Overview
- Apple TV is releasing a multi‑part documentary about the UConn women’s program that presents the team’s rise under Geno Auriemma and includes interviews with beat writers, players, and coaches.
- Jeff Goldberg, a longtime Hartford Courant beat reporter who covered UConn from 2001–06, appears in the series and says the project was made to tell the full history of the program and women’s basketball.
- The film traces the program’s turnaround from modest early facilities and a 35‑74 record in the NCAA era before Auriemma arrived to multiple national championships and national prominence.
- Goldberg praises Diana Taurasi’s influence on the sport and calls her the greatest player he has seen, placing her legacy alongside other UConn stars such as Rebecca Lobo, Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart, and Paige Bueckers.
- The documentary includes candid team footage that, according to reporting, shows a heated Auriemma film‑room tirade aimed at Paige Bueckers that led her to hold a players‑only meeting and preceded a late‑season turnaround and a national title run.