Geno Auriemma becomes winningest college basketball coach of all time: NPR

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma wears a jersey with the number of wins he now has as he is honored for the most wins in college basketball history Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Storrs, Conn.

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University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma became the winningest coach in NCAA history Wednesday night after defeating Fairleigh Dickinson University. The Huskies beat the Knights 85-41.

Auriemma now has 1,217 wins compared to 162 losses. His only losing season was his first in 1985. The record was previously held by retired Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer.

During his tenure, the women’s Huskies have won 11 championships, been to the Final Four 23 times, won 59 conference titles and had six undefeated seasons. Auriemma was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

He also coached the women’s Olympic basketball teams in 2012 and 2016, winning gold both times.