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Debbie Black (born July 29, 1966) [1] is an American women's basketball former player and current coach. During her professional career, Black played in the Women's National Basketball League in Australia, the American Basketball League and the Women's National Basketball Association .
Team highlights include winning the Western Conference title in 1997, Edna Campbell being voted on to the 1997 All-Star Team, Crystal Robinson being the inaugural ABL Rookie of the Year, Debbie Black being the league's first Defensive Player of the Year, and Sylvia Crawley winning the 1998 Slam Dunk Contest at the ABL All-Star Game with a ...
She is the sister of Tony Ressler, who co-founded Apollo Global Management with Leon Black. [2] She graduated from Barnard College in 1976. [3] Black is a Broadway producer who has been nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning two in the Tony Award for Best Play category for The History Boys (2006) and The Pillow Man (2008). [4] [5] [6]
Players such as Debbie Black, Elena Baranova, Sandy Brondello, Ruth Riley, and Sheri Sam led them to a 20–12 record and a trip to the playoffs in 2001, but lost in the first round to the New York Liberty in three games, the only playoff appearance in franchise history.
Diane Gibson, Debbie's mother and manager, accompanied her daughter on many of these track dates. Diane said, "We played dance clubs, straight clubs, and gay clubs." The single "Only in My Dreams" was released in December 1986 and landed in the Billboard Hot 100 chart beginning in May 1987, peaking at number four that September.
In 1986, she received a Candace Award for Trailblazing from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. [8] In 1987, Thomas suffered with Achilles tendinitis in both ankles and struggled at the U.S. Nationals, placing second to Jill Trenary. [9] She rebounded at the World Championships, finishing a close second to East German skater Katarina Witt.
10 Image Awards as a director, actress, choreographer, and producer for Fame, A Different World, Motown 25, The Academy Awards, The Debbie Allen Special and Amistad. On February 4, 2009, Debbie Allen was honored for her contributions to dance and was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Nia Peeples at The Carnival: Choreographer's ...
Debi Mazar Corcos (/ ˈ m eɪ z ɑːr /; [1] born August 13, 1964 [2]) is an American actress and television personality.She began her career with supporting roles in Goodfellas (1990), Little Man Tate (1991), Singles (1992), and Batman Forever (1995), followed by lead roles on the legal drama series Civil Wars and L.A. Law.