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UConn agrees to 5-year contract with women’s coach Geno Auriemma

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Connecticut has signed long-time head women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma to a five-year contract that is expected to keep him in Storrs through the 2017-18 season, the school announced Wednesday.

The total compensation due to Auriemma in the contract is $10.86 million, giving him $1.95 million in salary for this year and increasing over time until he earns $2.4 million in the final year of the deal. It includes $400,000 in base salary, with extras added on for speaking and media fees. It also includes a series of performance-based incentives.

“The last 28 years at Connecticut have been amazing and I am even more energized by what the future holds for our women’s basketball program and our athletic department as a whole,” Auriemma said in a statement.

The 59-year-old Auriemma came to Connecticut in 1985 and has led the Huskies to 21 Sweet 16s, 13 Finals Fours, and seven national championships.

“Geno Auriemma has developed the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team into one of the most beloved college athletic programs in the country in any sport,” school president Susan Herbst said in the release. “It is people like Geno who have helped make UConn a strong and vibrant university, one which will continue to grow and excel even more in the future.”

This year’s Connecticut team is a No. 1 seed in the Bridgeport regional and plays Maryland Saturday for a chance to advance to the Sweet 16. A win would give Auriemma 21 straight Sweet 16 appearances with the Huskies. His new contract takes effect following the season on April 15.

Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John’s. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_