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FILE - Connecticut women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma speaks to the media during First Night events for the men's and women's NCAA college basketball teams, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Storrs, Conn. In his 39th season, UConn coach Geno Auriemma ponders retirement. If Auriemma, who turns 70 next month, knows the answer, he has kept his decision classified.(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Geno Auriemma is in his 39th season at UConn and near 1,200 wins. He ponders the end of his career

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma is nearing 1,200 career wins

By DAN GELSTON
Published - Feb 05, 2024, 02:24 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 05, 2024, 02:24 PM EST

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — The frame reserved for Geno Auriemma’s photo is empty — it rests atop two display cases of autographed UConn basketballs to the right of a collection of Joel Embiid memorabilia — inside a suburban Philadelphia sandwich shop.

Auriemma’s late mother, Marsiella — an Italian immigrant once praised by President Barack Obama at a White House visit — had lobbied the store owner to stick her son’s picture on the Bar of Fame.

And why not?

Auriemma was raised in Norristown, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles from the Collegeville Italian Bakery that was the family’s cheesesteak stop of choice. Auriemma places an order for his team so substantive when UConn plays each season at Villanova that owner Steve Carcarey is forced to decline the offer of free tickets to the game so he can assist his staff with the time-consuming task of prepping the cheesesteaks, pastas, breads and the rest of the takeout order headed for the Huskies.

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