Coach Coquese Washington has been criticized by the media and fans for her decision to bench a freshman player, while Coach Ben Johnson is facing criticism for his team’s struggles this season.
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Women coaches of color ‘dramatically underrepresented’ in U.S. colleges
The University of Minnesota Tucker Center’s latest report found that 174 institutions have zero women head coaches of color, while HBCUs have 13 of 15 institutions with 100% women coaches of color, and the Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti believes that diversity should lead to more opportunities for Black and women of color.
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WNBA gets a diversity black eye
Two Black WNBA head coaches, Teresa Weatherspoon and Tanisha Wright, have been fired since the playoffs began, raising concerns about the treatment of Black coaches in the league.
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Preseason exhibition game honors Olympic and WNBA star McCray-Penson
The contest will honor Nikki McCray-Penson, who was an assistant coach on both teams during her coaching career.
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Rutgers’ Washington reached two milestones with Barn win
‘We want to do well because we know there are young eyes looking at us.’
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Coquese back in town
Coquese Washington returned to Williams Arena on January 12 for the first time since 2019 when she was the Penn State head coach (2007-19), where she won three Big Ten titles. Washington this year brings her Rutgers squad to The Barn. She and Wisconsin’s Marisa Moseley are the conference’s only Black female coaches; Moseley’s Badgers […]
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Fab Five Pics of the Week
The weekend of December 2-5 I returned to New Brunswick, New Jersey with fellow MSR columnist Charles Hallman to witness the renaming of the Rutgers University basketball court…
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Black college coaches are on the rise
‘I thank the Black female coaches that have paved the way, opened the door for people like me…’
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New Rutgers coach will build on Stringer’s legacy
‘Her life speaks volumes about the great woman that she is.’