Geno Auriemma soaked in the moment. The UConn Hall of Fame coach now stands alone atop the NCAA college basketball all-time wins list.
Auriemma broke a tie with former Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer, earning his 1,217 career victory with an 85-41 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday night.
"We never sat down and said hey let's make a 40-year plan and see if we can make this happen," Auriemma said. "It's about coming here every day and trying to be better than we were yesterday."
He has spent four decades building UConn into the standard for women's basketball. The school celebrated those 40 years Wednesday night.
"I know it means a lot to a lot of people here at UConn that worked really, really hard to make it possible," Auriemma said. "You saw all the players here, means a lot to them. Every single person that had a hand in all this means a lot to them to be a part of it, want to share in it. I'm sure when the season's over I'll be able to look back on it and think about it."
