University of Delaware Athletics
Hall of Fame
Debbie Eaves
- Induction:
- 2018
- Class:
- 1990
DEBRA L. “DEBBIE” EAVES | Women’s Basketball (1986-90)
One of the all-time great forwards in the history of Delaware women’s basketball, Debbie Eaves enjoyed outstanding success during her stellar career with the Blue Hens in 1986-90 for Hall of Fame head coach Joyce Perry.
A native of Penn Yan, N.Y. and a 1990 UD graduate, Debbie played for teams that posted a combined record of 72-43 overall and 37-19 in league play and won East Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles in both 1989 and 1990.
She led the team to a record of 23-6 as a junior and to a mark of 21-9 as a senior when she served as a team co-captain and led the team with 17.3 points per game. After earning ECC Rookie of the Year honors in 1987, she went on to earn first team All-ECC laurels in 1989.
A four-year starter, she was the first player in school history to start every game of her career (115) and graduated having set eight school records, including most career points (1,551), field goals (641), and blocked shots (177).
She also ranked No. 2 all-time at UD with 992 career rebounds and averaged an impressive 13.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game for her career.
Class of 2018: Herb Beck, Cliff Brumbaugh, Elena Delle Donne, Debbie Eaves, Susanna Occhi, Bob Siemen (representative; posthumously)
One of the all-time great forwards in the history of Delaware women’s basketball, Debbie Eaves enjoyed outstanding success during her stellar career with the Blue Hens in 1986-90 for Hall of Fame head coach Joyce Perry.
A native of Penn Yan, N.Y. and a 1990 UD graduate, Debbie played for teams that posted a combined record of 72-43 overall and 37-19 in league play and won East Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles in both 1989 and 1990.
She led the team to a record of 23-6 as a junior and to a mark of 21-9 as a senior when she served as a team co-captain and led the team with 17.3 points per game. After earning ECC Rookie of the Year honors in 1987, she went on to earn first team All-ECC laurels in 1989.
A four-year starter, she was the first player in school history to start every game of her career (115) and graduated having set eight school records, including most career points (1,551), field goals (641), and blocked shots (177).
She also ranked No. 2 all-time at UD with 992 career rebounds and averaged an impressive 13.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game for her career.
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Class of 2018: Herb Beck, Cliff Brumbaugh, Elena Delle Donne, Debbie Eaves, Susanna Occhi, Bob Siemen (representative; posthumously)
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