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{{Short description|Italian-born American women's basketball coach}}
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| name = Geno Auriemma
| name = Geno Auriemma
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| caption = Auriemma in May 2014
| caption = Auriemma in 2023
| sport = [[College basketball|Women's college basketball]]
| current_title = [[Head coach]]
| current_title = [[Head coach]]
| current_team = [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut]]
| current_team = [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
| current_conference = [[American Athletic Conference|AAC]]
| current_conference = [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
| current_record =
| current_record = {{Winning percentage|1,223|164|record=y}}
| contract = $2.4 million<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18702849/connecticut-huskies-geno-auriemma-inked-5-year-13m-contract-october |title=Report: Geno Auriemma's new UConn deal worth 5 years, $13M |author=ESPN.com news services |date=February 20, 2017 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=ESPN |access-date=December 29, 2018}}</ref>
| contract =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|3|23}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|3|23}}
| birth_place = [[Montella]], [[Italy]]
| birth_place = [[Montella]], Italy
| coach_years1 = 1978–1979
| death_date =
| death_place =
| coach_team1 = [[St. Joseph's Hawks|St. Joseph's]] (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1979–1981
| alma_mater = [[West Chester University]]
| player_years1 =
| coach_team2 = [[Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School|Bishop Kenrick HS]] (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 1981–1985
| player_team1 =
| player_positions =
| coach_team3 = [[Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball|Virginia]] (asst.)
| coach_years4 = 1985–current
| coach_years1 = 1977–1979
| coach_team1 = [[Bishop McDevitt High School (Wyncote, Pennsylvania)|Bishop McDevitt High School]] (Assistant Varsity Coach / Head Junior Varsity Coach)
| coach_team4 = [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut]]
| coach_years2 = 1978–1979
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|1009|135|record=y}}
| coach_team2 = [[Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball|Saint Joseph's]] (assistant)
| bowl_record =
| coach_years3 = 1979–1981
| tournament_record =
| coach_team3 = [[Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School|Bishop Kenrick HS]] (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1981–1985
| coach_team4 = [[Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball|Virginia]] (assistant)
| coach_years5 = 1985–present
| coach_team5 = [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut]]
| admin_years1 =
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| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|1,223|164|record=y}}
| tournament_record = 137–24 ([[NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I]]) <!-- Through April 5, 2024 -->
| championships = {{Plainlist|
| championships = {{Plainlist|
* 11 [[NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Tournament]] ([[1995 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|1995]], [[2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2000]], [[2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2002]]–[[2004 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2004]], [[2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2009]], [[2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2010]], [[2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2013]]–[[2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2016]])
* 11× [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship]] (1995, 2000, 2002–2004, 2009, 2010, 2013–2016)
* 23 [[List of NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four appearances by coach|NCAA Regional—Final Four]] ([[1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|1991]], 1995, [[1996 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|1996]], 2000–2004, [[2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2008]]–[[2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2022]], [[2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2024]])
* 23× Conference regular season champion (19× [[Big East Conference|Big East]], 4× [[American Athletic Conference|AAC]])
* 22× Conference tournament champion (18× Big East, AAC)
* 27 Conference tournament (20 [[Big East Conference|Big East]], 7 [[American Athletic Conference|AAC]])
* 28 Conference regular season (21 Big East, 7 AAC)
}}
}}
| awards = {{Plainlist|
| awards = {{Plainlist|
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* 9× [[Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year#Women's|AP Coach of the Year]] (1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017)<ref name="AP COY" />
* 9× [[Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year#Women's|AP Coach of the Year]] (1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017)<ref name="AP COY" />
* 6× [[USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year]] (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017)<ref name="USBWA COY" />
* 6× [[USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year]] (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017)<ref name="USBWA COY" />
* 10× [[Big East Conference|Big East]] Coach of the Year (1989, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008–2011)
* 12× [[Big East Conference|Big East]] Coach of the Year (1989, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008–2011, 2021, 2024)
* [[American Athletic Conference]] Coach of the Year (2014–2017)
* [[American Athletic Conference|AAC]] Coach of the Year (2014–2017, 2019–2020)
* [[John R. Wooden Award|John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award]] (2012)
* [[John R. Wooden Award|John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award]] (2012)
* National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
* [[National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame]] (2007)
}}
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| BASKHOF_year = 2006
| BASKHOF_year = 2006
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| WBHOF = Auriemma
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{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Under-19 World Championship]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Under-19 World Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2001 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women|2001 Czech Republic]]|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2001 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women|2001 Czech Republic]]|}}
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'''Luigi "Geno" Auriemma''' (born March 23, 1954)<ref name="NCAA Coaches" /> is an Italian-born American [[college basketball]] coach and the [[head coach]] of the [[University of Connecticut]] [[Connecticut Huskies|Huskies]] [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|women's basketball team]]. He has led UConn to eleven [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship|national championships]], the most in college basketball history, and has won eight national [[Naismith College Coach of the Year]] awards.<ref name="Naismith COY" /> Auriemma has been the head coach of the [[United States women's national basketball team]] since 2009, during which time his teams won the [[2010 FIBA World Championship for Women|2010]] and [[2014 FIBA World Championship for Women|2014 World Championships]], and gold medals at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Geno Auriemma, Bio |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/bios/auriemma_geno.html |accessdate=5 April 2012}}</ref>
'''Luigi''' "'''Geno'''" '''Auriemma''' (born March 23, 1954) is an American [[basketball]] coach who is the [[head coach]] of the [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn Huskies women's basketball team]]. He holds the record for most wins (1,217) and highest winning percentage ({{Winning percentage|1217|162}}) 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 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship|national championships]], the most in women's college basketball history, and has won eight national [[Naismith College Coach of the Year]] awards.<ref name="Naismith COY" /> 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 FIBA World Championship for Women|2010]] and [[2014 FIBA World Championship for Women|2014 World Championships]], and gold medals at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[2016 Summer Olympics]], going undefeated in all four tournaments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geno Auriemma, Bio |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/bios/auriemma_geno.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728112104/http://www.usabasketball.com/bios/auriemma_geno.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |access-date=April 5, 2012}}</ref> Auriemma was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the [[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2006.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Auriemma emigrated with his family from [[Montella]] in [[Southern Italy]] to [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]] when he was seven years old, and he spent the rest of his childhood there.<ref>Auriemma, MacMullan p 1</ref> After graduating from [[West Chester University of Pennsylvania]] in 1977, Auriemma was hired as an assistant coach<ref name="AM205">Auriemma, MacMullan p 205</ref> at [[Saint Joseph's University]], where he worked in 1978 and 1979. He then took a two-year absence from [[college basketball]], serving as an assistant coach at his former high school, [[Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School|Bishop Kenrick]],<ref name="AM205" /> before assuming an assistant coaching position with the [[University of Virginia]] [[Virginia Cavaliers|Cavaliers]] women's team in 1981. Auriemma became a [[naturalized United States citizen]] in 1994 at the age of 40,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7303302/connecticut-huskies-fans-asked-recite-pledge-allegiance-games|title=Connecticut Huskies fans asked to recite Pledge of Allegiance before games|work=ESPN.com}}</ref> noting in his autobiography that he finally decided to naturalize when his University of Connecticut team was slated to tour [[Italy]] that summer and he was concerned about potential problems, as he had never done any [[military service|required national service]] in his birth country.<ref>Auriemma, MacMullan p 151</ref>
Auriemma emigrated with his family from [[Montella]] in [[Southern Italy]] to [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]] when he was seven years old, and he spent the rest of his childhood there. Auriemma grew up poor, with his parents working low wage factory jobs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Kevin Mulligan |date=2017-02-14 |title=Geno Auriemma learned a new language, life lessons and a love of sports after emigrating from Italy to Norristown |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/colleges/Geno-Auriemma-learned-a-new-language-life-lessons-and-a-love-of-sports-after-emigrating-from-Italy-to-Norristown.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en}}</ref> Auriemma had to teach himself English after coming to the United States.<ref>Auriemma, MacMullan p 1</ref> After graduating from [[West Chester University]] in 1977, Auriemma was hired as an assistant coach<ref name="AM205">Auriemma, MacMullan p 205</ref> at [[Saint Joseph's University]], where he worked in 1978 and 1979. Prior to coaching at Saint Joseph's University he began his career coaching women's basketball at [[Bishop McDevitt High School (Wyncote, Pennsylvania)|Bishop McDevitt HS]] in [[Wyncote, Pennsylvania]]. He then took a two-year absence from [[college basketball]], serving as an assistant coach at his former high school, [[Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School|Bishop Kenrick]],<ref name="AM205" /> before assuming an assistant coaching position with the [[University of Virginia]] [[Virginia Cavaliers|Cavaliers]] women's team in 1981. Auriemma became a [[naturalized United States citizen]] in 1994 at the age of 40,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7303302/connecticut-huskies-fans-asked-recite-pledge-allegiance-games|title=Connecticut Huskies fans asked to recite Pledge of Allegiance before games|work=ESPN.com|date=December 2011 }}</ref> noting in his autobiography that he finally decided to naturalize when his University of Connecticut team was slated to tour [[Italy]] that summer and he was concerned about potential problems, as he had never done any [[military service|required national service]] in his birth country.<ref>Auriemma, MacMullan p 151</ref>


