UConn associate head coach Chris Dailey is one of 10 finalists for induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, the institution announced Thursday night.

The Class of 2018 will announced on Feb. 12, introduced at the NCAA Final Four in Columbus, Ohio, and formally inducted during a ceremony on June 9 at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn.

Dailey has been head coach Geno Auriemma's top assistant for his entire 33-year tenure and have overseen UConn's transformation into the most successful program in the history of the sport.

The Huskies won a record 11 national championships, including six perfect seasons. UConn has been to 10 straight Final Fours and 18 overall.

Dailey has helped develop 14 players who have gone on to play in the Olympic Games while 22 have been named consensus first-team All-Americans.

The other finalists are: Dr. Rose Marie Battaglia, who coached 34 years at the collegiate level (Iona and Bergan Community College); Yelena Baranova, a former Russia star who won an Olympic gold medal in 1992; Ceal Berry, who won 510 games in 26 college seasons, including 427 in 22 years at Colorado; Mickie DeMoss, who served two stints as an assistant at Tennessee when the Lady Vols won six national titles; Tennessee's Chamique Holdsclaw, the Lady Vols' all-time leading scorer (3,025 points) and rebounder (1,295) and a Olympic champion (2000) and six time WNBA All-Star; Auburn's Vickie Orr, a three-time All-American and the 1988 SEC Player of the Year; Ohio State's Katie Smith, the 1996 Big Ten Player of the Year, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and a two-time WNBA champion in Detroit; Kentucky's Valerie Still, a two-time All-American and the career scoring (2,763 points) and rebound leader (1,525); and Tina Thompson, a nine-time WNBA all-star, the league's all-time leading scorer and four time WNBA champion (with the Houston Comets).