The UConn Fast Break - 4/26/21

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Apr 26, 2021

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Weekly Rewind

The latest UConn athletics news

UConn field hockey dominates Big East conference awards then beats Temple and blanks Old Dominion to win Big East Championship:

BIG EAST Conference @BIGEAST

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆❗️ That's NINE STRAIGHT #BIGEASTfh 🏑 Championships for the @UConnHuskies.

Kale Howarth turns pro as busy offseason continues for UConn men’s hockey
UConn football reschedules 2020 game against Indiana for 2026
Expectations soaring for UConn women’s basketball entering 2021-22 season
UConn baseball falls to Xavier in first game of series-opening doubleheader but bounces back to win game two behind some impressive pitching:

UConn Baseball @UConnBSB

Let’s take a look at Kenny’s nine-straight punchies!

UConn Stats @UConnStats

Samson Johnson with a top 40 ranking from ESPN. Woah

tcf15 @tcf_15

39. Samson Johnson (prev: 62) 56. Rahsool Diggins (prev: 55) 57. Jordan Hawkins (prev: 60) https://t.co/nCVStG6OGk

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U Gotta See This

Video highlights

Coach Caddy’s Huskies enter the NCAA Tournament riding some serious momentum after putting on quite a show this weekend:

UConn Field Hockey @UConnFHockey

How it all went down yesterday 👀 Next up: Rider at 3 p.m. on Friday in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament in University Park, PA‼

Anna Makurat’s vision and passing precision will be missed in Storrs:

UConn, Great Pic

Photos of UConn’s finest

Paige and Azzi watch greatness at work while reppin’ the AZ35 Collection:

Azzi Fudd @azzi_35

Let’s go!!! Wiz vs. Warriors! @RealDealBeal23 vs. @StephenCurry30 with the bestie @paigebueckers1

Coach’s Corner

Find out what UConn coaches are up to on and off the court

Morgan Valley returns to UConn women’s basketball as assistant coach:

Charlotte Carroll @charlottecrrll

ICYMI: UConn named Morgan Valley the program’s newest assistant coach. Valley was the head coach at Hartford and won 3 national titles with UConn as a player Statements from Geno Auriemma and Valley

Coach Cavanaugh discusses disappointing postseason, flurry of offseason moves on UConn men’s hockey pod
Get the goods on new UConn women’s basketball assistant coach, Morgan Valley
Geno graces Slappin’ Glass crew with his presence:

Slappin' Glass @SlappinGlass

Out today! We really enjoyed talking with @UConnWBB Head Coach Geno Auriemma about: 🏀 Elevating Talent 🏀 Offensive Ball Movement 🏀 The Balance of Teaching Rules vs. Reads 🏀 Keeping the Game Simple 🏀 "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" 🏀 And More! buzzsprout.com/1288787/8382242

buzzsprout.comGeno Auriemma on Simplicity, Reads vs. Rules, and Elevating Talent { UConn } - Slappin’ Glass PodcastSlappin’ Glass sits down with 11-Time Women’s National Champion Head Coach of the UConn Huskies, Geno Auriemma. The trio dive into a wide-range of relevant topics including elevating and coaching your best talent, getting input from players on off...

Big League Buzz

Catch up on former UConn players working across the sports world

Amida Brimah signs two-way contract with Indiana Pacers then makes immediate impact in big-league debut:

Tony East @TEastNBA

Amida Brimah with the block:

Jen Rizzotti named president of WNBA’s Connecticut Sun
Swin Cash opens up about what it’s like being a black woman in sports
Asjha Jones joins Portland Trailblazers in front office role
Caron Butler uses animation to tell his inspirational story:

The Players' Tribune @PlayersTribune

.@realtuffjuice shares his journey from Racine, Wisconsin, to the @NBA — and the mission that guided him to where he is today. This is his story.

Memory Lane

Revisit special moments in UConn sports history

Just one of Ray’s many memorable plays as a Husky:

Husky Highlights @UConnHighlights

November 29, 1993: In only his second game in a UConn uniform, Ray Allen rises up to throw down this half court alley oop in a 77-36 win over Virginia

Tamika Williams, Sue Bird, Asjha Jones, and Swin Cash all getting drafted in the first six picks of the 2002 WNBA Draft was a strong sign this special group of UConn women’s basketball stars was destined for greatness:

Swin Cash @SwinCash

Appreciation tweet for my 02 class🖤Went to Storrs w/diverse backgrounds, high expectations & wanting all the smoke🗣 Proud of the women we’ve become, the change we were apart of & the biz moves we continue to make on & off the court‼️😏😉 Keep Pushin sis 💪🏾 #ncaa #wnba #nba

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Cause We Care

Learn about non-profits and causes worthy of UConn Nation’s support

The Husky Ticket Project continues to do great things, this time teaming up with UConn and Key Bank to bring “UConn Day” to Hartford’s E.B. Kennelly School. As part of the annual celebration, the students participated in a parade, experienced a pep rally led by Jonathan the Husky, and were treated to a pizza party! Most importantly, they found out they’ll be making a trip to Storrs this upcoming basketball season: