<p>WASHINGTON — Jennifer Rizzotti was fired as George Washington’s women’s basketball coach on Monday after one NCAA Tournament trip in five years at the school.</p>
<p>GW went 9-14 this season.</p>
<p>Rizzotti went 72-74 as GW’s coach since being hired in April 2016. She is also an assistant coach for the U.S. women’s national team.</p>
<p>George Washington was 20-10 and went to the WNIT in her first year, then 19-14 with an NCAAs appearance in her second.</p>
<p>Rizzotti helped UConn win its first national championship in 1995 as a point guard and was elected to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.</p>
<p>She came to GW after 17 seasons as a coach at Hartford.</p>
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