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...

Freshman Ashlynn Shade scores 21 to lead No. 9 UConn to a 12th straight victory, 88-51 over DePaul

Jan. 20, 2024 17:36 PM EST

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn's players made a statement on Saturday that there is more than one women's basketball coach on the verge of making history. A day after Stanford gave Tara VanDerveer her record-tying 1,202nd win, UConn routed DePaul 88-51 to give coach Geno Auriemma his...

Bueckers' season-high 32 points helps No. 9 UConn knock off Seton Hall, 83-59 for 11th straight win.

Jan. 17, 2024 23:36 PM EST

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored a season-high 32 points to lead No. 9 UConn to an 83-59 win over Seton Hall on Wednesday night. The All-American guard left the game with 6:38 remaining in the third quarter after colliding with teammate KK Arnold at midcourt. She...

Stanford's Tara VanDerveer on cusp of passing Coach K for most wins in college basketball history

Jan. 16, 2024 10:27 AM EST

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer can become college basketball's all-time wins leader this week when the Cardinal face Oregon and Oregon State at home. The Hall of Fame coach, who already has the most victories in women's basketball, sits one win behind former Duke men's coach Mike...

Aubrey Griffin's knee injury confirmed as an ACL tear that will end the UConn forward's season

Jan. 10, 2024 15:19 PM EST

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn forward Aubrey Griffin will miss the remainder of the season after doctors confirmed she suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee last week, the school said Wednesday. The fifth-year senior forward was going up to contest a layup in the...

Bueckers says teammates returning from injuries may help her decide to play another year at UConn

Jan. 09, 2024 16:42 PM EST

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn star Paige Bueckers suggested Tuesday that she may return for another season if it means getting to play again with now-injured teammates, including Azzi Fudd and Aubrey Griffin. Bueckers, the national player of the year as a freshman who missed much of...

Women's basketball community sees new NCAA-ESPN deal as a first step with more work to be done

Jan. 05, 2024 06:04 AM EST

Members of the women's basketball community say the new NCAA eight-year deal with ESPN that will pour an estimated $65 million annually into the sport reflects the growth of the game. Now many are looking for one missing piece that is important to them: A revenue sharing program...