He showed flashes of potential while battling injuries last season. Hawkins, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard with a reputation as a lethal perimeter weapon, will be a key player for the Huskies. “My legs hurt, but I’ll be alright,” Hawkins said. The Huskies felt the effects of Wednesday’s grueling practice.
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… Before you can play well or win, you’ve got to learn how to fight and fight hard and fight together and build a camaraderie through a great challenge, so we put these guys through a fire with these practice plans early to try to build a strong, together team.” “Even looking past some things fundamentally that might not be exactly what you want to challenge people. “The first week, you’re really trying to build team toughness and a training camp type of mentality,” Hurley said. The Huskies went for about two hours and 20 minutes on Wednesday. There’s been a noticeable ramp up in the intensity this week in practice. He has a lot to sort out with eight newcomers on the roster before the season opener on Nov. Hurley is setting a tough tone during the first official week of practice. They’re getting along great and building chemistry on and off the court.
Newton, a transfer from East Carolina, is one of the leading candidates to fill the starting point guard vacancy while Hawkins, a shooting guard, is looking to have a breakout sophomore season. They both could be in the starting lineup when the regular season begins. “He wanted the point guard and shooter to be together. “Coach did that on purpose,” Newton said after Wednesday’s practice. It was coach Dan Hurley’s idea to room the two together. Storrs – Tristen Newton and Jordan Hawkins are more than UConn basketball teammates.
UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley addresses the media following Wednesday's practice at the Werth Family Center in Storrs.
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