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2018 Basketball Manitoba Awards
All-Manitoba Awards
Basketball Manitoba would like to thank the following for their support of the Basketball Manitoba Awards...
- Coaching Manitoba
- Sport Manitoba
- St. Paul’s High School
- JJ Ali Photography
- Home Run Sports
- Victoria Inn Hotel
- Wilson Sports
- Russell Athletic
- Rogers
- Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters
- Manitoba Association of Basketball Officials
- Balling for the Cure
AAAA AWARDS
Male Player of the Year:
- Kyler Filewich, Vincent Massey Collegiate
Male All-Manitoba Team:
- Mark Tachie, St Paul’s High School
- Tiernan Marshall, Maples Collegiate
- Shawn Maranan, Sisler High School
- Aliou Sesay, Dakota Collegiate
- Benjamin Gardner, St Paul’s High School
Female Player of the Year:
- Claire Signatovich, Oak Park High School
Female All-Manitoba Team:
- Anna Kernaghan, Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
- Autumn Agar, Fort Richmond Collegiate
- Deborah Nkiasi-Kuku, Vincent Massey Collegiate
- Emerson Martin, Dakota Collegiate
- Lauren Bartlett, Oak Park High School
AAAA Boys Coach of the Year:
- Nick Lother, Vincent Massey Collegiate
AAAA Girls Coach of the Year:
- Bryan Kornberger, Glenlawn Collegiate
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. Basketball Manitoba 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.PAST CARL RIDD AWARD WINNERS
Male Carl Ridd Award Winner:
- Tysen Jensen, Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
Female Carl Ridd Award Winner:
- Vanessa Lee, Vincent Massey Collegiate
RON MEYERS LEADERSHIP AWARD
The Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association in partnership with Basketball Manitoba 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.PAST RON MEYERS AWARD RECIPIENTS
Male Ron Meyers Leadership Award:
- Logan Nyman, Sanford Collegiate
Female Ron Meyers Leadership Award:
- Yasmin Banares, Westgate Mennonite Collegiate
The Donovan Gayle Scholarship of $1000.00 each recognize 4 local basketball players who best represent Donovan’s attributes of strength, resilience, positive attitude and perseverance. The award comes as proceeds from the annual Balling for the Cure basketball tournament which is held annually in August in Winnipeg.
Since 2014, the cause has raised over $20,000 for supporting both CancerCare Manitoba and now supports these scholarships. This award is to be used as financial assistance towards a post secondary education for the upcoming school year.- Autumn Agar - Fort Richmond Collegiate
- DeMar Kraus - Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
- Mikayla Desaulniers - Sisler High School
- Talia Peters - Garden Valley Collegiate
AAA, AA, A AWARDS
A Male Player of the Year:- Andrew Early, Treherne School
- Keegan Beer, Niverville Collegiate
- Riley Paul, Neelin High School
A/AA/AAA Male All-Manitoba Teams:
1st Team
A Female Player of the Year: 1st Team
- Dayton Black, Neelin High School
- Alex Dejong, Ste. Anne Collegiate
- Parker Davis, Niverville Collegiate
- Nathan Martens, Macgregor School
- David Muller, Swan Valley Regional Secondary School
- Coltin Penner, Shevchenko School
- Noah Parr, Pinawa School
- Jalen Mangaron, St. James Collegiate
- Matt Kaspick, R.D. Parker Collegiate
- Abdihakim Hedoon, Gordon Bell High School
- Megan Wiebe, Shevchenko School
- Theresa Guimond, Roseau Valley School
- Jillian Duncan, Linden Christian School
1st Team
- Ashley Williams, R.D. Parker Collegiate
- Hannah Murdy, R.D. Parker Collegiate
- Natalya Reimer, Westgate Mennonite Collegiate
- Alex Chester, Warren Collegiate
- Hanna Hamm, Shevchenko School
- Clarissa Bird, University of Winnipeg Collegiate
- Coral McCorrister, University of Winnipeg Collegiate
- Raylin Unrau, Boissevain School
- Carlene Waldner, Rosenort School
- Tessley Korchinski, Hapnot Collegiate
COACHES OF THE YEAR
A Boys Coach of the Year:
- Brent Berry, Pinawa School
- Penny Hovorka-Alcock, Shevchenko School
- Richard Toews, Niverville Collegiate Institute
- Kalyn Suderman, Roseau Valley School
- Kevin Carter, Swan Valley Regional Secondary School
- Christy Steeves, Stonewall Collegiate
JUNIOR VARSITY
Junior Varsity Boys Coach of the Year:
- Evan Cox, Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
- Mark Neves, Daniel Mcintyre Collegiate
JUNIOR HIGH
Junior High Boys Coach of the Year:
- Evan Victoruk, Amber Trails Community School
- Regan Moses, Acadia Junior High
WINNIPEG MINOR BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
WMBA Bruce Russel Memorial Coach of the Year
- Jason Diaz - South Winnipeg Community Centre
JIM BULLOCH COACHING AWARD
The Jim Bulloch Award annually recognizes a basketball coach 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).
