On November 13, 2018, Rutgers Women's Basketball Head Coach C
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
On November 13, 2018, Rutgers women's basketball head coach C. Vivian Stringer became the sixth women's basketball head coach in NCAA history to join the elite 1,000 career victory club. HerStory continues in 2019-20 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents/Quick Facts .......1 HISTORY & TRADITION Credits: The 2019-20 Rutgers Bas- Rutgers in the WNBA .......................2 Year-By-Year ................................... 88 ketball Media Guide was published RWJ Barnabas Health Athletic Career Records.............................. 89 by the Division of Intercollegiate Performance Center ........................4 All-Time Leading Scorers ............. 91 Athletics, Pat Hobbs, Director. The RAC ............................................8 Game Records ............................... 93 Big Ten ............................................ 10 Season Records ............................. 95 Editor: Kimberly Zivkovich Media Market ................................ 12 RAC Records .................................. 97 About Rutgers ............................... 14 Road Game Records ..................... 98 Contributing Editors: Stephanie Rutgers Basketball Philosophy ... 16 Big Ten Records ............................ 99 Mamakas, Flynn Bluett Kevin Lorincz, 30-40 Club ...................................101 Matt Choquette, Matt Sullivan, Brit- COACHES & STAFF 100 Point Games .........................102 tany Castellanos, TIffany Jacobs Head Coach C. Vivian Stringer .... 18 Annual Leaders ...........................103 Assoc. Head Coach Records By Class .........................107 Layout and Design: Timothy Eatman ............................ 28 All-Time Starting Lineups ...........109 Kimberly Zivkovich Assistant Coach All-Time Letterwinners ................113 Michelle Edwards .......................... 30 All-Time Uniform Numbers ........116 Printing: Provident Print Consulting, Assistant Coach Milestones & Firsts ......................117 LLC., 2983 Winterthur Close Nadine Domond ........................... 32 All-Americans ..............................118 Kennesaw, GA 30144 Recruiting Coordinator Hall of Fame .................................119 Geoff Lanier ................................... 34 Retired Jerseys ............................126 Photography: Patti Banks, Paul Bere- Director of Program Administration, All-Time Honors ...........................129 swill, Stacey Brann, Jeff Camarati, Operations & Scouting WNBA Selections ........................135 Joe Campbell, Gary Clarke, Richard Betsy Yonkman .............................. 35 WNBA Champions ......................138 Clifton, Tom Cisek, William Ewart, Director of Video/Assistant Director Postseason Play ...........................139 Shelley Feller, John Gwillim, Grant of Basketball Operations Postseason Records ....................143 Halverson, Chuck LeClaire, Jim Brian Shank .................................... 36 Attendance Records ...................145 O’Connor, NJ Sports Pics, Mitch Director of Player Development Homecourt Records ....................147 Leff, Larry Levanti, David Richard, Willaim Abrams ............................. 37 Year-By-Year Results ....................148 Nick Romanencko, Brian Tirpak,Kyle Support Staff .................................. 38 Overtime ......................................164 Terada, Will Schneekloth, Benjamin Series Vs. Opponents .................166 Solomon, Marcus Snowden, Dale SCARLET KNIGHTS Zanine, USA Basketball, respective 2019-20 Roster .............................. 42 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY WNBA teams, Getty/WNBA Images, Danielle Migliore........................... 43 Robert L. Barchi, President .........184 Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Khadiazha Sanders ....................... 48 Pat Hobbs, Athletic Director ......186 Images, Rutgers Archives, Rutgers Jordan Wallace .............................. 53 Athletic Administration...............188 University. Dave Saffran/MSG Pho- Arella Guirantes ............................ 58 tosAvi Gerver/MSG Photos, Angela Mael Gilles ..................................... 62 MEDIA INFORMATION Cranford/MSG Photos, Ron Hoskin, Tekia Mack ..................................... 66 Media Information ......................190 Jessica Hoffman, Ned Dishman, Car- Alexis Morris .................................. 70 Media Outlets ..............................191 men Santiago, Brian Choi, Joseph Zipporah Broughton ..................... 73 Area Directory .............................194 Nair/SYOGOC Steven Maikoski/USA Noga Peleg Pelc ............................ 76 The RAC .......................................196 Basketball, Gary Dineen Garrett W. Tyia Singleton ................................ 