Rutgers Women's Basketball Media Guide 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents/Quick Facts .......1 Season Records ............................. 99 Contributing Editors: Stephanie Rutgers in the WNBA .......................2 RAC Records ................................101 Mamakas, Pete Fagan, Brian Ethan, Big Ten ...............................................4 Road Game Records ...................102 Tommy Farrell, Avi Mehta, Mike Media Market ...................................6 Big Ten Records ..........................103 Sciangula, Luca Marisi, Amber The RAC/Lockeroom .......................8 30-40 Club ...................................105 Sporer, Amanda Romano, Demetrius About Rutgers ............................... 10 100 Point Games .........................106 Robinson, Andrew Kulihin, Kevin Annual Leaders ...........................107 Lorincz COACHES & STAFF Records By Class .........................111 Head Coach C. Vivian Stringer .... 14 All-Time Starting Lineups ...........113 Layout and Design: Kimberly Assistant Coach Timothy Eatman 24 All-Time Letterwinners ................117 Zivkovich Assistant Coach Kelley Gibson .... 26 All-Time Uniform Numbers ........120 Assistant Coach Milestones & Firsts ......................121 Printing: Provident Print Consulting, Nadine Domond ........................... 28 All-Americans ..............................122 LLC., 2983 Winterthur Close Director of Operations Hall of Fame .................................123 Kennesaw, GA 30144 Michelle Edwards .......................... 30 Retired Jerseys ............................130 Assistant Athletic Dir. - WBB Ops All-Time Honors ...........................133 Photography: Patti Banks, Paul Betsy Yonkman .............................. 31 WNBA Selections ........................139 Bereswill, Stacey Brann, Jeff Ca- Coordinator of Ops/Video WNBA Champions ......................142 marati, Joe Campbell, Gary Clarke, Coordinator Brian Shank.............. 32 Postseason Play ...........................143 Richard Clifton, Tom Cisek, William Recruiting Coordinator Postseason Records ....................147 Ewart, Shelley Feller, John Gwillim, Will Abrams ................................... 33 Attendance Records ...................148 Grant Halverson, Chuck LeClaire, Support Staff .................................. 34 Homecourt Records ....................151 Jim O’Connor, NJ Sports Pics, Year-By-Year Results ....................152 Larry Levanti, David Richard, Nick SCARLET KNIGHTS Overtime ......................................167 Romanencko, Brian Tirpak, Duncan Sierra Calhoun ............................... 38 Series Vs. Opponents .................169 Williams, Kyle Terada, Will Schneek- Charise Wilson .............................. 43 loth, Benjamin Solomon, Marcus Stasha Carey .................................. 48 MEDIA INFORMATION Snowden, Dale Zanine, USA Basket- Victoria Harris ................................ 53 Media Information ......................186 ball, respective WNBA teams, Getty/ Caitlin Jenkins .............................. 58 Athletic Communications ..........188 WNBA Images, Jesse D. Garrabrant/ Khadaizha Sanders ....................... 62 The RAC .......................................189 NBAE/Getty Images, Nike, Rutgers Ciani Cryor ..................................... 67 Area Directory .............................190 Archives, Rutgers University. Dave Jordan Wallace .............................. 71 Saffran/MSG PhotosAvi Gerver/MSG Arella Guirantes ............................ 75 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY Photos, Angela Cranford/MSG Pho- Mael Gilles ..................................... 78 Robert L. Barchi, President .........192 tos, Ron Hoskin, Jessica Hoffman, Tekia Mack ..................................... 81 Pat Hobbs, Athletic Director ......194 Ned Dishman, Carmen Santiago, Zipporah Broughton ..................... 84 Athletic Administration...............196 Brian Choi, USA Basketball, Joseph Noga Pelg Pelc .............................. 86 RWJ Barnabas Health Athletic Nair/SYOGOC Steven Maikoski/USA Tyia Singleton ................................ 88 Performance Center ...................198 Basketball, Gary Dineen Garrett W. 2018-19 Roster .............................. 90 Ellwood/USA Basketball, Rich Shultz, Credits: The 2018-19 Rutgers Bas- Alex Goodlett HISTORY & TRADITION ketball Media Guide was published Year-By-Year ................................... 92 by the Division of Intercollegiate Career Records.............................. 93 Athletics, Pat Hobbs, Director. All-Time Leading Scorers ............. 95 Game Records ............................... 97 Editor: Kimberly Zivkovich RUTGERS QUICK FACTS BASKETBALL INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: ......... C. Vivian Stringer GENERAL 2017-18 Overall Record: ........20-12 ...............................(Slippery Rock ’71) School: ................................. Rutgers, 2017-18 Big Ten Record/ Overall Record/Seasons: .... 997-402 Finish: .................................... 7-9/9th ..The State University of New Jersey ............................................47 seasons Location: ........... New Brunswick, NJ Record at RU/Seasons: ........ 477-267 Letterwinners R/L: ........................ 8/6 Founded:....................................1766 ............................................23 seasons Starters R/L: .................................. 3/2 Enrollment: .............................67,000 Assistant Coaches: ..Timothy Eatman Newcomers: .....................................6 President: ................ Robert L. Barchi .......................................Kelley Gibson ....................(3 transfers / 3 freshmen) Nickname: .................Scarlet Knights .............................. Nadine Dommond Color: ................... Scarlet (PMS 186) Assistant Athletic Director - ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Women’s Basketball Operations: ..... Director of Athletics: ........Pat Hobbs Director of Athletic Communica- ................................ Michelle Edwards Deputy Athletic Director/WBB tions/Women’s Basketball SID: ........ Assistant to the Head Coach: .............................. Kimberly Zivkovich Administrator: ..Sarah Baumgartner .....................................Betsy Yonkman E-Mail Address: ............. kzivkovich@ Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Coordinator of Operations/Video .............................. scarletknights.com SWA: ............................... Kate Hickey Coordinator: ................... Brian Shank Cell Phone: ................ 732-690-6716 Conference: ...........................Big Ten Recruiting Assistant: ......Will Abrams Home Court (Capacity): .....The RAC Mailing Address: ..................................................(8,000) BASKETBALL HISTORY High Point Solutions Stadium Press Row Phone: ...(732) 445-4200 First Year of Program: ............... 1974 West Gate Overall All-Time Record: .... 923-431 Web Site: . www.scarletknights.com 1 Scarlet Knight Way Number of NCAA Post-Season Twitter: ........................@RutgersWBB Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 Appearances: ................................. 24 Best Time to Reach Coach: Through Instagram: ..................@RutgersWBB Last Postseason Appearance: .. 2015 SID 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 BIG TEN 4 Rutgers Women’s Basketball Media Guide BIG TEN Since its inception in 1896, the pursuit and a ainment of academic excellence has been a priority for every Big Ten member institution. But maintaining the conference’s standard of competing at the highest level in athletics also endures as an important component of the Big Ten experience. Striking that balance between academics and athletics is integral to the Big Ten’s identity. Recognized as one of intercollegiate sports’ most successful undertakings, the Big Ten strives