After four decades and more than a thousand games, Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma now stands alone on top of the sport. Auriemma became college basketball's − men's and women's − winningest coach in history after the Huskies defeated Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday in front of a home crowd that celebrated the man responsible for building the most-dominant program in women's basketball. It's a remarkable achievement given he didn't think it would ever happen , but it's now another accolade that cements Auriemma as one of the greatest coaches of all sports.
With Auriemma reaching another basketball milestone, here are some of biggest numbers and accomplishments from his Basketball Hall of Fame career, and what's next for the legendary coach. MAKING MARK: Geno Auriemma boosted women's basketball by staying at UConn 1,217 wins Auriemma became all-time leader wins with his 1,217 victory, passing recently retired Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer . However, what's impressive is that Auriemma did it in much quicker fashion, needing only 40 seasons to do it compared to VanDerveer's 45.
Auriemma only needing 40 seasons shows how successful he has been during his tenure. He only had one losing season − his first at Connecticut − and he has a .882 winning percentage, the best of the eight college basketball coaches with at least 1,000 wins.
11 national championships The biggest mark of success, Auriemma has won 11 championships in his tenure, the most of any co.
