Susan Rojcewicz
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Full name | Susan Marie Rojcewicz | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | May 29, 1953 Worcester, Massachusetts | (age 71)||||||||||||||||||||
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Susan Marie Rojcewicz (born May 29, 1953) is an American former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was born in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1] After culminating her college career at Southern Connecticut State University in 1975, Rojcewicz became a physical education instructor and assistant basketball coach at Penn State University.
USA Basketball
In 1975, Rojcewicz was selected to represent the United States' national team in the FIBA World Championship for Women in Colombia and the Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico. She teamed up with high school star Nancy Lieberman and fellow college stars Ann Meyers and Pat Head. In the FIBA World Championship, the United States compiled a 4–3 record and finished in eighth place. Rojcewicz averaged 7.7 points per game.[2] In the Pan American Games, the United States team went unbeaten in seven games to win the gold medal, their first win since 1963.[3]
Rojcewicz was named to the USA Basketball National Team to represent the USA at the 1976 Olympics, the first year that women's basketball would be played at the Olympics. The USA team ended with a record of 3–2, losing to the eventual gold medal champion USSR in the semifinal game, and winning the final game against Czechoslovakia to take home the silver medal. Rojcewicz averaged 7.2 points per game.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Susan Rojcewicz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ "Seventh World Championship for Women – 1975". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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- ^ "Games of the XXIst Olympiad -- 1976". USA Basketball. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Massachusetts
- College women's basketball players in the United States
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in basketball
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Penn State Lady Lions basketball coaches
- Southern Connecticut State University alumni
- Sportspeople from Worcester, Massachusetts
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball