Cathy Rush

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Name = Cathy Rush
Sport = Basketball
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College = Immaculata
Title = Head coach
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Championships = AIAW National Championship 1972, 1973, 1974
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OverallRecord = 149-15 (.909)
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CoachYears = 1972-1977
CoachTeams = Immaculata
CollegeHOFID = 2000
BBallHOF = 2008

Introduction

Cathy Rush was the head women's basketball coach at Immaculata from 1972-1977. She led Immaculata to three consecutive AIAW national titles from 1972-1974. She led the Mighty Macs to 6 consecutive final four appearances in her six seasons with the school, attaining a 149-15 record. ["Hall of Fame honors former Immaculata coach Cathy Rush." "Philadelphia Daily News", April 7, 2008. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/20080407_Hall_of_Fame_honors_former_Immaculata_coach_Cathy_Rush.html] Rush was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 7, 2008. [Associated Press. "Ewing, Hakeem headline 2008 Naismith Hall of Fame class." "ESPN.com", April 7, 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3333987] She had also been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.

Cathy Rush received a Bachelor of Science from West Chester University, 1968. Obtained a Masters in Education from West Chester University in 1972.

Accomplishments

*Brought the tiny Immaculata College (under 500 students) into the National spotlight with five trips to the NAIAW Championship Game in six years, winning three back to back Titles.

*Compiled an amazing career record of 149 wins and 15 losses - a 91% winning percentage. [ [http://www.futurestarscamps.com/cathyrush.html Cathy Rush ] ]
*Coached and directed the 1975 U.S. Women's basketball team at the Pan American games, leading the team to a gold medal finish.

*2008 Hall of Fame Inductee - Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

*Member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

*One of the few woman inducted into the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame.

*Member of the U.S. Olympic Committee of Women's basketball. [ [http://www.futurestarscamps.com/basketball.html Future Stars Basketball Camps by Cathy Rush - The Leader in Summer Basketball Camps Since 1971 ] ]

*Written up in Newsweek as the "Al Maguire of Women's Basketball"."

*Received Special Achievement Awards from both the New Jersey and Philadelphia Sports Writers' Association.

*Recipient of Special Achievement Award from the Delaware County Athletes Hall of Fame.

Cathy has four children with her ex-husband, former National Basketball Association referee and Supervisor of Officials Ed T. Rush.

Current Activities

* [http://www.futurestarscamps.com Future Stars Camps] - Cathy is the founder president of Future Stars. For over 35 years, Future Stars has been conducting basketball, field hockey, soccer, all sport, and sports and arts camps for girls and boys.

*Color Commentating - Cathy has been the color commentator several major networks, including NBC, CBS, CBN, ESPN, PRISM and the Sport Channel.

*Cathy is a breast cancer survivor and a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society.

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