UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma has tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced on Monday. He is currently asymptomatic while isolating at home.
Contact tracing determined that Auriemma was not in close contact with “any other team member since Friday, March 12.” All Tier I personnel — players, coaches and support staff — have tested negative since UConn began following the NCAA Tournament’s required protocol of daily testing on Tuesday, March 9. UConn is still scheduled to leave for San Antonio on Tuesday morning.
“After we received notification of the positive test result yesterday, we initiated contact tracing protocols, which included interviewing individual members of the basketball program and in-depth video analysis of practice,” director of sports medicine and head team physician Deena Casiero said in a release.