Debbie Huband
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1956-09-05) 5 September 1956 (age 67)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportBasketball
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Basketball
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Mexico City

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

Playing career

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

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

As the UBC Thunderbirds women's basketball head coach, Huband captured three national titles (2003-04, '05-06, '07-08), winning the Bronze Baby, and four conference championships (2006-07, '07-08, '11-12, '14-15).[6] On 11 January 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

References

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

External links

Canada squad – 1984 Summer Olympics – 4th place
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