CAMP CANCELLED: This camp has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus concerns and the directive given by the Basketball Manitoba Board of Directors. Full refunds will be made to those who have already registered and paid for the camp in the coming week.
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Basketball Manitoba is pleased to announce details of its upcoming Spring Break High-Performance Camps for boys and girls ages 10-15 to run Monday, March 30 to Thursday, April 2, 2020.
Leading this year's boy's camps will be the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg coaches Kirby Schepp and Mike Raimbault along with other coaches and athletes from their programs. The girl's camps will be lead by Basketball Manitoba's High-Performance Coach Randy Kusano along with other local coaches and university basketball players.
A set participation cap per camp is in place so register now! The deadline to register is FRIDAY MARCH 27 at 4:30 pm or when the camp sells out! The camps have sold out the last 5 years, so register now to avoid disappointment.
GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP
The girl's sessions will be lead Basketball Manitoba High-Performance Coach Randy Kusano along with other support coaches. See the biographies below.
GIRLS CAMP SESSIONS, DATES & TIMES
- GIRLS - Session 1 - ages 10-12, March 30 to April 2, 10:00am - 12:00pm
- GIRLS - Session 2 - ages 13-15, March 30 to April 2, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- If a session is sold out, get on our waiting list.
- St. John's Ravenscourt School, 400 South Drive, Winnipeg, MB (map below)
- 36 players per session
CAMP COST
- $110.00 per person
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
- FRIDAY MARCH 27 at 4:30 pm or when the camp sells out!
All campers are insured under the Basketball Manitoba insurance program.
Coach Bios:
Randy Kusano, High-Performance Coach
Randy Kusano was the winningest coach in the history of high school basketball in Manitoba. His high school teams won three MHSAA (Manitoba High School Athletic Association) AAAA Provincial Championships provincial titles, 11 conference titles and he coached in 15 AAAA Final Fours in his 34 years coaching with the Oak Park Raiders in Winnipeg before retiring from teaching in 2010. A University of Manitoba graduate, Kusano is a current fully certified NCCP Level 3 coach with nearly 25 years of CIS coaching experience as an assistant with the Bison men’s and women's basketball program.
Randy has been involved in basketball as a player and coach for over forty years. He developed his love for basketball at Norberry Junior High in St. Vital playing for Hall of Famer, Dennis Alvestad. He moved on to Glenlawn Collegiate and finally to the University of Manitoba. Randy was a member of three consecutive Canadian Junior Men’s championship teams from 1971-1973. In 1976 he was a member of the first Manitoba team to win a National University championship in basketball, the University of Manitoba Bisons.
After his university years were done he continued playing with the Nicolett Inn Senior men’s team that captured their first National Senior Men’s Championship in 1979. The University of Manitoba Junior Men and Nicolett Inn Senior men’s teams were later inducted into the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame.
Randy’s coaching career began with the University of Manitoba Junior Bisons in 1974 and continued there until 1976. He has coached high school basketball for the past thirty-four years, thirty-two as head coach of the Varsity Boys program at Oak Park High School.
Over his 34 years at Oak Park, Randy developed the dominant high school program of its era, going to 15 Final Fours and winning 3 AAAA Provincial Championships. During this time he has helped to develop more than twenty-five players who have gone on to play at the Canadian College or CIS level. Randy has also served as an assistant coach at the University of Manitoba for fifteen years.
Randy has also coached numerous Manitoba Provincial teams as a head coach and as an assistant coach at the Canada Games, Western Canada Games, and National Championships.
Coach Bios:
Randy Kusano, High-Performance CoachRandy Kusano was the winningest coach in the history of high school basketball in Manitoba. His high school teams won three MHSAA (Manitoba High School Athletic Association) AAAA Provincial Championships provincial titles, 11 conference titles and he coached in 15 AAAA Final Fours in his 34 years coaching with the Oak Park Raiders in Winnipeg before retiring from teaching in 2010. A University of Manitoba graduate, Kusano is a current fully certified NCCP Level 3 coach with nearly 25 years of CIS coaching experience as an assistant with the Bison men’s and women's basketball program.
