Geno Auriemma

Geno Auriemma
	Auriemma in 2023
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	UConn
Conference	Big East
Record	1,217–162 (.883)
Annual salary	$2.4 million
Biographical details
Born	March 23, 1954 (age 70); Montella, Italy
Alma mater	West Chester University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1979	Bishop McDevitt High School (Assistant Varsity Coach / Head Junior Varsity Coach)
1978–1979	Saint Joseph's (assistant)
1979–1981	Bishop Kenrick HS (assistant)
1981–1985	Virginia (assistant)
1985–present	Connecticut
Head coaching record
Overall	1,217–162 (.883)
Tournaments	137–24 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	11 NCAA Division I Tournament (1995, 2000, 2002–2004, 2009, 2010, 2013–2016); 23 NCAA Regional—Final Four (1991, 1995, 1996, 2000–2004, 2008–2022, 2024); 27 Conference tournament (20 Big East, 7 AAC); 28 Conference regular season (21 Big East, 7 AAC);
Awards
	8× Naismith Coach of the Year (1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017); 7× WBCA National Coach of the Year (1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017); 9× AP Coach of the Year (1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017); 6× USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017); 12× Big East Coach of the Year (1989, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008–2011, 2021, 2024); 6× AAC Coach of the Year (2014–2017, 2019–2020); John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2012); National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (2007);
	Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006 (profile)
	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medal record
Coach for women’s basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
FIBA World Championship
FIBA Under-19 World Championship

Luigi "Geno" Auriemma (born March 23, 1954) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of the UConn Huskies women's basketball team. He holds the record for most wins (1,217) and highest winning percentage (.883) among college coaches with a minimum of 10 seasons, any level, men's or women's. Since becoming head coach in 1985, he has led UConn to 17 undefeated conference seasons (including eight consecutive), of which six were undefeated overall seasons, with 11 NCAA Division I national championships, the most in women's college basketball history, and has won eight national Naismith College Coach of the Year awards.^[2] Auriemma was the head coach of the United States women's national basketball team from 2009 through 2016, during which time his teams won the 2010 and 2014 World Championships, and gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, going undefeated in all four tournaments.^[6] Auriemma was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

^ ESPN.com news services (February 20, 2017). "Report: Geno Auriemma's new UConn deal worth 5 years, $13M". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
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^ "Geno Auriemma, Bio". Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2012.

[1] ESPN.com news services (February 20, 2017). "Report: Geno Auriemma's new UConn deal worth 5 years, $13M". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

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[6] "Geno Auriemma, Bio". Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2012.

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