When he was growing up, his favorite team was the 1970s [[New York Knicks]] coached by [[Red Holzman]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Johnette|title=Listen to Geno Auriemma; it's time for change|url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/8551073/listen-geno-auriemma-ideas-changing-women-basketball|work=ESPN|date=October 25, 2012|access-date=April 10, 2015}}</ref>
For many years, Auriemma and his wife, Kathy, maintained a home in [[Avalon, New Jersey]], to be near their parents in the Philadelphia area.<ref>Giuca, Linda. [http://www.courant.com/features/food/hc-cookies04-auriemma,0,3311617.story "CELEBRITY COOKIE COUNTDOWN: Geno Auriemma"], ''[[Hartford Courant]]''. Accessed March 1, 2011. "The Auriemmas spent Thanksgiving at their home in Avalon, N.J., close to the Philadelphia area where the couple's respective families live."</ref>

For many years, Auriemma and his wife, Kathy, maintained a home in [[Avalon, New Jersey]], to be near their parents in the Philadelphia area.<ref>Giuca, Linda. [http://www.courant.com/features/food/hc-cookies04-auriemma,0,3311617.story "CELEBRITY COOKIE COUNTDOWN: Geno Auriemma"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009052731/http://www.courant.com/features/food/hc-cookies04-auriemma,0,3311617.story |date=October 9, 2012 }}, ''[[Hartford Courant]]''. Accessed March 1, 2011. "The Auriemmas spent Thanksgiving at their home in Avalon, N.J., close to the Philadelphia area where the couple's respective families live."</ref>


==University of Connecticut career==
==University of Connecticut career==
Prior to Auriemma's arrival at Storrs in 1985, the Huskies Women's Basketball team had posted only one winning season in its history. The decision to hire Auriemma as their new coach was part of the university's commitment to better fund women's sports.<ref>Grundy p 239</ref> Auriemma's was the final interview scheduled by the search staff. Most of the other candidates were highly qualified coaches, and most were female. One of those included in the interview process was Chris Dailey, who would become Auriemma's assistant and is currently the associate head coach at Connecticut. Dailey was identified as the candidate most likely to receive an offer if Auriemma turned down the position.<ref>Karmel p 21–23</ref>
Prior to Auriemma's arrival in 1985, the Huskies women's basketball team had posted only one winning season in its history. The decision to hire Auriemma was part of the university's commitment to better fund women's sports.<ref>Grundy p 239</ref> Auriemma's was the final interview scheduled by the search staff. Most of the other candidates were highly qualified, and most were female. One of those included in the interview process was [[Chris Dailey]], who would become Auriemma's assistant and is currently the associate head coach. Dailey was identified as the candidate most likely to receive an offer if Auriemma turned down the position.<ref>Karmel p 21–23</ref>


Connecticut quickly rose to prominence after Auriemma was hired in August 1985. After finishing 12–15 in Auriemma's first season (his only losing season), Connecticut has finished above .500 for 30 consecutive seasons, including six undefeated seasons (1994–95, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, and 2015–16) and three NCAA record streaks of 111, 90 and 70 consecutive wins.<ref>{{cite web |title=NCAA Division I Records |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/w_basketball_RB/2009/D1.pdf |pages=Sec10:36 |accessdate=9 November 2008}}</ref> On December 21, 2010, Auriemma led UConn to its 89th consecutive victory, one more than the all-time NCAA men's wins record of 88 held by [[UCLA]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Maya Moore leads UConn women to 89th consecutive victory, surpassing UCLA men |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=303550041}}</ref> the streak ended at 90 wins.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/ncw/topics/_/page/uconn-huskies-win-streak |title=Connecticut Huskies' 90-Game Win Streak – Women's College Basketball Topics – ESPN |publisher=Espn.go.com |date= |accessdate=2015-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/ncw/topics/_/page/geno-auriemma |title=Geno Auriemma – Women's College Basketball Topics – ESPN |publisher=Espn.go.com |date= |accessdate=2015-04-10}}</ref>
Connecticut quickly rose to prominence after Auriemma was hired in August 1985. After finishing 12–15 in Auriemma's first season (his only losing season), the Huskies notched their first-ever 20-win season, first conference title and first NCAA Tournament appearance. Connecticut has finished above .500 for 33 consecutive seasons, including six undefeated seasons (1994–95, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, and 2015–16) and three NCAA record streaks of 111, 90 and 70 consecutive wins.<ref>{{cite web |title=NCAA Division I Records |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/w_basketball_RB/2009/D1.pdf |pages=Sec10:36 |access-date=November 9, 2008}}</ref> On December 21, 2010, Auriemma led UConn to its 89th consecutive victory, one more than the all-time NCAA men's wins record of 88 held by [[UCLA]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Maya Moore leads UConn women to 89th consecutive victory, surpassing UCLA men |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=303550041|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719063545/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=303550041|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 19, 2012}}</ref> the streak ended at 90 wins.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/ |title=Connecticut Huskies' 90-Game Win Streak – Women's College Basketball Topics – ESPN |publisher=Espn.go.com |access-date=April 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/ |title=Geno Auriemma – Women's College Basketball Topics – ESPN |publisher=Espn.go.com |access-date=April 10, 2015}}</ref> The Huskies subsequently broke their own record with an 111-game winning streak that began in 2014 and ended in 2017.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2017-03-31/uconn-womens-basketball-huskies-record-winning-streak-ends |title = UConn's record winning streak ends at 111 games {{!}} NCAA.com}}</ref> They have also appeared in every NCAA Tournament since 1989–as of the end of the 2023–24 season, the third-longest active consecutive appearances streak in Division I.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/2019-03-16/womens-basketball-longest-active-ncaa-tournament-streaks|title=Women's basketball: Longest active NCAA tournament streaks|author1=Michael Northam|publisher=[[NCAA|NCAA.com]]|date=March 18, 2019}}</ref>


At the end of the 2014–15 season, Auriemma's record as a head coach was 917–134, for an 87.3 winning percentage. That winning percentage is the highest among Division I active coaches.<ref name="NCAA Coaching Records">{{cite web |title=NCAA Coaching Records |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/w_basketball_RB/reports/Coaching.pdf |accessdate=9 November 2008}}</ref> His career in Storrs also includes 20 seasons with 30 or more wins.<ref name="UConn Huskies">{{cite web |title=UConn Huskies |url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/SPORTS/WBasketball/Coaching/bkwcoachbio.html |accessdate=9 November 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012132738/http://uconnhuskies.com/SPORTS/WBasketball/Coaching/bkwcoachbio.html |archivedate=October 12, 2008}}</ref> UConn has won eleven national championships under Auriemma (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016)<ref name="NCAA History">{{cite web |title=NCAA History |url=http://www.ncaa.com/history/w-basketball-d1.html |accessdate=8 November 2008}}</ref> and made the Final Four 18 times<ref name="UConn Huskies" /> (1991, 1995, 1996, 2000–2004, 2008–2017). Auriemma has also guided UConn to 21 Conference regular season titles and 20 Conference Tournament titles.
At the end of the 2014–15 season, Auriemma's record as a head coach was 917–134, for an 87.3 winning percentage. That winning percentage is the highest among Division I active coaches.<ref name="NCAA Coaching Records">{{cite web |title=NCAA Coaching Records |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/w_basketball_RB/reports/Coaching.pdf |access-date=November 9, 2008}}</ref> His career at UConn also includes 20 seasons with 30 or more wins.<ref name="UConn Huskies">{{cite web |title=UConn Huskies |url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/SPORTS/WBasketball/Coaching/bkwcoachbio.html |access-date=November 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012132738/http://uconnhuskies.com/SPORTS/WBasketball/Coaching/bkwcoachbio.html |archive-date=October 12, 2008}}</ref> UConn has won eleven national championships under Auriemma (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016)<ref name="NCAA History">{{cite web |title=NCAA History |url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/w-basketball-d1.html |access-date=November 8, 2008}}</ref> and made the Final Four 23 times<ref name="UConn Huskies" /> (1991, 1995, 1996, 2000–2004, 2008–2019, 2021, 2022, 2024). Auriemma has also guided UConn to 21 conference regular season titles and 20 conference tournament titles. They lost 17 conference games in the last two decades of play in the [[Big East Conference]], and have never lost a conference game since the old Big East reorganized as the [[American Athletic Conference]] in 2013.


