GREENSBORO, N.C. — UConn coach Geno Auriemma tied the NCAA Division I record for men’s or women’s basketball with his 1,216th career victory Friday night as his No. 2 Huskies beat No. 14 North Carolina 69-58.
Auriemma, 70, in his 40th season at UConn, matched Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, who retired after after last season.
Auriemma can break the record Wednesday when UConn plays host to Fairleigh Dickinson. His record with the Huskies is 1,216-162, an 88.2% winning percentage, to go with 11 NCAA championships — most recently in 2016.
Mike Krzyzewski, who retired in 2022, holds the men’s record with 1,202 victories at Army and Duke. Auriemma, VanDerveer and Krzyzewski are the only Division I coaches to reach the 1,200-win plateau.
