Sunday night’s national championship game didn’t pan out for Geno Auriemma an UConn, as the Huskies fell to South Carolina, dealing the 11-time NCAA champion coach his first loss ever in a title contest.
However, Auriemma has the utmost confidence that the program will be competitive once again next year, so long as it can avoid the hardships that came with this season.
“I like our chances, provided we don’t have to navigate a season like we did this season … I expect to be back here next year,” he said after UConn’s 64–49 loss on Sunday, per Daniel Connolly of the UConn Blog.