With FinalFour weekend arriving for the men & women, it has people talking a lot about the longtime success at UConn by Geno Auriemma & his comparisons to the “Wizard of Westwood,” the late John Wooden. KPRC2RandyMc breaks down the legendary numbers
KPRC 2 Sports Director Randy McIlvoy puts the numbers side by side in comparing two college basketball coaching legends - UConn's Geno Auriemma and UCLA's John Wooden. All images used are courtesy Associated Press
What these two have done for the college game may never be matched. John Wooden led UCLA from 1948 through the 1975 season, setting the bar for what high-level success was all about. What Wooden accomplished on the men’s side, Gene Auriemma has exceeded in college basketball’s women’s game. Arriving at UConn in 1995 as a first-time head coach, Auriemma laid the foundation and has never let up. In his 37 years leading the Huskies, he has won 1,148 games entering what is his 22nd Final Four appearance compared to the dozen earned by Wooden. Auriemma also surpassed Wooden in 2016 when he collected his 11th National Championship.
Like Wooden, who coached four undefeated seasons at UCLA, Auriemma has enjoyed similar success, but also beyond that, coaching six of his UConn squads to perfect seasons, including his 1995 Rebecca Lobo-led team that finished 35-0. Along the way, 26 of his players have gone on to be taken in the first round of the WNBA draft and five of those were the overall number-one pick.
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