Scarlet Knights women’s basketball head coach C. Vivian Stringer is a woman of accomplishments: the first coach ever, male or female, to take three different teams to the Final Four, doing so with Cheyney State (1982), Iowa (1993), and Rutgers (2000, 2007), and the eighth collegiate basketball coach—and third woman and first African-American Division I head coach—in history to join the elite 800-win club.

The standout coach joined NBA greats Michael Jordan, David Robinson and John Stockton, and Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan in the 2009 enshrinement class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

“I love the game of basketball; it is truly my passion,” said Stringer earlier this year. “To be recognized for a job that I have spent the better part of 40 years doing is astounding. I would be remiss if I did not thank the players, coaches, and all those that have made this special day, this amazing moment, possible. I am so humbled.”

You can see Stringer in action this season at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, with tickets available at the Scarlet Knights website. The team faces Stanford in a season-opening contest on November 15. And you can stay in touch with Stringer online; just follow her updates on Twitter.

With a career spanning nearly four decades, Stringer is ranked third in all-time wins in collegiate women’s basketball history, second among active head coaches. The three-time national coach of the year honoree (1982, 1988, 1993) places eighth among Division I men’s and women’s coaches in total victories.

Stringer, a 2001 inductee into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, has led her teams to 22 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including nine regional finals and 41 total victories.

“I cannot think of anyone more deserving than Coach Stringer,” said former Rutgers player and current WNBA star Cappie Pondexter. “She is committed to women’s basketball both on and off the court. Her desire is contagious and had an effect on me and the person I have become.”