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Tasha Pointer is the Head Women\'s Basketball Coach at UIC. Pointer has mentored four conference Defensive Players of the Year, two Rookies of the Year, 18 all-conference selections, and over a dozen WNBA draft picks. She was instrumental in recruiting some of the nation\\u2019s top high school players, resulting in three recruiting classes that ranked third in the country and an additional top-10 group.
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\\nA Parade First Team All-American and the Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year out of Whitney Young High School in Chicago, Pointer starred at Rutgers. She led the Scarlet Knights to their first Final Four appearance in 2000 and remains the program\\u2019s all-time leader in assists, and second on the steals list. During her senior season, she led the NCAA in assists on her way to becoming an honorable mention All-American and a finalist for both the Naismith Player of the Year and Nancy Lieberman Awards. Pointer scored 1,456 points in her decorated career and accumulated four triple-doubles. She was named to the Big East 25th Anniversary Hall of Fame Team and is enshrined in the Rutgers Hall of Fame.

Listen in as Coach Pointer shares the importance of faith and Servant Leadership as she leads the young ladies at UIC.