UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma is expected to return to the sidelines against Butler on Friday after missing the team’s win over Creighton on Wednesday. The Huskies announced Thursday that Auriemma is “feeling well today”, returned to coaching at practice and intends to coach on Friday.
Just before tip-off, the coach fell ill with a non-COVID illness and chose to stay in the locker room out of an abundance of caution. In his place, associate head coach Chris Dailey took over and improved to 13-0 all-time as acting head coach.
“Right before the game, he just wasn’t feeling well.