Debbie Black was born on July 29,1966 and is an American women's basketball former player and current coach.
20 Facts About Debbie Black
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Debbie Black retired from the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA in 2005.
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Debbie Black was an assistant coach for the Ohio State University before being named the head coach of the Eastern Illinois University Women's Basketball team on May 16,2013, in which position she continued until 2017.
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Debbie Black played for Jim Foster at St Joseph's University and graduated in 1988.
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Debbie Black played eight seasons with the Hobart Islanders of the Women's National Basketball League in Australia.
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Debbie Black helped the team win the WNBL championship in 1991.
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Debbie Black played for the Launceston Tornadoes of the South East Australian Basketball League in 1994 and 1995, helping the team win the 1995 SEABL championship and ABA National championship.
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Debbie Black played for the Colorado Xplosion and was an All-Star selection for the ABL.
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Debbie Black is the only professional female basketball player to have accomplished, and is one of very few basketball players ever to accomplish a quadruple double ; she accomplished this feat against the Atlanta Glory on Dec 8,1996.
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Debbie Black received Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1997.
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Debbie Black was drafted 15th overall by the Utah Starzz in 2nd round of the 1999 WNBA draft.
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Debbie Black then played for the Miami Sol from 2000 to 2002.
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In 2003, Debbie Black was acquired by the Connecticut Sun during the dispersal draft.
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Debbie Black played for the Sun until her retirement in 2005.
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Debbie Black is a half inch shorter than the shortest NBA player in history, Muggsy Bogues.
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Debbie Black was named to the team representing the USA at the William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan in 1985.
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Debbie Black had 8 rebounds and 3 steals in the competition.
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On May 16,2013, Debbie Black was named the head coach of the Eastern Illinois Panthers.
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On March 7,2017, Debbie Black's contract was not renewed as head coach of EIU.
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Debbie Black endured budget cuts and layoffs during her time as coach and the university did not receive state funds for over a year.