The UConn Fast Break - 11/30/20
All the UConn sports news you need to know. Not affiliated with the University of Connecticut.
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Weekly Rewind
The latest UConn athletics news
From The UConn Blog:
UConn men’s basketball follows up opening-game victory over CCSU by barely beating UHart with this week’s revised Legends Classic looming
Positive COVID-19 test pauses UConn women’s basketball activities for 14 days and catalyzes unwelcome slew of new obstacles for Geno’s squad to overcome
UConn hockey series with Maine postponed due to COVID concerns as coronavirus pandemic continues to create chaos for college athletes
UConn football punter from Down Under leaving as grad transfer
Predictions and prop bets for 2020-21 UConn men’s basketball team
Chasing Perfection pod talks UConn women’s basketball’s stalled season
From Other Sources:
Restocked UConn women’s basketball team seen as Final Four lock
Christyn, Paige, and Evina on list of top 25 women’s college basketballers
Hurley’s Huskies considered ‘Breakthrough Team’ candidate while Christyn Williams one of seven special players expected to break out on the women’ side
Akok Akok pivotal to success of UConn men’s basketball 2020-21 season
Freshman Mir Mclean accepting new role on ultra-talented Huskies team
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U Gotta See This
Video recommendations
Bouknight and co. put on a show during their season debut:
UConn, Great Pic
Photos of UConn’s finest
“The Wrench” in all his glory:
Coach’s Corner
Find out what UConn coaches are up to on and off the court
Dan Hurley doesn’t hold back when assessing his team’s disappointing defensive effort against CCSU and painful performance against Harford:
Coronavirus concerns causing Geno to temper season expectations
Jim Penders breaks down Big East move on Baseball America’s college pod
Safety risks dampening excitement for Coach Hurley and his Huskies with same sentiment shared by Dan’s brother Bobby at Arizona State
Big League Buzz
Catch up on former UConn players working across the sports world
We’re thinking UConn football’s QB1 from 2018 could have done better than Denver’s dismal passing display on Sunday (1-9 for 13 yards and 2 interceptions), but that could just be the #BleedBlue bias talking:
Napheesa Collier shares keys to proper preparation learned while in Storrs
Kemba may not be ready for start to next season and was almost shipped out of Boston for top-5 pick prior to 2020 NBA Draft
Crystal Dangerfield dishes on WNBA season, silencing the haters
Renee Montgomery continues to advocates for activism:
Memory Lane
Revisit special moments in UConn sports history
The numbers speak for themselves:
Weekly Fancast
Enjoy classic recommendations from the UConn sports vault
Last week, we looked back on Jim Calhoun’s lambasting of a reporter after he asked a question Calhoun was so tired of hearing. The ill-received query was focused on Ryan Gomes’ success at Providence and reminded UConn’s legendary coach of his decision to not extend a scholarship offer to Gomes in lieu of locking down Emeka Okafor and Caron Butler. In hindsight, this decision worked out quite well for the Huskies and it would be hard to imagine those early 2000s UConn teams without those two stars.
This week, we’ll relive another memorable press conference involving Coach Calhoun where his compensation and standing as the highest-paid person in the state of Connecticut was brought up in light of the state facing severe budget cuts. As you’ll see in the clip below, Calhoun was ready to field this question and emphatically stated that he had no intention of returning any of his hard-earned compensation.
Without further ado, here is Couch Calhoun’s “Not a dime back” rant in its entirely:
Cause We Care
Learn about non-profits and causes worthy of UConn Nation’s support
Tomorrow is National Giving Day and UConn Athletics is “calling all Huskies to show support for their favorite program or athletic priority” by donating to the Husky Athletic Fund. Proceeds will benefit UConn student-athletes and be used to support athletic programs being hard-hit by budget cuts in the wake of the pandemic.
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Last Shot
One more glimpse of UConn glory
We’ll be ready:
Final Play
A parting sentiment from The UConn Fast Break team
Chills:
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