Phil Martelli and Geno Auriemma go way back, some 35 years ago, when Auriemma joined Martelli’s staff on the Bishop Kenrick High boys’ basketball staff in Norristown, Pa.

STORRS — Geno Auriemma met Phil Martelli at a basketball camp run by Immaculata’s Cathy Rush in 1979. The two bonded immediately and Martelli asked Auriemma if he’d give up his part-time ...

Geno Auriemma and Phil Martelli will headline this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Joining the two coaches will be longtime men’s basketball official Gene Steratore and ...

Phil Martelli and Geno Auriemma go way back, some 35 years ago, when Auriemma joined Martelli’s staff on the Bishop Kenrick High boys’ basketball staff in Norristown, Pa. The two have been ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Geno Auriemma and Phil Martelli headline this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Joining the two coaches will be longtime men’s basketball official Gene ...

Geno Auriemma and Phil Martelli headline this year's recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Joining the two coaches will be longtime men's basketball official Gene Steratore and former ...

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma watches his team play against South Carolina during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell ...

Geno Auriemma and Phil Martelli headline this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. ... Martelli recommended Auriemma for an assistant position at Virginia with Debbie Ryan, ...