79 Ellwood/USA Basketball Maori Davenport ........................... 82 Joiya Maddox ................................ 84 RUTGERS QUICK FACTS BASKETBALL INFORMATION Letterwinners R/L: ........................ 8/3 Head Coach: ......... C. Vivian Stringer GENERAL Starters R/L: .................................. 2/3 ...............................(Slippery Rock ’71) School: ................................. Rutgers, Newcomers: .....................................4 Overall Record/Seasons: .. 1019-412 ............(2 – freshmen/2 – DI transfers) ..The State University of New Jersey ............................................48 seasons Location: ........... New Brunswick, NJ Record at RU/Seasons: ........ 499-277 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Founded:....................................1766 ............................................24 seasons Assistant Director of Athletic Enrollment: .............................67,000 Assoc. Head Coach: ...... Tim Eatman Communications/WBB l SID: ............ President: ................ Robert L. Barchi Assistant Coaches: ................................... Matt Choquette Nickname: .................Scarlet Knights .............................. Nadine Dommond E-Mail Address: ..........mchoquette@ Color: ................... Scarlet (PMS 186) ................................ Michelle Edwards .............................. scarletknights.com Director of Program Administration, Director of Athletics: ........Pat Hobbs Cell Phone: ................ 484-695-3291 Operations & Scouting: ..................... Deputy Athletic Director/WBB .....................................Betsy Yonkman Mailing Address: Administrator: ..Sarah Baumgartner Rutgers Athletic Center Senior Associate Athletic Director/ BASKETBALL HISTORY 83 Rockafeller Road SWA: ............................... Kate Hickey First Year of Program: ............... 1974 Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 Conference: ...........................Big Ten Overall All-Time Record: .... 946-439 Home Court (Capacity): .....The RAC Number of NCAA Post-Season Best Time to Reach Coach: ..................................................(8,000) Appearances: ................................. 25 Through SID Last Postseason Appearance: .. 2019 Press Row Phone: ...(732) 445-4200 Web Site: . www.scarletknights.com TEAM INFORMATION Twitter: ........................@RutgersWBB 2018-19 Overall Record: ........22-10 Instagram: ..................@RutgersWBB 2018-19 Big Ten Record/ Finish: ..................................13-5/3rd Rutgers Women’s Basketball Media Guide 1 WNBA WNBA Sue Wicks - 1997 - First Round - Sixth Overall - New York Liberty Shawnetta Stewart - 2000 - Third Round - 36th Overall - Orlando Miracle Usha Gilmore - 2000 - Third Round - 42nd Overall - Indiana Fever Tammy Sutton-Brown - 2001 - Second Round - 18th Overall - Charlotte Sting Tasha Pointer - 2001 - Fourth Round - 52nd Overall - Portland Fire Davalyn Cunningham - 2002 - Second Round - 23rd Overall - Orlando Miracle Chelsea Newton - 2005 - Second Round - 22nd Overall - Sacramento Monarchs Rebecca Richman - 2005 - Third Round - 36th Overall - New York Liberty Michelle Campbell - 2006 - Chicago Sky Cappie Pondexter - 2006 - First Round - Second Overall - Phoenix Mercury Matee Ajavon - 2008 - First Round - Fifth Overall - Houston Comets Essence Carson - 2008 - First Round - Seventh Overall - New York Liberty 2 Rutgers Women’s Basketball Media Guide WNBA R WNBA CHAMPIONS Chelsea Newton Cappie Pondexter Sacramento 2005 Phoenix 2007 & 2009 Tammy Sutton-Brown Essence Carson Indiana 2012 Los Angeles 2016 Kia Vaughn - 2009 - First Round - Eight Overall - New York Liberty Epiphanny Prince - 2010 - First Round - Fourth Overall - Chicago Sky Rashidat Junaid - 2010 - Third Round - 32nd Selection - Los Angeles Sparks Khadijah Rushdan - 2012 - Second Round - 15th Overall - Los Angeles Sparks April Sykes - 2012 - Third Round - 28th Overall - Los Angeles Sparks Monique Oliver - 2013 - Atlanta Dream Erica Wheeler - 2013 - New York Liberty - Indiana Fever Betnijah Laney - 2015 - Second Round - 17th Overall - Chicago Sky Kahleah Copper - 2016 - First Round - 7th Overall - Washington Mystics Rachel Hollivay - 2016 - Second Round - 13th Overall - Atlanta Dream Tyler Scaife - 2018 - Second Round - 20th Overall - Phoenix Mercury Rutgers Women’s Basketball Media Guide 3 RWJ BARNABAS HEALTH Rutgers Athletics held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 12, 2019 to celebrate the grand opening of the RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center at Rutgers University. The 307,000-square-foot, four-story sports facility and parking deck serves as headquarters for a world-class sports medicine program and provides state-of-the-art practice facilities, training areas, locker room and office space for men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling and gymnastics. 4 Rutgers Women’s Basketball Media Guide ATHLETIC