Basketball BC Hall of Fame honours inductees

Apr 28, 2015

 

Basketball BC’s 13th Annual Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala on Saturday the 25th at the Langley Events Centre recognized the following:

            Hall of Fame Inductees

            Category                      Inductee, Home (Residence)

            Builder                         Jack May, Kelowna

                                                 Howard Tsumura Delta

 

            Athlete                  Joby McKenzie  Mission (Toronto)

                                         Bob Burtwell Richmond (deceased)

            Coach                   Ken Dockendorf Maple Ridge

            Team                    1936/1937 UBC Men’s Team

                                        1948/1949 Clover Leafs

 

Also recognized were athletes at various levels as Outstanding Players

            High School Aged Athletes

            Category          Name   (Univ commitment)     School             Coach 

            Female              Tayla Jackson  (U Cal Irvine)    Brookswood    Neil Brown

            Male                  Jacquin Bennett-Boire (none)    Yale                  Euan Roberts

           

            Ed Terris scholarship for female athlete committed to a CIS or CCAA school
 

            Jessica Hanson  Little Flower Academy coaches Kevin Hanson/Doug Beers committed to UBC

            Male -TBA                  

 

            College – PACWEST

            Female                 Shayna Cameron                   Quest              Dany Charlery

            Male                     Justin King                             VIU                 Matt Kuzminski

 

            BC University

            Female (tie)     Kristjana Young                       UBC                  Deb Huband

                                    Erin Chambers                         SFU                  Bruce Langford

            Male                Chris McLaughlin                      UVIC                Craig Beaucamp

 

Lawrie Johns, Basketball BC Executive Director commented:  “Another great night of celebration and recognition of our sport.  Close to 200 people joined us and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to mix with all types of experience in our sport representing 80 years of contribution.  It was so much fun we can hardly wait for #14!”