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{{short description|American basketball coach}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = C. Vivian Stringer
| image = 2 Rutgers women's basketball head coach, C. Vivian Stringer (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Stringer in 2020
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|03|16}}
| birth_place = [[German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Edenborn, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
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| alma_mater = [[Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania|Slippery Rock]]
| coach_years1 = 1972–1983
| coach_team1 = [[Cheyney Wolves|Cheyney State]]
| coach_years2 = 1983–1995
| coach_team2 = [[Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball|Iowa]]
| coach_years3 = 1995–2022
| coach_team3 = [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball|Rutgers]]
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|1055|426|record=y}}
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*4× [[List of NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four appearances by coach|NCAA Regional—Final Four]] (1982, 1993, 2000, 2007)
*3× [[Big East Conference|Big East]] regular season (1999, 2005, 2006)
*Big East BE7 Division (1998)
*[[Big East women's basketball tournament|Big East tournament]] (2007)
*6× [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] regular season (1987–1990, 1992, 1993)
*[[Women's National Invitation Tournament|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 Conference|Big East]] Coach of the Year (1998, 2005)
*2x [[Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year|Big Ten Coach of the Year]] (1991, 1993)
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| BASKHOF_year = 2009
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[Basketball]]}}
{{MedalSport|Assistant Coach for {{USA}} }}    {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}    {{MedalGold|[[United States women's national basketball team|2004 Athens]] | Team Competition}}
{{MedalSport|Head Coach for {{USA}} }}    {{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}    {{MedalBronze|[[USA Women's Pan American Team|1991 Havana]] | Team Competition}}
{{MedalSport|Head Coach for {{USA}} }}    {{MedalCompetition|[[World University Games]]}}    {{MedalSilver|[[USA Women's World University Games Team|1985 Kobe]] | Team Competition}}
{{MedalSport|Assistant Coach for {{USA}} }}    {{MedalCompetition|[[William Jones Cup]]}}    {{MedalBronze|[[USA Women's R. William Jones Cup Team|1980 Taipei]] | Team Competition}}
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'''Charlaine Vivian Stringer'''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/standingtall00cviv/page/36 |title=Standing tall : a memoir of tragedy and triumph |last=Stringer |first=C. Vivian |date=2008 |publisher=Three Rivers Press |others=Tucker, Laura, 1973- |isbn=9780307406279 |edition=1st paperback |location=New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/standingtall00cviv/page/36 36] |oclc=232980433 }}</ref> (born March 16, 1948)<ref name="NCAA Coaches" /> is an American former [[Coach (basketball)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33831595/hall-fame-women-basketball-coach-c-vivian-stringer-announces-retirement-50-seasons|title=Rutgers Hall of Fame women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer announces retirement after 50 seasons|website=ESPN.com|first=Alexa|last=Philippou|date=April 30, 2022|accessdate=April 30, 2022}}</ref>

Stringer is the first coach in NCAA history to lead three different women's programs to the [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Final Four]]: Rutgers in 2000 and 2007, the [[University of Iowa]] in 1993, and [[Cheyney University of Pennsylvania|Cheyney State College]] (now Cheyney University of Pennsylvania) in 1982. She is the fifth winningest coach in women's college basketball history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33832290/rutgers-c-vivian-stringer-pioneer-coaching-triumphs-personal-tragedies |title=Rutgers' C. Vivian Stringer a pioneer through coaching triumphs and personal tragedies |first=Mechelle |last=Voepel |work=ESPN.com |date=April 30, 2022 |accessdate=May 18, 2022}}</ref> 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]].

