announced Thursday the 14 athletes invited to attend training camp at Humber College beginning June 23, 2022, ahead of the FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022. Part of the invite list is Manitoba's Tanah Becker who suited up for the U16 Canadian National Team last summer and brought home a FIBA Americas Silver Medal and qualified for this summer's World Cup. Tanah is currently in Hamilton, Ontario at the Lincoln Prep basketball program. She will join Manitoba's 18U Provincial Team later this summer to represent at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagra Falls, ON.
The FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 will be held July 9-17 in Debrecen, Hungary and fans can catch all the action streaming live on FIBA YouTube.
Head Coach Cheryl Jean-Paul of Manitoba returns to lead Canada and her U16 coaching staff from last summer also remains intact as Fabienne Blizzard and Nate McKibbon are both back on the bench.
Canada is in Group C and will face Spain (July 9, 9:00 a.m. ET), Asia TBD (July 10, 6:00 a.m. ET) and Egypt (July 12, 9:00 a.m. ET).
All teams qualify for the Round of 16, where they will cross between Groups A and B and C and D (A1 v B4, A2 v B3, etc.). The winners of the Round of 16 games advance to the quarter-finals, while the losers move on to the classification games for places 9-16.
The FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 will be the first U17 age-group event since 2018 when Canada finished ninth. The FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2020 was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Players selected to attend training camp attended a Canada Basketball Women's High Performance National Team Age-Group Assessment Camp in March.
Canada is currently ranked 8th overall in the FIBA women's age-group rankings, presented by Nike.
The Attack Basketball Club has announced details on its upcoming summer camp development program that will run through July and August 2022. More information can be found in the below poster.
Basketball Manitoba is pleased to announce it will be hosting its Summer Basketball Camps from Monday, August 23 to Friday, September 2, 2022, for boys and girls ages 11 to 16 at the Sport Manitoba Courts (aka Canada Games Sport for Life Centre).
The boys' camps will be led by high-performance coach Dan Becker, and the girls' camps will be led by high-performance coach Randy Kusano. The cost of the camp is $125.00 per player.
The registration deadline is FRIDAY AUGUST 19 2022, at 12:00 pm or when the camp sells out. The camps have sold out over the last 5 years, so register now to avoid disappointment.
GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP The girl's sessions will be led by high-performance coach Randy Kusano with special guest coaches.
GIRLS CAMP SESSIONS, DATES & TIMES
DATES & TIMES: Monday, August 22 to Friday, August 26, 2022
Session 1 - 11 & 12 Girls - Aug 22 to 26 - 9:15am to 11:00am
Session 2 - 13 & 14 Girls - Aug 22 to 26 - 11:15am to 1:00pm
Session 3 - 15 & 16 Girls - Aug 22 to 26 - 1:15pm to 3:00pm
FRIDAY AUGUST 19at 12:00 pm or when the camp sells out!
All campers are insured under the Basketball Manitoba insurance program.
COACH BIOS:
Dan Becker, High-Performance Coach
Dan Becker has been an active player and coach for over 40 years at all levels of basketball. Dan has worked with players from grassroots community club teams to the CIS as a coach. In 2014, he led 17U Team Manitoba to its first-ever Gold Medal in the male division at the Canadian National Championships. 10 years earlier, he also led the 17U men to Bronze Medal at the 2004 National Championships. Dan has also coached in the Western Canada Games, bringing home a Silver Medal in the 15U age division in 2003. From 2005 to 2010, Dan coached with Randy Kusano and the Oak Park Raiders Varsity Boy's Program, winning two Provincial Championships and five consecutive Final Four appearances. Dan assisted at the CIS men's level from 2000 to 2004 and then assumed the interim head coaching duties during 2004-05 with the University of Manitoba Men's Program. In 2004, Dan started coaching in the Canada Basketball Centre for Performance Program (the program has evolved into the Targeted Athlete Program (TAP) and now leads as its head coach. Dan has also coached the Linden Meadows Grade 8 girls, Manitoba Magic, and various WMBA teams, capturing the JHIT, RSL, and 3 age group WMBA Championships. As a player, Dan played his high school basketball at Fort Richmond Collegiate and then went on to play NCAA Division 1 basketball at the University of Colorado. After graduation, Dan continued his basketball career playing for 12 years for various teams and leagues all over the globe playing in Spain, Israel, Portugal, Germany, Australia, Mexico, Finland, and Luxembourg. Dan also played in the USBL, CBA, GBL, WBL, NBL, and the IBL...including stints with the Winnipeg Thunder and the Winnipeg Cyclone. In 1991, Dan was invited to try out for the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers of the NBA. Dan's playing career also saw him represent Team Canada in the late 80's early 90's on various Student and Training National Teams, including the 1989 World University Games in Germany and 2 Jones Cups in Taipei, Taiwan (1984 and 1994). Dan is the High-Performance Coach for Basketball Manitoba and a Learning Facilitator in the new NCCP coaching education program. He completed his NCCP Level 4 education at the National Coaching Institute in Winnipeg. Dan is also trained in the new NCCP coursework at the Train to Compete, Train to Train, Learn to Train stages.
