Geno Auriemma, the coach of UConn women's basketball team, has faced a challenging year with personal and team setbacks including his mother's passing, surgery, and multiple player injuries. Auriemma opened up about the difficulties he faced during the toughest basketball season of his life, reflecting on perfectionism, the impact of adversity, and the pursuit of excellence. The story, excellently portrayed by sports writer Chantel Jennings, delves into Auriemma's struggles and resilience amidst adversity.
There's been a lot of great women's basketball stories published this week. @ChantelJennings on Geno Auriemma is right up there with the best of them: https://t.co/wY8z4jMZIQ
Geno Auriemma built the UConn dynasty by obsessively looking for what could go wrong. This year, he’s been tested like no other with five high school All-Americans sitting on his bench with a slew of injuries. How'd he get through? ✍️ @ChantelJennings https://t.co/Cau1cyZR3J https://t.co/vKfpk4iN1m
Just so much A+ March Madness work from @TheAthleticWBB & @TheAthleticCBB! Best time of the year and our reporters, as usual, rise to the occasion. First, Geno Auriemma opens up about his tough year to @ChantelJennings https://t.co/7njkl1hRs4
It’s been a year of reckoning for Geno Auriemma. His mother passed away. He had surgery. His team's suffered injury after injury. For the first time in his career, he was forced to ponder a question he had never been able to answer. ✍️ @ChantelJennings https://t.co/Cau1cyZR3J
Last year, in the toughest basketball season of his life, Geno Auriemma faced a 10-day stretch that shook him. "It engulfed me. And I couldn't see my way out." On perfectionism, the chase, death and how it all changes you (and also, sometimes, doesn't). https://t.co/7NNs0YNgqQ
What an incredibly honest story from @UConnWBB coach Geno Auriemma, amazingly told by @ChantelJennings https://t.co/EZT7vzQqVi
This is a fantastic exploration of Geno Auriemma by @ChantelJennings. When I was writing women's basketball much more regularly, he let you in as a media person which I always respected. This piece is exceptionally done. https://t.co/43soqH6xG0