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C. Vivian Stringer stood at center court and received a rose from each one of her players after joining college basketball’s most exclusive club.

The Hall of Famer soaked in the moment shortly after win No. 800 put her in the company of Pat Summitt and Jody Conradt with No. 4 Rutgers’ 60-46 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night. While Summitt and Conradt won almost all their games with one team, Stringer has succeeded at three different schools. Everyone in the crowd was given signs marking the 800th victory, but the Scarlet Knights couldn’t start celebrating until the final minute. With 30 seconds left, fans gave the Hall of Fame coach a standing ovation and chanted her initials. When the clock reached zero, Essence Carson threw her coach the game ball.

Stringer was given a complimentary ball by the AD at Rutgers and the President of the school and then addressed the fans…“I’ve been blessed with great players and coaches,” Stringer said. “Not only from the players that are here, but the players over the years. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’ve been the most fortunate person in the world, because every day I wake up and I’m so excited to coach basketball.

It is not often that I talk about any women sports but the last two times that I have done it, it has been about either Stringer or Pat Summit. But 800 wins is a huge milestone men or women…she is now in an elite club that not many will ever even think of reaching. With what she said after the game, it sounds to me like she is really sincere and very greatful that she was blessed and able to coach for so long. CONGRATS C. Vivian Stringer…welcome to the club! She now has a seat at the table next to Bob Knight!

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