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Debbie Huband
Personal information
Born (1956-09-05) September 5, 1956 (age 68)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportBasketball
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Basketball
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Mexico City

Deborah Ellen Huband[1] (born September 5, 1956) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2]

Playing career

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As a basketball player at Bishop's University, she set a U Sports single-game scoring record (since broken) with 50 points in a game during the 1981–82 season.[3]

With the Bishop's Gaiters women's basketball' program, she was part of three consecutive QUAA titles (1977–80), complemented by selections to the CIAU All-Canadian team twice, along with recognition as the Bishop's Female Athlete of the Year three times.[4]

Canadian national team

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As a member of the Canadian national basketball team, she served as team captain from 1979 to 1986.[4] Debbie Huband was a member of the bronze medal winning teams at the 1979 and 1987 Pan American Games.[5]

Coaching career

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As the UBC Thunderbirds women's basketball head coach, Huband captured three national titles (2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08), winning the Bronze Baby, and four conference championships (2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2014–15).[6] On January 11, 2020, Huband captured her 338th regular season coaching win in Canada West Universities Athletic Association play, as the Thunderbirds prevailed over the Trinity Western Spartans by a 100–57 mark.[7] With the win, she eclipsed former University of Victoria head coach Kathy Shields for the all-time wins record in Canada West women's basketball.[8]

Awards and honors

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  • 1978 CIS Championship MVP: Deb Huband[9]
  • 1994 inductee - Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame[10]
  • 1995 inductee - Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame[11]
  • 1995 Inductee - Bishop's University Wall of Distinction[12]
  • 2003–04 Canada West Coach of the Year
  • 2003–04 Peter Ennis Award awarded to the U Sports Coach of the Year [13]
  • 2017 inductee - Basketball BC Hall of Fame[14]
  • 2018 Sport BC In Her Footsteps Honouree[15]
  • Top 100 U Sports women's basketball Players of the Century (1920–2020).[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Deborah 'Debbie' Ellen Huband". Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Debbie Huband Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Howard Tsumura (January 27, 2017). "Howard Tsumura: Longevity, excellence mark the career of UBC basketball coach Deb Huband". theprovince.com/. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Marty Rourke (March 11, 2020). "Four Gaiters named among U SPORTS Top 100 Women's Basketball Players of the Century". Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "BIOGRAPHY Deborah HUBAND". olympics.com. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Stu Walters (April 27, 2021). "Honouring a distinguished era as Deb Huband enters retirement". gothunderbirds.ca/. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Huband makes history as T-Birds top Spartans". gothunderbirds.ca/. January 11, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  8. ^ Cleeve Denshaw (January 15, 2020). "UBC Thunderbirds' coaches in a class of their own". timescolonist.com. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "U SPORTS MAJOR AWARD WINNERS". buathleticshistory. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "Debbie Huband - Athlete". basketball.ca/. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "Deborah 'Debbie' Ellen Huband". ottawasporthalloffame.ca/. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "Wall of Distinction: Debbie Huband". gaiters.ca/. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  13. ^ Martin Cleary (May 7, 2021). "HIGH ACHIEVERS: Deb Huband retiring after illustrious basketball coaching career with UBC Thunderbirds". ottawasportspages.ca/. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  14. ^ Marcus Yun (February 17, 2017). "UBC coach Deb Huband to be inducted into the Basketball BC hall of fame". ubyssey.ca/. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  15. ^ "SPORT BC ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS AT THE 52ND AWARD GALA". viasport.ca. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women's basketball players of the century". saltwire.com. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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