doesn’t mean necessarily that we’re going to win the national championship ever year, but the guys that end up coming to Connecticut, they come here to win. They don’t talk about where am I going to play, how many minutes am I going to play? Can I wear a head band? Can I have my socks the way I want? Can I wear my uniform on backwards? We don’t have that (stuff) at Connecticut. They just come here to win. So it’s no surprise.’’
“I’m sure if you talked to Sherri Coale and you asked her what it was like to coach (Mosqueda-Lewis) and Bria Hartley, she’ll tell you how they wouldn’t have won a gold medal without those two guys,’’ Auriemma said. “And I was in Lithuania watching the other three guys play. And I left before the championship game, but they were in danger of losing a game and then Stewie took over the game and they won the gold medal. They do learn. And I think obviously it helps playing here and it helps playing there. They learn how to travel. USA Basketball does a great job. They’re not staying at the Four Seasons when they’re in Lithuania, believe it. They’re not staying in Five-Star hotels. They’re not eating in Five-Star restaurants and they’re not flying charter, first class. They’re bussing and they’re slumming it, and those guys love it. And that’s the price you’ve got to pay if you want to do the other things where the big team lives."
Numerous Huskies Have A Golden History With USA Basketball
“I’m sure if you talked to Sherri Coale and you asked her what it was like to coach (Mosqueda-Lewis) and Bria Hartley, she’ll tell you how they wouldn’t have won a gold medal without those two guys,’’ Auriemma said. “And I was in Lithuania watching the other three guys play. And I left before the championship game, but they were in danger of losing a game and then Stewie took over the game and they won the gold medal. They do learn. And I think obviously it helps playing here and it helps playing there. They learn how to travel. USA Basketball does a great job. They’re not staying at the Four Seasons when they’re in Lithuania, believe it. They’re not staying in Five-Star hotels. They’re not eating in Five-Star restaurants and they’re not flying charter, first class. They’re bussing and they’re slumming it, and those guys love it. And that’s the price you’ve got to pay if you want to do the other things where the big team lives."
Numerous Huskies Have A Golden History With USA Basketball