Evina Westbrook’s first two seasons at UConn couldn’t have been any different.
In her first year after transferring in from Tennessee, Westbrook underwent left knee surgery on June 4, 2019 and missed the entirety of summer workouts. That fall, her waiver to play immediately was denied and on New Year’s Eve, she underwent another knee surgery. In the midst of Westbrook’s rehab, UConn sent all students home at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which left her alone on campus.
Things have been dramatically better since then. When Westbrook returned to Storrs ahead of her redshirt junior campaign, she did so as a different person on an almost completely remade team.