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Geno Auriemma is the women's basketball head coach at the University of Connecticut. Auriemma has led UConn to seven NCAA Championships including back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010. A six-time Naismith Coach of the Year, Auriemma has won 15 Big East regular season championships and 14 Big East Tournament titles. Auriemma is enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.

Geno Auriemma was born on Mar. 23, 1954 in Montella, Italy. His family moved to Norristown, Pa. at the age of seven.

Auriemma was hired as an assistant women's basketball coach at St.