Auriemma and Martelli headline Joe Lapchick Character Award recipients

Geno Auriemma and Phil Martelli headline this year's recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Joining the two coaches will be longtime men's basketball official Gene Steratore and former Fordham athletic director Frank McLaughlin. Auriemma is the winningest coach in women's basketball history, leading UConn to 11 national championships, and has won an NCAA record 1,239 games in his 40 years at the school.