With the win in 2016, Auriemma passed UCLA men's coach [[John Wooden]] for most college basketball championships, and the UConn Huskies became the first Division 1 women's basketball team to win four straight national championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/womens-college-basketball/story/uconn-huskies-coach-geno-auriemma-passes-ucla-bruins-john-wooden-for-most-ncaa-championships-040616|title=UConn Huskies coach Geno Auriemma passes UCLA Bruins' John Wooden for most NCAA championships|author=Fox Sports|work=FOX Sports}}</ref>
With the win in 2016, Auriemma passed UCLA men's coach [[John Wooden]] for most college basketball championships, and the Huskies became the first Division I women's basketball team to win four straight national championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/womens-college-basketball/story/uconn-huskies-coach-geno-auriemma-passes-ucla-bruins-john-wooden-for-most-ncaa-championships-040616|title=UConn Huskies coach Geno Auriemma passes UCLA Bruins' John Wooden for most NCAA championships|author=Fox Sports|work=FOX Sports}}</ref>


The team has been especially successful on its [[home field advantage|home court]] in the [[Harry A. Gampel Pavilion]] on the UConn campus in [[Storrs, Connecticut]], and in the larger [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]; they tied an NCAA women's basketball record with 69 [[Winning streak (sports)|consecutive home wins]] between 2000 and 2003. That record was broken in 2011. The last home loss was to Villanova in the game that ended their 70-game winning streak. Moreover, between Auriemma's arrival and the close of the 2005 season, UConn won 295 games versus just 31 losses. The team set Big East Conference records for both single-game and season-long [[seating capacity|attendance]].
The team has been especially successful on its [[home field advantage|home court]] in the [[Harry A. Gampel Pavilion]] on the UConn campus in [[Storrs, Connecticut]], and in the larger [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]; they tied an NCAA women's basketball record with 69 [[Winning streak (sports)|consecutive home wins]] between 2000 and 2003. That record was broken in 2011. The last home loss was to Villanova in the game that ended their 70-game winning streak. Moreover, between Auriemma's arrival and the close of the 2005 season, UConn won 295 games versus just 31 losses. The team set Big East Conference records for both single-game and season-long [[seating capacity|attendance]].


Auriemma is also known for cultivating individual players, and the 13 multiple-[[All-America]] players—[[Rebecca Lobo]], [[Jennifer Rizzotti]], [[Kara Wolters]], [[Nykesha Sales]], [[Svetlana Abrosimova]], [[Sue Bird]], [[Swin Cash]], [[Diana Taurasi]], [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Tina Charles]], [[Maya Moore]], [[Stefanie Dolson]], [[Bria Hartley]] and [[Breanna Stewart]]—whom Auriemma has coached have combined to win eight [[Naismith College Player of the Year]] awards, seven [[Wade Trophy|Wade Trophies]], and nine [[NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player]] awards. (The UConn athletics website also notes that, through 2006–07, every recruited freshman who has finished her eligibility at Storrs has graduated with a degree.)
Auriemma is also known for cultivating individual players, and the 13 multiple-[[All-America]] players whom Auriemma has coached —[[Rebecca Lobo]], [[Jennifer Rizzotti]], [[Kara Wolters]], [[Nykesha Sales]], [[Svetlana Abrosimova]], [[Sue Bird]], [[Swin Cash]], [[Diana Taurasi]], [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Tina Charles]], [[Maya Moore]], [[Stefanie Dolson]], [[Bria Hartley]] and [[Breanna Stewart]] have combined to win eight [[Naismith College Player of the Year]] awards, seven [[Wade Trophy|Wade Trophies]], and nine [[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player]] awards. The UConn athletics website also notes that, through 2006–07, every recruited freshman who has finished her eligibility at UConn has graduated with a degree.
[[File:Geno Auriemma 140507-D-HU462-423.jpg|thumb|Auriemma with [[Jim Boeheim]] and [[Jamie Dixon]] in 2014]]
Since achieving its first #1 ranking in the 1994–95 season, UConn under Auriemma is 186–10 when playing as the nation's #1 team. At the end of the 2009–10 season, he had a record of 127–52 against top 25 opponents and a 57–35 record against top 10 opponents. He won his 600th game on New Year's Eve 2006, accomplishing the feat in 716 games, tying him with Phillip Kahler for the fastest women's basketball coach to reach that milestone. Auriemma won his 700th game on November 27, 2009, in 822 total games, becoming the fastest head coach to that milestone in the history of college basketball at any level, men or women. He is now one of eight active women's college basketball coaches to have 700 or more wins.<ref name="NCAA Coaching Records" /> Auriemma became the sixth coach in women's basketball history to reach 800 career victories on March 6, 2012, also reaching 800 career wins faster than any coach in the history of college basketball men or women at any division level in just 928 career games. On February 3, 2015, Auriemma notched his 900th victory in only 1,034 games, reaching this milestone also faster than any college coach in history. Auriemma was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball [[Huskies of Honor]] recognition program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/103008aaa.html |title=Women's Basketball 1995 National Championship Team to be Recognized as "Huskies of Honor" |access-date=July 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807164447/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/103008aaa.html |archive-date=August 7, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Auriemma's 2013–2018 salary is $10.9 million.<ref>{{Cite web| last = Isidore| first = Chris| title = The best paid women's coach is a man – UConn's Geno Auriemma| work = CNNMoney| access-date = April 6, 2016| date = April 7, 2015| url = https://money.cnn.com/2015/04/07/news/companies/best-paid-women-coach/index.html}}</ref> Auriemma reached his 1,200th career win against Seton Hill on February 7, 2024.


===Staged shot incident===
Since achieving its first #1 ranking in the 1994–95 season, UConn under Auriemma is 186–10 when playing as the nation's #1 team. At the end of the 2009–10 season, he had a record of 127–52 against top 25 opponents and a 57–35 record against top 10 opponents. He won his 600th game on New Year's Eve 2006, accomplishing the feat in 716 games, tying him with Phillip Kahler for the fastest women's basketball coach to reach that milestone. Auriemma won his 700th game on November 27, 2009 in 822 total games, becoming the fastest head coach to that milestone in the history of college basketball at any level, men or women. He is now one of eight active women's college basketball coaches to have 700 or more wins.<ref name="NCAA Coaching Records" /> Auriemma became the sixth coach in women's basketball history to reach 800 career victories on March 6, 2012, also reaching 800 career wins faster than any coach in the history of college basketball men or women at any division level in just 928 career games. On February 3, 2015, Coach Auriemma notched his 900th victory in only 1,034 games, reaching this milestone also faster than any college coach in history. Auriemma was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball [[Huskies of Honor]] recognition program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/103008aaa.html |title=Women's Basketball 1995 National Championship Team to be Recognized as "Huskies of Honor" |accessdate=2009-07-24}}</ref>
Auriemma created controversy in 1998 when he arranged with Villanova coach Harry Perretta to orchestrate a shot at the beginning of their scheduled game. University of Connecticut's top player, [[Nykesha Sales]], was two points short of breaking the team record for most points in a career when she ruptured her right Achilles tendon in the second to last game of the season against Notre Dame. When the following game, against Villanova, began, Villanova players allowed Connecticut to win the tip off and then pass the ball down to Sales who was standing underneath the basket. She laid the ball in to break the record. Connecticut players then stood back and allowed Villanova an uncontested layup of their own before beginning regular play.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-27-sp-23531-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919141512/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/feb/27/sports/sp-23531|url-status=live|archive-date=September 19, 2009|title=Staged Shot Continues to Pick Up Controversy|date=February 27, 1998 |publisher=NYTIMES}}</ref>
Auriemma's 2013–2018 salary is $10.9 million.<ref>{{Cite web| last = Isidore| first = Chris| title = The best paid women's coach is a man – UConn's Geno Auriemma| work = CNNMoney| accessdate = 2016-04-06| date = 2015-04-07| url = http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/07/news/companies/best-paid-women-coach/index.html}}</ref>


