UConn's Auriemma: Schools need NCAA Tournament this season

Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, left, and Creighton head coach Jim Flanery meet after an NCAA college basketball game in Storrs, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (David Butler II/Pool photo via AP)

Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma and associate head coach Chris Dailey sanitize their hands before an NCAA college basketball game against Providence at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Storrs, Conn. (David Butler II/Pool Photo via AP)

Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Creighton in Storrs, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (David Butler II/Pool photo via AP)