Geno Auriemma is now a member of one of college basketball’s most elite groups – the 1,000-win club. Auriemma became the fourth women’s coach to reach that milestone with No. 1 UConn’s 88-64 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday night in the Hall of Fame women’s Holiday Showcase.

He joined Pat Summitt, Tara VanDerveer and Sylvia Hatchell, who earned her milestone victory earlier Tuesday. Mike Krzyzewski is the only men’s coach to have won 1,000 games. ”It’s a number that’s significant because so few people have been able to do that. It’s funny, two in one day can’t be that hard.

There are just so few opportunities to coach that many games. You feel incredibly fortunate that you’re one of a very, very select few and some of the great coaches that ever have coached.”

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