Grant McEwen University in Alberta has announced that Kerilynn MacLennan, a 5’11” forward, has committed to its program for the 2013-14 season. She heped lead Oak Park to a Manitoba High School Athletic Association Provincial championship, capping a 33-0 season, the first undefeated season by a Manitoba team in 38 years. Kerilynn capped her final season with an outstanding championship game scoring 28 points and pulling down 15 rebounds to earn MVP honours. Her ability to shoot from a variety of positions on the floor has made her a versatile player and a difficult match up. During the 2012-13 season she averaged 19 points, 13 rebounds and three assists per game. Her ability to take over a game and her experience as a member of Team Manitoba will make her a valuable member of the Griffins.
May 2013
Grant McEwen University in Alberta has announced that Kerilynn MacLennan, a 5’11” forward, has committed to its program for the 2013-14 season. She heped lead Oak Park to a Manitoba High School Athletic Association Provincial championship, capping a 33-0 season, the first undefeated season by a Manitoba team in 38 years. Kerilynn capped her final season with an outstanding championship game scoring 28 points and pulling down 15 rebounds to earn MVP honours. Her ability to shoot from a variety of positions on the floor has made her a versatile player and a difficult match up. During the 2012-13 season she averaged 19 points, 13 rebounds and three assists per game. Her ability to take over a game and her experience as a member of Team Manitoba will make her a valuable member of the Griffins. 
Trinity Western University have announced that Winnipeg's Brooke Pattyn has committed to its program for the 2013-14 season. The 6-foot-1 Pattyn, who will graduate from Fort Richmond Collegiate, comes to the Spartans having played for Manitoba’s provincial teams each of the past three years while also competing at the club level with Team Mayhem. TWU is coached by Winnipeg native Cheryl Jean-Paul. 
SCHEDULES UPDATED: Maples Collegiate and the Winnipeg Team Mayhem Basketball Club have announced a new club basketball tournament, the M & M Spring Basketball Classic, scheduled for May 30 to June 2 to be held at Maples Collegiate in Winnipeg. Boys divisions offered include grade 8 and grade 9 along with girls divisions grade 7/8, 9/10, 11/12. All teams will be guaranteed 3 games and registration fee is $300 per team with a registration deadline of May 15. To register of for more information... SCHEDULES RELEASED: Hoops for Swaziland Fundraising Tournament Announced for May 31 - June 1 at MBCI
SCHEDULES RELEASED: The 4th Annual Hoops for Swaziland Fundraising Basketball Tournament @ MBCI has been announced and will run May 31-June 1, 2013. In its first three years, the tournament has raised an amazing $27,600 towards school fees for children in Swaziland, Africa. The tournament will feature an 8 team High School Boys Division and an 8 team Men's Division. The past success of the tournament has been because of athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers. For more info..."29,092 Steps Towards Mental Toughness" Motivational Speaking Event featuring Sean Mooney on June 11
A special motivational evening has been announced for Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 at Bergmann's on Lombard in Winnipeg featuring Sean Mooney who recently returned from scaling Mount Everest. Since February, he has been raising funds for a Charity called Right to Play, he's raised over $10,000 in Canada and I am helping him in the last push toward his $15,000 goal before he leaves for London England where he works. Right to Play is a charity that helps children gain access to equipment, coaches, and programs in 3rd world countries. This event will feature a presentation from Sean as he will outline and speak on topics of excellence, determination, motivation, mental toughness and defying the limits of the human body. For details...
