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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.
| Mercer Island Islanders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | KingCo 3A |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 April 1982 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Blanchet (Seattle, Washington) |
| College | Pacific |
| Playing career | 2004–2012 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 40 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2004–2005 | Waregem |
| 2005–2006 | Rhondda Rebels |
| 2006–2007 | Castellani Pontedera |
| 2007–2008 | Trony Cagliari |
| 2008–2009 | ADBA Avilés |
| 2009–2010 | Saarlouis Royals |
| 2010–2011 | Vienna Flying Foxes |
| 2010–2011 | Guadalajara |
| 2011–2012 | Ancona |
| As coach: | |
| 2014 | Northwest University (assistant) |
| 2015–present | Mercer Island High School |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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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]
| 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 |
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]
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.
D'Hondt is the daughter of Canadian Olympic gold medalist for rowing, Walter D'Hondt.[3]
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