Gillian d'Hondt

Gillian Katherine d'Hondt (born 16 April 1982) is an American and European women's basketball player originally from Seattle, Washington. Her father is athlete Walter D'Hondt and her aunt is actress Danica d'Hondt.

Gillian D'Hondt
Mercer Island Islanders
PositionHead coach
LeagueKingCo 3A
Personal information
Born (1982-04-16) 16 April 1982
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolBlanchet (Seattle, Washington)
CollegePacific
Playing career2004–2012
PositionCenter
Number40
Career history
As player:
2004–2005Waregem
2005–2006Rhondda Rebels
2006–2007Castellani Pontedera
2007–2008Trony Cagliari
2008–2009ADBA Avilés
2009–2010Saarlouis Royals
2010–2011Vienna Flying Foxes
2010–2011Guadalajara
2011–2012Ancona
As coach:
2014Northwest University (assistant)
2015–presentMercer Island High School
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Early life and college

D'Hondt attended Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle, Washington, and accepted a basketball scholarship to the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. While at the University of the Pacific, she earned all Big West Conference second team honors from 2002 to 2004. In 2004, she received recognition on the first team all-Big West Conference women's basketball tournament team. Throughout her four-year career at the University of the Pacific, she averaged 14.3 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per game.

Pacific statistics

Source[1]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000-01 Pacific 28 203 44.2% 0.0% 48.3% 5.5 1.3 0.9 0.7 7.3
2001-02 Pacific 30 408 54.5% 0.0% 55.5% 7.1 2.1 1.3 1.1 13.6
2002-03 Pacific 28 441 51.0% 0.0% 55.0% 6.8 1.0 0.4 0.8 15.8
2003-04 Pacific 19 263 53.2% 0.0% 54.6% 5.9 1.2 0.6 0.5 13.8
Career 105 1315 51.2% 0.0% 54.0% 6.3 1.4 0.8 0.8 12.5

Professional career

D'Hondt competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne on the England women's national basketball team. d'Hondt played for multiple European teams, including the Rhondda Rebels and Isolux Corsan Guadalajara. She qualified for the 2006 England Women's Basketball National Team, and won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. It was an historic event being the first time the men's and women's teams were competing as England in a major multi-sport event and it was the first Commonwealth Games in which basketball was featured. Gillian has also played for Guadalajara, Spain; Saarlouis, Germany; ADBA Avilés, Spain; Barking Abbey, United Kingdom; Waregem, Belgium; and most recently Ancona, Italy.[2]

Coaching career

In 2014, d'Hondt accepted a coaching position at Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, as a women's basketball assistant coach. In May 2015, d'Hondt took over as the head coach for the Mercer Island High School girls basketball team. She led the Mercer Island team to a state championship in the 2016–17 season.

Personal life

D'Hondt is the daughter of Canadian Olympic gold medalist for rowing, Walter D'Hondt.[3]

References
  1. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. "Gillian d'Hondt Player Profile, Basket Girls Ancona, News, Stats - Eurobasket". basketball.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014.
  3. "Home Page". melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014.
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