Khadijah Rushdan (born December 5, 1988) is an American former basketball player. She played college basketball at Rutgers, and was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the second round of the 2012 WNBA draft. Currently, she is the head coach of the Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team. She was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.
College career Rushan was a first team All-Big East selection her last year at Rutgers. Rushdan led the Big East her junior year in Assist to Turnover Ratio. She is one of two players in Rutgers women's basketball history to record a triple-double. Rushdan is only one of two players in history to accumulate over 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists.
Rutgers statistics Source YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG2007–08Rutgers83 – –75.00.80.40.4 –0.42008–09Rutgers3423941.436.080.34.42.41.30.310.02009–10Rutgers3228739.923.178.44.43.61.80.411.02010–11Rutgers3136641.320.074.45.85.21.50.413.82011–12Rutgers3039350.030.079.15.93.41.50.615.1Career totals135128843.127.876.45.83.41.40.414.5
Professional career Player Rushdan was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the second round, with the 15th overall pick, of the 2012 WNBA draft. She played in the 2012 WNBA preseason. However, she strained her groin, which caused her to miss the 2012 WNBA season.Other Sports | The News Journal | delawareonline.comWNBA.com: Khadijah Rushdan Playerfile
Coach Rushdan was hired as Delaware State University women’s basketball coach on April 17, 2026.
Other She was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.
References
External links 2012 NCAA tournament – Rutgers standout senior Khadijah Rushdan has will to succeed- ESPN