UConn coach Geno Auriemma talks about his future and why he's fine with being called 'gramps'

Legendary University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma has reached the pinnacle of college basketball for a record 12th time, but he’s not ready to call it a career just yet.

Legendary University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma has reached the pinnacle of college basketball for a record 12th time, but he’s not ready to call it a career just yet.

The 71-year-old Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer spoke about his future on Monday on "TODAY," one day after his Huskies cut down the nets in celebration of their first NCAA women’s basketball title since 2016. Their 12 national titles are now the most of any men’s or women’s college basketball team in history.

“Who knows when that morning I wake up and I just say, ‘Listen, I can’t do it anymore,’” Auriemma said. “But I don’t see that being tomorrow morning, let’s put it that way.”

UConn’s 82-59 rout of defending national champion South Carolina in the NCAA Tournament final on Sunday came 30 years after Auriemma’s first national title with the Huskies. He’s already thinking about pursuing title No. 13.

“I think when you have the kind of work experience that I have, every day I’m surrounded by people who are alive, they’re young, they’re moving, they’re growing, and you get swept up in all that,” Auriemma said. “I’m 71 by numbers, but I don’t know that I feel that because every day I’m surrounded by young people.