UBC Thunderbirds women's basketball

UBC Thunderbirds women's basketball
UniversityUniversity of British Columbia
Head coachIsabel Ormond (2nd season)
ConferenceCanada West
LocationVancouver, British Columbia
ArenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
NicknameThunderbirds
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


Conference tournament champions
2007, 2008, 2012, 2015

The UBC Thunderbirds women's basketball team represent the University of British Columbia in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association of U Sports women's basketball. The Thunderbirds (originally known as the Thunderettes) have won the Bronze Baby a total of five times, including the first three championships, spanning from 1972 to 1974. The last two national championships took place in 2004 and 2008. Both victories took place against the Regina Cougars. In 2004, the Thunderbirds defeated the Cougars by a 60–53 mark, while the 2008 triumph resulted in a 67–46 final.

History

The 2003-04 season marked a breakthrough for Carrie Watson. In addition to All-Canadian honours, Watson also won the Canada West and Canadian Interuniversity Sport Defensive Player of the Year Awards. She would also earn a pair of university honours, capturing the Marilyn Pomfret Trophy, recognizing the university's Female Athlete of the Year, along with the Thunderbirds Performance Leadership Award. Winning the Bronze Baby National Championship Trophy, the program's first since 1974, ending a 30-year drought, Watson's efforts resulted in National Championship MVP honours. In June 2007, Watson would become the program's first full-time assistant coach.

From 2007 to 2020, the Thunderbirds would enjoy a 152–58 won-loss mark in Canada West league play. Capturing the national championship in 2008, the program would reach the national championship game once again in 2012, settling for a silver medal. At the 2015 CIS Women's Basketball Championship, the program emerged with a bronze medal.

Retiring in 2021, Debbie Huband was the longest serving coach in the history of Thunderbirds basketball. As the Thunderbirds head coach, Huband captured three national titles (2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08) and four conference championships (2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2014–15).[2]

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Deb Huband (Canada West) (1995–2021)
1995–96 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
1996–97 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
1997–98 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
1998–99 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
1999–2000 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2000–01 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2001–02 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2002–03 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2003–04 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2004–05 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2005–06 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2006–07 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2007–08 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2008–09 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2009–10 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2010–11 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2011–12 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2012–13 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2013–14 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2014–15 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2015–16 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2016–17 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2017–18 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
2018–19 Deb Huband 20–8 14–6 5th
2020–21 Deb Huband 0–0 16–4 3rd
2020–21 Deb Huband 0–0 0–0
Huband: 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Erin McAleenan (Canada West) (2021–2023)
2021–22 Erin McAleenan 6–18 6–12
2022–23 Erin McAleenan 15–16 11–9
McAleenan: 21–34 (.382) 17–21 (.447)
Isabel Ormond (Canada West) (2023–present)
2023–24 Isabel Ormond 22–8 17–3 T–2nd
2024–25 Isabel Ormond 0–0 0–0
Ormond: 22–8 (.733) 17–3 (.850)
Total: 43–42 (.506)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Statistics

Individual Leader Scoring

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MIN  Minutes played
 FG  Field-goals  3FG  3-point field-goals  FT  Free-throws
 PTS  Points  AVG  Points per game
Season Player GP Min FG 3FG FT Pts Avg Canada West Rank
2018–19[3] Keylyn Filewich 20 609 152 0 65 369 18.5 4th
2019–20[4] Keylyn Filewich 20 612 165 0 51 381 19.1 4th

International

Awards and honors

  • 2004 Basketball BC University Female Athlete of the Year: Carrie Watson
  • 2018 Sport BC In Her Footsteps Honouree: Debbie Huband[7]

University Awards

  • 2004 UBC Marilyn Pomfret Trophy (in recognition of UBC's Female Athlete of the Year), Carrie Watson
  • 2004 UBC Thunderbirds Performance Leadership Award, Carrie Watson
  • 2015 May Brown Trophy (Graduating Female Athlete of the Year): Kris Young
  • 2016 UBC Thunderbirds Female Rookie of the Year: Jessica Hanson [8]
  • 2019 TAC Performance Award: Keylyn Filewich [9]

