David Coulthard is a former Canadian basketball player. He is one of only two Canadian university ("CIAU") basketball players to be a five-time All-Canadian.[1][2][3] He also was awarded the CIAU MVP award twice, the first to accomplish that feat.[4][5][6] He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1982 NBA Draft.[7][8][9]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Glendale Secondary School (Hamilton, Ontario) |
| College | York University (1977–1982) |
| NBA draft | 1982: 10th round, 214th overall pick |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 15 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
University
editCoulthard played for York University for five seasons from 1977 to 1982.[1][10] Coulthard was named an All-Canadian in each of these five seasons, once as a Second Team All-Canadian (1978) and four times as a First Team All-Canadian (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982).[1][2][3] Only one other athlete in Canadian university basketball history, John Carson, was a five-time All Canadian, with Carson being the only five-time First Team All-Canadian.[1][2][3] Besides Coulthard and Carson, only three other athletes were four-time First Team All-Canadians: Karl Tilleman, John Stiefelmeyer and Philip Scrubb.[1][2][3]
Coulthard also received the Mike Moser trophy as the CIAU's Most Outstanding Player twice (1979, 1981), the first athlete to accomplish this feat.[5][6][10] For context, only seven other athletes have since achieved this feat: Karl Tilleman (1982, 1983), Patrick Jebbison (1988, 1989), J.D. Jackson (1991, 1992), Eric Hinrichsen (1997, 1999), Osvaldo Jeanty (2006, 2007), Philip Scrubb (2012, 2013, 2014) and Kadre Gray (2018, 2019).[5][6]
Coulthard was named a CIAU tournament all-star twice (1978, 1980).[10][11][12] He was named the OUA East Conference MVP twice (1981, 1982), an OUA East First Team All-star five times (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) and MVP of the OUA tournament (1978).[10] Coulthard was also named York's male atlhete of the year twice (1980, 1982).[4][10][13]
Under Coulthard's leadership, the York Lions also performed well. They obtained a third-place finish in the CIAU tournament twice (1978, 1979), another CIAU top 8 placement (1982) and were OUA Conference champions four times.[10][13]
University statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | Rbds | RPG | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | York | 12 | 77-130 | 59.2 | 20-28 | 71.4 | 25 | 2.1 | 174 | 14.5 |
| 1978-79 | York | 12 | 87-168 | 51.8 | 19-28 | 67.9 | 62 | 5.2 | 193 | 16.1 |
| 1979-80 | York | 12 | 117-215 | 54.4 | 27-33 | 81.8 | 39 | 3.2 | 261 | 21.8 |
| 1980-81 | York | 9 | 65-130 | 50.0 | 13-14 | 92.9 | 49 | 5.4 | 143 | 15.9 |
| 1981-82 | York | 12 | 161-280 | 57.5 | 40-55 | 72.7 | 67 | 5.6 | 362 | 30.2 |
| Career | York | 57 | 507-923 | 54.9 | 119-158 | 75.3 | 242 | 4.2 | 1133 | 19.9 |
Professional
editCoulthard was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 10th round of the 1982 NBA Draft as the 214th overall pick.[7][14][15]
Post-career recognition
editCoulthard was inducted into the York University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.[13]
Personal life
editCoulthard's father is Bill Coulthard, who competed in the 1952 Olympics, is credited for pioneering the modern one-handed jump shot in Ontario (as compared to the two-handed shot which was standard at the time) and has been inducted into the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame.[4][16][17] Coulthard's brother, Chris, played for what was then Waterloo Lutheran and Coulthard's other brother, Bruce, played briefly in Buffalo, NY, then for Windsor University and later with the Canadian national team.[4][17]
Coulthard's wife, Terri Carson Coulthard, played basketball for McMaster University.[4][10][17] Their sons Will and Owen played basketball for Wilfrid Laurier University.[4][10][18]
Coulthard's nephew, Brett Coulthard (Chris's son) also played for Wilfrid Laurier and Coulthard's niece, Sarah Coulthard (Bruce's daughter) played for Western University.[4][10][17]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Basketball Award Winners - National Second Team All-Canadian". U Sports Hoops. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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- ^ a b c "Mike Moser Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year)" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Mike Moser Memorial Trophy (CIS Outstanding Player)". U Sports Hoops. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b McGregor, Gilbert. "NBA Draft: Modern day history of Canadians in the NBA Draft". Sporting News. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Canadians That Were Drafted By The NBA". Canada One Foundation. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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- ^ "Men's Basketball Championship All-Stars" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "CIS Tournament All-Star Team". U Sports Hoops. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "David Coulthard". York University Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "David Coulthard". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Canadians in NCAA/NBA – others". Naismith to Nash - The Encyclopedia of Canadian Basketball. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Tribe, Jeff. "A lasting basketball legacy". Norfolk & Tillsonburg News. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Tribe, Jeff. "Coulthard 'class' of 2013". Norfolk & Tillsonburg News. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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