Seattle Storm Rookie Nika Muhl Breaks Silence on Her Relationship With Geno Auriemma

While Nika Muhl is currently a rookie on the Seattle Storm, her legend began during her time at UConn, under head coach Geno Auriemma.

And Muhl recently revealed the status of her relationship with Auriemma, now that their time together is over.

"Yeah, of course. He texts me every day. We talk every day," Muhl said of Auriemma. "Basketball-related, non-basketball-related, but he makes sure that he checks up on me as well as every other coach on my team.

"Like, truly, I expected to keep that relationship," Muhl continued. "Never doubted it because for four years, I was so close to all of them. It's just super special. And never doubted it. For my four years at UConn, every alum that came back, we always knew that they kind of kept that relationship with the coaches. And I knew it was going to be like that for me, too. And I love that."

Muhl also said that, "They still make time to check up on me and I appreciate that. And I have a lot of respect for them for that. I'll always make sure that I check up on them too."

There's a lot of love between Muhl and Auriemma.

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