(FREDERICTON, NB) UNB women’s basketball stand-outs Sandra Barr and Joyce Douthwright-Slipp have been named to U SPORTS list of top 100 women’s basketball players of the century.

The list is being released, in five parts, to coincide with the centennial anniversary of university women’s basketball in Canada.

Today, February 6^th, marks the 100^th anniversary of the first Canadian university women’s contest, between the Queen’s Gaels and McGill Martlets, on February 6, 1920.

The top 100 players were chosen by a committee of U SPORTS women’s basketball coaches and partners.

Barr was a member of the UNB team from 1964 through 1968, while Douthwright-Slipp played for UNB from 1971 through 1974. Douthwright-Slipp went on to coach the UNB women too, and was a multi-sport athlete, starring with UNB’s field hockey team.

“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 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.”

To begin, players who competed from 1930-1980 were 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 will also be posted to USPORTS.ca. The campaign culminates with the announcement of the 2020 Nan Copp U SPORTS Player of the Year at the All-Canadian Gala on Mar. 4.

Members of the Top 100 will then be honoured at the Final 8 during the national championship final, hosted jointly by Carleton University, University of Ottawa and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.

Top 100 U SPORTS Women’s Basketball Players of the Century

This list will be updated weekly leading up to the national championship

1930-1980