Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Ilarion Bonhomme, the current head coach of the Brandon Bobcats women’s program.
He played high school basketball at Cardozo High School in Washington, DC.
He played at Brandon University for three years and was named Canada West Rookie of the Year. He transferred to play his last two years with the University of Manitoba Bisons and helped the program return to excellence, earning their first trip to nationals in 30 years after securing a silver medal in the Canada West playoffs in 2018
He then played internationally in Norway, Australia, Sweden, Ukraine, Spain, and the United Kingdom for six seasons.
In 2024, he retired from playing and was named the Head Coach of the Brandon University Women’s Basketball Team.