When Geno Auriemma put together his USA women's basketball staff for the Rio Olympics, the University of Connecticut coach wanted a pro coach as one of his assistants since he would be coaching pros.
Auriemma went for the top, choosing the coach who has won three of the last five WNBA titles. He also chose a coach who, like Auriemma, is from the Philadelphia suburbs, with deep area roots (a mom who went to West Catholic, a dad who grew up in Gloucester City) and a local college alma mater.
Auriemma said he wanted Cheryl Reeve's insight into the mindset of pro teams, "what goes into the ebb and flow of dealing with a pro team.