Prior to the UConn Coaches Road Show in Stratford on Tuesday, Geno Auriemma provided the latest information on the injured players on the team. Dorka Juhász (wrist) and Caroline Ducharme (waist) are still far away, but Aubrey Griffin (back) may return to basketball activity this summer.
“This time of year is about rehab. Today is a little better than yesterday,” said Auriema. “I don’t really care about basketball, so I’m just taking care of my body. For now, you don’t mess with them too much. You just let them do them.”
Griffin missed the entire 2021-22 campaign with countless injuries and eventually I had back surgery at the end of the season on January 11th Repair a herniated disc. At the time of her surgery, her recovery schedule was four months. By this point, Griffin is still slowly returning.
“Aubrey does a little bit of this, but a lot doesn’t do anything,” Auriema said.
I hope Griffin will someday participate in summer training.
“For Aubrey, it lasted forever (since she played),” the coach said. “So hopefully someday this summer we’ll see something (from her).”
The same is not true for Juhász and Ducharme.Yuhas’s first season at Stose suddenly ended When she broke her left wrist and dislocated Of the team Elite Eight defeats North Carolina..She I had surgery on March 30th The recovery period is 4 months. According to Auriemma, Juhász still has a cast on his wrist.
For Ducharme, She went under the knife on April 29th Corrects unspecified left hip damage. According to the school, the injury preceded the rise of sophomores at UConn.
According to Auriemma, both players will be on the sidelines until at least August.
“For Caroline, it’s at least until August. For Dolka, it’s probably very similar,” he said. “They are really long-term. So don’t hurry. No one is rushing back to the game.”
Meanwhile, Page Boukers should finally be completely healthy after missing 19 games last season due to a tibial plateau fracture and meniscus tear.
“Page is good,” said Auriemma. “She was able to go home for a while.”
Husky will return to campus on June 1st to begin training for the summer solstice, but it will be a little longer until the arrival of freshman Ice Blade. Auriemma said he would miss “probably the first 10 days” while leaving USA Basketball.
