UConn’s Geno Auriemma Sets Mark for Most Wins in NCAA Basketball History

Auriemma picked up his 1,217th victory on Wednesday night, breaking a tie he held with Tara VanDerveer for the most wins for any women’s or men’s coach.

Connecticut Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma is presented with a jersey after becoming the NCAA all-time basketball wins leader at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn., on Nov. 20, 2024. Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images

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 1,217^th 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.