==Biography==
Stringer is a native of Edenborn, [[Pennsylvania]], and a member of the Alumni Hall of Fame at her alma mater.<ref name="Skaine 145">{{harvnb|Skaine|2001|p=145}}</ref> In high school she sued her school for not allowing her to be a [[cheerleader]] because of her race. She won the case and was given a spot on her school's [[cheerleading]] squad, becoming the first black cheerleader in her town since 1955–1958, when Dolores Dantzler was on the team.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/05/sports/ncaabasketball/05rutgers.html?_r=1 |title=Stringer Concedes Error in Bio |last=Thomas |first=Katie |date=April 5, 2008 |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 11, 2009}}</ref> She is a graduate of [[Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania]] where she was a four-sport athlete, participating in basketball, softball, volleyball, and field hockey.<ref name="Skaine 145" /> Stringer and her late husband, William D. Stringer, whom she met as a student at Slippery Rock, have three children: David, Janine (Nina), and Justin. She has 5 siblings, Madalin Williams, Richelle Davis, Timothy Stoner, Jack Stoner, and Verna Fraizer.

===Coaching career===
[[File:Rutgers women's basketball head coach, C. Vivian Stringer.jpg|thumb|left|Stringer coaching in 2020]]
Stringer arrived at Rutgers in July 1995, after 23 years combined as head coach at Cheyney State and the University of Iowa. She stated in her autobiography that a major reason she took the coaching job at Rutgers was that she felt that her children were not learning enough about their culture or comfortable enough around fellow African Americans, due to the state of Iowa being a majority white populated area.<ref>{{harvnb|Stringer|Tucker|2009|p=196}}: "I also felt a new responsibility to help my sons find their identities as  young black men, which was going to be hard for them in Iowa. I needed to prepare them for life—''real'' life—and that meant giving them a more realistic understanding of the way the world views  young black men. They didn't know that most people who passed a cluster of black boys like them hanging out on a street corner would think they were getting ready to start some trouble. I worried that the safety and security of Iowa would disarm them."</ref> In 1998 her team posted its first 20-win season in four years (22–10), winning the Big East title with a 14–4 regular-season record. In the postseason, the Scarlet Knights advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 with a 62–61 win against Iowa State. In 2000, her team went to the Final Four.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Landon |date=March 29, 2000 |title=Rutgers' defense could give Vols problems |url=https://www.espn.com/ncw/ncaatourney00/s/2000/0329/452672.html |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

In 2007, Rutgers again reached the NCAA Tournament's Final Four after upsetting #1 seed [[Duke University|Duke]]. After the 2007 tournament, Stringer served as spokesperson for the Rutgers team during a media firestorm over a derogatory reference to the team made on the radio and television program ''[[Imus in the Morning]]''. The Rutgers players eventually accepted an apology from talk-show host [[Don Imus]]. In the wake of the controversy, New York senator and presidential candidate [[Hillary Clinton]] also met with Stringer.

In early March 2008, Stringer's autobiography, titled ''Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph'', was released through [[Crown Publishing Group|Crown Books]].

Also, on February 27, 2008, Stringer became the third women's basketball coach to win 800 career games.<ref name="l799">{{cite web | title=Rutgers' Stringer wins her 800th | website=The Columbus Dispatch | date=2008-02-28 | url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/2008/02/28/rutgers-stringer-wins-her-800th/23518801007/ | access-date=2024-12-24}}</ref> She led the Scarlet Knights to the Elite Eight in 2008 where they lost to fellow women's basketball powerhouse, the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref name="a838">{{cite web | last=Romanoski| first=Matt| title=Rutgers reaches Elite Eight | website=NJ.com| date=2008-03-31 | url=https://www.nj.com/rutgerswomen/2008/03/rutgers_reaches_elite_eight_1.html | access-date=2024-12-24}}</ref>

For the 2008–09 season, five McDonald's All-Americans have been recruited by Stringer to play at Rutgers.

In 2018, she won her 1,000th game as a head coach, which made her the first African-American college basketball coach to win 1,000 games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nj.com/expo/sports/erry-2018/11/2869058c325995/rutgers-c-vivian-stringer-wins.html |title=Rutgers' C. Vivian Stringer wins 1,000th game: Hillary Clinton, others congratulate her on milestone |last=Kratch |first=James |website=NJ.com |date=November 14, 2018 |access-date=November 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/TheUndefeated/status/1062692877124268034 |title=The Undefeated on Twitter: "Last night, C. Vivian Stringer became the first African-American coach in college basketball to win 1,000 games. Dawn Staley and Carolyn Peck share their thoughts on how the Basketball Hall of Famer made an impact on their careers. |date=February 12, 2015 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=The Undefeated |access-date=November 14, 2018}}</ref>

