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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 768 

Congratulating Geno Auriemma, the University of Connecticut women’s basketball head coach, upon his selection to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 5, 2006 

Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. 

DELAURO, and Mr. LARSON of Connecticut) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating Geno Auriemma, the University of Connecticut women’s basketball head coach, upon his selection to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 

in Springfield, Massachusetts. 

Whereas Geno Auriemma, the University of Connecticut 

women’s basketball head coach, was named to the 2006 

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 

Enshrinement Class in his 21st season as head coach of 

the University of Connecticut women’s basketball program and in his first-year of Hall of Fame eligibility; 

Whereas Coach Auriemma is the seventh women’s basketball 

coach to be selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball 

Hall of Fame; 


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Whereas Coach Auriemma owns a 21-year collegiate coaching 

record of 589–116 (.835); 

Whereas Coach Auriemma has guided the Huskies to 5 National championships, 8 Final Four berths and 13 consecutive National College Athletic Association (NCAA) 

regional appearances; 

Whereas Coach Auriemma is the first women’s basketball 

coach in history to guide his team to five consecutive 

Final Four berths; 

Whereas Coach Auriemma and the Connecticut women’s program have compiled an overall record of 397–35 during 

the past 12 seasons, the best record nationally over that 

span; 

Whereas the Huskies have won a Big East Conference record 

27 league titles under Coach Auriemma, including 14 

regular season titles and 13 tournament titles; 

Whereas Coach Auriemma is a perfect 5–0 in NCAA National Championship Games; 

Whereas Coach Auriemma has been recognized 5 times as 

National Coach of the Year and 6 times as Big East 

Coach of the Year; 

Whereas Coach Auriemma has coached 6 NCAA National 

Players of the Year, 8 Olympians, and 10 First Team 

All-America selections; 

Whereas under Coach Auriemma the Connecticut women’s 

program is only the second program in NCAA history to 

win 3 consecutive national titles; 

Whereas Coach Auriemma has inspired his student-athletes 

to achieve both on and off the court, and has transformed the University of Connecticut women’s basketball 


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program into the standard by which all other programs 

are measured; and 

Whereas the leadership, passion, and commitment to excellence that Coach Auriemma and others like him have cultivated in their student-athletes embodies the true spirit 

of Title IX and the importance of equality of opportunity 

and participation in sports: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog2 nizes and congratulates Geno Auriemma, the University 

3 of Connecticut women’s basketball head coach, for his suc4 cess and contributions to one of the most beloved sports 

5 teams in the country upon his selection to the 2006 

6 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 

7 Enshrinement Class. 

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