{"id":615377,"date":"2026-03-09T19:14:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/615377\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T19:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:14:23","slug":"gary-redus-ii-takes-over-beleaguered-big-ten-basketball-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/615377\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Redus II takes over beleaguered Big Ten basketball program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gary Redus is a familiar name to baseball fans from his 13-year career with the Cincinnati Reds (1982-85), Philadelphia Phillies (1986), Chicago White Sox (1987-88), Pittsburgh Pirates (1988-92), and Texas Rangers (1993-94).<\/p>\n

Redus is also a familiar name among college basketball fans. <\/p>\n

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The son of the former major leaguer, Gary Redus II, played two seasons of college basketball at South Alabama from 2009-11. As a coach, he worked as an assistant coach on Kim Mulkey\u2019s staff at LSU since 2022-23, which ended with the Tigers winning a national championship.<\/p>\n

As of Monday, the younger Redus is the head coach at Rutgers, replacing Coquese Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am honored and grateful for the opportunity to be the next women\u2019s basketball coach at Rutgers University,\u201d Redus said in a statement announcing the hire<\/a>. \u201cI am no stranger to the rich history of basketball here at Rutgers and I look forward to building on that legacy as we move the program forward. I\u2019d like to thank Keli and President Tate for their vote of confidence in me and the vision we share for the future of this program. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy family and I are extremely excited to fully immerse ourselves in this community and work tirelessly to elevate our women\u2019s basketball program back to an elite level.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Scarlet Knights went 9-20 in 2025-26, ending the season on an 11-game losing streak and winning only one game in Big Ten play.<\/p>\n

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