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Geno Auriemma (March 23, 1954) has become the coach with most wins in NCAA history, both in men's and women's competition, after reaching1,217 victories.
The University of Connecticut, led by Paige Bueckers (16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists) and Sarah Strong (20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks), won 84-81 over Fairleigh Dickinson to propel its veteran 70-year-old coach to a historic victory mark.
With this new victory, Geno Auriemma sured the number of victories of coach Tara VanDerveer (1,216). He is followed by Mike Krzyzewski (1,202).
Geno Auriemma's incredible numbers with UConn
Geno Auriemma, who is in his 40th season with UConn, has a record of 1,217 wins and only 162 losses.
With his 88.3% winning rate, Auriemma has reached 23 Final Fours and won 11 national championships.
Throughout his career as UConn coach, he has coached great basketball figures such as Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart.
Who is the Spanish-born Sarah Strong who is starring at UConn after being a teenage star in the USA?
At the University of Connecticut, coached by the legendary Geno Auriemma and led by the media-savvy Paige Bueckers, freshman Sarah Strong stands out.
In her first three games with the Huskies, the 18-year-old forward is averaging 14.7 points, 8 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.7 steals and 2 blocks in 29.3 minutes per game.
Sarah Strong (1.90m) is the daughter of basketball players Danny Strong and Allison Feaster. She is from Madrid and was born on 3 February 2006 in Boadila del Monte (Madrid).
Sarah Strong, who began her basketball career at Club Baloncesto Alcobendas and whose talent was detected by the FBM (she was called up to train with the Madrid Basketball Federation with the 2005 generation), lived in Spain until she was 10 years old.
She returned to North Carolina and has since established herself as the top player in the class of 2024 after being double gold at the U18 3x2 World Championship, MVP of the McDonald's All American Game, Naismith High School Player of the Year, MVP of the adidas Eurocamp MVP, Jordan Brand All-American, Nike Hoop Summit, two-time Gatorade Player of the Year from North Carolina and two-time North Carolina Miss Basketball.
In the United States, she played for Fuquay-Varina High School and Grace Christian Sanford High School, with which she won three consecutive state championships.
Sarah Strong's parents, Danny Strong and Allison Feaster, were professional basketball players in Spain.
Danny Strong was trained at North Carolina State University, and after playing in , Portugal and Italy, he played in Spain for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (2005-2006) and Baloncesto Leon (2007-2008).
Allison Feaster, who works in the Boston Celtics organization in the NBA, was an NCAA star at Harvard University and was the No. 5 pick in the 1998 WNBA Draft, where she was an All-Star and played for the Los Angeles Sparks, Charlotte Sting and Indiana Fever.
In Spain, she played for Ros Casares, San Jose Leon, Mann Filter, Perfumerias Avenida, Uni Girona and Alcobendas, the team in which she retired in 2016 at the age of 40.