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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 document, by way of 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 workforce begins to pursue its first NCAA Event championship beneath Auriemma since 2016.
The 70-year-old is beginning his fortieth season with the Huskies, proudly owning a profession document of 1,216-162 following Friday’s victory.
Auriemma beforehand reached 1,200 profession wins through the 2023-24 season, turning into the third coach to achieve 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 be capable to construct upon the document 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 Last 4 throughout his tenure with the college.
By way of particular person accolades, he has eight Naismith Nationwide Coach of the 12 months wins beneath his belt and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame in 2006.
Auriemma’s first alternative to interrupt the document will come on Wednesday when the Huskies host Fairleigh Dickinson. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. ET.
