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Geno Auriemma sits at the intermission of the 2021-22 UConn women’s basketball season, the couple of days between a tumultuous regular season and the postseason that will determine how far the Huskies have come — and gone. At his desk in the Werth Center, he is surrounded by 11 championship…

SEATTLE — By halftime Monday night, UCLA did not look ready for March. More like a team in need of a season reboot.

A faint smile appeared on the face of R.J. Cole. The usually hyper-focused guard couldn’t help but smile. He had just scored 10 straight points in the second half, and his Huskies were in-sync on the court, ultimately spoiling the Hoyas’ Senior Day.

HARTFORD, Conn. — That monster of a team everyone was envisioning during the dark, dreary days of December and January arrived.

Bueckers came off the bench but made an immediate impact in her return.

The Huskies went 15-4 without the reigning national player of the year.

Bueckers will play in her first game with the Huskies since Dec. 5 on Friday.

If UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley knew when to rein it in, knew how to control his passion, knew when to sit down and put a sock in it, the Huskies wouldn’t be where they are today.

On Jan.18, 2020, UConn coach Dan Hurley declared, “It’s coming,” after his team had lost a close game to Villanova. On Tuesday night at a packed XL Center, and in dramatic fashion, the Huskies may have finally arrived.

Former UConn men’s basketball standout James Bouknight issued an apology on Twitter on Monday after he was ejected from his courtside seat during the second half of the Huskies’ 72-61 victory over Xavier at Gampel Pavilion on Saturday.

He picked up his second technical after lifting his arms to get the home fans energized.