Geno becomes 2nd on all-time wins list in UConn's win over Creighton - ESPN

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn coach Geno Auriemma broke a tie with Mike Krzyzewski for second-most wins by a head coach in Division I men's or women's college basketball on Monday as his team took care of No. 21 Creighton with a 73-53 victory.

Auriemma now boasts 1,203 career wins, all of which were at UConn. Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer is the only coach ahead of him with 1,209 career wins across stints at Idaho, Ohio State and Stanford.

«I think earlier in my career, to be honest with you, as things were happening that were very significant, they impacted me a lot more. But maybe the volume of things that have happened… I just take it in stride,» Auriemma said after the game. «You're so fixated on winning, and you're constantly being reminded every game of how many things your team's not good at… you're just so fixated on the things you have to fix, the things you have to correct. I'm sure there'll be a time, this summer or next summer or whatever it is, when you think back and it'll really have a huge impact on you.»

Auriemma, who turns 70 in March, is in his 38th season in Storrs, taking the reins ahead of the 1985-86 campaign and turning the program into a powerhouse with unparalleled dominance spanning decades. Many of his 1,203 wins came from six undefeated seasons, two win streaks of 90 or more games, and 11 national championship runs, the most of any coach in the sport's history.

All that being said, Auriemma says he appreciates winning differently now than he used to given the rash of injuries that have clouded the Huskies program going on three seasons now. UConn currently is without five players because of injury, all of whom were expected to be significant rotation pieces or starters.

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