Chasing Perfection: A UConn WBB Podcast

The season has finally arrived! On this week’s episode, we make our predictions for UConn’s 2022-23 campaign — such as the leading scorer, number of All-Americans and whether or not the Huskies will make it back to the final four. Along with that, we discuss Jana El Alfy, UConn’s surprise commitment, and the team’s exhibition vs. Kutztown. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chasingperfection.substack.com

This week, UConn women’s basketball will play a real game — an exhibition — but a real game nonetheless against Kutztown at the XL Center. So what should we expect from the Huskies?Well, they’ll be without freshman Ice Brady for the entire season after she suffered a knee injury and if the secret scrimmage against UMass is any indication, the offense will be ahead of the defense.On this week’s episode, we discuss all that, make a few predictions for the exhibition and also play a couple of new

The days left in UConn women’s basketball’s offseason are numbered. The Huskies have just a few weeks left until they open the season and the outlook for the team is starting to become clear.On this week’s episode, we discuss Geno Auriemma’s surprising optimism around the start of the practice, why Azzi Fudd is being crowned as UConn’s next superstar and whether the Huskies’ spot in the AP Preseason Poll is fair. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or

With the fall semester starting last week, the season feels like it’s almost here. The entire team is back on campus, workouts are re-starting and there’s a little less than two months to go until UConn’s first exhibition.On this week’s episode, we talk about Paige Bueckers’ decision to return to the Huskies in 2023-24, her first comments since tearing her ACL and what the future holds for her in Storrs. After that, we break down Inês Bettencourt, UConn’s new addition, and explain why that doesn’t

On Wednesday, UConn announced that Paige Bueckers will miss the entire 2022-23 season after tearing her ACL in a pickup game. We convened an emergency podcast to react to the news, discuss what this means for the Huskies and debate whether we’ve seen the last of Bueckers in Storrs. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chasingperfection.substack.com

This week, we found some time between our summer travels to record a new episode. We discuss UConn’s non-conference schedule and explain why it’s close to perfect, look at some of the matchups we’re most excited for and complain further about Florida State’s inclusion on the slate.After that, we get into Qadence Samuels, the Huskies’ newest commitment, and provide a scouting report on her, fellow commit KK Arnold and other players that impressed at Nike Nationals in Chicago last week. A new

The busiest part of UConn women’s basketball’s offseason is nearly over. The Huskies will soon wrap up summer workouts and any remaining news should be announced before July.On this week’s episode, we break down UConn’s matchups with Florida State and Maryland this upcoming season and take an early look at some of the other non-conference opponents.After that, we discuss the state of the Huskies’ roster after Geno Auriemma said there’s only a “remote” chance the team adds another player and debate

It’s a quiet part of the offseason before UConn begins summer workouts, so on this week’s episode, we answered listener questions from Twitter. We make our first starting lineup predictions for next season, discuss expectations for both the team as a whole and individual players, debate Paige Bueckers’ scoring and much more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chasingperfection.substack.com