Three decades have passed since Geno Auriemma and Robin Roberts brought the WNBA to a nationwide TV audience via ESPN. However, the two will reunite and bring it to television once more on July 7, but this time with two of Auriemma's champions alongside them on the court.

ESPN reported that Auriemma and Roberts will team up to broadcast the game between the Dallas Wings and the New York Liberty at 8 p.m. ET, along with veteran broadcaster Beth Mowins.

The game features Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd, and Breanna Stewart, who have all played for Auriemma’s squad at UConn.

In fact, Bueckers and Fudd are the players who helped Auriemma win his championship in 2025, and they are now performing at the highest professional level.

Fudd was selected as the number one pick in the 2026 draft in the WNBA, whereas Bueckers has been scoring 18.7 points and dishing out 6.1 assists per game in Dallas.

Auriemma spoke about the reunion in a statement released by ESPN, saying:

"Thirty seasons later, it's been incredibly rewarding to watch this league become what it is," Auriemma said on ESPN. "Being able to reunite with Robin, a broadcasting legend and lifelong supporter of our game, and celebrate this milestone is a reminder of how far the game has come and how many people have helped elevate it along the way."

Both Roberts and Auriemma provided commentary for ESPN’s first-ever broadcast of a WNBA game, which took place on June 23, 1997.

Roberts, who became an inductee to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012, continues to be among the most respected commentators in the world of women’s basketball.

The 30-year span between the start of its broadcasting and the greatest names it currently has speaks volumes in itself. The man who has coached many of these names has a resume that helps put things into context.

Geno Auriemma UConn Legacy That Made July 7 Possible

Auriemma has been the head coach at UConn’s women’s team since 1985, developing a team that is unmatched in all of basketball.

His present career record sits at an impressive 1,288 victories against 166 losses for a .886 win percentage, the highest in the history of NCAA basketball, in any division or gender.

The titles are proof of that, too. Auriemma has taken the Huskies to 12 NCAA titles, six undefeated seasons, and an incredible 111-game winning streak from 2014 to 2017.

The Huskies have also made 25 Final Fours during Auriemma's reign, with 14 appearances being consecutive.

He earned inductions to both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and won the AP Coach of the Year award nine times.

And back-to-back gold medals with the USA Women's National Team at the Olympics in 2012 and 2016 complete the list of accomplishments that make his return to the broadcasting booth seem like an appropriate circle completion.

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Utsav Gupta

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Utsav Gupta