In dark times, we can always count on Geno Auriemma to provide some light. This time that light came in the form of a fire lit under the behinds of the administrators and lawmakers involved in the decision-making process around UConn’s dreary basketball arenas.
As the keynote speaker at a gathering of over 2,000 real estate professionals, Auriemma held back no punches as he spoke to the state of the facilities for the country’s premier basketball program.
"So you been up to Gampel Pavilion lately?" Auriemma said. "The roof is falling apart, the roof is leaking.