Debbie Slimmon Explained

Debbie Slimmon
Fullname:Deborah Lee Slimmon
Birth Date:3 April 1967
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Sport:Women's basketball
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Deborah Lee "Debbie" Slimmon (born 3 April 1967) is a retired 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] Slimmon also represented Australia at the 1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship held in the United States.[3]

In the domestic competition, Slimmon was the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Most Valuable Player on two occasions; 1990 and 1992.[4] [5] 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.[6] [7] Slimmon was also named to the WNBL All-Star Five on four occasions; 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1995.[8] [9] In season 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.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113005/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sl/debbie-slimmon-1.html Debbie Slimmon
  2. FIBA Archive. Player Search: Slimmon. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  3. FIBA Archive. 1985 World Championship for Junior Women. Debbie Slimmon. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20080721050627/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=89 League Most Valuable Player
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403202458/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=381&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3686&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=169&cHash=2aaeb79385 Trailblazers: History of the WNBL MVP Award
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20090912015451/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=696 Bulleen Boomers: Club History
  7. Howell, Stephen (20 January 5005). League pollsters find Jackson simply the best. The Age. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20080721050420/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=91 All Star Five
  9. https://archive.today/20130115013919/http://westcoastwavesbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=376&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=2&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2675&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=129&cHash=6f4911009e Gary Turner leaves a Legacy behind
  10. Basketball Australia. WNBL Top Shooters Award. Retrieved 2012-12-24.

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