STORRS, Conn. -- Geno Auriemma's coaching career at UConn already has been defined by unparalleled feats. Eleven national titles. Twenty-three Final Four berths, including 15 in the past 16 seasons.

By 2012, Geno Auriemma was already one of the most respected names in women’s college basketball. At just 58 years old, he had led UConn to seven national championships and turned the program into a ...