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U SPORTS, the national brand of the university sports in Canada, has revealed the Top 100 women’s basketball players of the century.
In celebration of the centennial anniversary of U SPORTS women’s basketball, the Top 100 –chosen by a committee of U SPORTS women’s basketball coaches and partners – was unveiled beginning Thursday, Feb. 6, marking the 100th anniversary of the first Canadian university women’s contest between the Queen’s Gaels and McGill Martlets on Feb. 6, 1920.
“This experience has shown me that there have been some amazing young women, who have represented our institutions well through basketball that have gone on to become remarkable women in life."
Ryan Thorne - President of the U SPORTS women’s basketball coaches’ association; Head Coach of the Martlets
“Selecting a group of individuals to represent excellence in your conference or league is always a difficult task,” said Ryan Thorne, president of the U SPORTS women’s basketball coaches’ association and head coach of the Martlets. “This experience has shown me that there have been some amazing young women, who have represented our institutions well through basketball that have gone on to become remarkable women in life. Just researching the stories and receiving the feedback from coaches of different eras, was eye opening. I am grateful to have been a part of this process and hope that the next century is just as fruitful.”
Kicking off the campaign, players who competed from 1930-1980 were initially announced, with players from the following four decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s) revealed over the course of the following four weeks leading up to the 2020 U SPORTS Final 8 Basketball Championships in Ottawa. In addition, special features highlighting the incredible careers of select players are posted to USPORTS.ca. The campaign culminated with the announcement of UPEI's Jenna Mae Ellsworth as the 2020 Nan Copp Award winner as U SPORTS Player of the Year at the All-Canadian Gala on Wednesday night.
Members of the Top 100 were then honoured at the Final 8 during the national championship final, hosted jointly by Carleton University, University of Ottawa and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.
Name | School | Playing Years |
Ruth Wilson | UBC | 1937-41 |
Nora McDermott | UBC | 1945-49 |
Patricia Lawson | Saskatchewan | 1947-50 |
Arlene McGinn | Saskatchewan | 1950-54 |
Mary MacDonald | Toronto | 1951-53 |
Linda Winter-Barrett | Memorial | 1956-58 |
Darlene Currie | Calgary | 1956-58 1967-68 |
Ann Mosher-MacVicar | Acadia | 1957-61 |
Barb Robertson | UBC | 1959-64 |
Marg Curry | Saskatchewan | 1964-68 |
Sandra Barr | UNB | 1964-68 |
Mary Coutts | Victoria | 1965-67 |
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 |
Joyce Douthwright-Slipp | UNB | 1971-74 |
Debbie Phelan | UBC | 1970-75 |
Kathy Williams-Shields | UBC, Laurentian | 1969-71; 1972-76 |
Angie Johnson | Winnipeg | 1971-77 |
Coleen Dufresne | Ottawa, McGill | 1971-80 |
Liz Silcott | Concordia, Waterloo, UBC | 1972-79 |
Sylvia Sweeney | McGill, Concordia, Laurentian | 1973-79 |
Carol Turney-Loos | Saint Mary's, Victoria, UBC | 1973-80 |