===Rivalries===
===Rivalries===
The [[UConn-Tennessee rivalry|rivalry between the Huskies]] and the [[University of Tennessee]] [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Lady Vols]] extended to Auriemma's relationship with Volunteers counterpart [[Pat Summitt]], who retired in 2012 and died in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Voepel|first1=Mechelle|title=There will never be anyone like Tennessee legend Pat Summitt|url=http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/16519514/there-never-anyone-tennessee-lady-vols-coach-pat-summitt|website=espn.go.com|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=28 June 2016}}</ref> The two, through [[print media|print]] and [[broadcast media]], were often at odds. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Auriemma had slightly surpassed Summitt among active Division I coaches for career winning percentage, with Auriemma at 85.8 and Summitt at 84.1.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} In 2007, Summitt, who believed Auriemma had used less-than-honorable tactics in his successful recruitment of [[Maya Moore]], canceled the yearly game between the two programs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/sports/ncaabasketball/uconns-domination-is-win-win-for-womens-gamegeno-auriemma-says.html |title=UConn’s Domination Is Win-Win for Women’s Game, Geno Auriemma Says |author=Harvey Araton |date=2015-04-04 |accessdate=2015-12-06}}</ref>
The [[UConn-Tennessee rivalry|rivalry between the Huskies]] and the [[University of Tennessee]] [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Lady Vols]] extended to Auriemma's relationship with Volunteers counterpart [[Pat Summitt]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Voepel|first1=Mechelle|title=There will never be anyone like Tennessee legend Pat Summitt|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/16519514/there-never-anyone-tennessee-lady-vols-coach-pat-summitt|website=[[ESPN]]|date=June 26, 2016 |publisher=ESPN|access-date=June 28, 2016}}</ref> The two, through [[print media|print]] and [[broadcast media]], were often at odds. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Auriemma had slightly surpassed Summitt among active Division I coaches for career winning percentage, with Auriemma at 85.8 and Summitt at 84.1.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Philippou |first1=Alexa |title=Ten notable numbers from the many found among Geno Auriemma's 1,098 victories |url=https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-sp-uconn-women-geno-wins-by-the-numbers-20210109-kiluem7rpjfixnkhuzapfncveu-story.html |website=courant.com |date=January 9, 2021 |publisher=Hartford Courant |access-date=September 11, 2021}}</ref> In 2007, Summitt, who believed Auriemma had used less-than-honorable tactics in his successful recruitment of [[Maya Moore]], canceled the yearly game between the two programs.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/sports/ncaabasketball/uconns-domination-is-win-win-for-womens-gamegeno-auriemma-says.html |title=UConn's Domination Is Win-Win for Women's Game, Geno Auriemma Says |author=Harvey Araton |work=The New York Times |date=April 4, 2015 |access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref> After Summitt announced her diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's disease in 2011, the two mended their relationship, with Auriemma donating ten thousand dollars to Summitt's Alzheimer's foundation.<ref>[https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/college/2013/03/05/pat-summitt-details-dementia-struggle-memoir/15836286007/ Pat Summitt details dementia struggle in memoir] ''AP News'' in ''Jacksonville.com''. March 3, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2024</ref> Summitt retired in 2012 and died in 2016.


Former [[Connecticut Huskies men's basketball|UConn men's basketball]] coach [[Jim Calhoun]] has been called Auriemma's "unfriendly rival", and he once mocked the women’s team’s fan base as the "world’s largest nursing home."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/sports/ncaabasketball/05araton.html |title=UConn’s Big Rivalry: Auriemma vs. Calhoun |author=Harvey Araton |date=2009-04-04 |accessdate=2015-12-06}}</ref> When asked about their relationship in 2001, Auriemma said, "Jim has a problem with anyone else's success, not just ours. Do we get along? No, but we don't have to."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-02-26/sports/0102260205_1_geno-auriemma-rest-of-college-basketball-ncaa-tournament-four-times |title=Welcome To Nowhere, Home Of The Huskies |author=Philip Hersh |date=2001-02-06 |accessdate=2015-12-06}}</ref>
Former [[Connecticut Huskies men's basketball|UConn men's basketball]] coach [[Jim Calhoun]] has been called Auriemma's "unfriendly rival", and he once mocked the women's team's fan base as the "world's largest nursing home."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/sports/ncaabasketball/05araton.html |title=UConn's Big Rivalry: Auriemma vs. Calhoun |author=Harvey Araton |work=The New York Times |date=April 4, 2009 |access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref> When asked about their relationship in 2001, Auriemma said, "Jim has a problem with anyone else's success, not just ours. Do we get along? No, but we don't have to."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/02/26/welcome-to-nowhere-home-of-the-huskies/ |title=Welcome To Nowhere, Home Of The Huskies |author=Philip Hersh |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=February 6, 2001 |access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref>


==United States women's national basketball team==
==USA Basketball==
[[File:P071612PS-0794 (7743238004).jpg|thumb|Auriemma and the 2012 U.S. Women's Olympic basketball team meet president [[Barack Obama]]. ]]
Auriemma was named head coach of the USA women's team that competed in the Junior World Championship in [[Brno, Czech Republic]] during July 2001. The team won its first five games, including a record-setting win against [[Mali]]. The 97–27 final score represented the largest margin of victory by a USA team in Junior World Championship history. The preliminary round results qualified the team for the medal rounds, where they faced the host team, the Czech Republic. With a home crowd cheering them on, the Czech team won 92–88 and went on to beat Russia 82–80 to win the gold medal. The USA team beat Australia 77–72 to win the bronze medal. [[Diana Taurasi]] was the leading scorer for the USA with 19.3 points per game, while [[Alana Beard]] was close behind with 18.0 points per game. [[Nicole Powell]] was the leading rebounder for the USA, with seven rebounds per game.<ref name="U19 2001" />
Auriemma was named head coach of the US women's team that competed in the Junior World Championship in [[Brno, Czech Republic]] in July 2001. The team won its first five games, including a record-setting win against [[Mali]]. The 97–27 final score represented the largest margin of victory by a USA team in Junior World Championship history. The preliminary round results qualified the team for the medal rounds, where they faced the host team, the Czech Republic. With a home crowd cheering them on, the Czech team won 92–88 and went on to beat Russia 82–80 to win the gold medal. The US team beat Australia 77–72 to win the bronze medal. [[Diana Taurasi]] was the leading scorer for the US with 19.3 points per game, while [[Alana Beard]] was close behind with 18.0 points per game. [[Nicole Powell]] was the leading rebounder for the US, with seven rebounds per game.<ref name="U19 2001" />


Auriemma was named head coach of the USA Women's National team in preparation for competition in the 2010 World Championships and 2012 Olympics. Because many team members were still playing in the [[WNBA]] until just prior to the World Championship, the team had only one day of practice with the entire team before leaving for [[Ostrava]] and [[Karlovy Vary]], Czech Republic. Even with limited practice, the team managed to win its first games against Greece by 26 points. The team continued to dominate with victory margins exceeding 20 points in the first five games. Several players shared scoring honors, with [[Swin Cash]], [[Angel McCoughtry]], [[Maya Moore]], [[Diana Taurasi]], [[Lindsay Whalen]], and [[Sylvia Fowles]] all ending as high scorer in the first few games. The sixth game was against undefeated Australia — the USA jumped out to a 24-point lead and won 83–75. Team USA won its next two games by over 30 points, then faced the host team, the Czech Republic, in the championship game. The USA team had only a five-point lead at halftime, which was cut to three points, but the Czechs never got closer. Team USA went on to win the championship and gold medal.<ref name="2010 WORLD" /> At the [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 Olympics]], Auriemma's team went 8–0 and won the Gold Medal game over [[France women's national basketball team|France]] 86–50. Their closest match of the Olympics – and the only game in which their margin of victory was less than 25 points – was an 86–73 win in the semi-finals over eventual Bronze Medal winner [[Australia women's national basketball team|Australia]].
Auriemma was named head coach of the US women's national team in preparation for competition in the 2010 World Championships and 2012 Olympics. Because many team members were still playing in the [[WNBA]] until just prior to the World Championship, the team had only one day of practice with the entire team before leaving for [[Ostrava]] and [[Karlovy Vary]], Czech Republic. Despite this, the team won its first game against Greece by 26 points. The team continued to dominate with victory margins exceeding 20 points in the first five games. Several players shared scoring honors, with [[Swin Cash]], [[Angel McCoughtry]], [[Maya Moore]], [[Diana Taurasi]], [[Lindsay Whalen]], and [[Sylvia Fowles]] all ending as high scorer in the first few games. The sixth game was against undefeated Australia — the USA jumped out to a 24-point lead and won 83–75. Team USA won its next two games by over 30 points, then faced the host team, the Czech Republic, in the championship game. They had a five-point lead at halftime, which was cut to three points, but the Czechs never got closer. Team USA won the championship and gold medal.<ref name="2010 WORLD" /> At the [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 Olympics]], Auriemma's team went 8–0 and won the gold medal game over [[France women's national basketball team|France]] 86–50. Their closest match of the Olympics – and the only game in which their margin of victory was less than 25 points – was an 86–73 win in the semi-finals over eventual Bronze Medal winner [[Australia women's national basketball team|Australia]].


Auriemma was again named head coach of the US Women's Basketball team for the [[2014 FIBA World Championship for Women]] and the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref>http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/090613aaa.html</ref> In the 2014 World Championship, his team went 6–0 and won the gold medal, outscoring their opponents 553–380 over the six games – an average margin of victory of almost 30 points per game.
Auriemma was again named head coach of the US women's basketball team for the [[2014 FIBA World Championship for Women]] and the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/090613aaa.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314102138/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/090613aaa.html |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |title=Geno Auriemma To Return As 2013–16 USA Basketball Women's National Team Head Coach – UCONNHUSKIES.COM – The Official Website of the University of Connecticut Huskies}}</ref> In the 2014 World Championship, his team went 6–0 and won the gold medal, outscoring their opponents 553–380 over the six games – an average margin of victory of almost 30 points per game.


