Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame
Cheryl Cop, a native of Elizabeth, N.J., helped lead the Scarlet Knights to four NCAA Tournament berths (1990-1993), the 1993 Atlantic-10 Conference Tournament title and started 87 of a possible 94 games during her career. She finished her career among the top ten all-time in free throw percentage (.766) and a career average of 7.9 points and 3.2 assists per game. Cop led RU in assists at 3.5 per game in 1991 and in 1993 at 3.1 per game. A member of the 1990 Atlantic 10-Freshman Team and Bell Atlantic Holiday Tournament Team in 1990, Cop was also a standout in the classroom, Cop was a three-time Rutgers Scholar-Athlete (1991, 1992, 1993) and was named to the Atlantic-10 All-Academic Team in 1991. Captaining the Scarlet Knights during her junior and senior years, Cop was labeled as "Most Courageous" for returning from a season-ending knee injury and Type I diabetes diagnosis during her freshman year. In 1993, she won the Headley-Singer Award, given annually to the most outstanding graduating female athlete at Rutgers.
