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Who is Geno Auriemma?

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Geno Auriemma is an Italian-born American basketball coach who has led the University of Connecticut women’s team to a record 12 NCAA national championships and to six undefeated seasons.

Auriemma’s family moved to Pennsylvania when he was seven. While attending West Chester State College (now West Chester University of Pennsylvania), he took an assistant coaching position with the women’s team at St. Joseph’s University in nearby Philadelphia. After graduating in 1981, he joined the University of Virginia’s coaching staff. In 1985 Auriemma became Connecticut’s head coach, transforming the team into a national powerhouse. The school won national titles in 1995, 2000, 2002–04, 2009–10, 2013–16, and 2025. Auriemma also was head coach of the U.S. women’s national basketball team for a number of years, leading the squad to gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games and the 2010 and 2014 world championships.