Lack of marquee games to make NCAA tourney selection harder
UConn has two more chances to play nonconference ranked teams, with Tennessee and South Carolina on the schedule. Conversely on the men's side, a majority of the current Top 25 have played at least one ranked nonconference opponent. The lack of marquee nonconference matchups could cause the NCAA womenโs basketball selection committee some agita when trying to figure out who deserves to be in the NCAA Tournament and where teams should be seeded. Weโll have lively discussions.โLongtime ESPN and CBS analyst Deb Antonelli was sad that so many women's basketball games have been canceled or postponed. โCOVID is COVID and we donโt want to penalize a team for the uncontrollable.โ___More AP womenโs basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
Trio of former UConn greats leading social justice charge
Montgomery and Tiffany Hayes appreciated what former UConn teammate Maya Moore was doing when the All-Star forward stepped away from basketball two years ago to focus on criminal justice reform. UConn coach Geno Auriemma has been impressed by what many of his former players are accomplishing off the court. They were following who they are.Montgomery and Hayes smiled at the thought that a dozen years ago the UConn players had any aspirations of being social activists. Both Hayes and Montgomery loved seeing Auriemma and his wife and family at a protest in his community last month. I knew my mind wasnt there, my heart wasnt there, Montgomery said.