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Geno Auriemma (USA)
Born on March 23, 1954, in Montella.
Nationality:
USA
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Enshrined as a coach in the FIBA Hall of Fame on November 30, 2022.

Clubs

  • Saint Joseph’s University NCAA (1978-1979)
  • Bishop Kenrick HS (1979-1981)
  • University of Virginia NCAA (1981-1985)
  • University of Connecticut NCAA (1985-2022)

Club Highlights

  • Twenty two-time NCAA Regional Final Four (1991, 1995, 1996, 2000-2004, 2008-2022)
  • Eleven-time NCAA Division I Tournament champion (1995, 2000, 2002-2004, 2009, 2010, 2013-2016)

National Team

  • COPABA Junior World Cup Qualifying Tournament gold medalist (2000) 
  • U19 World Championship bronze medalist (2001)
  • Two-time World Championship gold medalist (2010, 2014)
  • Three-time Olympic Games gold medalist (2000, 2012, 2016)

Individual Highlights

  • Played 30 Conference tournaments (23 Big East, 7 AAC)
  • Led Connecticut to 17 undefeated conference seasons (eight consecutive 2014-2022)
  • Eight-time Naismith Coach of the Year (1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017)
  • Seven-time WBCA National Coach of the Year (1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017)
  • Nine-time AP Coach of the Year (1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017)
  • Six-time USBWA Women’s National Coach of the Year (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017)
  • Ten-time Big East Coach of the Year (2014-2017, 2019)
  • Jahn R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2012)
  • National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (2007)
  • Inducted into the Springfield Hall of Fame (2006)
  • Inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (2006)
  • Highest winning % of all NCAA coaches (men’s & women’s teams)
  • Head coaching record 1149-150 (Overall .835)
  • Established an NCAA Division I women’s record for consecutive victories by winning 70 straight games over the course of the 2002 and 2003 seasons