Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame
Denise Kenney was the first Rutgers women's basketball player in history to score over 1,000 career points. The Philadelphia, Pa. product concluded her career with 1,103 points and was among RU's all-time assists leaders with 263. Kenney was also the first women's basketball player in Scarlet Knight history with over 100 career steals in a season. She captured 104 steals in 1978, a school record that stood for 16 years. She also set an RU record with 10 steals against St. Joseph's on Feb. 16, 1978. A three-year letterwinner, she led Rutgers in assists all three seasons and captained the team in both the 1977-78 and 1978-79 seasons.
