Another Great Year For The Coach And His Program
Playing for Geno Auriemma is not easy. And it shouldn’t be, or so say those who fully subscribe to the risk-reward theory of finding success. But that’s not really the point now, while the state...
View ArticleGive Thanks On Parade Day, Before The Parade Passes By
I will not be at the UConn parade today. I am afraid of clowns. And you never know if someone from the SEC will show up to ruin UConn’s celebration at the state capitol. I have transitioned into my...
View ArticleTelling Thoughts From Geno Auriemma
As we await Wednesday’s college announcement on ESPNU (3 p.m.) by South Carolina high school star A’ja Wilson, the top-ranked player in the Class of 2014, I thought you might be interested in this...
View ArticleAuriemma, Ollie Take A Call From The Boss
Nope, not Bruce Springsteen. Nope, not even Susan Herbst. On Tuesday, President Barack Obama called Geno Auriemma and Kevin Ollie to congratulate both teams on their national championships. The...
View ArticleGeno’s Tribute To Dr. Jack
Here is Courant sports columnist Jeff Jacobs piece on the relationship between UConn coach Geno Auriemma and Dr. Jack Ramsey, the great former coach and broadcaster who passed away a few days ago from...
View ArticleGeno, Ollie To Talk Strategy At The Pentagon
As we wait for Natalie Butler, the daughter of former Navy basketball star Vernon Butler [think the David Robinson era] to decide if she wants to transfer to UConn, consider how well regarded Geno...
View ArticleAuriemma’s World Championship Staff Named
DePaul University’s Doug Bruno, the Minnesota Lynx’ Cheryl Reeve, and University of South Carolina’s Dawn Staley, have been selected as assistant coaches for the 2014 USA Basketball women’s world...
View ArticleAuriemma Talks About His USA Basketball Staff
On Wednesday morning, Geno Auriemma and Kevin Ollie (you may have heard of them) were at the New York Athletic Club in New York City preparing to be honored for winning the national championships of...
View ArticleAuriemma Says In Time Butler Will Be A Great Asset
Natalie Butler’s transfer to UConn was made official by the women’s basketball program on Wednesday and Geno Auriemma believes the 6-5 center from Georgetown will be a great asset to his program....
View ArticleDoug Bruno On What He Told Geno About Natalie Butler
When Geno Auriemma first heard Georgetown freshman Natalie Butler was interested in transferring to UConn, he turned to one of his best friends and confidants for advice. And DePaul coach Doug Bruno,...
View ArticleGeno Auriemma On WTIC: Traffic, Weather, Opinions
I just completed a three-hour stint listening to Geno Auriemma’s drive-time debut as a talk show host on WTIC-1080. It’s the first time I’ve ever listened to the show door-to-door, so to speak, and the...
View ArticleNews And Notes From Geno’s “Fore The Kids” Golf Tournament
Monday was Geno Auriemma’s “Fore the Kids” golf tournament at the Hartford Golf Club in West Hartford. And along with the golfing, UConn brought a number of players along to hang out at the snack shack...
View ArticleAuriemma To Tee It Up – For Real
Geno Auriemma has been invited to play for the first time next month in the American Century Championship of celebrity golf, an event that will also feature Charles Barkley, Aaron Rodgers, Steph Curry...
View ArticleUConn’s Relationship With Bridgeport Could Grow
It’s likely the UConn men and women will return to Webster Bank Arena this season for regular-season games. And the possibility is great that both parties may agree to up the number to four [two for...
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Mo’ne Davis Got a Call From Geno Auriemma, Rival School Complains
Mo’ne Davis, the teenage pitcher who made headlines last month thanks to her knee-bending curveballs with Philadelphia’s Taney Dragons at the Little League World Series, has been seen lately wearing a...
View ArticleSchool complained Geno Auriemma’s phone call to Mo’ne Davis was recruiting...
Did Geno Auriemma’s congratulatory phone call to Little League World Series star Mo’ne Davis constitute a recruiting violation? That’s what one college basketball program believes. Auriemma was put...
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NCAA: Geno Auriemma’s Phone Call To Mo’ne Davis Was A Violation
UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma called little league pitcher Mo’ne Davis last month to congratulate her success with the Taney Dragons. Someone anonymously reported the call to the NCAA...
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Good Thing No Mo’ne Changed Hands
Remember how great we felt about ourselves when cute but media savvy Mo’ne Davis participated in the Little League World Series. Little Mo’ne used her 70 mph fastball and knee-buckling curveball to...
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Auriemma taught ESPN analyst Bird lessons that help her in media work
ESPN women’s basketball analyst Sue Bird has a unique perspective on Geno Auriemma, subject of another episode of an ongoing espnW documentary. The post Auriemma taught ESPN analyst Bird lessons that...
View ArticleWhy UConn Is So Damn Annoying
I spend a lot of time rooting against teams. It’s not healthy I know. But as a Mets and Jets fan, the season is not truly over until the Patriots, Giants and Yankees are eliminated which, as you know,...
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