New Headline: Redus Drives Rutgers Women's Basketball to Historic Victory, Shattering Records in the Paint!
Gary Redus was introduced as Rutgers women's basketball coach on Tuesday afternoon.
As Gary Redus stood at a podium on a makeshift stage on the practice court where he will soon lead as the head women’s basketball coach at Rutgers , reminders of the heights this once-proud program reached were all around him. Over his right shoulder hung banners honoring Thereza Grentz and C. Vivian Stringer, the two Hall of Fame coaches who built the Scarlet Knights into the national brand Redus “grew up on” as a kid.
To his left, the dozens of conference titles the duo won and NCAA Tournament appearances they reached — including two Final Fours and a national championship game — are marked by the year, with just three in the past decade. In front of him were signs for each the 26 alums who went on to play in the WNBA. Well aware of the past he is representing and the future he hopes to build, Redus did not mince words about what he expects from himself as the program’s fourth head coach.
“We know that we have work to do, and I can’t wait to get started,” Redus said Tuesday morning. “Get your season tickets now, because soon, there won’t be a lot of them available. We’re going to turn it around, and we’re going to do it quick.
Everyone wants to support a winner, and we plan on doing just that. The love and support our family has received has truly been overwhelming. I don’t take it for granted, and I promise to make you all proud.
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