The Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Rutgers University–New Brunswick. The school competes in the

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in Division I of the

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(NCAA). The Scarlet Knights play home basketball games at the

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on the university campus in

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History

The Scarlet Knights began play in 1974, winning their first ever game against Princeton 76-60. In 1976, Theresa Shank Grentz was hired as head coach, becoming the first full-time female basketball coach. The Scarlet Knights won the AIAW National Tournament 83-77 over Texas at the Palestra with the help of Restrepo-Pinero, who scored 30 points while being named MVP. In 2006,

C. Vivian Stringer Charlaine Vivian Stringer (born March 16, 1948) is an American former basketball coach. She holds one of the best coaching records in the history of women's basketball. She was the head coach of the Rutgers University women's basketball team from ...

became the first coach to ever lead three teams (including Rutgers) to the Final Four.

Retired Numbers

All-Time Statistical Leaders

Career leaders

*Points scored: 2,655 (Sue Wicks - 1984-88) *Assists: 839 (Tasha Pointer - 1997-01) *Rebounds: 1,357 (Sue Wicks - 1984-88) *Steals: 294 (Cappie Pondexter - 2002-06) *Blocks: 332 (Rachel Hollivay - 2012-2016)

Single season leaders

*Points scored: 793 (Sue Wicks- 1987-88) *Assists: 257 (Tasha Pointer - 2000-01) *Rebounds: 404 (Sue Wicks - 1986-87) *Steals: 117 (Liz Hanson - 1993-94) *Blocks: 127 (Rachel Hollivay - 2013-14)

Single game leaders

*Points scored: (44 by Sue Wicks vs George Washington -12/05/1987) *Assists: (18 by Tasha Pointer vs Stephen F. Austin - 03/17/2001) *Rebounds: (26 by Sandy Tupurins vs William Paterson - 03/01/1977) *Steals: (10 by Syessence Davis vs Penn State - 01/10/2015 & 10 by Denise Kenney vs Saint Joseph’s - 02/16/1978) *Blocks: (11 by Sue Wicks vs West Virginia - 01/03/1987)

Awards and honors

*Naismith/U.S. Basketball Writers Association/Women’s Basketball News Service/Street & Smith’s National Player of the Year - Sue Wicks, 1988 winner. *Big East Conference Coach of the Year -

, 1998 & 2005. *Atlantic-10 Conference Coach of the Year -

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, 1986, 1988 (co), 1993, & 1994.

International

*Mael Gilles : 2017 Summer Universiade

Coaching history

As of the end of the 2021–22 season, the Knights have had four head coaches and two interim coaches. † Denotes combined conference record (202-94 record with the

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, 12-6 record with the

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, and 19-15 record with the

)

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

AIAW Division I

The Scarlet Knights made four appearances in the

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, with a combined record of 7–4.

References

External links

* {{Rutgers, New Brunswick