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PUBLISHED ON July 29, 2026

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Patrick Mart.

He has been involved in basketball for over two decades as both a player and a coach. He is currently a teacher and coach at River Heights School, where he continues to play a key role in developing young athletes.

As a coach, he has contributed extensively to the basketball community. He has served as the head coach of the junior varsity boys team and as an assistant with the varsity boys program at Sturgeon Heights Collegiate. 

He has also served as an assistant coach with the 17U Manitoba Provincial Team on multiple occasions and is involved with the Canada Basketball Junior Academy and various club programs across the province.

As a player, he competed at Sturgeon Heights Collegiate before representing Manitoba at the provincial level. He continued his playing career at NAIT College, and he holds a degree in Education from the University of Winnipeg.

This summer, he will lead the 15U boys Provincial Team for the second year in a row to the Canada Basketball National Championships in August.  




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PUBLISHED ON July 14, 2026

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Sharlene Harding.

She is a native of Mississauga, Ontario, where she went to play at Queen's University and Royal Military College of Canada, becoming an OUA All-Star 

She then enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces, where she continued her athletics career and built a high-level athletic and coaching résumé. 

She competed in 3 World Military Games and over a dozen World Championships, captained the Canadian Armed Forces National Women’s Soccer Team, and coached at the international level with the CAF National Women’s Basketball program.

Since moving to Winnipeg in 2021, she’s spent time coaching with provincial programs and spent the last two years as Head Coach of the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers women’s basketball team.

She has completed a certificate in High Performance Coaching through the University of British Columbia.  She is currently the assistant coach of the Queen's University Women's basketball program. 



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PUBLISHED ON June 02, 2026

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Duane Whyte.

Duane dedicated over three decades to growing the game from the ground up in the Swan River region.  At Swan Valley Regional Secondary School, his varsity boys teams captured Provincial AAA Championships in 1986, 1995, 1996, 2000, and 2001. 

He didn’t just coach a team; he built an entire basketball community. 

He organized coaching and referee clinics, hosted provincial championships, brought in high-level exhibition games, and helped develop generations of players, many of whom have gone on to become coaches themselves.

He’s also contributed to the game as an official, working provincial championships at both the high school and senior men’s levels.

Duane is an MHSAA Hall of Fame inductee and a Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.    


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PUBLISHED ON May 19, 2026

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Terry Garrow.

He is one of the standout players in Manitoba Bisons history.  Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, he came to Manitoba and quickly made an impact, helping lead the Bisons to back-to-back GPAC championships and a CIAU national bronze medal.

He was a  three-time GPAC All-Star and earned CIS All-Canadian honours in 1988, averaging nearly 23 points per game in his final season. He was also a three-time Wesmen Classic All-Star and tournament MVP in 1987, establishing himself as one of the top guards in the country at that time.

Following his university career, Terry went on to play professionally with the Winnipeg Thunder and continued to compete at a high level with senior men’s teams, many of which had strong Indigenous representation.

Terry is also passionate about honouring his family’s legacy in the game, particularly by advocating for the recognition of his father, Alex Garrow, as the first Indigenous basketball player inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame. 

He continues to work with leaders in the basketball community to help share that story and ensure his father’s impact on the game is properly recognized.

Terry’s contributions to the game were recognized with his induction into the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015, and he continues to represent Canada on the international stage in masters competition, including at the FIMBA World Championships.  


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PUBLISHED ON May 04, 2026

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Jennifer How.

She has dedicated more than 30 years to basketball in Manitoba as a coach, manager, and educator. 

She began her teaching career at Glenlawn Collegiate in 1997 and has been a cornerstone of the athletic program at Westgate Collegiate since 1999, where she has coached varsity girls basketball and contributed across multiple sports.

She was also part of one of the most successful eras in University of Winnipeg Wesmen history, serving as team manager from 1992 to 1996.  During that time, the program captured three consecutive national championships and tied a North American record for consecutive victories.

She has played a significant role in managing the Basketball Manitoba Awards and is an advocate for women's and rural basketball in Manitoba.  

Throughout her career, Jen has played a significant role in developing athletes and building strong school sport programs, while also helping lead and support athletic departments at the high school level.

She is a member of the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame, the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.


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PUBLISHED ON February 23, 2026

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Jon Giesbrecht, a coach who’s built a career around player development, the mental game, and helping athletes play free.

He started coaching at 15 when he stepped in to coach his younger brother’s team, and he hasn’t stopped since then. He’s coached many of those same players to a JV provincial championship and an undefeated Grade 12 season at John Taylor Collegiate, where he was the co-coach of the program, with many players going on to play university basketball.

He has coached at the provincial team level, winning a gold medal as an assistant with the U17 boys team. He’s also worked with Canada Basketball as a video coordinator for the Canadian Junior Men’s National Team.  He’s coached at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba, including two seasons as a full-time assistant coach with the University of Regina women’s program. 

He moved on from the college level and went on to coach prep in Italy as the director of mental performance.  The last two seasons, he was with the Vancouver Bandits as Director of Mental Skills & Performance. 

He also runs a private practice called “Play Free”, where he teaches athletes how to handle pressure, regulate emotions, and perform when it matters.

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