Basketball BC Announces 2026 SuperConference Speakers

Basketball BC is excited to announce the first two speakers for the 2026 SuperConference, October 23rd at the Langley Event Center.  Continuing as BC’s premier coach education event, this year's clinic features another outstanding group of presenters.

Russell Turner

University of California - Irvine

Russell Turner, the winningest coach in UCI history, begins his 17th season as the UC Irvine head coach in the 2026-27 season. Turner has guided the Anteaters to 342 wins, averaging over 20 wins a season.  This year's Anteaters line-up features two Canadians - BC’s own Torian Lee and 7’9” Olivier Rioux.   Prior to UC-Irvine, Coach Turner served six seasons as an assistant coach for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors following positions at Stanford University and Wake Forest University.

Phil Jalalapoor

University of British Columbia

Phil Jalalpoor was named the permanent Head Coach of the men's basketball program in April of 2026, following a successful 2025-26 campaign where he led the 'Birds to both the Canada West Final and U SPORTS Final 8 as the interim bench boss. Jalalpoor previously served as a lead assistant coach for the program for one season, after he retired from playing basketball professionally.  Coach Jalalpoor was a member of the Toronto Raptors staff during the 2026 NBA Summer League.

Two additional speakers will be announced in the coming days.

Coaches of all levels and genders will benefit from an outstanding day of learning.