C. Vivian Stringer

Rutgers Women's Basketball Coach C. Vivian Stringer with former player Matee Ajavon Lest regular visitors think that UT&MR has mutated into a fulltime sports and opinion blog, not so fast my, friends....and there I go again with a sports reference. Since a big part of my leisure time involves being a sports fan, and I do talk about what's going on in my life, the past four or five days involved a lot of time in front of a TV, or in a football stadium, and yesterday in a basketball arena. There's time for politics and other true blood sports later. A lot of ... Read Full Story

History and Overview: Rutgers University is the 8th oldest college or university in the United States. First chartered in 1766 as Queens College, Rutgers began offering class in 1771, at its campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey. One of only 9 U.S. colleges and universities established before the American Revolution, Rutgers is one of only two of these institutions to eventually become public (the other is the College of William and Mary). Rutgers graduated its first African American student in 1892. This fall, Rutgers enrolled 26,966 undergraduates at it’s flagship campus in New Brunswick. Of those students, 2,333 or 9% are African American (1,396 ... Read Full Story

Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer is set to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, according to a person familiar with the details. Stringer, the third winningest coach in women's basketball, is among 16 finalists who include Michael Jordan, David Robinson, John Stockton and WNBA star Cynthia Cooper. A news conference is scheduled for Monday in Detroit, site of the NCAA men's Final Four. A person familiar with the arrangements confirmed Stringer's selection Friday, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the class has not yet been announced. The Class of 2009 will be enshrined in September. Stringer, who has led three separate ... Read Full Story

What's up everyone, It's been a little while, but we have a new contest for folks over here from the BlackRadioIsBack.com and syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast family. We have four copies of the excellent new book, Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph by Rutgers University Women's Basketball Coach, C. Vivian Stringer (with Laura Tucker) to giveaway. Just send an e-mail with the subject "BlackRadioIsBack.com Standing Tall Book Giveaway" to blackradioisback@gmail.com and we'll randomly choose the winners to ship the books to - the deadline for this contest is Saturday, April 5, 2008. Good Luck! Here is the Book Description from the cover ... Read Full Story

Ms. C. Vivian Stringer, the coach of the Rutgers women's basketball team, will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Excerpt: "She is headed to Springfield, Mass., site of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, because of the 825 victories, the four Final Four appearances with three different teams. But all of that comes second to her role in the development of this sport. Few have had a bigger impact on the growth of women's basketball." Read Full Story