UBC Sports Hall of Fame

  • 2016 inductee: Erica McGuinness [10]
  • 2021 inductee: Carrie (Watson) Watts[11]

Canada West Awards

  • 2003–04 Canada West Defensive Player of the Year: Carrie Watson
  • 2003–04 Canada West Coach of the Year: Debbie Huband

U Sports Awards

Peter Ennis Award (awarded to the Coach of the Year)

Sylvia Sweeney Award (awarded to the Outstanding student-athlete)

  • 1994–95 Adair Duncan

Kathy Shields Award (awarded to the Rookie of the year)

  • 2002–03 Kelsey Blair

All-Canadians

  • 2003–04: Carrie Watson, CIS All-Canadian
  • 2018–19: Keylyn Filewich – Second Team All-Canadian

National championship MVP

  • 2003–04 Carrie Watson
  • 2005–06 Kelsey Blair
  • 2007–08 Erica McGuinness

Defensive Player of the year

  • 2003–04 Carrie Watson
  • 2008–09 Leanne Evans

Canada West Hall of Fame

Top 100

In celebration of the centennial anniversary of U SPORTS women’s basketball, a committee of U SPORTS women’s basketball coaches and partners revealed a list of the Top 100 women's basketball players. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first Canadian university women’s contest between the Queen’s Gaels and McGill Martlets on February 6, 1920, the list of the Top 100 was gradually revealed over four weeks. Culminating with the All-Canadian Gala, which also recognized national award winners. [14] A total of 14 UBC players were named to the list. Although she played for Bishop's University, eventual Thunderbirds head coach Debbie Huband was also part of this list.

Player Team(s) Years Accolades
Ruth Wilson UBC 1937–41
Nora McDermott UBC 1945–49 She coached the bronze medal winning women's basketball squad at the 1967 Pan American Games
Barb Robertson UBC 1959–64
Pauline Genzick UBC 1966–69
Betty Ross UBC 1966–71
Joanne Sargent UBC 1968–73
Terri McGovern UBC 1969–72
Bev Barnes UBC 1970–74
Debbie Phelan UBC 1970–75
Kathy Williams-Shields UBC
Laurentian
1969–71
1972–76
Liz Silcott Concordia
Waterloo
UBC
1972–79
Carol Turney-Loos Saint Mary's
Victoria
UBC
1973–80 Recipient of the 1980 Nan Copp Award
Jessica Mills UBC 1995–00
Kristjana Young UBC 2010–15

Thunderbirds in pro basketball

Player Position Team(s) Years Titles
Jessica Hanson[15] Tipperary Knights Basketball Club Ireland None

References

  1. ^ UBC Colour Palettes (PDF). Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Stu Walters (April 27, 2021). "Honouring a distinguished era as Deb Huband enters retirement". gothunderbirds.ca/. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "2018-2019 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". canadawest.org. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019-2020 Women's Basketball Overall Statistics". canadawest.org. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Team Canada delegation announced for 2019 FISU Summer Universiade". usports.ca. May 29, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Team Canada delegation announced for 2019 FISU Summer Universiade". usports.ca. May 29, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "SPORT BC ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS AT THE 52ND AWARD GALA". viasport.ca. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  8. ^ Aaron Martin (April 4, 2016). "UBC's best honoured at 95th annual Big Block Awards and Sports Hall of Fame Banquet". gothunderbirds.ca. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Thunderbirds celebrate 2019 Big Block Awards Banquet". gothunderbirds.ca. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  10. ^ Aaron Martin (April 4, 2016). "UBC's best honoured at 95th annual Big Block Awards and Sports Hall of Fame Banquet". gothunderbirds.ca. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "UBC Sports Hall of Fame welcomes distinguished class of 2021". gothunderbirds.ca. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "UBC Thunderettes (WBB Team)". canadawesthalloffame.org. January 26, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  13. ^ "Joanne Sargent (WBB | Student-athlete)". Canada West. November 7, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women's basketball players of the century". saltwire.com. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  15. ^ Wilson Wong (July 31, 2020). "Jessica Hanson to start professional career in Ireland". gothunderbirds.ca. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

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