==Head coaching record==
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| season = 1990–91
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| name = [[1990–91 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 29–5
| overall = 29–5
| conference = 14–2
| conference = 14–2
| confstanding = 1st
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| postseason = [[1992 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Second Round]]
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| conference = 12–6
| conference = 12–6
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| postseason = [[1993 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA First Round]]
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| postseason = [[1994 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Elite Eight]]
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| season = 1995–96
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| overall = 34–4
| overall = 34–4
| conference = 17–1
| conference = 17–1
| confstanding = 1st
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = [[1996 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Final Four]]
| postseason = [[1996 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Final Four]]
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| postseason = [[1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Elite Eight]]
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| postseason = [[1998 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Elite Eight]]
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| postseason = [[1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Sweet Sixteen]]
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| championship = national
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| season = 1999–2000
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| name = [[1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 36–1
| overall = 36–1
| conference = 16–0
| conference = 16–0
| confstanding = 1st
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = '''[[2000 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Champions]]'''
| postseason = '''[[2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Champions]]'''
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| championship = confboth
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| season = 2000–01
| name = Connecticut
| name = [[2000–01 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 32–3
| overall = 32–3
| conference = 15–1
| conference = 15–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = [[2001 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Final Four]]
| postseason = [[2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Final Four]]
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| postseason = '''[[2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Champions]]'''
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| championship = conference tournament
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| season = 2004–05
| season = 2004–05
| name = Connecticut
| name = [[2004–05 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 25–8
| overall = 25–8
| conference = 13–3
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| postseason = [[2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Sweet Sixteen]]
| postseason = [[2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Sweet Sixteen]]
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| championship = conference tournament
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| season = 2005–06
| season = 2005–06
| name = Connecticut
| name = [[2005–06 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 32–5
| overall = 32–5
| conference = 14–2
| conference = 14–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = [[2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Elite Eight]]
| postseason = [[2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Elite Eight]]
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| championship = conference
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| name = Connecticut
| name = [[2006–07 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 32–4
| overall = 32–4
| conference = 16–0
| conference = 16–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| overall = 36–2
| overall = 36–2
| conference = 15–1
| conference = 15–1
| confstanding = 1st
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| postseason = [[2008 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Final Four]]
| postseason = [[2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Final Four]]
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| conference = 18–0
| conference = 18–0
| confstanding = 1st
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = '''[[2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Champions]]'''
| postseason = '''[[2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Champions]]'''
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
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| conference = 16–0
| conference = 16–0
| confstanding = 1st
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = [[2017 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Final Four]]
| postseason = [[2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Final Four]]
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| championship = confboth
| season = [[2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2017–18]]
| season = [[2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2017–18]]
| name = [[2017–18 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| name = [[2017–18 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 18–0
| overall = 36–1
| conference = 7–0
| conference = 16–0
| confstanding =
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = [[2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Final Four]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = [[2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2018–19]]
| name = [[2018–19 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 35–3
| conference = 16–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = [[2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Final Four]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = [[2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2019–20]]
| name = [[2019–20 UConn Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 29–3
| conference = 16–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = ''Postseason not held''{{ref|a}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
| name=Connecticut Huskies
| startyear=2020
| conference=[[Big East Conference]]
| endyear=|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = [[2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2020–21]]
| name = [[2020–21 UConn Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 28–2
| conference = 18–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = [[2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Final Four]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = [[2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2021–22]]
| name = [[2021–22 UConn Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 30–6
| conference = 16–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = [[2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Runner-up]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = [[2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2022–23]]
| name = [[2022–23 UConn Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 31–6
| conference = 18–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = [[2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Sweet Sixteen]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = [[2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2023–24]]
| name = [[2023–24 UConn Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 33–6
| conference = 18–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = [[2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Final Four]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2024–25]]
| name = [[2024–25 UConn Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| overall = 10–2
| conference = 1–0
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| postseason =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Connecticut
| name = Connecticut
| overall = {{Winning percentage|1009|135|record=y}}
| overall = {{Winning percentage|1,223|164|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|479|61|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|591|64|record=y}}
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| name = Total
| name = Total
| overall = {{Winning percentage|1009|135|record=y}}
| overall = {{Winning percentage|1,223|164|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|479|61|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|591|64|record=y}}
}}
}}

:1.{{note|a}} Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]]


==Other activities==
==Other activities==
During the college basketball [[regular season|offseason]], Auriemma serves as an [[Color commentator|analyst]] for games of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] broadcast on the American [[cable television]] [[television network|networks]] [[ESPN]] and [[ESPN2]], in which he often critiques his former players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/playoffs2005/taurasi_050918_06.html |title=Diana Taurasi Finals Internship |publisher=WNBA.com |date= |accessdate=2015-04-10}}</ref>
During the college basketball [[regular season|offseason]], Auriemma serves as an [[Color commentator|analyst]] for games of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] broadcast on the American [[cable television]] [[television network|networks]] [[ESPN]] and [[ESPN2]], in which he often critiques his former players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/playoffs2005/taurasi_050918_06.html |title=Diana Taurasi Finals Internship |publisher=WNBA.com |access-date=April 10, 2015}}</ref>

Auriemma is close friends with former [[Saint Joseph's University]] basketball head coach [[Phil Martelli]]<ref>Auriemma, MacMullan p 215</ref> and his son, Mike Auriemma, attended and played basketball at Saint Joseph's.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Joseph's University |url=http://sjuhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/auriemma_mike00.html |access-date=November 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122232757/http://sjuhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/auriemma_mike00.html |archive-date=January 22, 2009 }}</ref>


Auriemma is close friends with [[Saint Joseph's University]] basketball head coach [[Phil Martelli]]<ref>Auriemma, MacMullan p 215</ref> and his son, Mike Auriemma, attended and played basketball at Saint Joseph's.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Joseph's University |url=http://sjuhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/auriemma_mike00.html |accessdate=9 November 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122232757/http://sjuhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/auriemma_mike00.html |archivedate=22 January 2009 |df= }}</ref>
Auriemma served as an assistant coach to the gold medalist 2000 U.S. Olympic Team. On April 15, 2009, he was selected to lead USA Basketball Women's National Team in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in the Czech Republic and the London [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=UConn Press release |url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/041509aaa.html |access-date=April 23, 2009 |archive-date=January 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109085812/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/041509aaa.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Auriemma is a member of the Board of Directors of the [[Kay Yow]]/WBCA Cancer Fund.<ref name="Yow BOD">{{cite web|title=BOARD OF DIRECTORS|url=http://kayyow.com/the-fund/about-the-fund/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624100937/http://kayyow.com/the-fund/about-the-fund/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 24, 2013|work=KayYow.com|access-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref>
Auriemma served as an assistant coach to the gold medalist 2000 U.S. Olympic Team. On April 15, 2009 he was selected to lead USA Basketball Women's National Team in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in the Czech Republic and the [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[London, England]].<ref>{{cite web |title=UConn Press release |url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/041509aaa.html |accessdate=23 April 2009}}</ref>


Auriemma is a member of the board of directors at Connecticut Children's Foundation, Inc. and hosts a charity series of events, Geno for the Kids, every year benefiting [[Connecticut Children's Medical Center]].
Auriemma is a member of the Board of Directors of the [[Kay Yow]]/WBCA Cancer Fund.<ref name="Yow BOD">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BOARD OF DIRECTORS|url=http://kayyow.com/the-fund/about-the-fund/|work=KayYow.com|publisher=|accessdate=3 July 2014}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


Parlaying his heritage and his love of Italian cuisine, [http://www.genoauriemma.com/ Geno Auriemma] has several ventures including an exclusive line of Italian wines, Italian sauces and several restaurants in Connecticut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genoauriemma.com/|title=The Official Website of Geno Auriemma|publisher=}}</ref>
Auriemma has parlayed his heritage and his love of Italian cuisine into lines of wines and sauces along with several restaurants in Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.genoauriemma.com/|title=The Official Website of Geno Auriemma|website=www.genoauriemma.com}}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
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'''2006'''
'''2006'''
* Induction into the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] in Springfield, Massachusetts<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame Feature |url=http://hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-geno-auriemma.html |accessdate=8 November 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919211633/http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-geno-auriemma.html |archivedate=September 19, 2008}}</ref>
* Induction into the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] in Springfield, Massachusetts<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame Feature |url=http://hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-geno-auriemma.html |access-date=November 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919211633/http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-geno-auriemma.html |archive-date=September 19, 2008}}</ref>
* Induction into the [[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]] in Knoxville, Tennessee<ref>{{cite web |title=WBHOF Inductees |url=http://www.wbhof.com/inductees.html |accessdate=8 November 2008}}</ref>
* Induction into the [[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]] in Knoxville, Tennessee<ref>{{cite web |title=WBHOF Inductees |url=http://www.wbhof.com/inductees.html |access-date=November 8, 2008 |archive-date=December 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206134733/http://www.wbhof.com/Inductees.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


