Geno Auriemma has spent four decades building UConn into the standard for women’s basketball. The school will celebrate those 40 years Wednesday night. The Huskies coach, along with longtime assistant Chris Dailey, will be honored before his second-ranked team faces Fairleigh Dickinson.
UConn head coach Geno Auriemma directs his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. UConn head coach Geno Auriemma directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.
UConn has planned celebrations all day for Auriemma and Dailey with more than 60 alumni, including Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Rebecca Lobo expected to attend. Nearly two dozen of them played in the WNBA.
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