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QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piscataway, N.J. 08903 Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scarlet Knights Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scarlet Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,386 Director of Athletics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Pernetti Home Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The RAC (8,000) Press Row Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73-445-4200 2011-12 Overall Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-10 2011-12 BIG EAST Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6/T-6th Letterwinners Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/4 Starters Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/3
COACHING S TAFF Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Vivian Stringer Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slippery Rock ‘71 Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tia Jackson (Iowa ’95) Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tasha Pointer (Rutgers ’01) Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chelsea Newton (Rutgers ’05) Director of Basketball Operations. . Michelle Edwards (Iowa ’89)
SPORTS INFORMATION Basketball Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-445-4251 SID Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly Zivkovich Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .732-445-7882 Media Relations Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .732-445-3063 Personal Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA Email Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kzivkovich@scarletknights.com Web Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .scarletknights.com
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TIM PERNETTI Director of Athletics
C. VIVIAN STRINGER Head Coach
KIMBERLY ZIVKOVICH Associate Director, Athletic Communications
News & Notes The BIG Picture Rutgers advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th-straight season and made its 14th appearance under head coach C. Vivian Stringer in 17 seasons. RU was one of only nine teams to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 10 seasons. Rutgers returned to the national polls last season, starting the season No. 16 in the Associated Press poll and No. 17 in the ESPN/ USA Today Coaches poll. The Scarlet Knights ranked as high as seventh in the AP poll and eighth in the USA Today Coaches poll.
Who’s Returning Rutgers returns three starters, including redshirtsenior Chelsey Lee who missed the 2011-12 season due to a shoulder injury. The Scarlet
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer was the first coach in men’s or women’s basketball history to take three different schools to the Final Four (Cheyney in 1982, Iowa in 1993 and Rutgers, in 2000 and again in 2007).
Knights also return senior Monique Oliver, who played in 32 games last year, averaging 11.8 ppg and 7.3 rpg. She was third in the BIG EAST with 1.8 bpg. Classmate Erica Wheeler averaged 8.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 1.6 spg in 32 games last season for the Scarlet Knights.
Who’s Gone The Scarlet Knights lose two productive starters who ended their careers with All-BIG EAST honors. Khadijha Rushdan was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and April Sykes to the Second Team. Rushdan averaged 13.1 ppg and 5.9 rpg. Sykes chipped in 12.9 ppg and 5.6 rebounds per game. RU also loses Nikki Speed, who played in all 32 games and started 20, and Jaymee Tucker, who saw action in 14 games.
Storylines Rutgers posted a 10-win home schedule, marking the 10th-straight year that RU has had 10 or more wins at the RAC. Stringer posted her 32nd 20-win season, second-most all-time. She has topped the 20-win mark in 13 of the last 15 seasons. Rutgers had four Scarlet Knights receive conference honors, the most since the 2007-08 season, which also had four players earn conference honors.
BIG EAST Women’s Basketball