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Rizzotti to Return to USA Basketball Sidelines as National Team Court Coach

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - University of Hartford Women's Basketball head coach Jennifer Rizzotti will return to the sidelines next week with USA Basketball, serving as a court coach for the USA Basketball Women's National Team Training Camp. Click Here for the full USA Basketball release.

Coach Rizzotti's most recent assignment with USA Basketball came in the fall when she joined the national team for the FIBA World Championships. USA Basketball won gold in the eight day event which was held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Rizzotti, the 2011 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year, led the 2011 U19 World Championship Team to a gold medal at the U19 FIBA World Championships. Previously, she led the 2010 USA U18 National Team that finished with a perfect 5-0 record, captured the gold medal at the 2010 FIBA Americas Championship and earned the U.S. a berth in the 2011 FIBA U19 Worlds.

In her first USA Basketball coaching stint, Rizzotti was an assistant coach for the 2006 USA U18 National Team that collected gold with a 4-0 record at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship and earned a qualifying spot in the 2007 U19 World Championship.

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