UConn women's basketball team celebrates "special day" with fans at parade

UConn women's basketball team celebrates 'special day' with fans at parade

HARTFORD, Conn. — Not long after Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced UConn women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma as "the greatest coach in the history of college basketball" following Sunday's championship parade, the Hall of Fame head coach came up…

Dom Amore: As parade passes, Geno Auriemma back to work, ready to chase a UConn ‘four-peat’

HARTFORD — Geno Auriemma looked out on the multitudes that jammed Trumbull Street shoulder to shoulder, and made an observation … and a promise. “This is the third parade in three years,” he said, “so we’re officially now the parade capital of the world.” Then he concluded. “Remember, Coach Hurley said there was going to be a three-peat. Well, things didn’t go exactly according to plan, but it was a three-peat. I don’t know whether it’s going to…

UConn women's basketball team celebrates "special day" with fans at parade

HARTFORD, Conn. — Not long after Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced UConn women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma as "the greatest coach in the history of college basketball" following Sunday's championship parade, the Hall of Fame head coach came up…

20,000 fans come out to support UConn women's basketball team at victory parade

Thousands of fans came out to downtown Hartford on Sunday to support the UConn women’s basketball team’s victory parade and rally. Fans from all over came out to celebrate the women’s 12th national championship. Some brought signs in support. Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd, Sarah Strong and the rest of the UConn Huskies were joined by over two dozen organizations in...

UConn women's basketball parade underway in Hartford

What to KnowThe UConn women’s basketball team beat South Carolina 82-59 last Sunday to win the program’s 12th NCAA National Championship.Guard Azzi Fudd was named Most Outstanding Player at the Final Four.Paige Bueckers is the likely first pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday.The parade kicked off from the state capitol at 1 p.m. Thousands of people are in Hartford for a parade today to celebrate the 2025 national champion UConn women’s basketball t…

Twelve Titles and Counting: Geno Auriemma’s Legacy of Excellence – The Quad: Student News Service of WCU

Image: Auriemma via uconnhuskies.com Geno Auriemma, University of Connecticut (UConn) women’s basketball head coach and West Chester University (WCU) Class of 1981 alumnus, has continued to cement his legacy — not only in women’s college basketball, but across the entire landscape of sports.  At 71 years old, Auriemma became the oldest coach ever to win an NCAA Division I basketball championship — men’s or women’s — following UConn’s dominant 82…