Debbie Paladino, who played on the Rutgers women's basketball team that won the last AIAW national championship in 1982, has died. She was 44.

During her career, her teammates included Chris Dailey, associate head coach at UConn, Patty Coyle, Liberty head coach, Mary Coyle, (Klinger) coach and athletic director, Rutgers Prep, and Sue Wicks, assistant coach, St. Francis (NY).