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Full name | Deborah Lee Slimmon |
Born | [1] Melbourne, Victoria | 3 April 1967
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Sport | Women's basketball |
Deborah Lee "Debbie" Slimmon (born 3 April 1967) is a retired Australian women's basketball player.
Slimmon played for the national team between 1987 and 1990, competing at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.[1][2] Slimmon also represented Australia at the 1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship held in the United States.[3]
In the domestic competition, Slimmon was the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Most Valuable Player on two occasions; 1990 and 1992.[4][5] Although Slimmon represented Australia at only one Olympic Games and at no World Championships, she is still considered one of Australia’s best ever women basketballers.[6][7] Slimmon was also named to the WNBL All-Star Five on four occasions; 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1995.[8][9] In season 1990, Slimmon set a WNBL record with 553 points scored at an average of 22.1 per game. This record would remain for 12 years until broken by Penny Taylor in season 2001/02 with 570 points.[10]