Jennifer Rizzotti

Rizzotti played for the University of Connecticut from 1992-1996, leading the Huskies to a 117-18 record
She was the starting point guard on the Huskies’ first NCAA National Championship team in 1995, which finished the season with a perfect 35-0 record.
She finished her career at Connecticut with 1,540 points, 637 assists, and 349 steals.
Rizzotti was a Kodak All-American and the NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player twice (1995, 1996)
She was named an Associated Press All-American and a USBWA All-American in 1996
In 1996, Rizzotti was the Big East Player of the Year, the Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year, GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, the Associated Press Player of the Year, the Honda-Broderick Cup winner as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year, and the Wade Trophy winner.
In five seasons in the WNBA, Rizzotti won two WNBA Championships finishing her career with 458 points, 264 assists, and 349 steals
She was the head coach for the gold-medal winning teams at the 2011 U19 World Championships and the 2010 FIBA Americas U-18 Championship for Women
In 13 seasons as head women’s basketball coach at the University of Hartford (236-121), she has guided her teams to six NCAA tournament appearances
Rizzotti was a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the University of Connecticut women’s basketball “Huskies of Honor” recognition program