Debbie Ryan
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| Debbie Ryan | |
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 4, 1952 |
| Place of birth |  Titusville, New Jersey |
| Playing career | |
| 1971-1975 | Ursinus College |
| Position(s) | Point Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1977-2011 | Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 736-323 (.695) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Final Four Appearances - 1990, 1991, 1992 NCAA Championship Game Appearance - 1991 ACC Regular-Season Champions - 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000 ACC Tournament Champions - 1990, 1992, 1993 |
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| Awards | |
| ACC Coach of the Year - 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2000 Naismith College Coach of the Year - 1991 Virginia state Coach of the Year - 1981, 1995, 2000, 2002 |
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Debbie Ryan (born November 4, 1952) is the former head coach for the women's basketball team at the University of Virginia. Ryan also coached the American women's basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2000 but is currently in remission.[1] She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.[2]
The US Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) awarded her the Coach of the Year award in 1991.[3]
In 1977, Ryan had recently completed graduate school in Virginia when she was asked to become the head coach of the women's basketball program. She accepted, to become only the third head coach in the program's history.[1] Ryan resigned after 34 years of head coaching duties at UVA at the completion the women's 2010-2011 basketball season.[4][5]
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[edit] Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Virginia (ACC) (1977–2011) | |||||||||
| 1977-1978 | Virginia | 8-17 | 1-5 | ||||||
| 1978-1979 | Virginia | 16-12 | 2-4 | ||||||
| 1979-1980 | Virginia | 20-12 | 3-5 | WNIT Second Round | |||||
| 1980-1981 | Virginia | 22-10 | 5-2 | AIAW First Round | |||||
| 1981-1982 | Virginia | 17-11 | 2-5 | ||||||
| 1982-1983 | Virginia | 15-13 | 4-9 | ||||||
| 1983-1984 | Virginia | 22-7 | 11-3 | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 1984-1985 | Virginia | 21-8 | 9-5 | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 1985-1986 | Virginia | 26-3 | 13-1 | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 1986-1987 | Virginia | 26-5 | 12-2 | NCAA Sweet 16 | |||||
| 1987-1988 | Virginia | 27-5 | 12-2 | NCAA Elite 8 | |||||
| 1988-1989 | Virginia | 21-10 | 8-6 | NCAA Sweet 16 | |||||
| 1989-1990 | Virginia | 29-6 | 11-3 | NCAA Final Four | |||||
| 1990-1991 | Virginia | 31-3 | 14-0 | NCAA Finals | |||||
| 1991-1992 | Virginia | 32-2 | 15-1 | NCAA Final Four | |||||
| 1992-1993 | Virginia | 26-6 | 13-3 | NCAA Elite Eight | |||||
| 1993-1994 | Virginia | 27-5 | 15-1 | NCAA Sweet 16 | |||||
| 1994-1995 | Virginia | 27-5 | 16-0 | NCAA Elite Eight | |||||
| 1995-1996 | Virginia | 26-7 | 13-3 | NCAA Elite Eight | |||||
| 1996-1997 | Virginia | 23-8 | 12-4 | NCAA Sweet 16 | |||||
| 1997-1998 | Virginia | 19-10 | 9-7 | NCAA Second Round | |||||
| 1998-1999 | Virginia | 20-9 | 12-4 | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 1999-2000 | Virginia | 25-9 | 13-3 | NCAA Sweet 16 | |||||
| 2000-2001 | Virginia | 18-14 | 8-8 | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 2001-2002 | Virginia | 17-13 | 9-7 | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 2002-2003 | Virginia | 17-14 | 9-7 | NCAA Second Round | |||||
| 2003-2004 | Virginia | 13-16 | 6-9 | ||||||
| 2004-2005 | Virginia | 21-11 | 8-6 | NCAA Second Round | |||||
| 2005-2006 | Virginia | 20-12 | 5-9 | WNIT Quarterfinals | |||||
| 2006-2007 | Virginia | 19-15 | 5-9 | WNIT Quarterfinals | |||||
| 2007-2008 | Virginia | 24-10 | 10-4 | NCAA Second Round | |||||
| 2008-2009 | Virginia | 24-10 | 8-6 | NCAA Second Round | |||||
| 2009-2010 | Virginia | 21-10 | 9-5 | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 2010-2011 | Virginia | 16-15 | 5-9 | WNIT Quarterfinals | |||||
| Virginia: | 736-323 (.695) | 160-92 (.635) | |||||||
| Total: | 736-323 (.695) | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Friedman, Vickie (June 2011). "The End of Two Eras". Coaching Women's Basketball (Post-convention issue): 22.
- ^ "WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. http://www.wbhof.com/inductees.html. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "USBWA WOMEN'S HONORS". USBWA. http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/women/index.html. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ (2011-03-12) "Virginia coach Ryan to step down after 34 years", Associated Press. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ (2011-03-26 )"Debbie Ryan's career ends as Virginia's late run isn't enough to beat Charlotte", ESPN. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
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