2011 Manitoba Basketball Coaches Association
All-Manitoba Awards
Awards
The MBCA proudly presents the All-Manitoba Teams, Players of the Year,Coaches of the Year, Special Recognition Awards and Coaching Service Awards to those who have excelled on the basketball court at the high school level this past season.
AAAA AWARDS
Male Player of the Year:
- Elliot Taylor - Oak Park
Male All-Manitoba Team:
- Joey Nitychoruk - St. Paul’s
- Kyle
Queijo - Daniel McIntyre - Michael
Thorne-Finch - Kelvin - Chris
Benevides - Garden City - AJ Basi - Sturgeon Heights
Female Player of the Year:
- Tia Coulter - Crocus Plains
Female All-Manitoba Team:
- Neesha Esmail - River East
- Brittany
Koop - River East - Kerri
Kuzbyt - Sisler - Lauren
Anderson - Westwood - Brittany
Rosenfelt - Oak Park
Male AAAA Coach of the Year:
- Jon Lundgren - Oak Park
Female AAAA Coach of the Year:
Kristen Asmundson - River East
CARL RIDD AWARD
The Carl Ridd Award annually recognizes one graduating male and one graduating female basketball player who excels on the basketball court, in the classroom and is heavily involved in the community. The MBCA will be recognizing this achievement with a $500.00
scholarship to a male and female recipients to be used towards a
recognized post secondary institution the following year.
Male Carl Ridd Award:
- Quinn Robertson-Stovel - St. Paul’s HS
Female Carl Ridd Award:
- Alex Warburton -
Sanford
Collegiate
The Manitoba Sportswriters and
Sportscasters Association in partnership with the MBCA
is proud to
recognize one outstanding male and one outstanding female grade 12
student who best meets the standards Ron Meyers set as a leader in the
community. The MSSA will be recognizing this achievement with a $500.00
scholarship to a male and female recipients to be used towards a
recognized post secondary institution the following year.
Male Ron Meyers Leadership Award:
- Kevin Braun - Warren Collegiate
Female Ron Meyers Leadership Award:
- Melanie Edel - Morris School
BASKETBALL MANITOBA BURSARIES
The Basketball Manitoba Bursary Award is presented annually to an athlete(s) who excelled on and off the court and pursuing a post-secondary education next year. Basketball Manitoba will be recognizing this achievement with a $250.00
scholarship to a male and female recipients to be used towards a
recognized post secondary institution the following year.
MBCA Bursary Award Recipients
-
Kaela Cranston St. Mary’s Academy
Kirby Hearn - Warren Collegiate
AAA, AA, A AWARDS
A Male Player of the Year:
- Travis Strain - Glenboro
AA Male Player of the Year:
- Steve Olson - Warren
AAA Male Player of the Year:
- Dror Liebenthal - SJR
A Female Player of the Year:
- Carley Schmidt - Elm Creek
AA Female Player of the Year:
- Jana Scott - Boissevain
AAA Female Player of the Year:
- Alex Warburton - Sanford
A/AA/AAA Male All-Manitoba Teams:
1st Team:
- Levi Bergen - Westgate - AAA
- Brennan Foidart - Killarney - AA
- Mathieu Haiart - St. John's Ravenscourt - AAA
- Liam Collier - St. Norbert - AAA
- Dylan Martens - MacGregor - AA
2nd Team
- Ronel Banilbo - St. James - AAA
- Keenan Benarroch - Gray Academy
- AAA - Stanley Bateman - Nelson Mac - AAA
- Bryce Watson - Glenboro - A
- Shaun Adrian - Niverville - AA
A/AA/AAA Female All-Manitoba Teams:
1st Team
- Melanie Edel - Morris - AA
- Jamie Graham - Neepawa - AA
- Brittany Boudreau - U of W Coll - AAA
- Kathleen Klippenstein - Niverville
- AA - Kenesha Giles - U of W Coll - AAA
2nd Team
- Ella
Greer - St. Norbert - AAA - Tamara
Wall - Elm Creek - A - Raven
Boulanger - U of W Coll - AAA - Alison