'''2007'''
'''2007'''
* Induction into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame<ref name="IA HOF">{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Geno Auriemma |url=http://www.niashf.org/inductees/geno-auriemma/ |work=National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame |publisher= |accessdate=3 July 2014}}</ref>
* Induction into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame<ref name="IA HOF">{{cite web |title=Geno Auriemma |url=http://www.niashf.org/inductees/geno-auriemma/ |work=National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref>


'''2008'''
'''2008'''
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'''2014'''
'''2014'''
* American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
* American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
* Named one of ESPNW's Impact 25<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/impact25/slideshow/12020053/21/geno-auriemma-60-connecticut-women-basketball-head-coach |title=2014 espnW Impact 25 |publisher=Espn.go.com |date=2013-07-16 |accessdate=2015-04-10}}</ref>
* Named one of ESPNW's Impact 25<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/impact25/slideshow/12020053/21/geno-auriemma-60-connecticut-women-basketball-head-coach |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216171718/http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/impact25/slideshow/12020053/21/geno-auriemma-60-connecticut-women-basketball-head-coach |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 16, 2014 |title=2014 espnW Impact 25 |publisher=Espn.go.com |date=July 16, 2013 |access-date=April 10, 2015}}</ref>


'''2015'''
'''2015'''
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* WBCA National Coach of the Year (6)
* WBCA National Coach of the Year (6)
* Naismith College Coach of the Year (7)
* Naismith College Coach of the Year (7)
* Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (8)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/04/02/geno-auriemma-ap-coach-year-uconn-womens-basketball|title=Geno Auriemma named AP Coach of the Year|last=Wire|first=SI|website=www.si.com|access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref>
* Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (8)<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2, 2016 |title=Geno Auriemma named AP Coach of the Year |url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/04/02/geno-auriemma-ap-coach-year-uconn-womens-basketball |access-date=April 20, 2016 |website=SI.com}}</ref>
* American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (3)
* American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (3)


'''2017'''
'''2017'''
* Premio ASI Italiani nel mondo
* USBWA National Coach of the Year (6)<ref>http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033117aaa.html</ref>
* USBWA National Coach of the Year (6)<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033117aaa.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401055000/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033117aaa.html |archive-date=April 1, 2017 |title=UCONNHUSKIES.COM :: Auriemma Selected USBWA Coach of the Year :: University of Connecticut Huskies Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball}}</ref>
* WBCA National Coach of the Year (7)
* WBCA National Coach of the Year (7)
* Naismith College Coach of the Year (8)
* Naismith College Coach of the Year (8)
* Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (9)<ref>http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033017aag.html</ref>
* Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (9)<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033017aag.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331094654/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033017aag.html |archive-date=March 31, 2017 |title=UCONNHUSKIES.COM :: Auriemma Named AP National Coach of the Year :: University of Connecticut Huskies Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball}}</ref>
* American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (4)
* American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (4)

'''2019'''
* American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (5)

'''2020'''
* American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (6)
* [[Great Immigrants Award]] honored by the [[Carnegie Corporation of New York]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geno Auriemma |url=https://www.carnegie.org/awards/honoree/geno-auriemma/ |access-date=June 17, 2024 |website=Carnegie Corporation of New York}}</ref>

'''2021'''
* Big East Conference Coach of the Year (11)

'''2024'''
* Big East Conference Coach of the Year (12)


==Records and achievements==
==Records and achievements==
* Highest winning percentage among NCAA basketball coaches (minimum 10 seasons), any level, men's or women's (.882)<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's basketball coaching record|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/2016/coaches.pdf|accessdate=25 November 2016}}</ref>
* Most wins among NCAA basketball coaches, any level, men's or women's (1,217)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/42414524/auriemma-ties-ncaa-division-wins-record-uconn-tops-unc/|title=Auriemma ties NCAA Division I wins record as UConn tops UNC|date=November 15, 2024|website=ESPN}}</ref>
* Highest winning percentage among NCAA basketball coaches (minimum 10 seasons), any level, men's or women's ({{Winning percentage|1217|162}})<ref>{{cite web |title=NCAA Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/head_coaches |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref>
* Most NCAA Division I Championships, men's or women's (11)
* Most NCAA Division I Championships, men's or women's (11)
* Most NCAA Division I Tournament wins, men's or women's (113)
* Most NCAA Division I Final Fours, men's or women's (23)
* Most NCAA Division I Final Fours, men's or women's (18)
* Most NCAA Division I Elite Eights, men's or women's (28)
* Most NCAA Division I wins in a season, men's or women's (40)
* Most NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen, men's or women's (31)
* Most 30-win seasons in NCAA/AIAW play, women's (22)
* Most NCAA Division I Tournament wins, men's or women's (137)
* Fastest coach to 800, 900, 1,000, 1,100 and 1,200 wins, any level, men's or women's
* Most undefeated seasons, men's or women's (6: 1994–95, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–2016)
* Most consecutive Elite Eights, men's or women's (12, 2006–2017)
* Most consecutive Final Fours, men's or women's (10, 2008–2017)
* Most consecutive Championships, women's (4, 2013–2016)
* Most consecutive wins, men's or women's (111, 2014–17)
* Most consecutive away wins, men's or women's (38, 2014–17)
* Most consecutive home court wins, women's (99)
* Most consecutive NCAA tournament wins, women's (28, 2013–2017)
* Fastest women's coach to 700, 800, 900 and 1,000 wins
* Fastest coach to 800, 900 and 1,000 wins, any level, men's or women's
* With men's coaches [[Jim Calhoun]] (2004) and [[Kevin Ollie]] (2014), the only coaches at the same Division I school to win the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments in the same season
* With men's coaches [[Jim Calhoun]] (2004) and [[Kevin Ollie]] (2014), the only coaches at the same Division I school to win the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments in the same season


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of college women's basketball coaches with 600 wins]]
* [[List of college women's basketball career coaching wins leaders]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2|refs=
{{Reflist|2|refs=


<ref name="U19 2001">{{cite web|title=FIFTH FIBA WOMEN'S U19/JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – 2001|url=http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/u19/wu19_2001.html|publisher=USA Basketball|access-date=May 23, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608124443/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/u19/wu19_2001.html|archive-date=June 8, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="NCAA Coaches">{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Women's Basketball Coaches Career |date= |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach |website=NCAA |accessdate=23 September 2015}}</ref>


<ref name="U19 2001">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=FIFTH FIBA WOMEN'S U19/JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – 2001|url=http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/u19/wu19_2001.html|work=|publisher=USA Basketball|accessdate=23 May 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608124443/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/u19/wu19_2001.html|archivedate=8 June 2011|df=}}</ref>
<ref name="2010 WORLD">{{cite web|title=SIXTEENTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN2010 |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/wwc_2010.html |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=May 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424205923/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/wwc_2010.html |archive-date=April 24, 2012 }}</ref>


<ref name="2010 WORLD">{{cite web|last= |first= |title=SIXTEENTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN 2010 |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/wwc_2010.html |work= |publisher=USA Basketball |accessdate=17 May 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424205923/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/wwc_2010.html |archivedate=24 April 2012 |df= }}</ref>
<ref name="Naismith COY">{{cite web|title=Naismith College Coach of the Year |url=http://naismithtrophy.com/about/naismith-awards/past-winners/womens-college-coach-of-the-year/ |access-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132103/http://naismithtrophy.com/about/naismith-awards/past-winners/womens-college-coach-of-the-year/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref>


<ref name="Naismith COY">{{cite web|last= |first= |title=Naismith College Coach of the Year |url=http://naismithtrophy.com/about/naismith-awards/past-winners/womens-college-coach-of-the-year/ |accessdate=5 March 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132103/http://naismithtrophy.com/about/naismith-awards/past-winners/womens-college-coach-of-the-year/ |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df= }}</ref>
<ref name="AP COY">{{cite web |title=Associated Press College Coach of the Year |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/2016/awards.pdf/ |access-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref>


<ref name="WBCA COY">{{cite web |title=WBCA National Coaches of the Year |url=http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_coach-of-year_past |publisher=Women's Basketball Coaches Association |access-date=March 23, 2016 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305093033/http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_coach-of-year_past |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="AP COY">{{cite web |last= |first= |title=Associated Press College Coach of the Year |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/2016/awards.pdf/ |accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref>


<ref name="USBWA COY">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/women/index.html |title=USBWA WOMEN'S HONORS |publisher=USBWA |access-date=May 8, 2010 |archive-date=January 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115112144/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/women/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="WBCA COY">{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=WBCA National Coaches of the Year |url=http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_coach-of-year_past |work= |publisher=Women's Basketball Coaches Association |accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="USBWA COY">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/women/index.html |title=USBWA WOMEN'S HONORS |publisher=USBWA |accessdate=8 May 2010}}</ref>


