On Tuesday, Rutgers officially introduced Coquese Washington as the third full-time women’s basketball head coach in program history. She is following two legends in Teresa Grentz and C. Vivian Stringer, who announced her retirement this spring after 26 seasons following an extended leave over the past year.
“Following in the footsteps of Hall of Fame coaches Theresa Grentz and C. Vivian Stringer is a tremendous honor,” said Washington. “They exemplify achieving high levels of excellence with grace, class, integrity and dignity. The way they blazed trails and impacted the lives of student-athletes and coaches, beyond the ones on their teams, is nothing short of amazing.