UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma grew up playing basketball in a Catholic school environment and began his coaching career at his alma mater, Bishop Kenrick High School in Norristown, Pa. He also had a stint as an assistant coach at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
But when asked for his take on the backlash stemming from UConn assistant football coach Ernest Jones’ recent comments that “Jesus Christ will be at the center of our huddle,” Auriemma said religion is not a subject he views as something he should be addressing with his team on a daily basis.
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