Basketball Manitoba is pleased to announce that Manitoba has been formally awarded the opportunity to host the 2010 and 2011 Canada Basketball National Championships at the 17U & 15U levels. The province will be hosting the boy's championships in the summer of 2010 and the girls in 2011, alternating the the genders with the other host site in Toronto. We are also very excited to announce that Basketball Manitoba will partner with the University of Manitoba to stage the Championships for both years! This summer's Boy's National Championships will occur August 3-7, 2010 at the U of M with teams traveling on August 1 and 8. Manitoba last hosted a national championship of this level in 2003-04.
OTTAWA - Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced on Monday the findings of its data collection on athletic scholarships provided by Canadian universities during the course of the 2008-09 academic year. The data reveals that in 08-09 Canadian universities together provided $9,997,758 in athletic scholarship money to CIS student-athletes. A common and outdated misconception is that athletic scholarships are only available south of the border. In fact one in two CIS student-athletes receives athletic scholarships says CIS Chief Executive Officer, Marg McGregor. Although athletic awards are provided in every CIS sport, the largest average value of an athletic scholarship to men was provided in basketball, hockey and football. For women, the largest average athletic scholarships were provided in basketball, volleyball and hockey.
Basketball Manitoba is joining the push for aid support to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Ontario Basketball has challenged all basketball teams in Canada to step up and do team fundraisers and collection donations on behalf of your basketball team. Manitobans are well known for our generous and supportive spirit and we call on ALL Manitoba based basketball teams to join this fantastic cause! Basketball Manitoba asks that you send your team's donation receipts to by Monday May 31, 2010. The teams that raise the most funds will be acknowledged nationally following the deadline. Donations can go to any charitable organization working on Haitian relief including the Canadian Red Cross. The International Red Cross continues to send much needed supplies into the region with the Canadian Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Fund surpassing $50 million in funds raised. Canadians are encouraged to support relief efforts by making a financial donation to the Canadian Red Cross Haiti Earthquake fund and are reminded that the Federal Government will match all donations! Donations can be made online at www.redcross.ca/helpnow or by calling toll free 1-800-418-1111 or at any Red Cross office. Read the Ontario Basketball challenge at...
Basketball Manitoba is pleased to launch a new initiative aimed to
attract more young people into becoming a new basketball referee or
coach. The 'Be a Coach' promotion is targeting young adults in the 18-25
age range to continue with the sport this April in a different
capacity. With most people in this age range seeing their basketball
involvement coming to end, we want to open another chapter with your
love for the game of basketball! Basketball Manitoba, the MBCA, MABO,
WMBA and MHSAA are offering free coach clinics to these people this
April to make basketball a 'sport for life'. To register for the free
clinics...
Basketball Manitoba is pleased to launch a new initiative aimed to attract more young people into becoming a new basketball referee or coach. The 'Be a Ref' promotion is targeting young adults in the 18-25 age range to continue with the sport this April in a different capacity. With most people in this age range seeing their basketball involvement coming to end, we want to open another chapter with your love for the game of basketball! Basketball Manitoba, the MBCA, MABO, WMBA and MHSAA are offering free referee clinics to these people this April to make basketball a 'sport for life'. To register for the free clinics...
The Manitoba Basketball Coaches Association is asking all basketball coaches at the Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls levels (A to AAAA) to submit names to be considered for this year's 'All-Manitoba' team. These submissions must be into the MBCA by Friday February 26, 2010. The MBCA annually recognizes athletes and coaches from around Manitoba
for their outstanding achievements over the course of the basketball
season. The winners will be announced at the MBCA All-Star Banquet which is scheduled for Saturday April 17, 2010.
To submit names to the list...
Basketball Manitoba is pleased to add a new special game to its growing Classic Games Collection. The game is a 1992 GPAC Men's regular season game between the Manitoba Bisons and the Brandon Bobcats. The game features MBHOF members in Eric Bridgeland and coach Jerry Hemmings and is played at the old Bison East Gym. See the full game at ...
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A list of all current NCCP coaching and JODP referee clinics can be found below. If you do not see this list, you must first login at the top of the page or register with the website as all clinics are open to web members only. There is no cost to be a web member of Basketball Manitoba.
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by Monday May 31, 2010. The teams that raise the most funds will be acknowledged nationally following the deadline. Donations can go to any charitable organization working on Haitian relief including the Canadian Red Cross. The International Red Cross continues to send much needed supplies into the region with the Canadian Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Fund surpassing $50 million in funds raised. Canadians are encouraged to support relief efforts by making a financial donation to the Canadian Red Cross Haiti Earthquake fund and are reminded that the Federal Government will match all donations! Donations can be made online at 
