If you attended a UNCG Women’s Basketball game in the early-mid 1970s, you likely would have seen Rita Wiggs ‘75, jersey number 33, helping push the team to victory with record-setting scores. Since graduating (and having her number retired), she has continued her passion for basketball, coaching at several institutions before becoming the first full-time commissioner of the USA South Athletic Conference, where she would serve for 16 years.
Now she is celebrating this formative time at UNCG with a $214,000 gift across three funds supporting UNCG School of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) students and student-athletes.