Tuesday marked the first official practice of the season for UConn men’s basketball, but head coach Dan Hurley didn’t see it as more than anything than a continuation of the hard work the team has been putting in.
“We’ve been practicing all summer, we just haven’t had the 40 hours a week but we went really hard this summer,” Hurley said. “We’ve been going hard since June.”
The ability to practice since June was a luxury Hurley didn’t have last season due to COVID-19. While the summer session and official practices are something every team in the country does, Hurley believes these practices — and the way he runs them with the rest of the Huskies’ staff — jumpstarts the development process and therefore gives UConn a leg up on the competition.