===Awards and honors===
In recognition of her many accomplishments and service to the game, Stringer was inducted into the [[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]] on June 9, 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wbhof.com/inductees.html |title=WBHOF Inductees |website=Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |access-date=July 13, 2009 |archive-date=December 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206134733/http://www.wbhof.com/Inductees.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

She was honored with the degree of Honorary Doctor of Humanities from [[Howard University]] on May 10, 2008, the university's 140th commencement address. She was also inducted as an honorary member of [[Alpha Kappa Alpha]] sorority on July 15, 2008, during the sorority's Centennial Ball in Washington, DC.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aka1908.com/news/stringer/ |title=Honorary Member C. Vivian Stringer |website=AKA1908 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428202025/http://www.aka1908.com/news/stringer/ |archive-date=April 28, 2009 |access-date=July 13, 2009}}</ref>

Stringer has been named the National Coach of the Year three times (Wade Trophy, 1982; Converse, 1988; and Naismith, 1993) by her peers. She also was named the 1988 Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year,<ref name="WBCA COY" /> the 1993 Coach of the Year by ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', ''[[USA Today]]'', ''Converse'', the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' and the Black Coaches Association; the 2000 Female Coach of the Year by the Rainbow/PUSH Organization, a group founded by Rev. [[Jesse Jackson]]; the District V Coach of the Year in 1985, 1988 and 1993; the District I Coach of the Year in 1998; the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1991 and 1993; the BIG EAST Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2005; and the 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2005 Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Coach of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scarletknights.com/basketball-women/coaches/stringer.html |title=C. Vivian Stringer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325055739/http://www.scarletknights.com/basketball-women/coaches/stringer.html |archive-date=March 25, 2009 |access-date=July 13, 2009}}</ref>

One of her most personally-gratifying accolades is the 1993 [[Carol Eckman Award]], which acknowledges the coach most demonstrating spirit, courage, integrity, commitment, leadership and service to the game of women's basketball.<ref name="Carol Eckman" />

A finalist for the Naismith National Coach-of-the-Year Award five times during her tenure at Rutgers, Stringer was honored by the U.S. Sports Academy when the organization decided to name its annual women's coaching award in her honor. The C. Vivian Stringer Medallion Award of Sport for Women's Coaching was handed out for the first time in July 2002. In 2003, she was recognized by [[Sports Illustrated]] as one of the "101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports", and during the summer of 2004 she received the Black Coaches Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.

In addition to her extensive collegiate experience, Stringer also has successfully tested herself in the international arena. An assistant coach for the gold-medal 2004 U.S. Olympic Team,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=woly_2004 |title=Games of the XXVIIIth Olympiad – 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120424205819/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/woly_2004.html |archive-date=April 24, 2012 |access-date=July 13, 2009}}</ref> her first USA Basketball experience came as an assistant for the bronze-medal 1980 USA [[USA women's national basketball team#William Jones Cup|Jones Cup Team]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wjcup_1980 |title=1980 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106205750/http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wjcup_1980 |archive-date=January 6, 2010 |access-date=July 13, 2009}}</ref> Stringer also has had extensive head-coaching experience in the national program, leading the 1982 U.S. Olympic Festival East Team to a bronze medal, the 1985 U.S. World University Games Team ([[Kobe, Japan]]) to a silver,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wwug_1985 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914081955/http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wwug_1985 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 14, 2012 |title=THIRTEENTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES – 1985 |access-date=July 13, 2009}}</ref> the 1989 U.S. World Championship Qualifying Team ([[São Paulo, Brazil]]) to a gold and a qualification for the following year's FIBA World Championship, and the 1991 Pan American Games Team ([[Havana, Cuba]]) to a bronze medal.<ref name="1991 Pan Am" />

A noted administrator, Stringer was one of the key players in the development of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. She served as a voting member of the [[Women's Basketball Coaches Association|WBCA]] Board of Directors, the Amateur Basketball Association of the United States and the Nike Coaches Advisory Board. In the past, Stringer has served as a member of the Kodak All-America Selection Committee and was elected to the Women's Sports Foundation Advisory Board.

