23 NCAA Regional—Final Four (1991, 1995, 1996, 2000–2004, 2008–2022, 2024)
27 Conference tournament (20 Big East, 7 AAC)
28 Conference regular season (21 Big East, 7 AAC)
Awards
8× Naismith Coach of the Year (1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017)[2]
7× WBCA National Coach of the Year (1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017)[3]
9× AP Coach of the Year (1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017)[4]
6× USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017)[5]
12× Big East Coach of the Year (1989, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008–2011, 2021, 2024)
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
2000 Sydney
Team
2012 London
Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Team
FIBA World Championship
2010 Czech Republic
2014 Turkey
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
2001 Czech Republic
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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[update], 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.[2] 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.[6] Auriemma was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
^ESPN.com news services (February 20, 2017). "Report: Geno Auriemma's new UConn deal worth 5 years, $13M". www.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
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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...
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them winning the award twice and at both programs they have coached. GenoAuriemma of UConn has by far the most awards, with nine on the women's side,...
a second national championship. Staley is the first coach to defeat GenoAuriemma, Tara VanDerveer and Kim Mulkey in the same season. Staley was again...
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