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
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, 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]
