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Legendary UConn girls’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma made historical past on Friday night time.
The Huskies defeated North Carolina by the ultimate rating of 69-58, marking Auriemma’s 1,216th profession victory. It tied him with former Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer for the NCAA Division I profession file, through the Related Press (h/t ESPN).
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Geno Auriemma ties Tara VanDerveer for many wins (1,216) as a D-I head coach in school basketball historical past 🔥 pic.twitter.com/dTNqIMJ8s9
UConn improved to 3-0 with the win because the crew begins to pursue its first NCAA Match championship underneath Auriemma since 2016.
The 70-year-old is beginning his fortieth season with the Huskies, proudly owning a profession file of 1,216-162 following Friday’s victory.
Auriemma beforehand reached 1,200 profession wins in the course of the 2023-24 season, changing into the third coach to succeed in the milestone whereas additionally attaining it the quickest. Former Duke males’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski is the one different member of the membership that features Auriemma and VanDerveer.
The Huskies coach ought to have the ability to construct upon the file as soon as he ultimately achieves it, as Krzyzewski retired in 2022. VanDerveer additionally announced her retirement following the 2023-24 season.
Auriemma has led UConn to immense success since he took over as head coach in 1985, recording 11 championships and 23 appearances within the Remaining 4 throughout his tenure with the college.
When it comes to particular person accolades, he has eight Naismith Nationwide Coach of the Yr wins underneath his belt and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame in 2006.
Auriemma’s first alternative to interrupt the file will come on Wednesday when the Huskies host Fairleigh Dickinson. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. ET.
