Coquese Washington

Coquese Washington

Washington in 2024
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Position	Head Coach
League	Big Ten
Personal information
Born	(1971-01-17) January 17, 1971 (age 53) Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight	138 lb (63 kg)
Career information
High school	Flint Central (Flint, Michigan)
College	Notre Dame (1989–1993)
Playing career	1997–2003
Position	Point guard
Number	4
Coaching career	1999–present
Career history
As player:
1997–1998	Portland Power
1998–1999	New York Liberty
2000–2002	Houston Comets
2002–2003	Indiana Fever
As coach:
1999–2007	Notre Dame (assistant)
2007–2019	Penn State
2019–2020	Oklahoma (associate head coach)
2020–2022	Notre Dame (associate head coach)
2022–Present	Rutgers
Career highlights and awards
As player: WNBA champion (2000) Horizon All-Freshman Team (1990) As coach: 3 Big Ten regular season championships (2012–2014) BCA Female Coach of the Year (2011) Big Ten Coach of the Year (2011)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's Basketball Assistant Coach for  United States World University Games 2013 Kazan, Russia Team Competition

Coquese Makebra Washington (born January 17, 1971)^[1] is a basketball coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Washington holds a Juris Doctor degree and was the first president of the WNBA Players Association, holding that position from 1999 to 2001. She played high school basketball at Flint Central High School and collegiate basketball at the University of Notre Dame.