Bio

Debbie S. Triplett

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (1973-1974) / Basketball

Triplett played basketball during the 1973-74 season when women’s sports (except tennis) were played in both the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) and the Mississippi Association for Junior Colleges (MAJC). The Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College women’s basketball team played for two state championships that year. On February 16, 1974, they won the MAIAW state trophy, and they won the District III AIAW championship on March 9. They won second place in the National AIAW tournament.

Triplett, who helped Coach Sue Ross run basketball clinics during the year and also played volleyball at Gulf Coast, graduated with honors from Delta State University and received her master’s degrees in education and in administration, both with honors, from William Carey University. She was the Athletic Director at Bay-Waveland School District for 15 years, junior high basketball coach for 18 years, high school girls basketball coach for 18 years, and was the Coach of the Year for the Mississippi Association of Coaches and National Federation of State High School Associations in 2003.