The UConn Fast Break - 6/22/20

All the UConn sports news you need to know. Not affiliated with the University of Connecticut.

Chad Cook

Jun 22, 2020

The latest UConn athletics news

From The UConn Blog:

UConn Men’s Basketball and Football teams return to Storrs as part of campus reopening pilot program
Get the lowdown on everything that happened with UConn women’s basketball this week
You can almost taste the salt in this chippy Q & A with Georgetown beat writer
Former UConn pitcher Nick Krauth signs free-agent deal with Texas Rangers
See what Providence men’s basketball has been up to and what they’ll look like this upcoming season
UConn Football lands a top QB target for 2021 in Avon Old Farms’ Tyler Phommachanh:

From Other Sources:

Hurley’s Huskies given third-best odds in Big East to win National Championship
With potential budget cuts looming, former UConn Olympic sport athletes answer the call
Check out UConn Men’s Basketball all-time records against Big East opponents
UConn Baseball’s Reggie Crawford crushes interview with CT Sports Talent
RJ Cole makes list of men’s college basketball transfers ready to make an impact
ESPN’s #9 recruit in the class of 2021 has the Huskies in her final five:

Kiki Iriafen @kiki_iriafen

Blessed🙏🏾🥰

U Gotta See This

Video recommendations

This Paige Bueckers highlight reel is amazing:

UConn, Great Pic

Photos of UConn’s finest

Posts in celebration of Pride Month went out across UConn social media platforms:

UConn @UConn

Happy #PrideMonth! 🏳️‍🌈

The legend of Maya Moore extends far beyond the US, as evidenced by this breathtaking court in the Phillippines:

Coach’s Corner

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

What They’re Chirpin’ About

Highlights from the UConn Twitter-verse

Who needs a pep band in the stands when you’ve got your own jam band on the court?

Sleeveless Bouknight (19-12) @tnhusky1

We boutta see guys throwing lobs to @jalengaffney next year ???

Sounds like Caron didn’t “Do the Dew” when in the presence of The Mamba:

Silver Screen & Roll @LakersSBN

Caron Butler said the hardest part about playing for the Lakers was hiding his Mountain Dew addiction from Kobe Bryant. silverscreenandroll.com/2020/6/14/2129…

What MOORE can we say?! The woman is an (inter)national treasure:

Looking For My Lot And Savior. @NataTheScribe

Thing is.....there's an athlete that's already done that. Her name is Maya Moore.

Ikeyo 🇳🇬 @Ikeyo_

Kyrie giving up his career for social reform would be the most transcendent social decision by an athlete since Ali. Make the move then, sir.

And we look forward to bringing up the 2011 National Championship at every opportunity:

UConn Men's Basketball @UConnMBB

Excited to be going 🔙 to the best 🏀 conference in the country. #ThisIsUConn | #ThisIsBIG

Big League Buzz

Catch up on former UConn players working across the sports world

With the WNBA’s recently-announced plan to play in 2020, we figured we’d dedicate this week’s Big League Buzz to the former Huskies tearing up the court on the highest stage!

WNBA set to return in July with 22 game regular season followed by standard playoffs
Renee Montgomery takes a page out of Maya Moore’s book by pausing her play to support Atlanta protests and drive fundraising efforts to aid in the fight for social justice reform
Also in Atlanta, Tiffany Hayes has been making waves with the WNBA’s Dream
These highlights from Crystal Dangerfield’s UConn career make it clear why the Minnesota Lynx are so excited about their rookie point guard:

Swish Cultures @swishcultures_

UConn Senior Guard @crystald2_ very crafty and just tough to guard in general. 14.8 PPG last season. Keep an eye out for her with the @minnesotalynx 🙏

FANtastic

Fun expressions of Husky fandom from across the web

This magazine should exist:

CUE THE MUSIC @Cue_the_Music

👀👀👀 #UConn 🏔 🏔 🏔

Rodney Purvis is happy about a UConn offer going out:

Buck @Gpurvooo

Yessirrrrrrr

Lucas Taylor @lucas_taylor10

Thankful to receive an offer from the University of Connecticut 🐺 https://t.co/9nAbXZAFTo

This was a fun thread:

Colonel Calhoun @CalhounColonel

If you were being recruited by UConn and @dhurley15, what pics would you use in your tweet to announce that you received an offer? I'll start.

These very good boys absolutely crushed #NationalMascotDay!

Memory Lane

Revisiting the history of UConn sports

Find out which of Geno’s rosters are in the running as the best Huskies teams to not cut down the nets
Relive the historic 1996 Big East Tournament finals which pitted Ray Allen’s Huskies against Allen Iverson’s Hoyas
Where was the 2019 centennial celebration to commemorate this?

Old Main: The UConn History Corner @main_old

A faculty-student "greased pig race" on campus in 1919, won by the faculty that year

Weekly Fancast

Once UConn sports return, we’ll provide info for the week’s upcoming games in this space. Until then, enjoy some classic recommendations from the vault.

People may forget, but UConn football used to be downright solid. While many consider the Fiesta Bowl to be the peak of the program, the 2009 team was the third season of a four-year run where the Huskies went 8-5 or better, and hit the program’s high point in Bill Connelly’s SP+ rankings. It ended with a glorious victory over South Carolina in the PapaJohns.com Bowl, 20-7.

CLICK HERE to watch this gem of a victory, where Andre Dixon ran the ball 33 times for 126 yards and the Husky defense held USC to just 205 yards of total offense while forcing two turnovers. UConn quarterback Zach Frazer outdueled Stephen Garcia with a thrilling 9/21 performance for 107 yards and a touchdown.

Cause We Care

Learn about non-profits and charitable causes benefiting the great people of Connecticut

As we mentioned earlier, Renee Montgomery is putting the movement before the money and pausing her WNBA career to focus on social justice reform.

CLICK HERE to learn about the Renee Montgomery Foundation and their work that harnesses the power of sports to teach valuable life skills. Her foundation is also involved in advocating for women’s sports, especially her beloved basketball!

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