The first emotion that came to Allison Feaster’s mind was gratitude.
Her daughter, Sarah Strong, is helping lead UConn women’s basketball through the NCAA Tournament, with the Huskies taking on Oklahoma in the Sweet 16 on Saturday.
Feaster, the vice president of team operations and organizational growth for the Celtics, is grateful for the responsibility of guiding Strong on this journey.
Strong, after all, is no ordinary freshman. The 6-foot-2-inch forward was the nation’s No. 1-ranked high school girls’ basketball player last season, per ESPN.
This season, the 19-year-old leads UConn in rebounds (8.