Geno Auriemma is approaching his 35th season as coach of the UConn women’s basketball program, but this year’s team brings a challenge he has not faced in quite some time.
The Huskies’ 2020–21 roster is made up of seven new players, a feat that has not occurred in the program since the 1988–89 season. The new squad will be one of the youngest teams in UConn’s history, with no seniors among it.
In some ways, the occurrence is one of coincidence. The last time the Huskies had seven new players on a roster took place the same season the program won its first Big East championship, 31 years ago.