Geno Auriemma

Geno Auriemma
	Auriemma in 2023
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Connecticut
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	1,250–165 (.883)
Annual salary	$3.5 million
Biographical details
Born	March 23, 1954; Montella, Italy
Alma mater	West Chester University Montgomery County Community College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1979	Bishop McDevitt High School (Assistant Varsity Coach / Head Junior Varsity Coach)
1978–1979	Saint Joseph's (assistant)
1979–1981	Bishop Kenrick HS (assistant)
1981–1985	Virginia (assistant)
1985–present	Connecticut
Head coaching record
Overall	1,250–165 (.883)
Tournaments	143–24 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	12 NCAA Division I tournament (1995, 2000, 2002–2004, 2009, 2010, 2013–2016, 2025); 24 NCAA Division I regional – Final Four (1991, 1995, 1996, 2000–2004, 2008–2022, 2024, 2025); 23 Big East tournament (1989, 1991, 1994–2002, 2005, 2006, 2008–2012, 2021–2025); 24 Big East regular season (1989–1991, 1994–2004, 2007–2011, 2021–2025); 7 AAC tournament (2014–2020); 7 AAC regular season (2014–2020);
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); 9× 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); 13× Big East Coach of the Year (1989, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008–2011, 2021, 2024, 2025); 6× 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
FIBA World Championship
FIBA Under-19 World Championship

Luigi "Geno" Auriemma (born March 23, 1954) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of the University of Connecticut 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 the record 12 championships, he has led UConn to 19 undefeated conference seasons (including eight consecutive) 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.