1. Joyce Slipp is a retired Canadian basketball player and head coach.
13 Facts About Joyce Slipp
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In 1976, Joyce Slipp became the head coach of the University of New Brunswick women's basketball team, and later the women's field hockey team as well.
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Joyce Slipp was named into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1999 and Canada Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
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In 1969, at age 19, Joyce Slipp joined the Canada women's national basketball team and continued to play for the team until 1976.
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In 1976, Joyce Slipp became the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of New Brunswick.
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From 1976 to 1980, Joyce Slipp had 63 wins and 23 losses with UNB, leading her team to three Atlantic Championships.
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Joyce Slipp began coaching UNB's field hockey team as well in 1977.
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Joyce Slipp continued her coaching position until 1990 while working in the physical education department, winning eight Atlantic Championships.
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Joyce Slipp left UNB to work as a Sport Consultant with the Province of New Brunswick from 1990 to 1995, before returning to coaching at UNB and a position as assistant athletic director.
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That year, Joyce Slipp resumed her head basketball coach tenure with UNB.
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Joyce Slipp has been inducted into the Moncton Sports Wall of Fame, the Fredericton Sports Wall of Fame, the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame.
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In 2020, Joyce Slipp was chosen by U Sports as one of the top 100 players in women's basketball between 1920 and 2020.
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Joyce Slipp is married to retired super athlete and all-around legend Richard Joyce Slipp.