Dawn Staley, a three-time national title winner and four-time National Coach of the Year, was the main speaker for the May 8 Saint Catherine University’s Women of Color Leadership Series.
C. Vivian Stringer
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Cheyney State’s 1982 women’s team honored
The 1981-82 Cheyney State Lady Wolves team was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame as Trailblazers of the Game, representing the first HBCU to compete for an NCAA women’s Division I title.
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Will the 1982 Cheyney team finally get due recognition?
‘For close to 40 years, only three HBCU schools have been able to win at least one game in March Madness WBB.’
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A grand time for a grand dame
It was an emotional day for all as Hall of Fame head coach C. Vivian Stringer was enshrined on the court at Rutgers University.
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Accolades attest to retiring Coach Stringer’s impact
‘I think one thing that I always admired and respected about Coach Stringer was as much what she did off the court.’
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New Rutgers coach will build on Stringer’s legacy
‘Her life speaks volumes about the great woman that she is.’
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Stringer coaching tree bears fruit
Chelsea Newton is a proud branch on the Stringer coaching tree.
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College hoops preview (we hope)
The MSR recently attended several media days including the Big East and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, one of the nation’s top HBCU conferences that is celebrating its 50th year.
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Veteran coach stresses value of team unity
Veteran coach C. Vivian Stringer returns this season after being sidelined at the end of last season due to exhaustion.
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C. Vivian Stringer’s ‘coaching tree’ yet to be measured
A “coaching tree” historically refers to a head coach whose career has produced head coaching jobs for others. Sadly, this reference seems only to apply to White coaches. You often hear about the late Pat Summitt’s “tree,” but we hear nothing about Rutgers’ C. Vivian Stringer’s, the only Black coach to amass 1,000 career victories. […]
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Stringer is first Black NCAA coach to reach 1,000 career wins
On November 13 Stringer became the sixth women’s basketball coach in NCAA history and the fifth Division I coach to reach the grand milestone, which brought well-deserved worldwide acclaim.