Rutgers Women's Basketball to Celebrate Sue Wicks Day on November 13
Nov 09 | Women's Basketball
PISCATWAY, N.J. – Sue Wicks, the most highly decorated player in the history of Rutgers women's basketball will be celebrated by the Scarlet Knights on Sunday, Nov. 13 during their game against NJIT at 2 p.m.
The team will honor Wicks' accomplishments as a Scarlet Knight during pregame and halftime ceremonies.
Wicks became the second former player to have her jersey retired when she was honored April 26, 1998. She is the only RU player to garner three Kodak All-America honors and three Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year awards. Wicks was named the National Player of the Year in 1988 by Naismith, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, the Women's Basketball News Service and Street & Smith's. Rutgers posted an impressive 105-21 (.833) record and advanced to the NCAA East Regional final twice during Wicks' career.
She was inducted into the Rutgers Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994, the first year she became eligible, and still holds the career record for points, male or female, at Rutgers with 2,655 tallies. In all, she still holds eight Rutgers career records over three decades after her playing days ended and her 1987-88 single-season totals in points (793), field goals made (319), free throws made (155) and scoring average (25.6 ppg) still top the RU charts.
Wicks became the first Rutgers women's basketball player to be drafted by an American professional basketball league when she was the first-round draft choice of the New York Liberty in the inaugural WNBA Draft in 1997. She also played in the first-ever WNBA game as a member of the Liberty, facing the Los Angeles Sparks on June 21, 1997. Wicks returned to the States after playing overseas for eight years.
| Points | 2,655* | 1st |
| Scoring Average | 21.2 | 1st |
| Rebounds | 1,357* | 1st |
| Rebounding Average | 10.9 | 1st |
| Field Goals Made | 1,091* | 1st |
| Field Goals Attempted | 2,099* | 1st |
| Free Throws Made | 473 | 1st |
| Free Throws Attempted | 641 | 1st |
* all-time men's or women's record
| Season | GP-GS | MIN-AVG | FG-FGA | PCT | 3FG-3FGA | PCT | FT-FTA | PCT | REB-AVG | AST | BLK | STL | PTS-AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 28-5 | 641-22.9 | 174-343 | .507 | -- | -- | 69-114 | .605 | 245-8.8 | 43 | 54 | 30 | 417-14.9 |
| 1985-86 | 33-32 | 1075-33.6 | 293-540 | .543 | -- | -- | 133-183 | .727 | 332-10.1 | 81 | 65 | 86 | 719-21.8 |
| 1986-87 | 33-33 | 1105-35.6 | 305-609 | .501 | 0-0 | .000 | 116-153 | .758 | 404-12.2 | 83 | 97 | 90 | 726-22.0 |
| 1987-88 | 31-31 | 1105-35.6 | 319-607 | .526 | 0-0 | .000 | 155-191 | .812 | 376-12.1 | 82 | 77 | 81 | 793-25.6 |
| TOTAL | 125-101 | 3926-31.4 | 1091-2099 | .520 | 0-0 | .000 | 473-641 | .738 | 1375-10.9 | 289 | 174 | 287 | 2655-21.1 |
Before facing NJIT, Rutgers will welcome Seton Hall to Jersey Mike's Arena on Friday, Nov. 11 for a 7 p.m. tip.
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