Neufeld - Goose Lake - AA - Madison Kinzel - Linden
Christian - AAA
AAA Male Coach of the Year:
- Darren Johnson - SJR
AAA Female Coach of the Year:
- Melissa Stoesz - Neelin
AA Male Coach of the Year:
- Myron Friesen - McGregor
AA Female Coach of the Year:
- Darren Roe and Kerri Hayhurst - Neepawa
A Male Coach of the Year:
- Jared Baines - Ross L. Gray
A Female Coach of the Year:
- James Ballentyne - Elm Creek
JUNIOR VARSITY
Urban Male Coach of the Year:
- Steve Lewis - John Taylor Collegiate
Urban Female Coach of the Year:
- Jennifer Douglas - Westwood Collegiate
JUNIOR HIGH
Male Coach of the Year:
- Rob Derksen - Valley Gardens
Female Coach of the Year:
- Jeff Spark - John Pritchard
JIM BULLOCH COACHING AWARD
The Jim Bulloch Award annually recognizes a basketball coach(es) with financial support to allow them to upgrade his or her knowledge and expertise in basketball which will directly impact on player and program development including sponsorship to a major coaching clinic outside of Manitoba).
Male Recipient:
- Daniel Keith - Tec Voc High School
Female Recipient:
- Arista Ryback - Westgate Collegiate
MIKE SPACK AWARD
The Mike Spack Award annually recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the growth and development of basketball in Manitoba over a sustained period of time.
PAST MIKE SPACK AWARD RECIPIENTS
Mike Spack Award Recipient:
Carol
Simpson - John Taylor Collegiate
MBCA Service Awards
- 25 Years:
- Larry
Marquardson - Sargent Park - Art Koop - Kildonan
East - Barb
Coulter - Crocus Plains - Colin Mark -
Sargent Park - Darcy
Kowalchuk - Major Pratt
- Larry
- 20 Years:
- Jon Goossen
- MBCI - Dean Favoni
- Dakota
- Jon Goossen
- 15 Years:
- John
Friesen - Linden
Christian - Jason
Poponne - Daniel McIntyre - Jim
Anastasiadis - St. John’s - Rick
DeGagne - Crocus Plains
- John
Game Results from 2011 Manitoba Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Games from St. Paul's High School.
A AA AAA Girls: Team Light 68 Team Dark 66
- Leading scorers - Karleigh Paul (Elton Collegiate) 14; Alex Warburton (Sanford Collegiate) 18
A AA AAA Boys: Team Dark 67 Team Light 66
Leading scorers - Dror Liebenthal (SJR) 11; Abraham Eyob (Churchill HS) 14
AAAA Girls: North vs South (result TBA; tip time 5:30 pm))
- Leading scorers - TBA
AAAA Boys: North vs South (result TBA; tip time 7:15 pm)
- Leading scorers - TBA
About the MBCA
We are an extremely active organization which...
- organizes coaches clinics and seminars
- organizes the Graduating All-Star Games and Banquet held traditionally in April
- names the All-Manitoba Girls and Boys Teams
- presents the Carl Ridd Award (to outstanding student athletes) the Mike Spack Award (for outstanding service to basketball) and the Jim Bulloch Coaching Award (scholarship) & Special Recognition Awards
- presents the Coach of the Year Awards A, AA, AAA, AAAA, Junior Varsity and Junior High categories.
- names the Player of the Year in A, AA, AAA and AAAA categories presents the WMBA Coach/Volunteer Award
MBCA's Mandate:
To coordinate the provision of coaching initiatives and innovations,promote coaching for all Manitobans, advocate on behalf of coaches andcoaching, and ensure the delivery of NCCP in Manitoba.
The MBCA is dedicated to:
- The development of basketball and basketball coaches in Manitoba
- Providing a unified voice for coaches that have a positive influence on basketball.
- Recognizing the hard work of coaches and players throughout Manitoba.
For more information on the MBCA check out our Frequently Asked Questions