Canada Basketball is pleased to announce that the call for nominations for induction into the 2011 Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame is open until March 1. The mission of the Hall of Fame is "to recognize, honour, immortalize and enshrine the contributions to the development and enhancement of basketball in Canada and internationally." Nominations can be in any one of five categories: athletes, teams, coaches, officials and builders. For full details...
Dr. James Naismith, who invented basketball in 1891, was
one of the first three inductees into the Canadian
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.
The mission of the Hall of Fame is "to recognize, honour, immortalize
and enshrine the contributions to the development and enhancement of
basketball in Canada and internationally".
Nominations can be in any one of five categories: athletes, teams, coaches, officials and builders.
Nominations can be submitted by members in good standing, Canadian
citizens (provided that the nomination is signed by 10 individuals and
receives the signed approval of either the Board of Directors of Canada
Basketball or an Active Member Association prior to the submission) or
the media (on official letterhead of the media source and is signed by
an official representative of any members in good standing of Canada
Basketball).
All nominations must contain a complete record of the merits and
achievements of each candidate as well as all relevant contact
information. Please see attached for nomination form.
CRITERIA FOR NOMINATIONS
All nominees must be Canadian citizens, a resident of Canada for a
minimum of five years, born in Canada or made their distinguished
contribution to the game of basketball in Canada.
Players must be retired from active duty at their highest level for five
years. Teams must be five years removed from their significant
milestone. Coaches and officials must be retired for two years or one
year if 65 or older. Builders are exempt from specific timelines with
respect to entry.
The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2011. Please submit all nominations to:
Selection Committee
c/o Tanya Phillipps
Canada Basketball
1 Westside Drive, Unit 11
Toronto, ON M9C 1B2
The following is a list of current candidates eligible for consideration on the active ballot:
| Boucher, Kelly | Athlete |
| Hall, Bob | Official |
| Jones, Ray | Builder |
| Kelsey, Howard | Player |
| Offstein, Bernie | Builder |
| Pipe, Dr. Andrew | Builder |
| Sargent, Joanne | Athlete |
| Smrek, Mike | Athlete |
| Straub (Johnson), Angela | Athlete |
| Weiland, John | Official |
| 2000 Men’s Olympic Team | Team |