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WBCA Honors Stringer’s Historic Coaching Career
Legendary former Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer has been named the 2026 recipient of the Betty F. Jaynes Lifetime Achievement Award The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced June 16, 2026.
The award recognizes Stringer’s influence on women’s basketball during a Hall of Fame coaching career that spanned more than five decades. Named for the WBCA’s first and longest-serving executive director, the honor adds to a lengthy list of accolades for one of the most accomplished coaches in college basketball history.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Women’s Basketball head coach Stringer retired in 2022 after coaching 27 seasons for Rutgers 1995-2022 where she won 535 games and took the program to 17 NCAA Tournaments. Rutgers reached 10 consecutive tournaments from 2003 through 2012 and advanced to the Final Four in 2000 and 2007.
The Scarlet Knights’ 2007 run ended in the program’s first appearance in the NCAA championship game.
“Coach Stringer’s impact on the game of basketball is immeasurable,” Rutgers head coach Gary Redus II said. “She built a legacy that extends far beyond wins and championships, opening doors for generations of student-athletes and coaches while setting the standard for excellence, leadership and integrity.”
