UConn's Geno Auriemma Passes Duke Legend Mike Krzyzewski on All-Time CBB Wins List

UConn women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma passed Mike Krzyzewski for the second-most wins in Division I history after the Huskies earned a 73-53 victory over No. 21 Creighton on Monday.

Auriemma now has 1,203 wins across his legendary career, and he continues to chase Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer for the all-time mark.

It was less than a month ago when VanDerveer leapfrogged Coach K. Stanford has reeled off six more wins since then, bringing its coach's overall total to 1,209.

As long as he can outlast VanDerveer on the sideline, Auriemma is all but guaranteed to move into first place by the time he retires.

The departures of some legendary coaching figures, Coach K included, within the last few years has raised general questions over whether there's less time in Auriemma's career than fans realize.

He'll turn 70 in March, and he hasn't hidden how he believes the transfer portal and name, image and likeness rules have made his job more difficult.

"I think that's why coaches get into coaching, is to have those kind of relationships with their players," he said, per the Associated Press' Dan Gelston. "As that's disappearing somewhat, maybe, so is the fun of coaching, to be honest."

Auriemma then clarified it's a "different kind of fun" compared to previous eras.

The Hall of Famer has nothing left to prove at this point. It will be a long time before another coach matches his 11 national titles and 22 trips to the Final Four, and both may stand the test of time with the increasing parity in women's basketball.

With star guard Paige Bueckers exhausting her full eligibility and returning to UConn for 2024-25, one would have to assume Auriemma intends to keep going for at least another year.