Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame
Jennie Hall helped brand Rutgers as one of the nation's elite teams during her four-year career. A Street & Smith All-American in 1983, the Norristown, Pa., product led Rutgers to a 99-28 in four years, including a 25-7 slate in 1982 when Rutgers won the AIAW national championship. In that national title run, she led the team with 24 points and five rebounds against Villanova in the semifinal game and was named to the AIAW All-Tournament team for her efforts. Hall served as co-captain as a senior while she earned First Team All-Atlantic-10 honors, as well as team MVP accolades. In 1983, Hall earned the most prestigious award at Rutgers, the Headly-Singer Award given to the top graduating female student athlete. Hall averaged 15.2 points per game during her career along with racking up 1,104 points, 419 rebounds, 279 assists and 206 steals. After her Rutgers career, Hall went on to win a silver medal in the World University Games in 1985 and was an Olympic team invitee in 1984 and 1988. Hall became the first American woman to play professionally in Finland. She spent seven years playing professional ball overseas and was named to the National All-Star Team three seasons. After serving as an assistant coach for eight years, Hall was named the 1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year as the head coach at Coppin State.
