One of the best to grace the hardwood of the RAC, Cappie Pondexter's list of honors collected as a Scarlet Knight are long and distinguished. The 5-9 guard who played for Rutgers from 2001-06 was the fourth Scarlet Knight in women's basketball history to be named a First Team Kodak/WBCA All-American and was the 2006 Women's Basketball News Service National Player of the Year.
During her career, the Chicago native averaged 18.3 points per game, 4.4 rebounds per game and 1.8 steals per game in 121 games played. Her named is scattered all across the Rutgers record book including ranking second in all-time scoring (2,211), first in three-point field goal percentage (.426), sixth in assists (470) and as one of three Scarlet Knights to pour in 40 or more points in a game.
As a senior, Pondexter was named a finalist for all three major national player-of-the-year awards (State Farm Wade Trophy, Naismith and Women's Wooden Award), the Bayer Advantage Senior CLASS Award and the Nancy Lieberman Award (top point guard). The unanimous choice as the 2006 BIG EAST Player of the Year, she became the first player in league history to be named to the All-BIG EAST First Team four times during her career.
The highest WNBA draft pick in school history, taken second by the Phoenix Mercury in 2006, Pondexter's career has continued to shine following her days "On The Banks." Now in her 11th season in the league and second season with the Chicago Sky, she is a two-time WNBA champion (Phoenix Mercury '07 & `09), a seven-time WNBA All-Star and a three-time All-WNBA First Team selection. Most recently, she was named one of the 20 greatest players in the 20-year history of the WNBA and became the seventh player in league history to score more than 6,000 career points.
