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Jen Rizzotti
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Jennifer Rizzotti (born May 15, 1974 in White Plains, New York) is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player.

From 1992-1996, she starred on the women's basketball team at the University of Connecticut. She was the starting point guard on the Huskies first national championship team in 1995. Jen was awarded the prestigious Honda-Broderick Cup for 1995-96, presented to the athlete "most deserving of recognition as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year". She was named the 1996 Associated Press Player of the Year. Rizzotti was a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program. She also played for the New England Blizzard, and was a 2-time All-Star, of the now defunct American Basketball League. Rizzotti was a member of the Houston Comets after being drafted in 1999. The Comets won the League Championship that season. She ended her WNBA career playing for the Cleveland Rockers from 2000-2003.

Rizzotti is currently in her 9th season as the head women's basketball coach at the University of Hartford, where she has led the Hawks to four America East Conference championships and four trips to the NCAA Tournament. she was named America East Coach of the Year in the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

She grew up in New Fairfield, Connecticut and is a graduate of New Fairfield High School.

Rizzotti was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall Of Fame in 2001.

Rizzotti married University of Hartford assistant, Bill Sullivan in July 1999. The two welcomed their first child on April 16, 2005. His name is Holden Thomas Sullivan. The couple's second child, Conor, was born on July 8, 2008.

Jennifer Rizzotti Statistics at University of Connecticut
Year G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG A TO B S MIN PTS AVG
1992-93 29 116 288 0.403 53 142 0.373 73 118 0.619 125 4.3 104 116 1 60 1006 358 12.3
1993-94 33 110 239 0.46 54 126 0.429 52 78 0.667 111 3.4 150 90 4 80 992 326 9.9
1994-95 35 156 308 0.506 57 138 0.413 69 94 0.734 97 2.8 161 86 2 98 905 438 12.5
1995-96 38 148 335 0.442 43 158 0.272 79 112 0.705 126 3.3 222 115 2 112 1230 418 11.0
Totals 135 530 1170 0.453 207 564 0.367 273 402 0.679 459 3.4 637 407 9 350 4133 1540 11.1

 

 
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