Coquese Makebra Washington (born January 17, 1971) [1] is a basketball coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

6 days ago · Coquese Washington was named the third full-time head coach in the history of Rutgers women's basketball on May 23, 2022. A three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year during her 12-year tenure at Penn State, Washington (first name pronounced ko-KWEES) arrived "On the Banks" with extensive experience program building and coaching championship-caliber ...

Jun 2, 2022 · Coquese Washington has been named the new head coach of the Scarlet Knights women’s basketball team, only the third full-time coach in program history and successor to C. Vivian Stringer.

Jan 11, 2024 · Over the weekend, Rutgers women’s basketball received one of the biggest commitments in program history from Kiyomi McMiller. The five-star guard from New Jersey is now the centerpiece of head...

Oct 28, 2023 · In her first season as head coach, Coquese Washington saw plenty of growth from her Rutgers women’s basketball program. The Scarlet Knights finished the 2022-23 season with a 12-20 (5-13...

Jan 7, 2023 · Rutgers took their first lead with 4:47 left in the first quarter, a Chyna Cornwell putting the Scarlet Knights up 5-4. Rutgers never trailed again and never looked back.

May 23, 2022 · PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Former Penn State women’s basketball coach Coquese Washington will succeed Hall of Famer C. Vivian Stringer as coach at Rutgers, the school announced Monday. Washington, who spent the past two seasons as an assistant at Notre Dame, agreed to a six-year contract, the school said.

May 23, 2022 · Rutgers is expected to name Notre Dame associate head coach Coquese Washington as its head women’s basketball coach to replace legend C. Vivian Stringer, who retired last month, people with...

Coquese Washington will take over as coach of the Rutgers women's basketball program following the recent retirement of legendary coach C. Vivian Stringer, the school announced Monday.

During her first two seasons at the helm of the Scarlet Knights, Washington set a solid foundation for the team, guiding the program to its 1,000th win in program history, picking up her 100th Big Ten win, and helping celebrate the historic 50th season of Rutgers Women’s Basketball.