Canadian Olympian Sargent heads to CW Hall of Fame
UBC Thunderbird captained Canada's women's basketball squad at '76 Games in Montreal
EDMONTON – A tremendous defender and play-maker known for hustle and leadership, Joanne Sargent was a vital cog during the golden age of UBC women’s basketball during the 1970s.
Over Sargent’s five-season career, UBC won four conference titles, and three Canadian university titles.
Sargent played for the Canadian national team from 1970 to 1976, and served as captain at 1976 Summer Games in Montreal, where she recorded 14 assists in a single game to establish an Olympic record that stood until 2000. She is one of only four UBC women’s basketball alumni to compete in the Summer Olympics.
In 2019, Sargent was inducted into the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame.
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ABOUT THE CANADA WEST HALL OF FAME
For the last century, organized university sport has been a central part of the student experience at institutions across Western Canada. Beginning with the University of Manitoba capturing the first Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WCIAU) men's hockey banner in 1919-20, student-athletes have been competing to reach their full potential in sport and the classroom, while enriching campus life.
To commemorate 100 years of university sport across Western Canada, the Canada West Hall of Fame was created in the spring of 2019, with the first induction class set to be unveiled throughout the 2019-20 season.
VISIT: CanadaWestHallofFame.org