Basketball Manitoba Podcast

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast we have Jerry Hemmings.  Jerry is the second-most winningest coach in Canadian University basketball history. He led the Brandon Bobcats to 734 career wins and 21 national tournament appearances which include 4 National titles, 13 Final 4 appearances, 21 Final 8 Appearances, 19 Conference Championships.  He coached for one year at Tulane Universit...

Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Ken Opalko.  Ken played high school basketball for Daniel McIntyre where he won a City and Provincial Basketball Championship and was selected as the Provincial Most Valuable Player.  Ken was selected as a 1st Team High School All-Canadian in the Starting Lineup Newspaper.   He went on to play at the University of Winnipeg, where he...

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast we have Justus Alleyn. Justus is a former professional basketball player who played in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and locally in the Canadian Elite Basketball League.  He represented the Canadian National Team for two years playing in the FISU games, and the commonwealth games where he won a Silver medal. He played 5 years with the Bisons where he w...

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast we have Kirby Schepp. Kirby is the Head coach of the University of Manitoba Bisons a position he’s held for the last 12 seasons. During his time with the Bisons, they’ve made the postseason eight times, have had three Canada West Final Four appearances, and made the National Tournament for the first time since 1986. Kirby has been part of the Canadian Men’s...

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast we have Cheryl Jean-Paul.  Cheryl is a University of Manitoba Alumni. She played 5 years with the Bisons and was recognized with multiple conference all-stars and Team MVP honours. In 1998, the team finished with a Silver medal at the Canadian University National Championships.  Cheryl has been the head coach of the Trinity Western Spartans Women'...

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast we have Don Thomson. Don has been a constant figure in the Manitoba basketball community for 25 years.  Brandon Born and raised, he has dedicated his time and knowledge to advance the sport in Brandon and the surrounding areas. Don played at Brandon University and afterwards went on to coach at Neelin High School.  In his over 25 years as a coach,...

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast host Darcy Coss sits down with Uzoma Asagwara. Uzoma is a graduate of  St. Norbert Collegiate where they were ranked the #2 high school player in Manitoba. They went on to play at the University of Winnipeg where they played for 5 years with the Wesmen as well as playing for the Canadian National Team at the Pan American Games 2007. During their 5 years, th...

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast we are joined by Ross Wedlake.  Ross has been involved in basketball for over 40 years as a player, coach, and official.  He is the current president of Basketball Manitoba and the Chair of the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame and Museum.  He played at the University of Manitoba where he was a conference all-star three times, All-Canadian onc...

Host Darcy Coss and Basketball Manitoba Executive Director Adam Wedlake sit down to discuss the new Basketball Manitoba Podcast series that will be launched in October 2021.