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March 11th, 2020COVID-19 Advisory and Updates

March 2 - Advisory on COVID-19 from the Sport Medicine Advisory Committee March 11 - COVID-19 Update from Canada Basketball March 11 - COVID-19 Update from Own the Podium March 12 - BC Health Officials Direct Event Organizers to Cancel...

March 10th, 2020CANADIAN SENIOR MENâ€™S NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CANADIAN SENIOR MEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM TO TAKE ON CANADIAN ELITE BASKETBALL LEAGUE SELECT TEAM HAMILTON, ONT (March 10, 2020) – The Canadian Elite Basketball League...

February 25th, 20202020 Basketball BC HOF Inductees

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February 18th, 2020Mike Thomson Appointed Manager, Officials Development at Canada Basketball

Canada Basketball Media Release TORONTO, ON (February 14, 2020) - Canada Basketball announced today the appointment of Mike Thomson to the position of Manager, Officials Development. "I’d like to welcome Mike to...

February 13th, 2020Basketball BC mourns the passing of Basketball BC 2005 Hall of Fame inductee Bill Robinson

TORONTO, Ont. (February 11, 2020) – Canada Basketball mourns the loss of Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Bill Robinson, who passed away following a stroke on Saturday. A native of Chemainus, BC, Robinson...

February 3rd, 2020Basketball BC is Proud to Announce a New Scholarship

The Duncan Anderson Memorial Scholarship The $1,000 scholarship, open to a female or male, is supported by the Duncan Anderson Memorial Foundation and will be initially awarded in 2020. Duncan Anderson was a dedicated high school...

February 1st, 2020President's Award -Tim Heide

President Stu Graham and Executive Director Lawrie Johns are pleased to announce that Tim Heide of Abbotsford is the recipient of the President’s award for outstanding volunteerism. Stu will be presenting the award to Tim at the...

January 27th, 2020BBC Mourns the Tragic Passing of Kobe Bryant

President, Stu Graham, and Executive Director, Lawrie Johns, on behalf of all of Basketball BC, are shocked and saddened by the horrible news from California on the terrible helicopter accident. Our thoughts and prayers are with all the...

January 19th, 2020Evans and Pinske Named Head Coaches for 2020 Basketball BC U15 & U17 Girls Provincial Teams

Basketball Bc Manager of Girls High Performance, Shaun McGuinness is pleased to announce the Head Coaches for the 2020 15 and U17 Girls’ Provincial teams. “I am thrilled to announce that we will be returning both our U15 and U17...

January 16th, 2020Basketball Theatre Experience - Monday Nights

Basketball Theatre Experience - Monday Nights Monday Nights, a basketball/theatre experience, is happening on February 6-9, 2020 at the Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia Street, New Westminster. Click here for SHOW DESCRIPTION

December 20th, 2019BCBOA Official to be inducted into Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame

Long time BCBOA Official will be inducted into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame, February 27, 2020. Basketball BC CONGRATULATES STEVE!! Excerpt from the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame Media Release Steve Mawhinney,...

December 9th, 2019Remembering Jack Pomfret

Basketball BC extends their sympathy to the family and many friends of Jack Pomfret who recently passed away. Jack was a superb multi sport athlete excelling in basketball, swimming, hockey as well as rugby, soccer, football, lacrosse and...

November 15th, 2019FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT COMING TO GREATER VICTORIA IN JUNE

MIES, Switzerland (November 15, 2019) – FIBA announced today that Canada will host one of four FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Greater Victoria this June. MORE INFORMATION

November 14th, 2019UVIc To Host Tribute to Eli Pasquale

The University of Victoria has scheduled a tribute to the life of Eli Pasquale for Nov. 16 at McKinnon Gymnasium. Doors open for public event at 2 p.m.

November 7th, 2019BBC Mourns the Loss of Eli Pasquale

Basketball BC is saddened by the passing of Eli Pasquale. TIMES-COLUNIST ARTICLE

November 1st, 2019Regional Coach BC Wheelchair Basketball

BC Wheelchair Basketball is looking for a part-time Regional Coach. The BC Wheelchair Basketball Society (BCWBS) is a non-profit organization, formed in 1983. BCWBS is a dynamic organization actively committed to promoting opportunities for...

November 1st, 2019BC Summer Games Coaches

Basketball BC is looking for coaches for the 2020 BC Summer Games. The BC Summer Games (BCSG) will be held July 23-26, 2020 in Maple Ridge. Please review the following for information about the coaching positions. BCSG COACH JOB...

October 14th, 2019Boys Provincial Team Coaches

Basketball BC is currently accepting applications for the Head and Assistant Coach positions for the 2020 U15 & U17 Boys Provincial Teams. These teams will represent our province at the National Championships in early August Boys...