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Randy Kusano, High-Performance Coach
Randy Kusano was the winningest coach in Manitoba's high school basketball history. His high school teams won three MHSAA (Manitoba High School Athletic Association), AAAA Provincial Championships, and 11 conference titles. He coached in 15 AAAA Final Fours in his 34 years of 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 programs.
Randy has been involved in basketball as a player and coach for over forty-five 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, 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 at the University of Manitoba Junior Bisons in 1974 and continued until 1976. He has coached high school basketball for 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, attending 15 Final Fours and winning three AAAA Provincial Championships. During this time, he has helped to create more than twenty-five players who have gone on to play at the Canadian College or University levels. Randy has also been an assistant coach at the University of Manitoba for fifteen years.
Randy has also coached numerous Manitoba Provincial teams as a head coach and assistant coach at the Canada Games, Western Canada Games, and National Championships.
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Inside the Canada Games Sport for Life Centre / Sport Manitoba Courts. The facility features 3 full hardwood basketball courts and 14 basketball hoops.
The CMU Men's Basketball program has announced the commitment of Marco Guaring for the 2022-23 MCAC and NIAC seasons. The local St Paul's High product will bring top-end talent to the Blazers' backcourt along with plenty of big-game and championship experience.
Guaring is the latest of head coach Scott Martin's signings and will join a recruiting class brimming with potential to take the team to the next level and hopefully capture the team's first championship since 2017. He has many basketball endeavours on the go this summer and will look to come into CMU at the top of his game.
The St Paul's Crusader point guard helped lead his high school squad to an MHSAA provincial championship title this year, defeating the Dakota Lancers, Sisler Spartans, and finally the John Taylor Pipers along the path to the championship. Guaring has been running the offence for the Crusaders' varsity team from the point since his grade ten year and has also been team captain during his time there, playing under head coach Jeff Laping. He was named a graduating all-star in his final high school season and suited up for Team Kahunaverse, who challenged a team coached by Blazers men's basketball head coach Scott Martin in the high school all-star game.
Guaring has developed his skills under coach Jeff Laping at the club level as well, playing under his high school coach for the 204 Crew during the high school offseason. It was Martin's connection with Laping that got the recruitment wheels turning, leading to an invitation to Guaring to join some Blazers ID sessions, with the talented guard clearly catching the eye of CMU's head coach. Guaring marks the fourth signing of the offseason for Martin and with star guard Seth McKenzie graduating this past April, and the transfer of outstanding guard Isaiah Cole to the University of Winnipeg Wesmen, the floor is open for his new recruits to make an immediate impact.
An athletic, multi-sport athlete, Guaring also featured on the St Paul's varsity volleyball team as a left side during his time as a Crusader and will put that athleticism to full use when he suits up for Team Manitoba's U18 basketball squad at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ontario this August. Ecstatic about his newest signing's opportunity to play against other top Canadian talent this summer, Blazers head coach Scott Martin praised Guaring's game, stating "he can play shooting guard or point guard being a high-intelligence player, as well as a high-end three-point shooter."
Off the court, Guaring will put his intelligence to use studying business at CMU's Redekop School of Business, and is excited to join his new teammates in the fall, several of whom he knows from competitions in various leagues and teams around Manitoba. One of those such leagues is Winnipeg's Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), that Guaring participated in over the winter, ultimately winning the title in their division. That team is now gearing up to head to Toronto in July to compete at a Filipino Basketball League (FBL) tournament that will include teams from all across Canada.
