Debbie Leonard
Debbie Leonard (born November 22, 1951) is a former college women's basketball coach of Duke Blue Devils women's basketball and is currently a television commentator and State Farm agent.[1]
Leonard was head coach at Duke from 1977–92 and led the team to a 212-190 overall record and 69-119 record in ACC games. She was ACC and District 3 Coach of the Year in 1984-85, when the team went 19-8. Her best win total came the next year when the team went 21-9 overall and 9-5 in the ACC, finishing third. She led the team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1987.[2]
Leonard was also assistant coach of the U.S. National Team in the 1988 World Championships and was an assistant coach at the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival.
Leonard was named an ACC Legend in 2010.[3] She is a 1974 graduate of High Point University, where she was a member of the women's basketball team.
Year by year
Source:[4]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | ||
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Debbie Leonard (ACC) (1977–1992) | |||||||||
1977-78 | Debbie Leonard | 1–19 | 0–8 | 7th | NCAIAW Tournament | ||||
1978-79 | Debbie Leonard | 11–11 | 3–6 | 5th | NCAIAW Tournament | ||||
1979-80 | Debbie Leonard | 14–13 | 5–5 | T-4th | NCAIAW Tournament | ||||
1980-81 | Debbie Leonard | 11–14 | 3–6 | 6th | NCAIAW Tournament | ||||
1981-82 | Debbie Leonard | 14–15 | 3–8 | 6th | AIAW Region II Tournament | ||||
1982-83 | Debbie Leonard | 15–10 | 6–7 | 4th | |||||
1983-84 | Debbie Leonard | 13–14 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
1984-85 | Debbie Leonard | 19–8 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
1985-86 | Debbie Leonard | 21–9 | 9–5 | 3rd | NWIT Fourth Place | ||||
1986-87 | Debbie Leonard | 19–10 | 7–7 | 4th | NCAA Second Round (Play-In) | ||||
1987-88 | Debbie Leonard | 17–11 | 5–9 | 5th | |||||
1988-89 | Debbie Leonard | 12–16 | 2–12 | 7th | |||||
1989-90 | Debbie Leonard | 15–13 | 4–10 | T-6th | |||||
1990-91 | Debbie Leonard | 16–12 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
1991-92 | Debbie Leonard | 14–15 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
Debbie Leonard: | 212–190 | 69–119 | |||||||
Total: | 212-190 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ https://www.statefarm.com/agent/US/NC/Durham/Debbie-Leonard-6FDX01YS000
- ↑ https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf9/2560591.pdf?ATCLID=209297944&SPSID=22751&SPID=1846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200
- ↑ http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205084558
- ↑ https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf9/2560591.pdf?ATCLID=209297944&SPSID=22751&SPID=1846&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200