Auriemma Named USOC Co-Coach of the Year

STORRS, CT — University of Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma has been named the United States Olympic Committee's Co-National Coach of the Year for guiding the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team to the gold medal in Rio.

The USOC on Wednesday announced its annual award recipients.

Auriemma, is sharing the honor with Aimee Boorman from USA Gymnastics.

Auriemma is the first coach in U.S. women’s history to lead back-to-back Olympic teams and the first to capture consecutive Olympic gold medals.

In 2016, he not only guided the USA to an 8-0 mark in Rio, but led the U.S. squad to a 4-0 exhibition records against a USA Select Team and national teams from Australia, Canada and France.

Overall, USA Basketball teams under Auriemma are 50-1 in official FIBA and FIBA Americas competitions.

Including exhibition games, Auriemma has helped USA teams compile an overall record of 90-9 and a 73-9 mark as a head coach.

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