Guaring will certainly be putting on the miles this summer playing the game he loves, and the Blazers hope to do the same as the basketball teams are poised to rejoin the NIAC conference next season in a condensed format with matchups against the other private colleges in the league that includes teams from Minnesota as well as North and South Dakota before a championship tournament in Minneapolis to cap off the year.
The University of Winnipeg Recreation Services has posted the position of "League Coordinator" which will manage the Winnipeg Basketball League men's and women's basketball leagues as part of the duties. The close date is July 7, 2022. Details can be found below.
League Coordinator, Recreation Services
Job Number:
A62.22
Classification:
Office Assistant 6
Date Posted:
June 23, 2022
Employee Group:
AESES
Funding:
Budget
Hiring Range:
$39,639.60 - $44,699.20
Position Category:
Full-Time, Continuing
Probation/Trial Period:
6 months or 910 hours, whichever occurs first
Salary Range:
$39,639.60 - $52,598.00
Start Date:
July 25, 2022
Status:
Existing
Hours:
35 hours per week
Department:
Recreation Services
Location:
Winnipeg, MB
Job Type:
Continuing
Close Date:
07/07/2022
Professional Areas:
Staff
Description:
Responsibilities:
Advertises start of league seasons.
Arranges for registrations to occur in a timely manner.
Follows up on statistics generated, and posts these in a timely and acceptable way.
Monitors league revenues and authorizes all expenditures.
Works with the UWSA to develop, coordinate, and advertise all intramural programs for students and employees.
Schedules league games and intramural activities.
Manages activities onsite during league play, or arranges for appropriate supervision during games
Acts as the University’s primary point of contact if/when problems arise before, during and after league games and intramural activities.
Enforces league and University policies.
Monitors facilities to ensure the safety of all users. Takes appropriate action to eliminate risks or communicate risks to appropriate staff.
Hires, monitors, and evaluates staff working at league games and during intramural activities.
Prepares and authorizes payroll for casual staff.
Arranges for referees through the appropriate sporting organization.
Maintains websites for leagues and intramural activities.
Provides administrative support for the department’s Health and Safety Subcommittee and Risk Management Committee.
Provides administrative support to the Director and Business Development and Operations Manager.
Qualifications:
Minimum of high school completion required
Some University education preferred
Minimum of 1 year of experience operating a sports league is highly desirable
Experience supervising staff at events preferred
Experience dealing with the public is required
Some experience with accounting is desirable
Budgeting skills required
Good computer skills required
Familiarity with software programs used for maintaining websites and for league registrations is desired
Must have a demonstrated ability to plan, organize, coordinate and establish work priorities and deadlines
Must have effective oral and written communication skills, and the ability to provide advice
Must be able to make sound independent judgments and utilize problem-solving abilities
Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with both internal and external contacts
Must have a demonstrated ability to monitor and coordinate the work of others
An equivalent combination of education, experience, skills, knowledge and abilities may be considered.
Condition(s) of Employment:
Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
Must be able to work evenings and weekends.
Note: The work described in this posting will be conducted in-person.
The University of Winnipeg has a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires all those coming to designated indoor campus spaces to provide proof they are fully vaccinated. The Policy has been suspended effective May 2, 2022. However, prospective employees should know that the Policy may be reinstated in the future based on changing public health circumstances.
The University of Winnipeg is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognizes that a diverse staff and faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research environments, and is essential to academic and institutional excellence. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and encourage women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons to confidentially self-identify at time of application.
If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact Shelby Phillips, HR Assistant at sh.phillips@uwinnipeg.ca.
The personal information of applicants is collected under the authority of the University of Winnipeg Act and 36(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. All personal information collected via the recruitment process is used to assess the applicant’s suitability, eligibility, and qualifications for employment, and to otherwise support recruitment activities. This information will be provided to participating members of the recruitment process. Questions regarding the collection of your personal information may be directed to the Director, HR Services, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2E9 or 204.786.9066.
The Sabado Basketball League has announced they will be hosting an open men's basketball tournament on July 30-31, 2022 at Red River College in Winnipeg. The entry fee is $600 per team, providing a 3-game guarantee. Additional details are in the below poster including contact information to register your team. Email inquiries can go to sabadobasketballleague@hotmail.com.
Support the Basketball for Life Fund with the purchase of a basketball specialty licence plate from Manitoba Public Insurance. Learn more at http://www.basketballforlife.ca
