Coquese Washington
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| Born | January 17, 1971 Flint, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 138 lb (63 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Flint Central (Flint, Michigan) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (1989–1993) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1999–present | ||||||||||||||
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Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Portland Power | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Houston Comets | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 1999–2007 | Notre Dame (Asst.) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2019 | Penn State | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Oklahoma (ACH) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Notre Dame (AHC) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2026 | Rutgers | ||||||||||||||
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Coquese Makebra Washington (born January 17, 1971) is a basketball coach and former player, who was the head women's basketball coach for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights from 2022 to 2026. Washington holds a Juris Doctor degree and was the first president of the WNBA Players Association, holding that position from 1999 to 2001. She played high school basketball at Flint Central High School and collegiate basketball at the University of Notre Dame.