Geno Auriemma has delivered his verdict on the Dallas Wings ' hiring of Jose Fernandez as their new head coach -- and it is great news for Paige Bueckers, Auriemma's former star pupil at the University of Connecticut.

The Dallas Wings officially announced on Monday that their new head coach would be Jose Fernandez, who spent the last 25 years at the University of South Florida, leading them to 9 NCAA Tournaments in the last 13 years. That's a hard thing to do at a program like USF, and now he'll try to apply that to the WNBA.

Jose Fernandez has officially been announced as the Wings’ new head coach. It’s official: the Dallas Wings have named longtime University of South Florida head coach Jose Fernandez as their next head coach. Fernandez, USF’s head coach for 25 seasons, replaces Chris Koclanes after one year at the helm.

After a dominant year from former UConn star Paige Bueckers, the WNBA's Dallas Wings take a major step in reshaping her future.