In 2006, she was inducted into the [[International Women's Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/sports/international-womens-sports-hall-of-fame/|title=International Women's Sports Hall of Fame|date=2019-11-04|website=Women's Sports Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>

The C. Vivian Stringer Child Development Center was dedicated on Tuesday, September 9, 2008.<ref name="Nike dedicates Stringer child development center">{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3580652 |title=Nike dedicates Stringer child development center |date=September 10, 2008 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref> The ceremony took place at Nike World Headquarters on the Nike campus in [[Beaverton, Oregon]]. The Stringer Center, a {{convert|35000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility, opened in June 2008.<ref name="Nike dedicates Stringer child development center" /> The center houses 26 classrooms, providing care, learning and development for approximately 300 children between the ages of six months and five years old. The Nike campus buildings pay tribute to some of the world's best athletes and coaches. Some of the athletes honored include [[John McEnroe]], Joan Benoit Samuelson, [[Michael Jordan]], [[Mike Schmidt]], [[Nolan Ryan]], [[Lance Armstrong]], [[Mia Hamm]], [[Ken Griffey Jr.]], [[Pete Sampras]], [[Jerry Rice]] and [[Tiger Woods]]. Stringer is the third woman, the second coach, and the first African-American woman to have a building named after her on Nike's campus.

On April 6, 2009, it was officially announced that she has been inducted to the Hall of Fame with Michael Jordan, [[John Stockton]], [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]] and long-time [[Utah Jazz]] coach [[Jerry Sloan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hoophall.com/genrel/040609aaa.html |title=NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES FIVE MEMBERS AS THE CLASS OF 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409140843/http://hoophall.com/genrel/040609aaa.html |archive-date=April 9, 2009 |access-date=July 13, 2009}}</ref> The 2009 inductees were officially enshrined to the Basketball Hall of Fame on September 11, 2009, in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].

On October 19, 2022, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights announced the renaming of the court inside the basketball stadium in Piscataway, NJ in honor of Coach Stringer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rutgers to Celebrate C. Vivian Stringer Day December 4 |url=https://scarletknights.com/news/2022/10/19/Rutgers_to_Celebrate_C_Vivian_Stringer_Day_December_4.aspx |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=Rutgers University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

==USA Basketball==
Stringer was chosen as the assistant coach of the team representing the US in 1980 at the [[William Jones Cup]] competition in [[Taipei, Taiwan]]. The team started out strong, winning their first three games. Then they faced the Republic of [[China]] – Blue team, who beat the USA 86–81. They won their next four games, including a close match against the undefeated Republic of China – White team, which they won 84–82, and a rematch against the Blue team, which they won 66–62. With a 4–0 record in medal round play, they simply had to beat their last opponent, [[South Korea]], who had a 3–1 record, to win the gold. However, South Korea won the game 90–79. The Republic of China – White also won, leaving three teams tied with 4–1 records. The tie-breaker was point differential, and this left the USA team with the bronze medal. Mary Ostrowski and [[Valerie Still]] made the All-Tournament Team.<ref name="1980 JONES CUP" />

Stringer was named the head coach of the team representing the US at the World University Games held in [[Kobe, Japan]] in July 1985. The team won their three preliminary games with ease, beating the People's Republic of [[Korea]], [[Yugoslavia]] and [[Great Britain]] by more than 25 points each. Their next game, against China, was much closer, but the USA team had balanced scoring, with five players in double figures for points, and won 83–78. The USA team played Canada in the semifinal, and again had five players with double-digit scoring, winning 85–61 to advance to the gold medal game against the USSR. The USA fell behind by as much as 18 points in the second half. They attempted a comeback, and cut the margin, but the USSR hit almost 55% of their shots and went on to claim the gold medal 87–81. The USA received the silver medal. [[Katrina McClain]] was the leading scorer and rebounder for the USA team with 17.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.<ref name="1985 WUG" />

