Geno Auriemma

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Geno Auriemma is a Hall of Fame college basketball coach renowned for building the University of Connecticut women’s program into a dominant national powerhouse with multiple NCAA championships.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Fame coach
basketball coach
college basketball coach
human
almaMater West Chester University of Pennsylvania
associatedWith American Athletic Conference
Big East Conference
citizenship Italy
United States of America
coached multiple All-American players
numerous WNBA players
coachedNationalTeam United States women's national basketball team
coachingLevel college basketball
countryOfBirth Italy
dateOfBirth 1954-03-23
employer University of Connecticut
fullName Luigi Geno Auriemma
gender male
givenName Luigi
hallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
surface form: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 2006

Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
surface form: Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame 2006
hasChild Ally Auriemma
Jenna Auriemma
Michael Auriemma
hasRole television basketball analyst
hasWon Olympic gold medals as head coach of the U.S. women's national team
multiple NCAA Division I women's basketball national titles
multiple NCAA National Coach of the Year awards
multiple conference Coach of the Year awards
headCoachOf University of Connecticut women’s basketball
surface form: UConn Huskies women's basketball team
knownFor emphasis on discipline and team-oriented play
sustained dominance in women's college basketball
languageSpoken English
Italian
leagueCoachedIn NCAA Division I
maritalStatus married
memberOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
nationality Italian American
surface form: Italian-American
nickname Geno
notableFor building UConn women's basketball into a national powerhouse
multiple NCAA women's basketball championships
occupation basketball coach
sports commentator
placeOfBirth Montella, Italy
residence Connecticut
surface form: Connecticut, United States
sport basketball
spouse Kathy Auriemma
startDateAtUConn 1985
teamTypeCoached women's basketball

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