C. Vivian Stringer

C. Vivian Stringer
	Stringer in 2020
Biographical details
Born	March 16, 1948 (age 76); Edenborn, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Slippery Rock
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1983	Cheyney State
1983–1995	Iowa
1995–2022	Rutgers
Head coaching record
Overall	1055–426 (.712)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	4× NCAA Regional—Final Four (1982, 1993, 2000, 2007); 3× Big East regular season (1999, 2005, 2006); Big East BE7 Division (1998); Big East tournament (2007); 6× Big Ten regular season (1987–1990, 1992, 1993); WNIT (2014);
Awards
	Naismith College Coach of the Year (1993); 2x WBCA National Coach of the Year Award (1988, 1993); NCAA, Wade Trophy National Coach of the Year (1982); 2x Converse National Coach of the Year (1988, 1993); 2× Black Coaches Association Coach of the Year (1993, 1998); Sports Illustrated Coach of the Year (1993); USA Today Coach of the Year (1993); Los Angeles Times Coach of the Year (1993); 2x Big East Coach of the Year (1998, 2005); 2x Big Ten Coach of the Year (1991, 1993);
	Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2009
	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medal record
Women’s Basketball
Assistant Coach for United States
Olympic Games
Head Coach for United States
Pan American Games
Head Coach for United States
World University Games
Assistant Coach for United States
William Jones Cup

Charlaine Vivian Stringer^[1] (born March 16, 1948)^[2] is an American former basketball coach. She holds one of the best coaching records in the history of women's basketball. She was the head coach of the Rutgers University women's basketball team from 1995 until her retirement in 2022.^[3]

Stringer is the first coach in NCAA history to lead three different women's programs to the NCAA Final Four: Rutgers in 2000 and 2007, the University of Iowa in 1993, and Cheyney State College (now Cheyney University of Pennsylvania) in 1982. She is the fifth winningest coach in women's college basketball history.^[4] She was honored as the Naismith College Coach of the Year for women's basketball in 1993, and is a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in April 2009, and was inducted in September of that year. On February 26, 2013, Stringer won her 900th game, becoming only the fourth coach in women's basketball history to reach this mark, joining Pat Summitt, Sylvia Hatchell, and Jody Conradt.

^ Stringer, C. Vivian (2008). Standing tall : a memoir of tragedy and triumph. Tucker, Laura, 1973- (1st paperback ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. p. 36. ISBN 9780307406279. OCLC 232980433.
^ Cite error: The named reference NCAA Coaches was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Philippou, Alexa (April 30, 2022). "Rutgers Hall of Fame women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer announces retirement after 50 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ Voepel, Mechelle (April 30, 2022). "Rutgers' C. Vivian Stringer a pioneer through coaching triumphs and personal tragedies". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

[1] Stringer, C. Vivian (2008). Standing tall : a memoir of tragedy and triumph. Tucker, Laura, 1973- (1st paperback ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. p. 36. ISBN 9780307406279. OCLC 232980433.

[NCAA_Coaches-2] Cite error: The named reference NCAA Coaches was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Philippou, Alexa (April 30, 2022). "Rutgers Hall of Fame women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer announces retirement after 50 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[4] Voepel, Mechelle (April 30, 2022). "Rutgers' C. Vivian Stringer a pioneer through coaching triumphs and personal tragedies". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

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