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==Other references==
==Other references==
* {{Cite book |last=Auriemma |first=G. |author2=MacMullan, J. |year=2006 |title=Geno: In pursuit of Perfection |publisher=Warner Books |isbn=0-446-57764-2}}
* {{Cite book |last=Auriemma |first=G. |author2=MacMullan, J. |year=2006 |title=Geno: In pursuit of Perfection |publisher=Warner Books |isbn=0-446-57764-2}}
* {{cite book |last=Grundy |first=Pamela |year=2005 |title=Shattering the glass |publisher=New Press |isbn=978-1-56584-822-1}}
* {{cite book |last=Grundy |first=Pamela |year=2005 |title=Shattering the glass |url=https://archive.org/details/shatteringglassr0000grun |url-access=registration |publisher=New Press |isbn=978-1-56584-822-1}}
* {{cite book |last=Karmel |first=Terese |year=2005 |title=Hoop Tales:UConn Huskies Women's Basketball |publisher=Globe Pequot Press |edition=First |isbn=0-7627-3501-5}}
* {{cite book |last=Karmel |first=Terese |year=2005 |title=Hoop Tales:UConn Huskies Women's Basketball |publisher=Globe Pequot Press |edition=First |isbn=0-7627-3501-5}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.genoauriemma.com/}}
* {{Official website|http://www.genoauriemma.com/}}
* [http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/auriemma_geno00.html Connecticut profile]
* [http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/auriemma_geno00.html Connecticut profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402150520/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/auriemma_geno00.html |date=April 2, 2009 }}


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Geno Auriemma
Auriemma in 2023
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUConn
ConferenceBig East
Record1,223–164 (.882)
Annual salary$2.4 million[1]
Biographical details
Born (1954-03-23) March 23, 1954 (age 70)
Montella, Italy
Alma materWest Chester University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1979Bishop McDevitt High School (Assistant Varsity Coach / Head Junior Varsity Coach)
1978–1979Saint Joseph's (assistant)
1979–1981Bishop Kenrick HS (assistant)
1981–1985Virginia (assistant)
1985–presentConnecticut
Head coaching record
Overall1,223–164 (.882)
Tournaments137–24 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
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
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
FIBA World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Czech Republic
Gold medal – first place 2014 Turkey
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Czech Republic

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.

Early life

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Auriemma emigrated with his family from Montella in Southern Italy to Norristown, Pennsylvania when he was seven years old, and he spent the rest of his childhood there. Auriemma grew up poor, with his parents working low wage factory jobs.[7] Auriemma had to teach himself English after coming to the United States.[8] After graduating from West Chester University in 1977, Auriemma was hired as an assistant coach[9] at Saint Joseph's University, where he worked in 1978 and 1979. Prior to coaching at Saint Joseph's University he began his career coaching women's basketball at Bishop McDevitt HS in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. He then took a two-year absence from college basketball, serving as an assistant coach at his former high school, Bishop Kenrick,[9] before assuming an assistant coaching position with the University of Virginia Cavaliers women's team in 1981. Auriemma became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 at the age of 40,[10] noting in his autobiography that he finally decided to naturalize when his University of Connecticut team was slated to tour Italy that summer and he was concerned about potential problems, as he had never done any required national service in his birth country.[11]

When he was growing up, his favorite team was the 1970s New York Knicks coached by Red Holzman.[12]

For many years, Auriemma and his wife, Kathy, maintained a home in Avalon, New Jersey, to be near their parents in the Philadelphia area.[13]

University of Connecticut career

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Prior to Auriemma's arrival in 1985, the Huskies women's basketball team had posted only one winning season in its history. The decision to hire Auriemma was part of the university's commitment to better fund women's sports.[14] Auriemma's was the final interview scheduled by the search staff. Most of the other candidates were highly qualified, and most were female. One of those included in the interview process was Chris Dailey, who would become Auriemma's assistant and is currently the associate head coach. Dailey was identified as the candidate most likely to receive an offer if Auriemma turned down the position.[15]

Connecticut quickly rose to prominence after Auriemma was hired in August 1985. After finishing 12–15 in Auriemma's first season (his only losing season), the Huskies notched their first-ever 20-win season, first conference title and first NCAA Tournament appearance. Connecticut has finished above .500 for 33 consecutive seasons, including six undefeated seasons (1994–95, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, and 2015–16) and three NCAA record streaks of 111, 90 and 70 consecutive wins.[16] On December 21, 2010, Auriemma led UConn to its 89th consecutive victory, one more than the all-time NCAA men's wins record of 88 held by UCLA;[17] the streak ended at 90 wins.[18][19] The Huskies subsequently broke their own record with an 111-game winning streak that began in 2014 and ended in 2017.[20] They have also appeared in every NCAA Tournament since 1989–as of the end of the 2023–24 season, the third-longest active consecutive appearances streak in Division I.[21]

At the end of the 2014–15 season, Auriemma's record as a head coach was 917–134, for an 87.3 winning percentage. That winning percentage is the highest among Division I active coaches.[22] His career at UConn also includes 20 seasons with 30 or more wins.[23] UConn has won eleven national championships under Auriemma (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016)[24] and made the Final Four 23 times[23] (1991, 1995, 1996, 2000–2004, 2008–2019, 2021, 2022, 2024). Auriemma has also guided UConn to 21 conference regular season titles and 20 conference tournament titles. They lost 17 conference games in the last two decades of play in the Big East Conference, and have never lost a conference game since the old Big East reorganized as the American Athletic Conference in 2013.

With the win in 2016, Auriemma passed UCLA men's coach John Wooden for most college basketball championships, and the Huskies became the first Division I women's basketball team to win four straight national championships.[25]

The team has been especially successful on its home court in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut, and in the larger XL Center in Hartford; they tied an NCAA women's basketball record with 69 consecutive home wins between 2000 and 2003. That record was broken in 2011. The last home loss was to Villanova in the game that ended their 70-game winning streak. Moreover, between Auriemma's arrival and the close of the 2005 season, UConn won 295 games versus just 31 losses. The team set Big East Conference records for both single-game and season-long attendance.

Auriemma is also known for cultivating individual players, and the 13 multiple-All-America players whom Auriemma has coached —Rebecca Lobo, Jennifer Rizzotti, Kara Wolters, Nykesha Sales, Svetlana Abrosimova, Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles, Maya Moore, Stefanie Dolson, Bria Hartley and Breanna Stewart— have combined to win eight Naismith College Player of the Year awards, seven Wade Trophies, and nine NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player awards. The UConn athletics website also notes that, through 2006–07, every recruited freshman who has finished her eligibility at UConn has graduated with a degree.

Auriemma with Jim Boeheim and Jamie Dixon in 2014

Since achieving its first #1 ranking in the 1994–95 season, UConn under Auriemma is 186–10 when playing as the nation's #1 team. At the end of the 2009–10 season, he had a record of 127–52 against top 25 opponents and a 57–35 record against top 10 opponents. He won his 600th game on New Year's Eve 2006, accomplishing the feat in 716 games, tying him with Phillip Kahler for the fastest women's basketball coach to reach that milestone. Auriemma won his 700th game on November 27, 2009, in 822 total games, becoming the fastest head coach to that milestone in the history of college basketball at any level, men or women. He is now one of eight active women's college basketball coaches to have 700 or more wins.[22] Auriemma became the sixth coach in women's basketball history to reach 800 career victories on March 6, 2012, also reaching 800 career wins faster than any coach in the history of college basketball men or women at any division level in just 928 career games. On February 3, 2015, Auriemma notched his 900th victory in only 1,034 games, reaching this milestone also faster than any college coach in history. Auriemma was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball Huskies of Honor recognition program.[26] Auriemma's 2013–2018 salary is $10.9 million.[27] Auriemma reached his 1,200th career win against Seton Hill on February 7, 2024.

Staged shot incident

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Auriemma created controversy in 1998 when he arranged with Villanova coach Harry Perretta to orchestrate a shot at the beginning of their scheduled game. University of Connecticut's top player, Nykesha Sales, was two points short of breaking the team record for most points in a career when she ruptured her right Achilles tendon in the second to last game of the season against Notre Dame. When the following game, against Villanova, began, Villanova players allowed Connecticut to win the tip off and then pass the ball down to Sales who was standing underneath the basket. She laid the ball in to break the record. Connecticut players then stood back and allowed Villanova an uncontested layup of their own before beginning regular play.[28]

Rivalries

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The rivalry between the Huskies and the University of Tennessee Lady Vols extended to Auriemma's relationship with Volunteers counterpart Pat Summitt.[29] The two, through print and broadcast media, were often at odds. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Auriemma had slightly surpassed Summitt among active Division I coaches for career winning percentage, with Auriemma at 85.8 and Summitt at 84.1.[30] In 2007, Summitt, who believed Auriemma had used less-than-honorable tactics in his successful recruitment of Maya Moore, canceled the yearly game between the two programs.[31] After Summitt announced her diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's disease in 2011, the two mended their relationship, with Auriemma donating ten thousand dollars to Summitt's Alzheimer's foundation.[32] Summitt retired in 2012 and died in 2016.

