Geno Auriemma

Geno Auriemma

Luigi "Geno" Auriemma is an Italian-born American basketball coach who is the head coach of the UConn Huskies women's basketball team. He holds the NCAA basketball records for wins and winning percentage with a minimum of 10 seasons. Auriemma also has the most NCAA Division I basketball championships at 12. Serving as UConn's head coach since 1985, Auriemma built the team into one of the top women's college basketball programs. In addition to his record 12 championships, he has led UConn to 19 undefeated conference seasons and six perfect seasons. He has also won eight national Naismith College Coach of the Year awards. Outside of college basketball, Auriemma was the head coach of the United States women's national team from 2009 through 2016, winning the 2010 and 2014 World Championships, and gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

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• Entity:  College Coach

• Title:  Head Coach
• Team:  Connecticut
• Conference:  Big East Conference
• Record:  1,289–166 (.000)
• Annual salary:  $3.5 Million
• Born:  March 23, 1954, Montella, Italy
• Age:  72 Years
• Overall:  1,289–166 (.000)
• Tournaments:  146–25 (Ncaa Division I)
• Born:  23 March 1954
• Wikidata description:  Italian-Born American Women's Basketball Coach
• Wikidata label:  Geno Auriemma
• Wikidata aliases:  Geno Auriemma, Luigi Auriemma

• Related Topics:  Saint Joseph's Hawks Women's Basketball Coaches, United States Women's National Basketball Team Coaches, Virginia Cavaliers Women's Basketball Coaches, Sportspeople From Cape May County, New Jersey, West Chester University Alumni, Espn People, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame Inductees