Geno Auriemma

Luigi "Geno" Auriemma (born March 23, 1954) is an Italian-born American college basketball coach and, since 1985, the head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team. As of 2021, 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. 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. Auriemma was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Geno Auriemma
Auriemma in 2023
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUConn
ConferenceBig East
Record1,213–162 (.882)
Annual salary$2.4 million
Biographical details
Born (1954-03-23) March 23, 1954
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
Overall1,213–162 (.882)
Tournaments137–24 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • 8× Naismith Coach of the Year (1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017)
  • 7× WBCA National Coach of the Year (1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017)
  • AP Coach of the Year (1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017)
  • 6× USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017)
  • 12× Big East Coach of the Year (1989, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008–2011, 2021, 2024)
  • AAC Coach of the Year (2014–2017, 2019–2020)
  • John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2012)
  • National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (2007)
Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006 (profile)
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medal record
Coach for women’s basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyTeam
2012 LondonTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
FIBA World Championship
2010 Czech Republic
2014 Turkey
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
2001 Czech Republic
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