==Film: ''This Is a Game, Ladies''==
Stringer and the entire Rutgers team were the subject of the 2004 documentary: ''[[This Is a Game, Ladies]]'' that followed the team during the 2000–01 season. The film was by directed by [[Peter Schnall]] and aired on [[PBS]].<ref name="Film-LadiesThisIsAGame">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/thisisagame/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131117031605/http://www.pbs.org/thisisagame/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2013 |title=This is a Game, Ladies |website=PBS |access-date=November 16, 2013}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
Sources:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.ncaa.org/people/3885|title=NCAA Statistics}}</ref><ref name="Big East">{{cite book|url=https://issuu.com/don23fan/docs/10-11bigeastwbbguide|title=2010-11 Big East Women's Basketball Media Guide|publisher=Big East Conference|year=2010|pages=96–97|access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Big Ten">{{cite book|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/bigten.org/documents/2019/10/3/2019_20_B1G_WBB_Media_Guide.pdf|title=2019-20 Big Ten Women's Basketball Media Guide|publisher=Big Ten Conference|year=2019|page=71|access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref>
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{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =1985–86| name  =[[1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team|Iowa]]| overall =22–7| conference =15–3 |confstanding =3rd| postseason   =[[1986 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Second Round]]}}
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{{CBB yearly record entry| championship =conference | season =1989–90| name  =[[1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team|Iowa]]| overall =23–6| conference =15–3 |confstanding =T–1st| postseason   =[[1990 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Second Round]]}}
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{{CBB yearly record entry| championship =conference | season =1998–99| name  =Rutgers| overall =29–6| conference =17–1 |confstanding =T–1st| postseason   =[[1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Elite Eight]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =1999–2000| name  = [[1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team|Rutgers]]| overall =26–8| conference =12–4 |confstanding =T–3rd| postseason   =[[2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Final Four]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =2000–01| name  =Rutgers| overall =23–8| conference =13–3 |confstanding =3rd| postseason   =[[2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Second Round]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =2001–02| name  =Rutgers| overall =9–20| conference =5–11 |confstanding =11th| postseason   =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =2002–03| name  =Rutgers| overall =21–8| conference =13–3 |confstanding =2nd| postseason   =[[2003 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Second Round]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =2003–04| name  =Rutgers| overall =21–12| conference =10–6 |confstanding =T–6th| postseason   =[[2004 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship =conference | season =2004–05| name  =Rutgers| overall =28–7| conference =14–2 |confstanding =1st| postseason   =[[2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Elite Eight]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship =conference | season =2005–06| name  =Rutgers| overall =27–5| conference =16–0 |confstanding =1st| postseason   =[[2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship =conference tournament | season =2006–07| name  =[[2006–07 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team|Rutgers]]| overall =27–9| conference =12–4 |confstanding =T–2nd| postseason   =[[2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Runner-up]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =2007–08| name  =Rutgers| overall =27–7| conference =14–2 |confstanding =3rd| postseason   =[[2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Elite Eight]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =2008–09| name  =Rutgers| overall =21–13| conference =9–7 |confstanding =7th| postseason   =[[2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =[[2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2009–10]]| name  =[[2009–10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team|Rutgers]]| overall =18–15| conference =9–7 |confstanding =T–6th| postseason   =[[2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =2010–11| name  =Rutgers| overall =20–13| conference =11–5 |confstanding =4th| postseason   =[[2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Second Round]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =2011–12| name  =Rutgers| overall =22–10| conference =10–6 |confstanding =6th| postseason   =[[2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =[[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2012–13]]| name  =Rutgers| overall =16–14| conference =7–9 |confstanding =T–9th| postseason   =}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name =Rutgers Scarlet Knights | conference=[[American Athletic Conference]] | startyear = 2013| endyear =2014}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship =postseason | season =[[2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2013–14]]| name  =Rutgers| overall =28–9| conference =12–6 |confstanding =4th| postseason     =[[2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament|WNIT Champions]]}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name =Rutgers Scarlet Knights | conference=Big Ten Conference | startyear = 2014| endyear   =2022}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =[[2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2014–15]]| name  =[[2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team|Rutgers]]| overall =23–10 | conference =12–6 |confstanding =T–4th | postseason     =[[2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Second Round]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =[[2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2015–16]]| name  =[[2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team|Rutgers]]| overall =19–15 | conference =7–9 |confstanding =T–9th| postseason     =[[2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament|WNIT Second Round]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =[[2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2016–17]]| name  =[[2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team|Rutgers]]| overall =6–24 | conference =3–13 |confstanding =T–11th | postseason     =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =[[2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2017–18]]| name  =[[2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team|Rutgers]]| overall =20–12 | conference =7–9 |confstanding = T–9th| postseason     =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =[[2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2018–19]]| name  =[[2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team|Rutgers]]| overall =22–10 | conference =13–5 |confstanding =3rd | postseason     =[[2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]}}{{CBB yearly record entry|season=[[2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2019–20]]|overall=22–9|conference=11–7|confstanding=T–5th|name=[[2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team|Rutgers]]|postseason=Canceled due to COVID-19}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|season=[[2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2020–21]]|overall=14–5|conference=10–3|confstanding=3rd|name=[[2020–21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team|Rutgers]]|postseason=[[2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]}}
{{CBB yearly record entry| championship = | season =[[2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2021–22]]| name  =[[2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team|Rutgers]]| overall =11–20 | conference =3–14 |confstanding =13th | postseason     =}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal| name =Rutgers | overall ={{Winning percentage|535|291|record=y}}| confrecord ={{Winning percentage|277|152|record=y}}}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
 | overall     = {{Winning percentage|1055|426|record=y}}
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== See also ==
*[[List of college women's basketball career coaching wins leaders]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2|refs=