Chris Critelli | Winnipeg, Laurentian | 1974-78 |
Deb Huband | Bishop’s, Concordia | 1976-80 |
Name | School | Playing Years |
Janis Paskevich-MacDonald | Calgary | 1977-82 |
Luanne Hebb Krawetz | Victoria | 1977-82 |
Candi Clarkson-Lohr | Guelph, Brock | 1977-84 |
Anna Pendergast-Stammberger | Dalhousie | 1978-83 |
Tracie McAra-Sibbald | Victoria | 1978-83 |
Andrea Blackwell | Bishop's | 1979-84 |
Lynn Polson | Bishop's | 1980-84 |
Patricia Melville | Toronto | 1980-86 |
Sandy Espeseth | Victoria | 1981-88 |
Angela Orton | Toronto | 1982-86 |
Beth Cochran | Winnipeg | 1982-87 |
Karla Karch | Calgary, Victoria | 1982-88 |
Carol Hamilton | Laurentian | 1984-87 |
Lori Clarke | Victoria | 1984-87 |
Janet Fowler | Victoria | 1984-87 |
Mary-Ann Kowal | Toronto | 1984-89 |
Kathy MacCormack-Spurr | Dalhousie | 1985-89 |
Veronica VanderSchee | Calgary | 1985-90 |
Name | School | Playing Years |
Kelly Boucher | Calgary, Victoria | 1985-91 |
Cynthia Johnston | Bishop's | 1986-91 |
Jodi Evans | Calgary | 1986-91 |
Shawna Molcak-Kolaczek | Lethbridge | 1986-91 |
Kim Bertholet | Manitoba | 1986-91 |
Jackie Moore | Regina | 1986-91 |
Andrea Hlady | Lethbridge | 1987-93 |
Denise Scott | Toronto | 1988-93 |
Dianne Norman | Laurentian | 1989-95 |
Susan Stewart | Laurentian | 1989-95 |
Sandra Carroll | Winnipeg | 1991-95 |
Michele Vesprini | Western | 1991-96 |
Theresa MacCuish | StFX | 1991-97 |
Justine Ellison-Sharp | Toronto | 1992-96 |
Vicky Tessier | McGill | 1992-97 |
Terri-Lee Johannesson | Manitoba | 1993-97 |
Lisa Koop | Victoria | 1993-98 |
Stephanie Harrison | Laurentian | 1995-00 |
Jessica Mills | UBC | 1995-00 |
Jackie Simon | Alberta | 1995-00 |
Caroll-Ann Tull | Concordia | 1996-99 |
Name |
School |
Playing Years |
Anne Smith |
Manitoba |
1995-01 |
Leighann Doan |
Calgary |
1996-01 |
Corrin Wersta |
Regina |
1996-01 |
Erin Soroko-Drazic |
Winnipeg |
1996-01 |
Isabelle Grenier |
Laval |
1998-03 |
Cymone Bouchard-Bernauer |
Regina |
1999-04 |
Teresa Kleindienst-Gabriele |
Simon Fraser |
2000-02 |
Jessica Kaczowka |
Simon Fraser |
2000-03 |
Jenine Browne-MacFadden |
Memorial |
2000-05 |
JoAnne Wells |
Winnipeg |
2000-05 |
Sarah Crooks |
Saskatchewan |
2002-07 |
Cassandra Carpenter |
Laurentian |
2003-08 |
Lani Gibbons |
Simon Fraser |
2003-08 |
Katherine Quackenbush-Morrow |
Memorial |
2005-08 |
Kelsey Hodgson |
Cape Breton |
2005-10 |
Lindsay Degroot |
McMaster, Saskatchewan |
2005-10 |
Robyn Buna |
Simon Fraser |
2006-10 |
Name |
School |
Playing Years |
Marie-Michelle Genois |
Laval |
2006-11 |
Kayla Dykstra |
Victoria |
2006-11 |
Hannah Sunley-Paisley |
Ottawa |
2007-12 |
Justine Colley |
Saint Mary's |
2009-14 |
Jessica Clemencon |
Windsor |
2009-14 |
Miah-Marie Langlois |
Windsor |
2009-14 |
Kristjana Young |
UBC |
2010-15 |
Korissa Williams |
Windsor |
2010-15 |
Keneca Pingue-Giles |
Ryerson |
2011-16 |
Danielle Boiago |
McMaster |
2012-17 |
Jylisa Williams |
Lakehead |
2013-15 |
Alison Keough |
Cape Breton |
2013-18 |
Alex Kiss-Rusk |
McGill |
2013-18 |
Antoinette Miller |
Saskatchewan, Winnipeg |
2013-18 |
Paloma Anderson |
Acadia |
2014-18 |
Sarah-Jane Marois |
Laval |
2014-19 |
Jenna Mae Ellsworth |
UPEI |
2016-Present |
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