Sue Bird has long credited Geno Auriemma and the UConn staff for shaping her as a player and a person, especially Geno’s lesson: “Basketball isn’t a game of how-to — it’s a game of when-to,” which guided her decisions on and off the court. Thanks to that, she gave back to UConn just as much. And hence here we are.

UConn is calling its legend back to Storrs once again, this time to retire her jersey .

UConn plans to officially honor Sue Bird, who starred for the Huskies from 1998 to 2002. The Huskies have planned a ceremony that would take place on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. PT, right before the Huskies face DePaul at Gampel Pavilion. Fans can watch it live on the UConn women’s basketball team’s X and Facebook pages or on the UConn Huskies YouTube channel.

While players from the Geno era have

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