Congratulations to the following individuals for the dedication they have given to Basketball BC for the past years and all the success in the future.
Basketball is becoming a hugely more popular sport in this world now, people love it. They like to watch it, not just play it. They like the sense of community that comes from it, some people even really rate things like the NBA city edition uniforms. There is so much more to basketball then just shooting hoops and these people have helped make it as popular as it is now, basketball produces some of the greatest basketball motivational speakers the industry has to offer.
Thanks to John Buis for his time and assistance with this.
Tracie McAra (Sibbald) ATHLETE
- Graduate and star player at Reynolds secondary
- Starting member of 3 National Championship U Vic Vikette teams – 1980, 81, 82
- CIAU’s (now CIS) Most Outstanding Player in 1982
- Averaged 16.5 p/game, 47% shooting and 95% % free throws
- Member of Canada’s national team for 6 years including a 9th place at World Champs in 1983 and 4th place at the LA Olympics in 1984
Rich Goulet COACH
- Been coaching since 1965
- 10 years at St. Thomas More and now in his 33rd at Pitt Meadows
- BC AAA Champions in 1989 and 2000
- AA Champs in 1983 – only coach to have won both AA and AAA
- NUMEROUS Basketball BC provincial Team coaching assignments
- U16 Boys, U17 Boys, Summer games Zone teams, multi medals at nationals
- Coached the Nash brothers – both Steve and Marty on national teams
- BBC Board member,
- 6 years and 6 years Elite Chair
- Founded and administered Steve Nash Youth Basketball in Pitt Meadows
Bruce Langford COACH
- High School (Hatzic & Heritage Park) Secondary
- AA Provincial Champs in 1994, AAA in 2000 and 2001
- Simon Fraser University Head Coach 2001-present
- 5 time CIS national Champs
- Coach of first Canadian NCAA Div 2 team – 2010
- Basketball BC
- U19 Gold medal in 1997 and 2001
- Numerous clinics throughout BC
- Coached national team members Joby MacKenzie, Teresa Kleindeinst (Gabriel) and Kim Smith
Dean McKinnon OFFICIAL
- Basketball official for over 40 years
- Worked local, provincial and national games/tournaments since mid ‘70’s
- Began wheelchair basketball officiating in the mid 80’s and has been involved in that game ever since
- Worked nationally and internationally
- A Director of Wheelchair Sports since the 1980’s
- BC Wheelchair Basketball Official of the Year in 2000, 2005, 2010
Dan Miscisco BUILDER
- Given over 1000 basketball clinics involving over 60,000 participants since 1964
- Has run his All Star basketball camp for 42 years
- Wrote “innovative Basketball’ in 1978 – sold more copies than any other basketball book in BC
- Tremendous fund raiser for school basketball
- Coached school basketball from 1964-2005 – including St Jude’s. St. Anthony’s and Handsworth SS as well as many elementary schools
John Buis BUILDER
- 38 years with the AAA Boys provincial Tournament Committee
- 20 as tournament Director
- 12 as Assistant Tournament Director
- 16 years on Basketball BC Board
- Member of FIBA Central Board – representing Canada Basketball
- Inducted into Delta Sports Hall of Fame 2010
- Awards include Basketball BC Special merit (1996), Sport BC President’s Award (2001) Canada basketball Provincial president of the Year (2007)
UBC Women 1972/73 TEAM
- One of the most dominant teams ever in Canadian University basketball
- Won CIAU’s in 1973 with a 24-1 record
- Roster included 7 national team members and 4 future Olympians
- Coach Vickery called this team one of the best and most dedicated he had ever coached
- In the summer of ’73 Vickery led the Canadian team to FISU Championships -0 the team mainly comprised of his university team
- Began the public realization that women’s university and international basketball was deserving of accolades and recognition setting the stage for the teams of the future
