Joyce Slipp

Joyce Slipp (née Douthwright born 25 April 1950) is a retired Canadian basketball player and head coach. As a member of the Canada women's national basketball team from 1969 to 1976, Slipp competed at the 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women, 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women and the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976, Slipp moved to University of New Brunswick to coach their women's basketball team. During her tenures as head coach from the 1970s to 2000s, Slipp had 263 wins and 171 losses. Slipp was named into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1999 and Canada Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

Joyce Slipp
Personal information
Birth nameJoyce Douthwright
NationalityCanadian
Born (1950-04-25) 25 April 1950
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Sport
SportBasketball

Early life and education

On 25 April 1950, Slipp was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. After growing up in Gunningsville, Slipp played field hockey and basketball while attending the University of New Brunswick.[1][2] For her post-secondary education, Slipp received bachelor degrees in physical education and arts during the early 1970s.[3]

Career

In 1969, Slipp joined the Canada women's national basketball team and continued to play for the team until 1976.[4] During this time period, Slipp competed at the 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women and 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women.[5] In international competitions, Slipp was on the Canadian team that placed sixth at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[6] That year, Slipp became the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of New Brunswick. From 1976 to 1980, Slipp had 63 wins and 23 losses with UNB.[7]

Outside of basketball, Slipp began coaching UNB's field hockey team in 1977 for New Brunswick.[8] She continued her coaching position until 1990 while working as a physical education teacher.[9] While in field hockey, Slipp was named coach of the year by U Sports in 1986 and 1989.[10][11] After advising the New Brunswick government on sports from 1990 to 1995, Slipp went back to UNB to assist the athletic director in 1995.[9] That year, Slipp resumed her head basketball coach tenure with UNB. After she retired as head coach in 2006, Slipp had 200 wins and 148 losses during her second basketball tenure with UNB.[7][12]

Awards and honours

In 1992, Slipp was named to the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame.[13] After becoming a member of the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1999, Slipp entered the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.[14][2] In 2020, Slipp was chosen by U Sports as one of the top 100 players in women's basketball between 1920 to 2020.[15]

Personal life

Slipp is married and has two children.[9]

References
  1. "Joyce Douthwright-Slipp". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. "Joyce Slipp (Douthwright)". Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. "UNB's Slipp named honorary chair of AUS basketball championships". The Chronicle Herald. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. "#BBall125 Joyce Slipp". Canada Basketball. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. "Joyce Douthwright's profile | 1971 World Championship for Women". FIBA. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joyce Douthwright Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. "Historical Record for UNB". U Sports Hoops. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. "COA honours Moncton's Joyce Slipp". The Times & Transcript. 21 April 1999.
  9. "CIS 50th Anniversary Success Stories (Week 3): Joyce Slipp". Presto Sports. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  10. "Sports Awards". U Sports. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  11. "Marina Van Der Merwe Award" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  12. "Joyce Slipp announced as honorary chair for 2019 Subway AUS Basketball Championships". Atlantic University Sport. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  13. "Joyce (Douthwright) Slipp". New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. "Joyce Slipp (Douthwright)—Athlete" (PDF). Canada Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  15. "U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women's basketball players of the century". U Sports. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.