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PUBLISHED ON May 30, 2019


VIEW EVENT PHOTOS: The 11th annual Hoops From The Heart event in support of inner city kids went off on Wednesday night without a problem as 150 inner city kids and their supervisors cheered for some outstanding men’s and women’s basketball games at the Duckworth Centre at the University of Winnipeg.

Before the games, the kids also enjoyed a meal of pizza (provided generously by Boston Pizza) and butter chicken (generously provided by Clay Oven) with juice boxes and plenty of other goodies accompanying (generously provided by Pratt’s Foods). Yum yum!! They also were styling in this year’s Hoops From the Heart collector T-shirt and took home their very own basketball signed by one of the players!

Two exciting basketball games, some very happy inner city kids and plenty of media coverage during the games from CBC and we can safely conclude another highly successful event! Eleven years of Hoops From The Heart is a long time and its long-lasting success is entirely a result of the generous sponsorship provided each year by the compassionate individuals and companies listed below. THANK YOU!!!

Congratulations to Brian Penner who was the winner of the autographed Steve Nash Phoenix Suns jersey!

An endowed Scholarship at the University of Winnipeg and another at the University of Manitoba are now permanent legacies of all of our partners and supporters to allow inner-city youth to attend each University and play basketball there in the future. We have much for which to be proud - a tremendous community of support here in Winnipeg! THANK YOU AGAIN!

Sincerely,

 The Hoops From The Heart Organizing Committee

 Trevor Ahluwalia (Clay Oven)
Rob Blaich (St Boniface Hospital Research)
Carter Chen (RBC)
Amanda Doerksen (Youth Alliance)
Karen Ferris (Youth Alliance)
Susan Hirst (St Boniface Hospital Research)
Shawna Kynoch (St Boniface Hospital Research)
Greg Mackling (CJOB)
Keith McCullough (Emcee)
Tom Nicholson (University of Winnipeg)
Ogo Okwumabua (Home Run Sports)
Gail Pierce (St Boniface Hospital Research)
Grant Pierce (St Boniface Hospital Research)
Randy Viray (Randy Viray Financial Services)

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The 11th annual Hoops from the Heart basketball games are being held on Wednesday, May 29th in support of inner-city kids.  Do you want to have fun, save lives and help inner city kids?
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PUBLISHED ON August 28, 2018





By Dr. Grant Pierce, Event Organizer

A decade is a long time and yet it can go by so fast! Hoops From The Heart just celebrated its 10th annual event on Wednesday evening August 8th with another great crowd of inner city kids in attendance. About 150 inner city children hooped and hollered for their favourite players during an evening of fun, food and basketball. The kids were treated to some great Boston Pizza (and entertained by their mascot too), tasty butter chicken from Clay Oven and more treats from Pratt’s Foods. These generous sponsors filled the tummies of all of the kids and sent them on to watch some of the best basketball players in Manitoba.
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PUBLISHED ON August 03, 2018

The 10th Annual Hoops From The Heart games are being held on the evening of Wednesday August 8 in support of inner city kids.  Do you want to have fun, save lives and help inner city kids?

Could you do anything better?!

Hoops From The Heart is an annual event (now into its 10th year) where the best men’s and women’s basketball players in Manitoba play two games at the University of Winnipeg's Duckworth Centre. In the process, 150 inner city kids are there to watch the games, receive a free meal, get their own Hoops From The Heart T shirt and take a basketball home signed by one of the players. The proceeds of the games have also helped to create a Scholarship specifically for an inner city youth to go to either the University of Manitoba or the University of Winnipeg to play basketball. Watch great basketball and help Winnipeg’s inner city kids. Part of the proceeds also helps heart research at St Boniface Hospital. Help fight heart disease, the #1 cause of death in Manitoba today and show your support for the present and future basketball stars of Manitoba.

Come on out to the University of Winnipeg’s Duckworth Centre on Wednesday, August 8th. It’s all for a great cause!
  • 6:15 pm: Men’s game - Universities of Manitoba/Winnipeg versus Manitoban All Stars
  • 7:30 pm: Women’s game - University of Manitoba vs University of Winnipeg
U of Manitoba /U of Winnipeg                      Manitoba Men’s All Star Team
            Men’s Basketball Team
Coaches: Kirby Schepp and Mike Raimbault   Coach: Ogo Okwumabua
Denzel Soliven.    U of Winnipeg.                        Jamar Farley  
Joseph Medrano.  U of Winnipeg.                ​Donny Hayes ​
Riley Paul.            U of Winnipeg.               ​Daniel Sackey ​
Josh Gandier.       U of Winnipeg.                       Amarjit Basi​
Don Dayrit.          U of Winnipeg.                       Emmanuel Adesida​
James Wagner       U of Manitoba.                      Josh Ajibola
Rashawn Browne. U of Manitoba.                      Chad Posthumus  
Zach Giesbrecht​U of Manitoba.           ​Ogo Okwumabua
Andre Arruda​U of Manitoba.                      Nicolas Bueno
Mark Tachie.         U of Manitoba.                     Amir Ali​​​​

