Anne Donovan Named NJSWA Woman of the Year
1/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
EDISON, N.J. - Seton Hall head women's basketball coach Anne Donovan was named the Sports Woman of the Year at the New Jersey Sports Writers' Association 75th anniversary banquet on Sunday at the Pines Manor.
Donovan headlined a star-studded lineup of honorees while adding to her already lengthy dossier of awards, which includes the Naismith Trophy as the national player of the year while at Old Dominion, two Olympic gold medals as a player, membership in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and a WNBA Championship as head coach of the Seattle Storm.
Now at Seton Hall, Donovan sees a bright future for the Pirates. "I'm really excited," she told the crowd of over 500. "I never thought this Jersey girl would come back to New Jersey. I am exactly where I was supposed to be."
NJSWA Honorees
Anne Donovan, Seton Hall, USA Olympian, Basketball, Sports Woman Of The Year, Hall Of Fame
Steve "The Schmoozer" Somers, WFAN 660, Radio-TV Excellence
Leonard Marshall, NY Giants DL, Hall Of Fame
Bill Austin, Rutgers Football, Hall Of Fame
Fred Hill, Rutgers Baseball , Hall Of Fame
Eddie Lucas, Yesnetwork.com, Sports Humanitarian Of The Year
Frank Litsky, NY Times Journalism Excellence
Eric Murdock, Providence, NBA, Rutgers Coaching Staff, Hall Of Fame
Geoff Billet, Rutgers Basketball, Hall Of Fame
Matt Hoffman, Rowan University football All-America, winner of Eric LeGrand Courageous Athlete Award
Ali DeLuca, Penn, Women's Lacrosse College Player of The Year.
Courtney Banghart, Princeton, Women's College Basketball Coach of The Year.
Tasha Pointer, Rutgers, Basketball, Hall Of Fame.
David Fay, United States Golf Assoc., Hall Of Fame.
Andrew Pierce, Delaware, College Running Back Of The Year.
Brian Sears, Driver Harness Man Of The Year.
Bob Auriemma, Brick High School Ice Hockey, New Jersey Coaching Legend
