2013 USA WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
“In the end, I was reminded that the opportunity to represent your country is one you don’t take lightly. This is not an opportunity that comes along too often. I was humbled by the request and I’m honored to do it again”
USA Head Coach Geno Auriemma
Fame head coach Geno Auriemma, who guided the USA Basketball Women’s National Team to gold medals at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Olympic Games, will return to coach the USA National Team through 2016. USA Basketball made the announcement on Sept. 6. Auriemma’s selection was made by the USA Basketball Women’s National Team Steering Committee and approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors. With 28-year coaching veteran
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Auriemma at the helm, the USA Basketball Women’s National Team will compete in the 2014 FIBA World Championship (Sept. 27-Oct. 5 in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey), and if the USA qualifies, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games (Aug. 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), as well as additional USA training camps and exhibition games. Auriemma has coached the
Connecticut Huskies to eight NCAA National Championships (1995, 2000, 2002-04, 2009-10, 2013), recorded four undefeated seasons (1994-95, 2001-02, 2008-10), and most recently led his 2012- 13 Huskies to a 35-4 record, marking an NCAA record eight-consecutive 30-win seasons, and the 2013 NCAA title.
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niversity of Connecticut’s Naismith Hall of Fame and Women’s Basketball Hall of
University Of Connecticut’s Geno Auriemma To Return As 2013-16 USA Basketball Women’s National Team Head Coach
USA Basketball CEO Jim Tooley (left), USA Basketball Women’s National Team head coach Geno Auriemma (middle) and USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo (right) are all smiles after announcing the return of Auriemma to coach the USA Women’s National Team.
“When people asked me if I was
going to do this again, throughout the course of the spring and the summer, I said exactly how I was feeling. I had done it, it was great and it was unbelievable but I felt like it was time to move on to some- thing different,” said Auriemma, who in addition to leading the U.S. to a perfect 9-0 slate at the 2010 World Championship and an 8-0 mark at the 2012 Olympics, was an assistant coach to the gold medal- ist 2000 U.S. Olympic Team. “But between Mr. Colangelo, Carol (Callan), Jim (Tooley), and I have to give a nod to General Dempsey and his wife Deanie, they were a very persuasive bunch on what it means to our country. When these people tell you that they admire what you have done and they want you to do it again, it means a lot. I took a long time to
make this decision from the time I was asked to the time I decided to say yes; longer than I have ever taken to make a decision. But in the end, I was reminded that the opportunity to represent your country is one you don’t take lightly. This is not an opportunity that comes along too often. I was humbled by the request and I’m honored to do it again.” “It’s exciting to announce that Geno
Auriemma is returning as head coach of the USA Women’s National Team for 2013-16,” said Jerry Colangelo, USA Basketball chairman. “Parity in women’s international basketball is increasing each year and so selecting a coach with inter- national basketball experience is critical. Being able to have some continuity in the program was another very important consideration. While those two things are
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