- Ashley Hoitink, Morden, Manitoba
PRESIDENT'S AWARD
The Basketball Manitoba President's Award was created in 2017 to annually recognized the contributions of groups or individuals who have used the the sport of basketball as a vehicle for social change over a sustained period of time. - In the Memory of Donovan Gayle, Balling For the Cure
PAST PRESIDENT'S AWARD RECIPIENTS
LENA WENKE COURAGE AWARD
The new ‘Basketball Manitoba Courage Award’ has been developed to recognize an individual who has overcome a number of obstacles and challenges in their life while staying involved in the sport of basketball. The award is being named after its first recipient Lena Wenke and will be presented in future years carrying her name with it indefinitely.
- Lena Wenke, University of Winnipeg
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.
- Denis Marinelli, St. Norbert Collegiate
PAST MIKE SPACK AWARD RECIPIENTS
BASKETBALL COACHING SERVICE AWARDS
The Basketball Manitoba Coaching Service Awards recognize coaches who have a sustained long-time commitment to to coaching in the sport of basketball.
- Kristen Asmundson, River East Collegiate
- Megan Johnson, Fort Richmond Collegiate
- Ryan Diehl, Glenboro School
- Michael Tan, Sisler High School
- Red Ducharme, Winnipeg Spirit Basketball Club
- Sukhvir Singh, Fort Richmond, Red River College & Attack Basketball Club
- Ogo Okwumabua, Fort Richmond Collegiate
- Cathy Pleskach, Warren Collegiate
- Stephen Tackie, Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
- Mark Neves, Daniel Mcintyre Collegiate
- Jon Goosen, Mennonite Brethren Collegiate
- Kevin Carter, Swan Valley Regional Secondary School
- Jennifer How, Westgate Mennonite Collegiate
- Adam Khan, Vincent Massey Collegiate
- Jody Williams, Swan Valley Regional Secondary School
- Colin Mark, Sargent Park School
- Bryan Kornberger, Glenlawn Collegiate
Game Results from 2018 Manitoba Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Games from St. Paul's High School will be updated by the end of the day at http://www.basketballmanitoba.ca
VIEW ALL-STAR GAME DAY PROGRAM
VIEW FULL ALL-STAR TEAM ROSTERS
Basketball Manitoba Awards A, AA, AAA Girls All Star Game
Team Wilson 67 Team Rogers 49
Home Run Sports Players of the Game - Megan Wiebe - Shevchenko School and Cathlin Berndt - Niverville Collegiate
Basketball Manitoba Awards A, AA, AAA Boys All Star Game
Team Russell Athletic 78 Team Home Run Sports 75
Home Run Sports Players of the Game - Justin Ejercito - WIlliam Morton Collegiate and Izaiah Maples-Stevens - Lorette Collegiate
Basketball Manitoba Awards AAAA Girls All Star Game
Team Rogers 54 Team Wilson 50
Home Run Sports Players of the Game - Alexis Garcia - Vincent Massey Collegiate and Jojo Ngongo - Glenlawn Collegiate
Basketball Manitoba Awards AAAA Boys All Star Game
Team Russell Athletic 104 Team Home Run Sports 78
Home Run Sports Players of the Game - John Olukoju - Fort Richmond Collegiate and Ryan Giesbrecht - Garden Valley Collegiate
All game results and POG's will be updated by the end of the day at http://www.basketballmanitoba.ca
VIEW ALL-STAR GAME DAY PROGRAM
VIEW FULL ALL-STAR TEAM ROSTERS
Basketball Manitoba Awards A, AA, AAA Girls All Star Game
Team Wilson 67 Team Rogers 49
Home Run Sports Players of the Game - Megan Wiebe - Shevchenko School and Cathlin Berndt - Niverville Collegiate
Basketball Manitoba Awards A, AA, AAA Boys All Star Game
Team Russell Athletic 78 Team Home Run Sports 75
Home Run Sports Players of the Game - Justin Ejercito - WIlliam Morton Collegiate and Izaiah Maples-Stevens - Lorette Collegiate
Team Rogers 54 Team Wilson 50
Home Run Sports Players of the Game - Alexis Garcia - Vincent Massey Collegiate and Jojo Ngongo - Glenlawn Collegiate
Basketball Manitoba Awards AAAA Boys All Star Game
Team Russell Athletic 104 Team Home Run Sports 78
Home Run Sports Players of the Game - John Olukoju - Fort Richmond Collegiate and Ryan Giesbrecht - Garden Valley Collegiate
All game results and POG's will be updated by the end of the day at http://www.basketballmanitoba.ca
