UConn coach Geno Auriemma breaks NCAA wins record, getting 1,217th career victory
Geno Auriemma soaked in the moment
By DOUG FEINBERG
Published - Nov 21, 2024, 01:18 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:16 PM EST
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Geno Auriemma soaked in the moment. UConn's Hall of Fame coach now stands alone atop the NCAA basketball wins list.
Auriemma broke a tie with former Stanford women's coach Tara VanDerveer, earning his 1,217th career victory with an 85-41 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday night.
“We never sat down and said hey, let's make a 40-year plan and see if we can make this happen," Auriemma said. “It's about coming here every day and trying to be better than we were yesterday.”
He has spent four decades building UConn into the standard for women’s college basketball. The school celebrated those 40 years Wednesday night.