Register before June 14 to ensure your spot! The Winnipeg Wolves Basketball Club have announced details on their slate of basketball camps scheduled for this July 8-12 at Balmoral Hall School in Winnipeg. The camps feature coaches Martin Riley and Dean Favoni. They are targeted to boys entering grades 4 to 11. The focus will be on skill development and fundamentals with a low coach to player ratio. All athletes will receive a camp t-shirt. Cost is $125 per person. For a registration form...DEADLINE TO REGISTER JUNE 10:SNYB Basketball Camp Offered at Lindenwoods CC July 8-12 for Grades 4-6
DEADLINE TO REGISTER JUNE 10: Lindenwoods Community Centre at 414 Lindenwood Drive in Winnipeg, will be hosting a Steve Nash Youth Basketball summer camp on July 8-12, 2013 for boys and girls going into grades 4, 5 and 6. Times range from 10:00 am - 11:30 am Monday to Thursday and 10 am - 12 pm on Friday for a total of 8 hours. Cost to attend is $80 per person which includes a basketball and a jersey. Space is limited. The camp will focus on basketball fundamentals in a fun and positive environment by teaching proper techniques through games, drills helping the campers develop individual skills on and off the court. To register, email your name, shirt size and preferred basketball size to...
Winnipeg referee Reid Kenyon has received another world class referee assignment from FIBA by being one of only two Canadian referees to attend the the 2013 Summer Universiade Games in Kazan, Russia from July 7-16. The Games will feature male and female national student teams from around the world and will include teams from Canada. The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The Universiade is often referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games. Kenyon has received a number of other top level of assignments in the last 4 years attending world calibre events in Europe, Mexico and the USA. More information on the 2013 Universiade Games can be found at... 
Community Vibes of Winnipeg have announced a new summer basketball program aimed to basketball players in the grades 10-12 range. The 5on5 tournament will run in July & August in downtown Winnipeg. Rep ur Hood is a chance for youth to showcase their basketball skills and work as a team. Opportunities are also available for young people who are interested in gaining project management experience to participate and learn. For full info...
Former NBA player Todd MacCulloch has been featured on a podcast to talk about growing up in Winnipeg, playing at the University of Washington, his 2000 Summer Olympic experience with Team Canada, shares a few stories on Shaq and Iverson, his early retirement from the NBA, and his foray into competitive pinball. Also, if he was surprised he made the cover of SLAM and how he got referenced on The Chappelle Show. Listen to it in full at...
The newly formed Indo-Canadian Basketball Association has announced it will be forming a new 'Unity Basketball League' scheduled to start late June, ending late August. The objective of the UBL program is to provide an opportunity for young athletes to improve their fundamental skills of basketball and advance their knowledge of the game. The UBL is opened to boys and girls new to the game of basketball and experienced athletes from the ages of 7 – 17. Registration will occur on May 16 & 18 at Maples Collegiate. For full details...
The 2012 Basketball Manitoba Super Coaches Clinic Grand Prize Winner Tony Hayden of Yorkton, SK (pictured receiving his award from Adam Wedlake and Rick Torbett) recently returned from the NIKE Championship Coaches Clinic in Las Vegas in early May. The event is billed as the world's largest basketball coaches clinic. Tony was the grand prize winner from last fall's Super Coaches Clinic held in Winnipeg which attracted 325 coaches. The Las Vegas NIKE Championship Basketball Clinic is the largest event of its kind and traditionally draws the 'who's who' of the NCAA coaching ranks. The 2013 Basketball Manitoba Super Coaches Clinic will take place at the University of Winnipeg and will run October 25-26 and will feature Brian McCormick as its headliner. The same trip to Las Vegas for 2014 will be offered at this fall's event! You can view the complete archive of past Super Coaches Clinic Videos online now. Congratulations Tony!
The Winnipeg Wolves Basketball Club have announced it will be hosting an additional basketball camp this summer targeting grade 9-11 boys with off-court training sessions for July 2-6 and July 9-13 (10am-2pm) and August 12-16 (12-2 pm) at Norberry Community Centre in Winnipeg. For details...
Red River College and the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference have announced that Shane Ray has accepted the position of Manager of Athletics and Recreation at Red River College. Shane currently works with Sport Manitoba as the Executive Director of Curl Manitoba where he is responsible for strategic planning, event management, human resources, financial management, fundraising and policy-making as well as working with Manitoba’s elite curling athletes. Shane is also coaching in the WMBA. 
