Basketball BC
2025 Fall Coach Academy
Join us October 24th at Tamanawis Secondary in Surrey for Western Canada's premier basketball coach education event!
Our outstanding line-up of speakers includes:
In Person
Chris Oliver - Basketball Immersion https://basketballimmersion.com/chrisoliver/
As an expert in basketball decision training, he coaches, trains, and mentors coaches to maximize their players’ potential and enjoyment of practices and games. What he is most passionate about in his work is sharing evidence-based coaching ideas that can stimulate your coaching to get better results. In addition, he has consulted for NBA, NCAA, high school and club basketball organizations around the world as well as working with the NIKE EYBL, the top AAU circuit in the world.
AJ DeMond - Peninsula College https://www.gopcpirates.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/AJ_DeMond
AJ DeMond enters his first year as Pirate men’s basketball head coach, bringing a wealth of experience to the position. DeMond began his career as part of the University of Utah men’s basketball program, he was an AAU select coach, and he then moved right into assistant coaching positions at Western Nebraska and two coaching stints for the national junior college powerhouse College of Southern Idaho program. His record as a junior college assistant coach is 90-31. He coached four National Junior College Athletic Association All-Americans and five NJCAA Academic All-Americans in his time at CSI.
Scott Allen - White Rock Christian Academy
A six-time BC Provincial Champion, Coach Allen is one of the most successful coaches in the history of BC High School basketball. In addition to building a dominate program at White Rock Christian, Coach Allen spent seven season as the Head Coach at Trinity Western University where he turned the program into one of the top USPORTS teams in the nation, including an appearance in the 2011 national final.
Barnaby Craddock - Simon Fraser University
Bringing two decades of university head-coaching experience to Burnaby Mountain, Barnaby Craddock of Vancouver began in his new role on May 7. He is the only person in U SPORTS history to coach three different schools to the Final 8 men's basketball national championship tournament. He most recently completed a 13-season run at the University of Alberta, where compiled a win-loss record of 280-119 for a winning percentage of .702. Craddock led the Golden Bears to six Final 8 appearances, a pair of Final 8 bronze-medal results (2014, 2022), and two Canada West conference championships (2014, 2017). In Canada West regular season play, Alberta won three-quarters of its games, going 180-60.
Brendan Suhr - Coaching U
A two time NBA Champion with the Detriot Pistons and 1992 Olympic Gold Medlalist with the 'Dream Team', Coach Suhr is one of the top teachers in the game and a sought after speaker across the globe. Through Coaching U, Brendan works with top coaches throughout the NBA and NCAA to grow as coaches and improve their teams.
Additional Speakers are still being confirmed! At only $80, this event is an incredible value.
Date: October 24, 2025
Time: 9am - 3pm
Location: Tamanawis Secondary
Fee: $80 + GST
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Registration Information
REGISTRATION FALL COACH ACADEMY : register now
REGISTRTION DEADLINE: October 22, 2025
REGISTRATION SPRING COACH ACADEMY: CLOSED
REGISTRATION FOR GROW THE GAME SERIES: CLOSED
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