Overview
- UConn coach Geno Auriemma skipped the WNBA Draft to attend services for the late husband of program assistant Peggy Myers.
- ESPN reporter Alexa Philippou reported his absence, and Newsweek noted that Myers’s husband died of brain cancer last month.
- Before the event, Auriemma spoke with Azzi Fudd, who went No. 1 to the Dallas Wings, and assistant coach Morgan Valley sat at her table.
- The decision came after Auriemma apologized to South Carolina coach Dawn Staley for their postgame confrontation following UConn’s Final Four loss.
- Staley said she respects Auriemma and urged fans to move on, seeking to shift attention back to the growth of women’s basketball.