PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers Athletics will retire Rutgers women’s basketball great Cappie Pondexter’s jersey in a halftime ceremony on December 1 when the Scarlet Knights host Duke in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at the RAC.

With a storied career, Pondexter becomes only the third Scarlet Knight on the women’s side to have her jersey retired joining June Olkowski and Sue Wicks. She was the first player in BIG EAST history to earn first team honors four-straight years and recorded 2,211 points during her illustrious career to rank second all-time at RU. She was the first player in Rutgers history to post 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 400 career assists in a career and her name can be found among the top-10 in 12 categories in the RU record books.

During her career, the Chicago native averaged 18.3 points per game, 4.4 rebounds per game and 1.8 steals per game in 121 games played. Her named is scattered all across the Rutgers record book including ranking second in all-time scoring (2,211), first in three-point field goal percentage (.426), sixth in assists (470) and as one of three Scarlet Knights to pour in 40 or more points in a game.

As a senior, Pondexter was both a First Team Associated Press and Kodak/WBCA All-American, the unanimous choice for BIG EAST Player of the Year, the 2006 Women’s Basketball News Service National Player of the Year and a finalist for all three major national player-of-the-year awards – State Farm Wade Trophy, Naismith and Women’s Wooden Award.

Pondexter’s accomplishments are not limited only to Rutgers. The highest WNBA draft pick in school history, taken second by the Phoenix Mercury in 2006, Pondexter’s career has continued to shine following her days “On The Banks.” Wrapping up her 11th season in the league and second season with the Chicago Sky, she is a two-time WNBA champion (Phoenix Mercury '07 & `09), a seven-time WNBA All-Star and a three-time All-WNBA First Team selection. Most recently, she was named one of the 20 greatest players in the 20-year history of the WNBA and became the seventh player in league history to score more than 6,000 career points.

Internationally, Cappie was a member of Team USA that earned a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She has also had a successful overseas career that has resulted in Fenerbache SK capturing five Turkish Cups and UMMC Ekaterinburg winning the Russian League and Russian Cup three times.

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