Part of the deal that comes with joining the UConn program is that basketball dominates for all 12 months.
There are preseason workouts, pick-up games and then the workouts during the season, games, runs deep into the NCAA tournament. After a little time to catch their breath, the players are back usually enrolled in summer school with more workouts to come. There tends to be chances to play for various USA Basketball teams.
When they graduate, their summers are spent in the WNBA. In the fall and winter they are playing overseas. Since they are living a life most people would take in a heartbeat, there are few complaints about this "all basketball, all the time" lifestyle.