7:30 pm Women’s Game
University of Winnipeg Wesmen​​ University of Manitoba Bison 
Women's Basketball Team.                          Women’s Basketball Team                                                                                   
Coach: Tanya McKay                                  Coach: Michele Sung
Robyn Boulanger                                          Dana Inglis
Mikayla Funk                                                Montana Kinzel
Paige Van                                                      Claire Harvey 
Katie Van                                                      Deidre Bartlett 
Jessica Dyck                                                 Tiana Mighty 
Faith Hezekiah                                              Bettina Shyllon
Jillian Duncan                                               Emerson Martin 
Deb Nkiasi                                                    Tiara Licsi
Alyssa Grant                                                 Brittanie Parisien
Vanessa Millions                                    ​Keziah Brothers 
                                                                     Addison Martin 
                                                                     Lauren Manaigre





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PUBLISHED ON July 13, 2018

Congratulations to Dr Grant Pierce who was inducted into the Order of Manitoba this week for his research in cardiovascular medicine!  Dr. Pierce is the founder of the Hoops from the Heart basketball event that is celebrating its 10th year on Aug 8 at the Duckworth Centre.

The province’s highest honour, the Order of Manitoba recognizes Manitobans who have enriched the social, cultural or economic well-being of the province.

Dr. Pierce’s research in cardiovascular medicine has brought scientific acclaim to Manitoba through his participation in a series of studies to stop or reverse heart muscle disease or blood vessel wall injury. He helped develop the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and helped found the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine, both at St. Boniface Hospital. 

Find out more about the Hoops from the Heart event here.
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PUBLISHED ON June 21, 2017



By Dr. Grant Pierce, Event Organizer

The 9th Annual Hoops From The Heart event has come to a close and what a night it was! Over 150 inner city kids attended and were treated to a sumptuous meal generously provided by Clay Oven and Pratt’s Foods, an official Hoops T shirt and a basketball autographed by some of the best basketball players in Manitoba. The fans were also treated to one of our most exciting games, a 104 to 103 overtime victory by the Manitoba All Star team over the combined U of M / U of W team. The exciting climax of the game came with the University team calling timeout with seconds to go and a decision to make on whether to go for a tie or the win. A few excited inner city kids decided to provide their own advice and ran into the team huddle with the players and coaches to yell “Go for it!!”  This year’s crowd was the most engaged and animated we have seen yet with lots of cheering and hollering approval for every dunk and three pointer. We had 150 inner city kids leaving last night with big smiles, bouncing balls and autographed T shirts galore. The below photos say everything.
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PUBLISHED ON June 06, 2016


Hoops From The Heart 2016 is now history and another resounding success. One hundred and fifty inner city kids attended two great games with the best male and female basketball players entertaining the crowd all evening! The kids were fed, received a 2016 Hoops From The Heart T-shirt and a basketball signed by one of the players. Two Scholarships (one at the University of Winnipeg and one at the University of Manitoba) will now be available for inner city kids to attend these schools and play basketball there. This all occurred due to the dedicated work of the following:

A big Winnipeg THANK YOU to all of the sponsors:  St. Boniface Hospital, University of Manitoba, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg Veterinary Care Group, Caspian, Hollywood Limousine Service Inc., Drs. Amarjit and Jagmit Arneja, Dilawri’s Crown Auto Group, RBC, Safeway, FABCA-PMG Projects Ltd, Dr. Balbir Singh, Cordent Dental Centre, Chum Optical, Econolodge, Home Run Sports, McElhoes & Duffy, MABO, Basketball Manitoba, Monarch Industries, Peller Estates, Philippine Basketball Association, PBA Winnipeg, Randy Viray Financial Services, Royal Crest Granite, SunWest, Tim Hortons, Triple B’s, Vickar Chevrolet, City of Winnipeg, Councilllors Brian Mayes, Devi Sharma and Russ Wyatt, Mr. Pardeep Bhullar, Mr. Al Chopra, Dr. D. Dhaliwal, Mr. Amargeet Warraich, Dr. Naseer Warraich & Family, Clay Oven and Infiniti.  

