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Jennifer Rizzotti (born May 15 1974 in White Plains, New York
White Plains, New York

The City of White Plains is the county seat of Westchester County, New York. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound....
) is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player.

From 1992-1996, she starred on the women's basketball team at the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut

The University of Connecticut is the Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 28,000 students on its six campuses, including nearly 8,000 graduate students in multiple programs....
. She was the starting point guard
Point guard

Point guard , also called the one or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. Point guards are often the smallest players on the court ....
 on the Huskies first national championship team in 1995. Rizzotti was a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.






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Jennifer Rizzotti (born May 15 1974 in White Plains, New York
White Plains, New York

The City of White Plains is the county seat of Westchester County, New York. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound....
) is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player.

From 1992-1996, she starred on the women's basketball team at the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut

The University of Connecticut is the Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 28,000 students on its six campuses, including nearly 8,000 graduate students in multiple programs....
. She was the starting point guard
Point guard

Point guard , also called the one or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. Point guards are often the smallest players on the court ....
 on the Huskies first national championship team in 1995. 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
New England Blizzard

The New England Blizzard was a women's professional basketball franchise based in Hartford, Connecticut. The Blizzard was a charter member of the American Basketball League ....
, and was a 2-time All-Star, of the now defunct American Basketball League
American Basketball League (1996-1998)

The American Basketball League of 1996 was an independent professional basketball league for women in the United States. At the same time the ABL was being formed, the National Basketball Association was creating the Women's National Basketball Association....
. Rizzotti was a member of the Houston Comets
Houston Comets

The Houston Comets was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original eight WNBA teams and won all four championships in the first four years of the league's existence....
 after being drafted in 1999. The Comets won the League Championship tht season. She ended her WNBA career playing for the Cleveland Rockers
Cleveland Rockers

This article is about the defunct WNBA team; for the American Basketball Association team, see Cleveland Rockers .The Cleveland Rockers was a Women's National Basketball Association team that played from 1997 until 2003....
 from 2000-2003.

Rizzotti is currently in her 9th season as the head women's basketball coach at the University of Hartford
University of Hartford

The University of Hartford, often called UHA or UHart, was founded in 1877, and is a private, independent, and nonsectarian coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut....
, where she has led the Hawks to four America East Conference
America East Conference

The America East Conference is a mid-major college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I....
 championships and four trips to the NCAA Tournament
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981 in sports-1982 in sports season....
. she was named America East Coach of the Year in the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

She grew up in New Fairfield, Connecticut
New Fairfield, Connecticut

New Fairfield is a New England town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,953 at the 2000 United States Census....
 and is a graduate of New Fairfield High School
New Fairfield High School

New Fairfield High School is the only secondary school within New Fairfield, Connecticut. It enrolls approximately 900 students annually. The current principal of New Fairfield High School is Mariana Coelho, who is taking over for Alicia Roy, the new assistant superintendent of school....
.

Rizzotti married University of Hartford
University of Hartford

The University of Hartford, often called UHA or UHart, was founded in 1877, and is a private, independent, and nonsectarian coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut....
 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.

University of Connecticut statistics


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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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