UConn coach Geno Auriemma and Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer will square off today in a battle of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees. Auriemma was in 2006. Stringer was inducted in 2009.
Auriemma has dominated the match-ups against fellow Naismith Hall of Fame coaches throughout his career, posting a combined 65-27 (.707) record.
Here is a coach-by-coach look at how Auriemma has fared over the years …
Stringer (Iowa/Rutgers) 29-8
Pat Summitt (Tennessee) 13-9
Tara VanDerveer (Stanford) 8-6
Kay Yow (North Carolina State) 6-2
Leon Barmore (Louisiana Tech) 5-2
Jody Conradt (Texas) 3-0
Sue Gunter (LSU) 1-0
Auriemma is also 2-0 against Seton Hall coach Anne Donovan, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1995.
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