The Hoops for Humankind 3on3 Basketball Tourmanent has been announced for May 25 & 26 and will be hosted at the University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre. A $50 minimum donation/registration fee for each team with four players. Teams will be guaranteed 3 games with registrations due by May 20, 2013. Get a team together today as there are limited spaces available! HUMANKIND INTERNATIONAL INC. is about improving the lives of the children in Dadaab by supporting them through education and helping move children out of poverty and towards a better quality of life. To enter a team or to get more info...
Congratulations to Vic Pruden who was recently selected as the Ukrainian Sportsman of the Year at the St. Nicholas Men's Club 48th Annual dinner on May 10. Pruden, whose parents were both of Ukrainian heritage and who grew up in Winnipeg's North End, is a well-known veteran of basketball in Manitoba. He began coaching in 1957 when he coached the Isaac Newton High School Juvenile boy's team to a Provincial Championship. Vic had a successful coaching career at the high school, university, provincial and national levels. In eight years of coaching high school varsity boys at the Sisler and Vincent Massey, his teams won five provincial championships. In 1966, Vic started the intercollegiate men's program at United College, becoming the University of Winnipeg in 1967 and in 1972, he started the women's intercollegiate Wesmen program. In the late 1970's, Vic also coached the National Junior Women's Team.
The JRB Thompson Basketball CLub based in THompson, MB is seeking compettition against other female club or school basketball teams in the grades 2-9 range. For details...
Canada Basketball has announced that Emily Potter of Winnipeg has received an invitation as one of 29 athletes from across the country to attend the Senior Women's National Team tryout camp from May 17-19 in Hamilton, Ontario. Emily was recently named the Manitoba high school player of the year recognizing her achievements at Glenlawn Collegiate. She has been a member of the National Team program for the past 2 summer, helping Canada bring home a bronze medal at the FIBA World Cadet Championships in 2012. This fall, she will suit up for the University of Utah NCAA Division 1 program. Details on the national invitation and scope of the summer program can be found at...
The Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association is pleased to announce that the 3on3 outdoor basketball summer league will continue this summer 2013. The WMBA 3on3 Summer League will operate in July and August at six outdoor basketball courts built in Winnipeg over the last few years. Registration will commence at the start in June. For more...
Bison women’s basketball co-coaches Michele Hynes and Randy Kusano, both in their second season at Manitoba, have announced the commitment of Christina Posthumus to the Bison program for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Posthumus, 18, finished her high school career at Kildonan East Collegiate. The 6’2” forward had an impressive final season (2012-13) with Kildonan East as she was a captain and averaged 30 points per game with 16 rebounds per game, 11 assists per game, five steals per game plus four blocks per game while playing 30 minutes per game. During the year, the East St. Paul, MB native also earned all-star honours at the Daniel McIntyre, Lord Selkirk and Transcona tournaments, while being selected as MVP at the Kildonan East Tournament plus named Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association (MHSAA) Athlete of the Week for the week of February 12, 2013. Posthumus established a new Kildonan East school record for most points in a single game with 53.
The Brandon University Bobcats are pleased to announce the third recruit for the men’s basketball team for the upcoming season, in 6-foot-2 shooting guard Ryan Hawley of Winnipeg. Hawley is coming off an impressive senior varsity high school season in which he helped the Garden City Gophers to a Manitoba AAAA provincial title. Hawley spent his grade 12 season at Garden City after transferring from Kildonan East Collegiate. He transferred to the Gophers because of their basketball program, and the decision was a good one as they lost only three games all year en route to a provincial title, capped by an amazing final. The Gophers trailed the Sisler Spartans by 20 at the half before mounting an impressive come-back to win 87-84.
TEAM LIST UPDATED: The deadline has now passed for the upcoming Club Provincial Championships. Keep reading to view the list of registered teams to date. Please inform Basketball Manitoba immediately of any errors in the listing. The team schedules will be posted by Tuesday May 7th. Basketball Manitoba is pleased to offer basketball teams from around Manitoba the opportunity to participate in a spring basketball championship. The Club Basketball Provincial Championships are open to any school or club team and traditionally runs in the middle of May. The 2013 event will take place at locations in Winnipeg on the May 9-12 weekend. Age divisions include 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U and 19U for both males and females. For details...
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