{"id":142613,"date":"2018-10-15T10:56:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T14:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=142613"},"modified":"2018-10-15T13:48:19","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T17:48:19","slug":"firing-up-the-fans-at-first-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2018\/10\/firing-up-the-fans-at-first-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Firing Up the Fans at First Night"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UConn Men's and Women's Basketball Teams pose for a group shot, together with the two youngsters (front row) from Team IMPACT whom the teams have 'adopted.' (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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The UConn Men's and Women's Basketball Teams pose for a group shot, together with the two youngsters (front row) from Team IMPACT whom the teams have 'adopted.' (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"Redshirt<\/a>
Redshirt freshman Sidney Wilson makes his entrance at First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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Redshirt freshman Sidney Wilson makes his entrance at First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"firstnight-143\"<\/a>
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Junior Molly Bent makes her entrance at First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"Freshman<\/a>
Freshman Brendan Adams greets fans as he makes his entrance at First Night. (Jason Reider\/UConn Athletics Photo)<\/div>
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Freshman Brendan Adams greets fans as he makes his entrance at First Night. (Jason Reider\/UConn Athletics Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"'What's<\/a>
'What's up?' \u2013 Women's Basketball head coach Geno Auriemma addresses the fans. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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'What's up?' \u2013 Women's Basketball head coach Geno Auriemma addresses the fans. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"Men's<\/a>
Men's Basketball head coach Dan Hurley addressse the fans on his first First Night at UConn. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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Men's Basketball head coach Dan Hurley addresses the fans on his first First Night at UConn. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"firstnight-6\"<\/a>
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Fans cheer for the 2018-19 Men's and Women's Basketball Teams at First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"UConn<\/a>
UConn Women's and Men's Basketball head coaches Geno Auriemma (left) and Dan Hurley introduce their teams' Team IMPACT kids, Daniela, left, and Rylan. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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UConn Women's and Men's Basketball head coaches Geno Auriemma (left) and Dan Hurley introduce their teams' Team IMPACT kids, Daniela, left, and Rylan. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"Men's<\/a>
Men's Basketball head coach Dan Hurley (center) with Jasmine Lister, Women's Basketball assistant coach (left) and Chris Dailey, Women's Basketball associate head coach, coached the winning Blue Team during the mixed teams competitions at First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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Men's Basketball head coach Dan Hurley (center) with Jasmine Lister, Women's Basketball assistant coach (left) and Chris Dailey, Women's Basketball associate head coach, coached the winning Blue Team during the mixed teams competitions at First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"Men's<\/a>
Men's Basketball head coach Dan Hurley gives senior Jalen Adams the thumbs-up during First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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Men's Basketball head coach Dan Hurley gives senior Jalen Adams the thumbs-up during First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"From<\/a>
From left Kwintin Williams and Sidney Wilson of the Blue Team share a joke with Brendan Adams and Jalen Adams (no relation) of the White Team. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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From left Kwintin Williams and Sidney Wilson of the Blue Team share a joke with Brendan Adams and Jalen Adams (no relation) of the White Team. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"Senior<\/a>
Senior Kwintin Williams dunks for the Blue Team during the dunk contest at First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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Senior Kwintin Williams dunks for the Blue Team during the dunk contest at First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"Sophomore<\/a>
Sophomore Isaiah Whaley dunks for the White Team during the dunk contest at First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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Sophomore Isaiah Whaley dunks for the White Team during the dunk contest at First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"Freshman<\/a>
Freshman Olivia Nelson-Ododa shoots a basket for the Blue Team. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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Freshman Olivia Nelson-Ododa shoots a basket for the Blue Team. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"Napheesa<\/a>
Napheesa Collier and Megan Walker of the Women's Basketball Team go up against each other on the Blue and White Teams respectively during a 3-on-3 contest. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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Napheesa Collier and Megan Walker of the Women's Basketball Team go up against each other on the Blue and White Teams respectively during a 3-on-3 contest. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"Senior<\/a>
Senior Katie Lou Samuelson of the White Team shoots off against Alterique Gilbert of the Blue Team in the three-point contest. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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Senior Katie Lou Samuelson of the White Team shoots off against Alterique Gilbert of the Blue Team in the three-point contest. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"Drummers<\/a>
Drummers from the UConn Drumline drum up support among the fans on First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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Drummers from the UConn Drumline drum up support among the fans on First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"The<\/a>
The Husky Mascot joins in the fun. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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The Husky Mascot joins in the fun. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"Ayo<\/a>
Ayo of the sibling dance duo Ayo and Teo helps set the tone for First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div>
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Ayo of the sibling dance duo Ayo and Teo helps set the tone for First Night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)<\/div><\/div>\"In<\/a>
In preparation for First Night, Men's Basketball head coach Dan Hurley distributes pizza to fans waiting in line outside Gampel Pavilion. (Jason Reider\/UConn Athletics Photo)<\/div>
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In preparation for First Night, Men's Basketball head coach Dan Hurley distributes pizza to fans waiting in line outside Gampel Pavilion. (Jason Reider\/UConn Athletics Photo)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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The Huskies are back! Fans got to meet and greet the 2018-19 basketball teams and their coaches at Gampel Pavilion Friday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":142620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1712,69,2225,2234],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[117],"class_list":["post-142613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","category-gallery","category-uconn-storrs","category-university-life","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-20 00:38:57","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142613"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142634,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142613\/revisions\/142634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/142620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142613"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=142613"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=142613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}