Debbie Leonard

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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. 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]

She was an assistant coach on the 1987 Junior National Team for the Jones Cup in Taipei. She was also an assistant coach at the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival.

Leonard was named an ACC Legend in 2010. [3] She is a 1970 graduate of North Davidson High School and 1974 graduate of High Point University, where she was a member of the women's basketball team. [4]

Year by year

Source: [5]

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Debbie Leonard (ACC)(1977–1992)
1977–78Duke 1–190–87thNCAIAW Tournament
1978–79Duke 11–113–65thNCAIAW Tournament
1979–80Duke 14–135–5T-4thNCAIAW Tournament
1980–81Duke 11–143–66thNCAIAW Tournament
1981–82Duke 14–153–86thAIAW Region II Tournament
1982–83Duke 15–106–74th
1983–84Duke 13–145–96th
1984–85Duke 19–87–75th
1985–86Duke 21–99–53rdNWIT Fourth Place
1986–87Duke 19–107–74thNCAA Second Round (Play-In)
1987–88Duke 17–115–95th
1988–89Duke 12–162–127th
1989–90Duke 15–134–10T-6th
1990–91Duke 16–126–85th
1991–92Duke 14–154–128th
Debbie Leonard:212–19069–119
Total:212–190

      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

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References

  1. "Debbie Leonard - State Farm Insurance Agent in Durham, NC".
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  3. "Debbie Leonard Named 2011 ACC Legend".
  4. Wehrle, Bruce (September 20, 2006). "North's Debbie Leonard turned out to be a true gender pioneer". The Dispatch. Gannett. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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