Former UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun has been called Auriemma's "unfriendly rival", and he once mocked the women's team's fan base as the "world's largest nursing home."[33] When asked about their relationship in 2001, Auriemma said, "Jim has a problem with anyone else's success, not just ours. Do we get along? No, but we don't have to."[34]

United States women's national basketball team

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Auriemma and the 2012 U.S. Women's Olympic basketball team meet president Barack Obama.

Auriemma was named head coach of the US women's team that competed in the Junior World Championship in Brno, Czech Republic in July 2001. The team won its first five games, including a record-setting win against Mali. The 97–27 final score represented the largest margin of victory by a USA team in Junior World Championship history. The preliminary round results qualified the team for the medal rounds, where they faced the host team, the Czech Republic. With a home crowd cheering them on, the Czech team won 92–88 and went on to beat Russia 82–80 to win the gold medal. The US team beat Australia 77–72 to win the bronze medal. Diana Taurasi was the leading scorer for the US with 19.3 points per game, while Alana Beard was close behind with 18.0 points per game. Nicole Powell was the leading rebounder for the US, with seven rebounds per game.[35]

Auriemma was named head coach of the US women's national team in preparation for competition in the 2010 World Championships and 2012 Olympics. Because many team members were still playing in the WNBA until just prior to the World Championship, the team had only one day of practice with the entire team before leaving for Ostrava and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Despite this, the team won its first game against Greece by 26 points. The team continued to dominate with victory margins exceeding 20 points in the first five games. Several players shared scoring honors, with Swin Cash, Angel McCoughtry, Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Lindsay Whalen, and Sylvia Fowles all ending as high scorer in the first few games. The sixth game was against undefeated Australia — the USA jumped out to a 24-point lead and won 83–75. Team USA won its next two games by over 30 points, then faced the host team, the Czech Republic, in the championship game. They had a five-point lead at halftime, which was cut to three points, but the Czechs never got closer. Team USA won the championship and gold medal.[36] At the 2012 Olympics, Auriemma's team went 8–0 and won the gold medal game over France 86–50. Their closest match of the Olympics – and the only game in which their margin of victory was less than 25 points – was an 86–73 win in the semi-finals over eventual Bronze Medal winner Australia.

Auriemma was again named head coach of the US women's basketball team for the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[37] In the 2014 World Championship, his team went 6–0 and won the gold medal, outscoring their opponents 553–380 over the six games – an average margin of victory of almost 30 points per game.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Connecticut Huskies (Big East Conference) (1985–2013)
1985–86 Connecticut 12–15 4–12 7th
1986–87 Connecticut 14–13 9–7 7th
1987–88 Connecticut 17–11 9–7 5th
1988–89 Connecticut 24–6 13–2 1st NCAA First Round
1989–90 Connecticut 25–6 14–2 T–1st NCAA Second Round
1990–91 Connecticut 29–5 14–2 1st NCAA Final Four
1991–92 Connecticut 23–11 13–5 T–2nd NCAA Second Round
1992–93 Connecticut 18–11 12–6 3rd NCAA First Round
1993–94 Connecticut 30–3 17–1 1st NCAA Elite Eight
1994–95 Connecticut 35–0 18–0 1st NCAA Champions
1995–96 Connecticut 34–4 17–1 1st NCAA Final Four
1996–97 Connecticut 33–1 18–0 1st NCAA Elite Eight
1997–98 Connecticut 34–3 17–1 1st NCAA Elite Eight
1998–99 Connecticut 29–5 17–1 T–1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1999–00 Connecticut 36–1 16–0 1st NCAA Champions
2000–01 Connecticut 32–3 15–1 T–1st NCAA Final Four
2001–02 Connecticut 39–0 16–0 1st NCAA Champions
2002–03 Connecticut 37–1 16–0 1st NCAA Champions
2003–04 Connecticut 31–4 14–2 1st NCAA Champions
2004–05 Connecticut 25–8 13–3 T–2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2005–06 Connecticut 32–5 14–2 2nd NCAA Elite Eight
2006–07 Connecticut 32–4 16–0 1st NCAA Elite Eight
2007–08 Connecticut 36–2 15–1 1st NCAA Final Four
2008–09 Connecticut 39–0 16–0 1st NCAA Champions
2009–10 Connecticut 39–0 16–0 1st NCAA Champions
2010–11 Connecticut 36–2 16–0 1st NCAA Final Four
2011–12 Connecticut 33–5 13–3 3rd NCAA Final Four
2012–13 Connecticut 35–4 14–2 2nd NCAA Champions
Connecticut Huskies (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2020)
2013–14 Connecticut 40–0 18–0 1st NCAA Champions
2014–15 Connecticut 38–1 18–0 1st NCAA Champions
2015–16 Connecticut 38–0 18–0 1st NCAA Champions
2016–17 Connecticut 36–1 16–0 1st NCAA Final Four
2017–18 Connecticut 36–1 16–0 1st NCAA Final Four
2018–19 Connecticut 35–3 16–0 1st NCAA Final Four
2019–20 Connecticut 29–3 16–0 1st Postseason not held[1]
Connecticut Huskies (Big East Conference) (2020–present)
2020–21 Connecticut 28–2 18–0 1st NCAA Final Four
2021–22 Connecticut 30–6 16–1 1st NCAA Runner-up
2022–23 Connecticut 31–6 18–2 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2023–24 Connecticut 33–6 18–0 1st NCAA Final Four
2024–25 Connecticut 10–2 1–0
Connecticut: 1,223–164 (.882) 591–64 (.902)
Total: 1,223–164 (.882)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

1.^ Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic

Other activities

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During the college basketball offseason, Auriemma serves as an analyst for games of the Women's National Basketball Association broadcast on the American cable television networks ESPN and ESPN2, in which he often critiques his former players.[38]

Auriemma is close friends with former Saint Joseph's University basketball head coach Phil Martelli[39] and his son, Mike Auriemma, attended and played basketball at Saint Joseph's.[40]

Auriemma served as an assistant coach to the gold medalist 2000 U.S. Olympic Team. On April 15, 2009, he was selected to lead USA Basketball Women's National Team in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in the Czech Republic and the London 2012 Summer Olympics.[41]

Auriemma is a member of the Board of Directors of the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund.[42]

Auriemma is a member of the board of directors at Connecticut Children's Foundation, Inc. and hosts a charity series of events, Geno for the Kids, every year benefiting Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

Auriemma has parlayed his heritage and his love of Italian cuisine into lines of wines and sauces along with several restaurants in Connecticut.[43]

Awards and honors

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1989

  • Big East Conference Coach of the Year

1995

1997

  • WBCA National Coach of the Year
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year (2)
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (2)
  • Big East Conference Coach of the Year (3)

2000

  • WBCA National Coach of the Year (2)
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year (3)
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (3)
  • Big East Conference Coach of the Year (4)

2002

  • WBCA National Coach of the Year (3)
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year (4)
  • Big East Conference Coach of the Year (5)

2003

  • USBWA National Coach of the Year (2)
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (4)
  • Big East Conference Coach of the Year (6)

2006

2007

  • Induction into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame[46]

2008

  • USBWA National Coach of the Year (3)
  • WBCA National Coach of the Year (4)
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year (5)
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (5)
  • Big East Conference Coach of the Year (7)

2009

  • USBWA National Coach of the Year (4)
  • WBCA National Coach of the Year (5)
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year (6)
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (6)
  • Big East Conference Coach of the Year (8)

2010

  • Big East Conference Coach of the Year (9)

2011

  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (7)
  • Big East Conference Coach of the Year (10)

2012

2014

  • American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
  • Named one of ESPNW's Impact 25[47]

2015

  • American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2)

2016

  • USBWA National Coach of the Year (5)
  • WBCA National Coach of the Year (6)
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year (7)
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (8)[48]
  • American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (3)

2017

  • Premio ASI Italiani nel mondo
  • USBWA National Coach of the Year (6)[49]
  • WBCA National Coach of the Year (7)
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year (8)
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (9)[50]
  • American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (4)

2019

  • American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (5)

2020

2021

  • Big East Conference Coach of the Year (11)

2024

  • Big East Conference Coach of the Year (12)

Records and achievements

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  • Most wins among NCAA basketball coaches, any level, men's or women's (1,217)[52]
  • Highest winning percentage among NCAA basketball coaches (minimum 10 seasons), any level, men's or women's (.883)[53]
  • Most NCAA Division I Championships, men's or women's (11)
  • Most NCAA Division I Final Fours, men's or women's (23)
  • Most NCAA Division I Elite Eights, men's or women's (28)
  • Most NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen, men's or women's (31)
  • Most NCAA Division I Tournament wins, men's or women's (137)
  • Fastest coach to 800, 900, 1,000, 1,100 and 1,200 wins, any level, men's or women's
  • With men's coaches Jim Calhoun (2004) and Kevin Ollie (2014), the only coaches at the same Division I school to win the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments in the same season

See also

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References

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