There is a new all-time coaching wins leader in NCAA basketball history, and he resides in Storrs, Connecticut. Geno Auriemma, who has led the UConn Huskies women’s basketball program since 1985, set the mark with an 85-41 victory over Farleigh Dickinson on Wednesday night in front of the home crowd.
It was the 1,217th victory of Auriemma’s coaching career, all coming with Connecticut, as he broke a tie with former Stanford women’s head coach Tara VanDerveer, who retired in April.