C. Vivian Stringer

• Was known as the master builder of basketball programs
• Coached the U.S. Select Team on a tour of Mexico (1979)
• Coached the U.S. Select Team on a tour of China (1981)
• Led Cheyney State to the first NCAA women's basketball championship game, part of a Final Four run that made her the only coach — men's or women's — to lead three different schools to the NCAA Final Four (1982)
• Won the Wade Trophy as National Coach of the Year (1982)
• Reached 500 career wins in fewer games (613) than any other women's collegiate coach in history, and was the second-youngest coach to do so
• Coached the U.S. team at the World University Games (1985)
• Won the Converse National Coach of the Year award (1988)
• Coached the U.S. team at the World Championship Zone Qualification tournament (1989)
• Was named Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year while at Iowa (1991)
• Led the United States to a bronze medal at the Pan American Games (1991)
• Led Iowa to the Final Four (1993)
• Was named Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year for a second time (1993)
• Won National Coach of the Year honors from the Naismith, Converse, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Black Coaches Association, and Los Angeles Times (1993)
• Was named Big East Conference Coach of the Year while at Rutgers (1998)
• Led Rutgers to Final Four appearances (2000, 2007)
• Became the fifth women's collegiate coach to reach 1,000 career wins, and the first African-American coach — men's or women's — to do so (2018)
• Retired with a career record of 1,055-426 over 50 seasons at Cheyney State, Iowa, and Rutgers — a career that included 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, four Final Fours, and an NCAA-record 37 seasons of 20-or-more wins (2022)