Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Bob Town. He graduated from Churchill High School and played at the University of Manitoba, where he was an All-Canadian and Captain of the team in 1972. His excellence on the court led to his selection for the Canadian National Team in 1972. Over the following five years, he represented Canada on the international stage, participating in prestigious events like the Pan Am Games in Mexico City, the World University Games in Moscow, and the 1976 Montreal Olympics. He also played for the St. Andrews Super Saints, where he achieved two national c ..read more

Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Dean Favoni.  Dean is the Varsity Boys basketball coach at Dakota Collegiate, a role he’s held for over 30 years.  He’s coached many of the province's Top 10 players, and his team won the high school Provincial Championship in 2002.  He has been named the MBCA Coach of the Year and coached with the provincial team and the centre for high performance.  His most recent success has been the fundraising and creation of a state-of-the-art $1.5 million multi-sport complex, which includes an outdoor basketball in honour of the gre ..read more

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Niyah Becker. She attended Vincent Massey Collegiate in Winnipeg before transferring to the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) in Ontario. Niyah represented the Manitoba Provincial Team, claiming two Bronze Medals for the province. She played college basketball at the University of Utah in the PAC 12 for 3 years and then played her senior season (times 2 due to Covid) at Wake Forest University in the ACC. She’s represented the Canadian National Team at various stages since the age of 16. Currently, she is playing her first year pr ..read more

Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Simon Hildebrandt. He is currently a University of Manitoba Bison and Winnipeg Sea Bears basketball player. Last season with the Bisons was his first year, and he racked up a long list of awards and recognition.  U SPORTS Rookie of the Year U SPORTS All-Rookie Team  U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian Canada West Rookie of the Year Canada West First Team All-Star Canada West All-Rookie Team  He was then drafted first overall in the U SPORTS CEBL Draft to the Winnipeg Seabear, where he went on to win CEBL U SPORTS Player of the Y ..read more

Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we are changing things up a bit! We are excited to reach our 50th episode of the series, and as part of reaching this milestone, we have asked former guest Stephen Tackie to take the helm for the episode and interview our host, Darcy Coss. Darcy Coss has been a part of the basketball community for over twenty years. He was a top-ranked high school player who represented Glenlawn Collegiate and Team Manitoba at the 2001 Canada Games. He then played at the University of Manitoba for four years. After graduating, he continued giving back to the game by c ..read more

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Winnipeg Sea Bears Head Coach Mike Taylor. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and played his college ball at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He has coached in the United States, Germany, Czech Republic, England, Poland and most recently here in Winnipeg with our Seabears. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/basketball-manitoba/message ..read more

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast we have Kirby Schepp. Kirby is the Head coach of the University of Manitoba Bisons a position he’s held for the last 12 seasons. During his time with the Bisons, they’ve made the postseason eight times, have had three Canada West Final Four appearances, and made the National Tournament for the first time since 1986. Kirby has been part of the Canadian Men’s National Team program for over a decade. He coached the 17U Cadet team in 2010 that won a bronze medal at World Championships. Additionally, he won a gold medal with the Junior National team in 2017 ..read more

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast we have Cheryl Jean-Paul.  Cheryl is a University of Manitoba Alumni. She played 5 years with the Bisons and was recognized with multiple conference all-stars and Team MVP honours. In 1998, the team finished with a Silver medal at the Canadian University National Championships.  Cheryl has been the head coach of the Trinity Western Spartans Women's Basketball Team, located in Langley, British Columbia, since 2010. Before that, She coached at Red River College, River East Collegiate and was an assistant coach with the University of Manitoba Bis ..read more

Host Darcy Coss and Basketball Manitoba Executive Director Adam Wedlake sit down to discuss the new Basketball Manitoba Podcast series that will be launched in October 2021.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/basketball-manitoba/message ..read more

Today on the Basketball Manitoba podcast, we have Amy Barlow (Ogidan). She is the founder of the Mini-Ballers basketball program that offers an entry-level basketball experience for children ages 1-8.  Amy graduated from Oak Park High School, where she was recognized as one of the top players in the province. Additionally, she played for the provincial team for three summers.  She was selected to the invite-only Nike All-Canada Camp, which hosted 50 of the top female basketball players from across Canada. After graduating, she was recruited to play at the University of Winnipeg, wher ..read more