Former Rutgers women’s basketball head coach Theresa Shank Grentz was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2022 this past weekend.
Grentz turned Rutgers into a nationally relevant program in women’s college basketball during her tenure as head coach from 1976 to 1995. She was the first full-time coach in program history and finished with a 434-150 record with a .743 winning percentage in 19 seasons. She led the Scarlet Knights to the 1982 AIAW national championship as well as took RU to nine consecutive NCAA Tournaments. They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen three times and made and two Elite Eight appearances in back to back seasons in 1986 and 1987.