In the past it wasn't too hard to predict when the powerhouse UConn women's basketball team would hold its first practice as it would be the Saturday morning after First Night, the annual mid-October fan fest.

However, there's a pretty good chance that the Huskies will get a couple of mid-week practices in next week. UConn could actually practice right now but with UConn coach Geno Auriemma and reigning national player of the year Breanna Stewart in Europe right now as the U.S. national team is getting some work in, it would make no sense to get practices underway until they are back. That could happen on Sunday so perhaps the drills will start a few days after that. You won't be reading much from the opening practice as the plan right now is for the next media availability to come at First Night on Oct. 16.