A big Winnipeg THANK YOU to all who volunteered their time to help out at the game: All of the referees for both games, all of the players for both games, Randall Viray at the ticket desk, Rob Blaich for his design work and photography, Bill Peters for the video production, and last but certainly not least, CJOB’s Keith McCullough for doing a fantastic job announcing both games!

A big Winnipeg THANK YOU to our Hoops From The Heart Organization Committee: Susie Hirst, Greg Mackling, Tyson Jones, Gail Pierce, Randy Viray, Tom Nicholson, Jes Coverini, Trevor Ahluwalia

Mr Robert Tibbs won the DeMar DeRosen autographed  Toronto Raptor jersey that was raffled off at the game!

Submitted by: 
Dr. Grant Pierce, Event Chair

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PUBLISHED ON May 30, 2016


Hoops From The Heart is an annual event (now into its 8th year) where the best men’s and women’s basketball players in Manitoba play two games at the University of Winnipeg's Duckworth Centre. In the process, over 100 inner city kids are there to watch the games, receive a free meal, get their own Hoops From The Heart t-shirt, and take a basketball home, signed by one of the players!

The proceeds of the games have also helped to create a Scholarship specifically for an inner city youth to go to either the University of Manitoba or the University of Winnipeg to play basketball for them. Watch great basketball and help inner city kids! Every year we’ve had an autographed NBA player jersey raffled off to one lucky fan at the game!

Part of the proceeds also helps heart research at St. Boniface Hospital. Help fight heart disease, the #1 cause of death in Manitoba today, and show your support for the present and future basketball stars of Manitoba!

Come on out to the University of Winnipeg’s Duckworth Centre Wednesday, June 1st, 2016.  It’s all for a great cause!

6:15 pm: Men’s game - Universities of Manitoba/Winnipeg versus Manitoban All Stars

7:30 pm: Women’s game - University of Manitoba vs University of Winnipeg







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PUBLISHED ON May 21, 2015
The 7th Annual Hoops From The Heart Basketball games were played on Wednesday May 20th at the University of Winnipeg’s Duckworth Centre, and once again a combined University of Manitoba / University of Winnipeg men’s team took on an All Star Veterans Team of some of the best players from Manitoba! This exciting game was followed by a traditional women’s game featuring the University of Manitoba facing off against the University of Winnipeg.

“Thanks once again to the great sponsors, dedicated volunteers, enthusiastic athletes and generous referees this year who helped us make this a reality with their contributions”, said Dr Grant Pierce. “The real winners were the inner city kids who not only enjoyed the evening but will wear their Hoops T shirt proudly and enjoy the basketballs for a long time into the future as well!”

Proceeds from Hoops From the Heart benefit the Basketballs for Inner City Kids project and cardiac research at St. Boniface Hospital. It is hoped to raise additional money that will be used for an University Scholarship to help an inner city kid play basketball at the U of W and U of M for their men’s or women’s teams. An official Phoenix Suns jersey signed by future Hall of Famer Steve Nash (valued at over $500) was donated in support of this cause. A recap of this year’s event can be seen in the video below. To offer your support for the event or to make a donation please contact Grant Pierce at GPierce@sbrc.ca.

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PUBLISHED ON May 20, 2015
ROSTERS ANNOUNCED:  The 7th Annual Hoops From The Heart Basketball is back! What is it? Watch the best basketball players in Manitoba! When is it? Wednesday evening May 20th.  Where is it? University of Winnipeg’s Duckworth Centre.  Why do it? Your attendance helps support 150 inner city kids to watch the games, receive a meal, get a free 2015 Hoops From The Heart T-shirt and their own basketball to take home.
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PUBLISHED ON May 21, 2014
By Rob Blaich and Bill Peters

The 6th Annual Hoops From The Heart Basketball games were played again this year on Monday evening May 12th at the University of Winnipeg's Duckworth Centre. This year a combined University of Manitoba / University of Winnipeg men’s team took on a Legends All Star team of some of the best “retired” players in Manitoba! This exciting game (won 78-74 by the All Stars) was followed by a traditional women’s game featuring the University of Manitoba facing off against the University of Winnipeg. The University of Manitoba prevailed by a score of 67-47.


