- Did you know that Luigi "Geno" is an Italian-born American Head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team since 1985?
- Did you know that as of 2021, Auriemmahe has led UConn to 17 undefeated conference seasons (including eight consecutive), of which six were undefeated overall seasons, with 11 NCAA Division I national championships, the most in women's college basketball history, and has won eight national Naismith College Coach of the Year awards?
- Did you know that Auriemma was the head coach of the United States women's national
basketball team from 2009 through 2016, during which time his teams won the 2010 and 2014 World Championships, and gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, going undefeated in all four tournaments.? - Did you know that Auriemma was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006?
- Did you know that Prior to Auriemma's arrival in 1985, the Huskies women's basketball team had posted only one winning season in its history?
- Did you know that the Connecticut has finished above .500 for 33 consecutive seasons, including six undefeated seasons (1994–95, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, and 2015–16) and three NCAA record streaks of 111, 90 and 70 consecutive wins.?
- Did you know that On December 21, 2010, Auriemma led UConn to its 89th consecutive victory, one more than the all-time NCAA men's wins record of 88 held by UCLA;[16] the streak ended at 90 wins?
- Did you know that the Huskies subsequently broke their own record with an 111-game winning streak that began in 2014 and ended in 2017?
- Did you know that the Huskies have appeared in every NCAA Tournament since 1989–as of the end of the 2022–23 season, the third-longest active consecutive appearances streak in Division I. history?
- Did you know that the Connecticut winning percentage is the highest among Division I active
coaches? - Did you know thsat in Auriemma career at UConn he has had 20 seasons with 30 or more wins?
- Did you know that UConn has won eleven national championships under Auriemma (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016)
- Did you know that UConn has made the Final Four 20 times[(1991, 1995, 1996, 2000–2004, 2008–2019)?
- Did you know that Auriemma has also guided UConn to 21 conference regular season titles and 20 conference tournament titles?
- Did you know that Auriemma passed UCLA men's coach John Wooden for most college basketball championships, and the Huskies became the first Division I women's basketball team to win four straight national championships?
Did you know that UConn tied an NCAA women's basketball record with 69 consecutive home wins between 2000 and 2003 and they broke that record in 2011?- Did you know that the home loss to Villanova ended their 70-game winning streak?
- Moreover, between Auriemma's arrival and the close of the 2005 season, UConn won 295 games versus just 31 losses. The team set Big East Conference records for both single-game and season-long attendance?
- Did you know that since achieving its first #1 ranking in the 1994–95 season, UConn under Auriemma is 186–10 when playing as the nation's #1 team??
- Did you know that Auriemma reached his 1,200th career win against Seton Hill on February 7, 2024
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Saturday, April 6, 2024
20 unbelievable did you know facts about the UConn Huskies and Coach Auriemma
Friday, April 5, 2024
10 did you know facts about internet sensation Kimbo Slice.
- Did you know that Slice had no formal martial arts training before participating in street fights?
- Did you know that in Kimbo first taped street fight, Kimbo left a significant cut on his opponent's right eye, earning him his notorious nickname Slice.
- Did you know that Kimbo Slice's first MMA fight was against former WBO heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist boxer Ray Mercer?
- Did you know that Kimbo Slice June 6, 2016?
- "The King of the Web Brawlers" due to his internet fame?
- Did you know that after Hurricane Andrew destroyed his home in 1992, Kimbo Slice lived in his 1987 Nissan Pathfinder for a month?
- Did you know that Kimbo Slice worked as a limousine driver and bodyguard for Reality Kings, a Miami-based pornography company, before his rise to fame?
- Did you know that Kimbo Slice's had a tryout with the Miami Dolphins and was part of their pre-season squad in 1997?
- Did you know that Kimbo Slice's Slice held an athletic scholarship at the University of Miami and studied criminal justice.
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Thursday, April 4, 2024
10 impressive did you know facts about Betty White, that I know you didnt know.
Did you know that Betty White's most notable roles include Sue Ann Nivens on the CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973–1977)?cast of the mary tyler moor show - Did you know that White also played Rose Nylund on the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls from (1985–1992)?
- Did you know also played Elka Ostrovsky on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015)?
- Did you know that Betty White became the first woman to produce a sitcom with her show Life with Elizabeth?
- Did you know that White won eight Emmy Awards, three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy?
- Did you know that Betty White also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was inducted in 1985 into the Television Hall of Fame?
- Did you know that Betty White earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Record in 2018 she had.worked longer in television than anyone?
- Did you know that Betty White died on December 31, 2021, at the age of 99, just 17 days before
her 100th birthday? - Did you know that Betty Whites net worth was estimated to be $75 million?
- Did you know that White was the last surviving member of the Golden Girls cast?
Did you know that Callan Pinckney birth name was Barbara Biffinger Pfeiffer Pickney?
Did you know that Callan Pinckney birth name was Barbara Biffinger Pfeiffer
Did you
know that was an American fitness professional and she died when she was
72?
Did you
know that Pickeny achieved unprecedented success with her Callanetics exercises coupled with her 9 books all were international
best-sellers?
Did you
know thatCallan video series that followed went on to sell over 6 million
copies?
Did you
know that Pinckney's first video release "Callanetics: 10 Years
Younger In 10 Hours" outsold every other fitness video in the US?
Did you
know that Pickney within 3 years
pushed Jane Fonda into second place on the all-time individual
best-selling fitness video chart and it remains the all-time fitness bestseller
in both the US and UK?
Did
you know that Callanetics exercises were so unique and effective She was
profiled in Time Magazine
and People Magazine [4] and appeared on every major
chat show?
Did you know that Wilt Chamberlain played with the Harlem Globetrotters while simultaneously playing in the NBA.
Did you know that Wilt Chamberlain was the first player with the Harlem Globetrotters to have his number retired?
Did you know that Wilt Chamberlain played with the Harlem Globetrotters while simultaneously playing in the NBA.
Did you know that Wilt Chamberlain played a full season with the Globetrotters in 1958-59, including a historic tour of the Soviet Union, before starting his NBA career?
Even after joining the NBA, Chamberlain continued to play parts of other seasons with the Globetrotters, joining the team whenever he could between NBA seasons.
Did you know that the Globetrotters have honored five players by retiring their numbers?
Did you know he was the first person to score 100 points in a game, to see more click here.