Randy has been involved in basketball as a player and coach for over forty years. He developed his love for basketball at Norberry Junior High in St. Vital playing for Hall of Famer, Dennis Alvestad. He moved on to Glenlawn Collegiate and finally to the University of Manitoba. Randy was a member of three consecutive Canadian Junior Men’s championship teams from 1971-1973. In 1976 he was a member of the first Manitoba team to win a National University championship in basketball, the University of Manitoba Bisons.
After his university years were done he continued playing with the Nicolett Inn Senior men’s team that captured their first National Senior Men’s Championship in 1979. The University of Manitoba Junior Men and Nicolett Inn Senior men’s teams were later inducted into the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame.
Randy’s coaching career began with the University of Manitoba Junior Bisons in 1974 and continued there until 1976. He has coached high school basketball for the past thirty-four years, thirty-two as head coach of the Varsity Boys program at Oak Park High School.
Over his 34 years at Oak Park, Randy developed the dominant high school program of its era, going to 15 Final Fours and winning 3 AAAA Provincial Championships. During this time he has helped to develop more than twenty-five players who have gone on to play at the Canadian College or CIS level. Randy has also served as an assistant coach at the University of Manitoba for fifteen years.
Randy has also coached numerous Manitoba Provincial teams as a head coach and as an assistant coach at the Canada Games, Western Canada Games, and National Championships.
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BOYS UNIVERSITY COMBO-BASKETBALL CAMP
The boy's sessions will be lead by the University of Manitoba Bisons and the University of Winnipeg Wesmen and their respective coaching staff and select players. See the biographies below.
BOYS CAMP SESSIONS, DATES & TIMES
- BOYS - Session 3 - ages 10-12, March 30 to April 2, 10:00am - 12:00pm
- BOYS - Session 4 - ages 13-15, March 30 to April 2, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- If a session is sold out, get on our waiting list.
- Canada Games Sport for Life Center, Winnipeg, MB (map below)
- 36 players per session
CAMP COST- $110.00 per person
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
- FRIDAY MARCH 27 at 4:30 pm or when the camp sells out!
Lead Coach Bios:
Each head coach will have support coaches with them from their respective programs.
Head coach Mike Raimbault enters his 10th season leading the University of Winnipeg men's basketball program.
A former player at Brandon University, Raimbault came to the Wesmen in 2010 after a successful stint as the head coach of the University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves. In his final season in Prince George, Raimbault led the then-CCAA school to a Canadian college national championship. He was named B.C. College coach of the year and national coach of the year.
Prior to that, Raimbault spent the 2007-08 season as the interim head coach of the Brandon Bobcats, where he led the team to a 20-2 record in the Canada West.
The Bisons have made the post-season in six of the last nine seasons and four years in a row (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18). He led Manitoba to back-to-back Canada West Final Four appearances (2016, '17) and a trip to Halifax (2017) to compete for the national championship for the first time since 1986 (counting regional championship).
Coach Schepp has been a part of the Canadian Men's National Team Program for the past eight summers. In 2009, Schepp was named to the staff of the inaugural Canadian Cadet (17U) National Team. He has been a coach of numerous medal-winning teams at FIBA events including a bronze medal at the 2010 World 17U Championships and a gold medal with the Junior National Team at the 2017 World Championships. This past summer, Schepp also led Canada to a historic silver medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. The medal was Canada's first in men's basketball at the games.
Additionally, Schepp has coached several future NBA players while with Canada Basketball including Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, Nik Staukas, and Dillon Brooks
A graduate of the University of Winnipeg and the University of Victoria and former U SPORTS player, Schepp coached successful high school and club teams for over 15 years as well as serving as an assistant at the University of Winnipeg for five years. He led his high school teams to numerous Final Four appearances over 14 years. He also coached many provincial teams and elite club level programs to successfully finish nationally.
Coach Schepp earned his B.A. and B.Ed from the University of Winnipeg and a Masters Degree (Coaching) from the University of Victoria. Schepp is an NCCP Master Learning facilitator and has trained hundreds of coaches over the past 20 years.
QUESTIONS?
Inquires and questions on the Basketball Manitoba High-Performance Camps
can be made to Dan Becker.
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