Khadijah Rushdan was appointed the Head Women's Basketball coach at Delaware State on April 17, 2026.
A celebrated figure in Delaware basketball, Rushdan brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success both as a player and a coach. Khadijah Rushdan, a legendary high school player at St. Elizabeth's School in Wilmington, Delaware, is renowned for her exceptional skills and competitive spirit.
Rushdan comes to Delaware State after spending the last 3 seasons at Marquette. The past two seasons she served in the role of Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator. During her tenure Rushdan helped the Golden Eagles accomplish both an NCAA tournament appearance as well as a WBIT appearance.
During her time at Marquette, Rushdan played a key role in the development of multiple all-conference performers. Junior forward Skylar Forbes earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors in 2024-25 and 2025-26, along with All-Defensive Team recognition in 2025-26. Graduate guard Lee Volker was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team in both 2024-25 and 2025-26, while junior guard Halle Vice earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors in 2025-26. She was also instrumental in the development of Jordan King who also earned All-BIG EAST honors and MacKenzie Hare who earned All-Honorable Mention during the 2023-2024 season.
In the summer of 2025, Rushdan was invited to the prestigious TopConnect Basketball Symposium. TopConnect identifies the top assistant basketball coaches in the country and connects them with mid-major Athletic Directors providing tremendous networking and leadership development opportunities for both parties.
While at North Florida, Rushdan helped develop forward Jazz Bond into the program's first-ever WNBA draft pick. Bond, twice named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year, spent four years in the program with Rushdan before being selected in the 2022 WNBA Draft.
A specialist in guard play and development at UNF, Rushdan also helped coach Marissa Mackins to an All-ASUN First Team selection in 2020-21. Rhetta Moore was named the ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year while also earning all-tournament honors in 2020-21.
Prior to her time at North Florida, Rushdan spent one season as an assistant coach at LaSalle and three seasons as an assistant coach at St. Elizabeth High School in Wilmington, Delaware. Additionally, she was a member of the coaching staff at the 2022 US Olympic Women's Basketball U16 Trials.
As a player, Rushdan had a high level of success at the collegiate, professional, and national team levels. After a strong collegiate career at Rutgers, she was selected as the 15th overall pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. She spent one season there before playing professionally in Israel in 2012-13.
Rushdan went to Rutgers where Hall of Fame coach Vivian Stringer developed her into one of the most complete guards in program history. As a guard at Rutgers from 2007-12, she appeared in 135 games for the Scarlet Knights, tied for second-most in program history. She ranks 21st in Rutgers' scoring ranks with 1,288 career points. She helped her team to NCAA tournament appearances all five seasons, including an Elite Eight in 2007-08 and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2008-09.
Rushdan won a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA Americas Championship as a member of the USA U18 National Team. At St. Elizabeth High School in Wilmington, Delaware, Rushdan was a 2007 McDonald's All-American and was a three-time Delaware State Player of the Year and the second leading scorer in state history with 2,414 points. She was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum Hall of Fame and St. Elizabeth Hall of Fame in 2022.
A native of Wilmington, DE Rushdan earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Rutgers University in 2012, then returned to her alma mater for a master's degree in global sports business in 2018. Rushdan has one son, Enzo (5).
