Geno Auriemma was born in Italy, and he developed a passion for football (soccer). After his family moved to the United States when he was seven, Auriemma became a baseball fan and was on his high school team. He also began playing basketball and became interested in coaching. While attending West Chester State College (now West Chester University of Pennsylvania), Auriemma took an assistant coaching position with the women’s team at St. Joseph’s University in nearby Philadelphia. After graduating in 1981, Auriemma joined the coaching staff at the University of Virginia. In 1985 he became head coach at the University of Connecticut and transformed the struggling team into a dominant program.
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