Nika Mühl reacts to UConn's Chris Dailey tribute to emphasize her legacy
Nika Mühl, a former UConn standout, expressed her admiration for Huskies assistant coach Chris Dailey on Instagram Friday. The Seattle Storm guard reshared a post and added a "queen" emoji.
Mühl previously added a story honoring her former coach.
"Congrats to the Queen herself. The Batman to his Robin."
The praise follows a historic night for UConn women's basketball on Wednesday when Geno Auriemma became the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history after a rout of Farleigh Dickinson.
Over 60 UConn alumni, including Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Rebecca Lobo and Napheesa Collier, attended to celebrate Auriemma and Chris Dailey's 40-year partnership at the helm in Storrs.
While Mühl wasn't present for the celebration, she still showed her appreciation for her former coaches on Instagram.
Mühl was born in Croatia and was one of UConn's most decorated point guards from 2020 to 2024. During her college career, she earned the Big East Defensive Player of the Year twice.
Paige Bueckers calls Chris Dailey and Geno Auriemma a "great duo."
Chris Dailey has been the backbone of UConn's success for 40 years. She has helped to shape the program into an established dynasty alongside legendary coach Geno Auriemma.
Last Tuesday, a reporter asked Paige Bueckers where Auriemma would be without Dailey. She said:
“Lost. Every man needs a woman to be around and keep him in check. They’re a great duo because they both bring different things to the table. They help each other be better. … There’s not one without the other.”
Auriemma heaped praise on his assistant coach and recalled how the early days at UConn were.
"When we started coaching together, we didn’t have anyone else that we could rely on to help us build what we were trying to build," Auriemma said on Nov. 15. "We didn’t even know what we were trying to build, we were just trying to not finish last in the Big East. ...
"She was very good at handling all that and she still is to this day. I don’t know if you can build something like that without somebody like her. If she wasn’t here, I wouldn’t have lasted this long, I can pretty much guarantee that."
Dailey has left an indelible mark on her players. Players like Nika Mühl and Bueckers will continue to carry the lessons they've learned from her into their careers going forward.