Muffet McGraw and Ruth Riley Hunter '01, '16 EMBA
ND Women Connect is thrilled to present a conversation between Notre Dame legends Muffet McGraw, Hall of Fame and former Notre Dame women’s basketball coach, analyst, and advocate for social justice, women’s equality, and hunger relief, and her former player Ruth Riley Hunter ’01, ’16 EMBA, NCAA and WNBA champion, Olympian, executive, mother, and humanitarian. Join as these inspiring women reflect on leadership, faith, service, and women in sports.
Join the Live Event
ND Women Connect thrilled to feature a fireside chat with Ruth Riley ’01, former ND basketball player, WNBA champion, Olympian, executive, mother, and humanitarian, and her former coach,
Muffett McGraw, two-time Notre Dame women’s basketball championship coach, hall of famer, and hunger-relief advocate. Discussing leadership, faith, service, and, of course, women in sports, this event is sure to be thought- provoking and inspiring! Join us on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Meet the Speaker: Muffet McGraw
Muffet McGraw spent 33 seasons as the Notre Dame women’s basketball head coach, earning two NCAA national championships (2001, 2018). With 936 career wins, nine Final Fours, and multiple titles, she is one of only five NCAA Division I coaches to achieve that combination of milestones. McGraw was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. Whether it’s organizing food drives throughout the area or teaching her Sports Leadership class in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, Muffet remains active in the South Bend Community. She now works as a basketball analyst for the ACC Network.
Meet the Speaker: Ruth Riley Hunter '01, '16 EMBA
Ruth Riley Hunter ’01, ’16 EMBA was part of Notre Dame women’s basketball 2001 national championship team. She went on to win two WNBA titles and an Olympic gold medal, becoming the first woman named MVP of both the NCAA Final Four and the WNBA Finals. Ruth now serves at Senior Director of Team Development for the Miami HEAT and was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019. Ruth advocates for global health and child hunger through NBA/WNBA Cares, the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets, and No Kid Hungry.