“We had some great sponsors, dedicated volunteers, enthusiastic athletes and generous referees this year who helped us make this a reality with their contributions”, said Dr Grant Pierce. “The real winners were the 150 inner city kids who not only enjoyed the evening but will wear their Hoops T shirt proudly and enjoy the basketballs for a long time into the future too!”
Over 150 inner city kids were there to watch the games, receive a free meal, get their own 2014 Hoops From The Heart T shirt and take a basketball home signed by one of the players. Proceeds from Hoops From the Heart benefit the Basketballs for Inner City Kids project and cardiac research at St. Boniface Hospital.

Special thanks to all the players who participated

  •  U of Winnipeg/U of Manitoba Men’s Team  
  • Coaches: Mike Raimbault and Kirby Schepp
  • Tim Ireland
  • Jamar Farley
  • Kuet Kuet
  • Denzel Soliven
  • Khas Tokar
  • Malik Irwin
  • Amir Ali
  • Justus Alleyn
  • Boris Zimbakov
  • Wyatt Anders

 Manitoba Legends Men’s All Star Team

  • Coach: Jeff Laping
  • Isaac Ansah- University of Manitoba
  • Nick Lother- University of Winnipeg
  • Josh Stolar- University of Winnipeg
  • Keith Omoerah- University of Manitoba
  • Ogo Okwumabua- University of Manitoba
  • Matthew Pierce- Thompson Rivers
  • Nick Loewen- Mount Royal University
  • Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson – University of Calgary
  • Tyson Jones- University of Alberta

 University of Winnipeg Women’s Team

  • Coach: Tanya McKay
  • Emma Arnott
  • Stephanie Kleysen
  • Alyssa Grant
  • Shawn Pallister
  • Payton Gomes
  • Jasmine Ibrahim
  • Danielle Baril
  • Skylar Boulanger
  • Katie Hastings Van
  • Paige Hastings Van
  • Kerri Kuzbyt
  • Megan Noonan

University of Manitoba Women’s Team

  • Coach: Michele Hynes
  • Rebecca Potter
  • Montana Kinzel
  • Vanessa DeVries
  • Allison Balasko
  • Jenilyn Monton
  • Robyn Eyer
  • Caitlin Ticzon
  • Stephanie Gill
  • Claire Harvey
  • Samantha Pyke
  • Sheree Carmona-Galdamez

And many thanks to all of our sponsors:

  • Basketball Manitoba
  • City of Winnipeg
  • Club St B
  • Home Run Sports
  • Larry Vickar Chevrolet
  • Los Chicos Restaurante y Cantina
  • Manitoba Association of Basketball Officials
  • Marigold Restaurant
  • Meyers Norris Penny
  • Philippine Basketball Association
  • Randy Viray Financial Services
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • Safeway
  • Star Building Materials
  • Tim Hortons
  • University of Manitoba
  • University of Winnipeg
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PUBLISHED ON May 12, 2014
ROSTERS ANNOUNCED:  The 6th Annual Hoops From The Heart Basketball games at the University of Winnipeg's Duckworth Centre come again this year on Monday evening May 12th. This year a combined University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg men’s team take on an All Star team of the best players we can find in Manitoba! This exciting game is followed by a traditional University of Manitoba women’s team facing off against the University of Winnipeg women’s team. Both teams will have their latest recruits together with their star veterans for the first time in a preview of 2014/15 basketball season!
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PUBLISHED ON June 01, 2013
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ROSTERS ANNOUNCED: Details on the 5th annual Hoops From The Heart have been set to showcase the best in Manitoba basketball in one big evening, all for the benefit of inner city kids and heart research at St Boniface Hospital! Tuesday June 4th at the University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre is the night for this year’s 5th annual Hoops From The Heart event.  


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PUBLISHED ON June 20, 2012
2012-Hoops-from-the-Heart-L.jpgMany thanks to the 400+ estimated players and fans who came to the Duckworth Centre at the University of Winnipeg last night. They saw two exciting games and contributed to the betterment of inner city kids and heart research at St Boniface Hospital as well. Over 150 inner city kids were given a meal, a souvenir Hoops From The Heart T-shirt and a basketball autographed by one of the outstanding University players who entertained us during the evening. The men’s game went down right to the last second before the U of M/U of W combined team could finally claim a victory and the University of Winnipeg won and exciting game in the women’s match immediately afterwards.

