Debbie Black
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Debbie Black (born July 29, 1966)[1] is an American women's basketball former player and current coach. During her professional career, Black played in the Women's National Basketball League in Australia, the American Basketball League and the Women's National Basketball Association. She retired from the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA in 2005.[2] 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.[3]
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Born | (1966-07-29) July 29, 1966 (age 57) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 124 lb (56 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Archbishop Wood (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
College | Saint Joseph's (1984–1988) | ||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 1999: 2nd round, 15th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Utah Starzz | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1988–2004 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
Number | 31, 24 | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1999–present | ||||||||||||||
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As player: | |||||||||||||||
1988–1996 | Hobart Islanders | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Launceston Tornadoes | ||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Colorado Xplosion | ||||||||||||||
1999 | Utah Starzz | ||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Miami Sol | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||
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1999–2000 | Vanderbilt (Assistant) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2013 | Ohio State (Assistant) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Eastern Illinois | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Chattanooga (Director of Operations) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Chattanooga (Assistant) | ||||||||||||||
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