Storrs — There have been countless memories that Morgan Tuck will cherish since arriving at UConn, but when she plays her final game with the Huskies and takes time to reflect, this week's events will likely be rather high on the list of unforgettable experiences.

The week began with Tuck and the other members of the top-ranked UConn women's basketball team watching the three-day national team training camp held at the Werth Family UConn Basketball Champions Center.

At halftime of Wednesday's game against Southern Methodist (7 p.m., SNY), she will be one of the Huskies honored for attaining at least a 3.0 grade-point average in the most recent spring or fall semesters.

On Saturday, even though Tuck has not made her intentions for next season known, she will take part in Senior Day festivities before a 1 p.m. game against Tulane.

Tuck missed all but eight games during the 2013-14 season after undergoing a surgery on her right knee. She applied for and was granted a fifth season of eligibility. However, she is considered to be one of the top prospects for the WNBA Draft if she opts to declare after this season. Tuck has stated that she won't announce her decision until the season is over, but she has decided to take part in Senior Day festivities.

"This is the class I came in with and I have been here all four years, so I think when you have something like Senior Day, it is emotional anyway because it is like you are reflecting on your time here so far," Tuck said.

Tuck's situation is somewhat unusual. Normally players with the option of returning for a fifth season have made their intentions known before the Senior Day game. In this situation, Tuck, her family and UConn coach Geno Auriemma felt that rather than rush her to make such a monumental decision, there's no reason why she couldn't take part in the ceremony this year. If she opts to return next season, there is nothing to stop her from going through another Senior Day event.

"She has the option of having another year, unfortunately she had injuries but this is her Senior Night so it is real important," teammate Moriah Jefferson said. "We are excited she is celebrating with us."

Tuck and her teammates have grown accustomed to young players idolizing them and drawing inspiration while watching them play. With the national team holding training camp on campus, the roles were reversed.

Although former UConn stars Sue Bird, Stefanie Dolson, Maya Moore and Diana Taurasi as well as resident superstar Breanna Stewart were among the 16 players taking part in the camp, it former Stanford star Nneka Ogwumike of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks who captivated Tuck.

"Stef (Dolson), Brittney (Griner) they are all a lot bigger," Tuck said. "When I look at Nneka play, she is close to my size. She is not some 6-5 or 6-7 post player and she is still really effective, so I try to watch how she is playing and the things she was doing to try to add to my game to get to that level. I can't say 'oh, I am undersized and that is not going to happen' because technically she is undersized as a post as well.

"She plays really hard, she uses her body well and she is really athletic and she goes hard. When she is among the bigger players, she knows how to use her body to get the layup and she is a great rebounder."

With UConn having a practice on Monday not long after the national team wrapped up the second day of drills, there was a chance for interaction between former and current UConn stars. Taurasi offered some encouragement to fellow sweet-shooting California native Katie Lou Samuelson while all the players reveled in the chance to have an audience with iconic players like Bird, Moore, Taurasi.

"It is the first time since we have been here that we have gotten to see the national team practice, and I think it is really cool to see the best players in the world out there playing," Tuck said. "I wish some of the others who couldn't be there were able to make it. It is cool, it gives you something to aspire to. You just see them out there and how they play, to me it shows me the things I need to get better at and what you have to do to play at that level."