ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.– With the move of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee to 12 members in 2021-22, it was announced on Thursday that two existing members will have their terms extended for one year, while three new committee members will be added for the coming season.
Of significance, New Mexico’s Deputy Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator Janice Ruggiero is among the newest committee members.
“I am so excited and honored to be chosen to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee,” stated Ruggiero. “Being a former women’s basketball student-athlete and coach, I have an immense love for the game and a want to grow the game. There is no better committee at the NCAA to help grow women’s basketball.”