<ref name="NCAA Coaches">{{Cite web |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach |title=Women's Basketball Coaches Career |website=NCAA |access-date=September 22, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="1980 JONES CUP">{{Cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/wjcup_1980.html |title=1980 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP |publisher=USA Basketball |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428154023/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/wjcup_1980.html |archive-date=April 28, 2013 |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="1985 WUG">{{Cite web |url=http://www.usab.com/history/world-university-games-womens/thirteenth-world-university-games-1985-1.aspx |title=Thirteenth World University Games – 1985 |publisher=USA Basketball |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907032550/http://www.usab.com/history/world-university-games-womens/thirteenth-world-university-games-1985-1.aspx |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |access-date=October 13, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="1991 Pan Am">{{Cite web |url=http://www.usab.com/history/pan-am-womens/eleventh-pan-american-games-1991.aspx |title=Eleventh Pan American Games – 1991 |date=Feb 20, 2014 |publisher=USA Basketball |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907195430/http://www.usab.com/history/pan-am-womens/eleventh-pan-american-games-1991.aspx |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |access-date=October 15, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="WBCA COY">{{Cite web |url=http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_coach-of-year_past |title=Past Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coaches of the Year |publisher=Women's Basketball Coaches Association |access-date=June 30, 2014 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305093033/http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_coach-of-year_past |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Carol Eckman">{{Cite web |url=http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_carol-eckman |title=Carol Eckman Award |publisher=Women's Basketball Coaches Association |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715085310/http://www.wbca.org/pages/AWARDS_carol-eckman |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |access-date=July 1, 2014}}</ref>

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=== Bibliography ===
* {{Cite book |title=Women College Basketball Coaches |last=Skaine |first=Rosemarie |publisher=McFarland |others=Foreword by Betty F. Jaynes |year=2001 |isbn=9780786409204 |location=Jefferson, N.C}}
* {{Cite book |title=Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph |last1=Stringer |first1=C. Vivian |last2=Tucker |first2=Lauren |year=2009 |publisher=[[Crown/Archetype Publishing]] |isbn=9780307406279}}
* Encyclopeida.com-Contemporary Black Biography COPYRIGHT Thomas Gale

==External links==
* [https://scarletknights.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/c-vivian-stringer/2581 Rutgers profile]

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