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UConn coach Geno Auriemma tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Selection Monday

Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma is isolating away from the team on Selection Monday after testing positive for COVID-19, the school announced. He will miss the first and second rounds of NCAA tournament games in San Antonio.

UConn is one of the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA women's basketball tournament and will face High Point in the first round. The game is at 8 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPN.

UConn: Auriemma had no close contact with players

Auriemma tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday and is isolating at home, per the school.