Connection uconn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma and star guard Paige Bueckers are easy to share.
Still, when the predicted first overall pick walked in a gathering full of former Aurienma players, the coach informed her how she stacked up on the icons of the program.
“What, you got it [championship] So do you think you can be here now? “Aurienma jabed.
Former Husky Rebecca Robo is one of the legends of the room, She spoke to ESPN's Sara Spain in full on her podcast“A good game against Sara Spain.”
“Probably so [2:00 a.m.] and [Bueckers] He's coming down – she's wearing the net, her championship hat, she's coming, and that's all the older guys sitting there,” Robo said. [Auriemma] She cried and hugged her, telling her that he loved her.
“And he looked at Page, he pointed to me, and he said, “Sit next to her, you guys only have one.” [championship in common]. '”
Auriemma, the NCAA women's basketball coach's victory (1,217) and championship (12), has earned the right to speak that smack.
Breanna Stewart and Jessica Moore were among the other iconic husky when Auriemma humbled the Bueckers and Lobo for the sole championship.
Both have quite a bit of hardware. Stewart won four titles at Auriemma in four years. Moore won with three.
Auriemma's comments can be taken the wrong way, but his players know that it's all so much fun.
“That's him, do you know?” Robo said of the interaction. “I felt like I was doing time warp, like I was the one who was giving him crap 30 years ago. [That night] This is Page. ”
