for six straight weeks and win the Canada West Silver Medal, BU's Barnaby Craddock has been named the recipient of Canadian Interuniversity Sport's
(CIS) Stuart Aberdeen Memorial Trophy for Coach of the Year. The trophy will be awarded today at the CIS National Championships in Halifax.
This distinction comes hot in the heels of Coach Craddock being named the
Canada West Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the Bobcats to a 20-2
conference record, a 30-3 overall record, and a Great Plains division title,
in addition to leading them to a 4th seeding in the CIS National
Championships, taking place March 16 to 18 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
“We are extremely proud of Barnaby,” says Brandon University Athletic
Director Rick Nickelchok. “Nobody is more deserving of this award than
Barnaby. In two short years, Barnaby has brought success on the court and in
the classroom, and our student athletes love playing for him. Barnaby
epitomizes everything that Stuart W. Aberdeen stood for as an outstanding
coach in University sport.”
The Stuart W. Aberdeen Memorial Trophy, dedicated in memory of the former
Head Coach of the Acadia University Axemen, is awarded each year to one CIS
Men’s Basketball Coach. The winner is selected by the CIS Men’s Basketball
Coaches’ Association.
Barnaby Craddock:
Coach Craddock grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he played at
Langara College for current University of British Columbia coach Kevin
Hanson. A graduate from the University of Lethbridge, Barnaby played/coached
professionally in Europe for six seasons, an experience that allowed him to
transition into coaching various professional and elite European club teams.
As a player Barnaby won national championships in Norway and Ireland and
received playoff MVP awards in both instances. In Canada he was a two-time
Canada West All-Star and an All-Canadian in 1997. Following coaching stints
with both the Men's and Women’s programs at the University of Lethbridge,
Craddock coached as an assistant with Dave Crook at the University of
Winnipeg before coming to Brandon in the fall of 2005 to lead the Bobcats.
For more information, please contact:
Rick Nickelchok
Athletic Director
Brandon University
Phone: (204) 727 - 7405
Cell: (204) 724-2166
Email: nickelchokr@brandonu.ca
Kelly Stifora
Communications Officer
Brandon University
Phone: (204) 727 - 9762
Email: stiforak@brandonu.ca
Xanthe Burch
Athletic Clerk
Brandon University
Phone: (204) 727 - 7375
Email: burchx@brandonu.ca