Jen Rizzotti emotional after coaching U.S. 33 womens team to Olympic bronze medal in Paris NBC Connecticut [Video]

Paris was a bit of a roller coaster for Team USA women’s 3×3 basketball and their head coach, Jen Rizzotti.

The team started the Olympics with three straight losses before turning it around and putting together four straight wins, including a big win over China in a play-in game Saturday to move Team USA to the semifinal on Monday.

The win streak stopped there. Team USA lost to Spain 18-16 in overtime, sending them to the bronze medal game against Canada.

Rizzotti’s squad beat Canada 16-13 to take the bronze.

The UConn legend and current Connecticut Sun team president has been on Olympic basketball staffs in the past, but this was her first as head coach.

After the bronze medal game, she talked about what it meant to lead this group of women in Paris.

“It’s been years of work. I get emotional because there’s so many people who have helped this happen, you know, behind the scenes,” Rizzotti …