HARTFORD, Conn. — As she drove to the University of Dayton in late March, Tamika Williams-Jeter still hadn’t fully processed the fact that she was the new head women’s basketball coach for her hometown school.
The wave of emotions finally hit after she introduced herself to the Flyers team over Zoom and told them she was on her way. It was in that moment Williams-Jeter thought back to text messages from her former UConn women’s basketball teammates Sue Bird, Swin Cash and Asjha Jones.
The quartet, who led the Huskies to national titles in 2000 and 2002, still maintain an active group chat. Cash sent a congratulatory message when Williams-Jeter led her Division III program, Wittenberg, to win its conference tournament championship in upset fashion a few weeks prior. Williams-Jeter was a bit taken aback by her friends’ nonchalant tone. It was more “I told you so” than one of amazement.
