Debbie Slimmon

Debbie Slimmon
Personal information
Born 3 April 1967[1]
Melbourne, Victoria

Deborah (Debbie) Slimmon (born 3 April 1967) is a former Australian women's basketball player.

Biography

Slimmon played for the national team between 1987 and 1990, competing at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.[1][2]

In the domestic competition, Slimmon was the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Most Valuable Player on two occasions; 1990 and 1992.[3][4] Although Slimmon represented Australia at only one Olympic Games and at no World Championships, she is still considered one of Australia’s best ever women basketballers.[5] Slimmon was also named to the WNBL All Star Five in 1988, 1989 and 1990.[6][7] In 1990, Slimmon set a WNBL record with 553 points scored at an average of 22.1 per game. This record would remain for 12 years until broken by Penny Taylor in season 2001/02 with 570 points.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Debbie Slimmon. Sports Reference LLC. Women's Basketball. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  2. FIBA Archive. Player Search: Slimmon. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  3. League Most Valuable Player. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  4. Trailblazers: History of the WNBL MVP Award. Women's National Basketball League. News (March 21, 2012). Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  5. Bulleen Boomers: Club History. Women's National Basketball League: News. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  6. All Star Five. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  7. Gary Turner leaves a Legacy behind. Women's National Basketball League. News (November 29, 2010). Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  8. Basketball Australia. WNBL Top Shooters Award. Retrieved 2012-12-24.

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