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PUBLISHED ON June 18, 2012
2012-Hoops-from-the-Heart-L.jpgROSTERS ANNOUNCED: It’s bigger and better than ever this year!! See stars from the University of Winnipeg, the University of Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan, University of Fraser Valley, Lakehead University, Red River College, Canadian Mennonite University, Medicine Hat College, and many more play in two exciting back-to-back games on this Tuesday evening (June 19) at the Duckworth Centre at the University of Winnipeg!! Stars like Kevin Oliver, Mike James, Peter Lumoro, Chad Posthumus, David Kohler and many more will be dunking like you’ve never seen before! And this year we’ve got the ladies involved too! The first game at 6:15 pm features the University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba in a combined team facing an All Star team of players from Colleges and Universities across the country. The game immediately following at 7:30 pm features a cross-town rivalry renewed for the upcoming year whereby the University of Winnipeg women will tangle with the University of Manitoba women!  Full details on the event can be found at...

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PUBLISHED ON May 27, 2011







Sample ImageThe third annual Hoops From The Heart event wrapped up another successful event this past Tuesday.  The event featured 2 all-star games and special events for over 150 inner city kids.  For more information on the event and a thank you from event chair Grant Pierce plus Facebook photos from the event.... 

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PUBLISHED ON May 18, 2011
Sample ImageThe third annual Hoops from the Heart fundraising basketball games are coming back on Tuesday May 24 at the University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre.  Watch the best in men’s basketball featuring players from Universities and Colleges from across the country including University of Winnipeg, University of Manitoba, University of Waterloo, Lakehead University, Brandon University, Mayville State University, Medicine Hat College, Canadian Mennonite University, Red River College and many more battling it out in a couple of pre-season games that should be a preview of next year’s season! See tomorrow’s stars fresh out of high school ball playing against seasoned veterans of the University scene!  Proceeds help heart research at St Boniface Hospital and the Basketballs for Inner City Kids Project!  Games are at 6:00 pm with the University of Manitoba taking on the Western Canada University/College All Star Team #1 and at 7:45 pm the University of Winnipeg tipping off against the Western Canada University/College All Star Team #2.  Two lucky fans will win an autographed Steve Nash jersey!  For more details including full team rosters...
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PUBLISHED ON September 12, 2010
Over 600 people attended this year’s 2nd Annual Hoops From The Heart basketball games featuring the best players in Manitoba! Significantly, this included over 100 inner city youth who each received a free meal, a basketball signed by one of the players who starred in the games and a Hoops From The Heart T-shirt! Free scholarships were also provided to lucky inner city youth to attend the University of Winnipeg Summer Basketball camp! And there were countless autographs given out by the players to the kids all night long! What an exciting night!  For more info including some pictures from the evening and how you can help out future events...

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PUBLISHED ON August 07, 2010
Hoops From The Heart is coming to Winnipeg this summer for a second exciting year! Over 400 people were in attendance at last year’s event and it’s back! “Hoops From The Heart” is the premier basketball event in Manitoba featuring the best in Canadian College and University Men’s basketball players playing the game they love for the benefit of others. The University of Manitoba Men’s Basketball team and the University of Winnipeg Men’s Basketball team will play two All Star teams made up of Manitoban players who play for University or College teams outside of Winnipeg. The games are at 6:30 pm (for the U of M game) and 8:15 pm (for the U of W game) on Wednesday evening, August 11th at the Duckworth Centre at the University of Winnipeg. All of the players are paying a registration fee to play in the game and all of this money will go to
support two worthy charities: the purchase of basketballs for inner city youth, and the support of heart research at St Boniface General Hospital. The referees are donating their time for this worthy cause as well.  For details including full rosters...

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PUBLISHED ON August 13, 2009
The Hoops From The Heart event staged on Wednesday August 12 at the
IGAC was a resounding success. About 500 people took in the event and
most importantly, the players were fully engaged and each expressed
their enthusiastic support for this event and how much they enjoyed the
games. Both games were hard fought and close and that made it even more
enjoyable. The first game won by U of W went down to the last 2 seconds
and even had a buzzer beating desperation shot that didn't go in but
kept everyone on the edge of their seats. The U of M won by a slim
margin as well.  Thanks to everyone who came out to support a good cause!  Check out a collection of pictures taken from the evening...

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PUBLISHED ON July 22, 2009
The St. Boniface Hospital & Research Foundation in partnership with the University of Manitoba are hosting a special evening of basketball on Wednesday August 12 at the Investors Group Athletic Centre to raise awareness and funds for two special causes.  All proceeds from the event will go to heart research at St. Boniface Hospital and to the Basketballs for Inner City Kids Project, which distributes new basketballs to children in Winnipeg's inner city.  The event will feature two basketball games at the IGAC with the University of Winnipeg Wesmen taking on an All-Star team comprised of active University and College players from Western Canada at 6:30 with the University of Manitoba Bisons playing at 8:15 pm.  Get out and support a great cause and catch some great summer hoops!  For details...

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