Latest Geno Auriemma News

Paopao, No. 1 South Carolina run past No. 11 UConn early without Cardoso in a 83-65 victory

Feb. 11, 2024 17:33 PM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley learned a little bit more about her top-ranked team and much more about her program's direction. Facing a pair of games without their best player in Kamilla Cardoso, the Gamecocks ran past their opponents for two blowout wins,...

Auriemma reaches 1,200 wins, joining exclusive group of coaches

Feb. 07, 2024 22:51 PM EST

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Geno Auriemma allowed himself to get a bit nostalgic after becoming just the third coach in Division I basketball history to reach 1,200 wins. With UConn' s 67-34 rout of Seton Hall Wednesday Auriemma joined former Duke men's coach Mike Krzyzewski (1,202...

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

Feb. 05, 2024 17:14 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,...

Bueckers scores 28 and hits halftime buzzer-beater as No. 8 UConn rips Marquette 85-59

Jan. 24, 2024 02:59 AM EST

MILWAUKEE (AP) — UConn coach Geno Auriemma initially feared the worst possible scenario when Paige Bueckers clutched her surgically repaired left knee early in Tuesday's game. Bueckers knew there wasn't much reason to worry. After leaving early in the first quarter...