Joyce Slipp (née Douthwright born 25 April 1950) is a retired Canadian

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player and head coach. As a member of the

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from 1969 to 1976, Slipp competed at the

1971 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women (Portuguese:Campeonato Mundial Feminino da Fiba de 1971) was the sixth FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 15 to 29 May 1971. The Soviet Union won the world champ ...

1975 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women (Spanish: 1975 Campeonato Mundial FIBA Femenino) was the seventh FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Colombia, from 23 September to 4 October 1975. The Soviet Union won the wo ...

and the

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. In 1976, Slipp became the head coach of the

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women's basketball team, and later the women's field hockey team as well. During her tenures as head basketball coach from the 1970s to 2000s, Slipp had 263 wins and 171 losses. Slipp was named into the

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in 1999 and

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Hall of Fame in 2000.

Early life and education

On 25 April 1950, Slipp was born in

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to parents Melvin & Beth Douthwright, the 3rd of 4 children. After growing up in Gunningsville,

, Slipp played field hockey and basketball while attending the

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. For her post-secondary education, Slipp received

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in physical education (1972) and arts (1974). Slipp was awarded the Colin B. Mackay Shield in 1974 as UNB's Female Athlete of the Year.

Playing for Team Canada

In 1969, at age 19, Slipp joined the

and continued to play for the team until 1976. During this time period, Slipp competed at the

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, 1971 Pan-American Games in

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, 1973 World Student Games in

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, Russia, the

, and the

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, for which Slipp was named team captain. This was the debut of Women's basketball at the Olympics.

Coaching career

In 1976, 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, leading her team to three Atlantic Championships. Slipp began coaching UNB's field hockey team as well in 1977. She continued her coaching position until 1990 while working in the physical education (now kinesiology) department, winning eight Atlantic Championships. While in field hockey, Slipp was named national coach of the year by

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in 1986 and 1989. The CIS field hockey rookie of the year was named in her honour, the Joyce Slipp Rookie of the Year Award, in 1992. 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

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. 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.

Honours

Slipp has been inducted into the Moncton Sports Wall of Fame, the Fredericton Sports Wall of Fame, the

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. After becoming a member of the

in 1999, Slipp entered the

Hall of Fame in 2000. In 2020, Slipp was chosen by U Sports as one of the top 100 players in women's basketball between 1920 and 2020.

Personal life

Slipp is married to retired super athlete and all-around legend Richard Slipp. They have two children - Shanda, a family physician, married to Aiden, a respirologist; and Tyler, director of operations at Basketball New Brunswick, married to Katie, neonatal ICU nurse. Slipp has 5 grandchildren: Alice, Payton, Wyatt, Evelyn, Olivia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Slipp, Joyce 1950 births Living people Basketball people from New Brunswick Canadian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Moncton Academic staff of the University of New Brunswick Canadian women's basketball coaches 20th-century Canadian sportswomen