STORRS — UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma did a double take when he opened his text messages a few days ago and saw a notification from Paige Bueckers .

Bueckers, who led the Huskies to a national championship in April, just completed her first WNBA season with the Dallas Wings less than three weeks ago and became the seventh UConn player all-time to win the league’s Rookie of the Year award. Auriemma said the superstar is now on vacation enjoying some well-deserved time off, but she was feeling nostalgic as the Huskies geared up to begin official practices for the 2025-26 season.

“She texted me — I can show it to you — and it says ‘I miss you.’ I’m not sure it was meant for me,” Auriemma joked with a grin after practice Monday. “I’m going with it was an accidental text

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