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Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Dean Favoni. 

Dean is the Varsity Boys basketball coach at Dakota Collegiate, a role he’s held for over 30 years. 

He’s coached many of the province's Top 10 players, and his team won the high school Provincial Championship in 2002.  He has been named the MBCA Coach of the Year and coached with the provincial team and the centre for high performance. 

His most recent success has been the fundraising and creation of a state-of-the-art $1.5 million multi-sport complex, which includes an outdoor basketball in honour of the great Dale Bradshaw.


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Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Reid Kenyon. 

He has been officiating for over 30 years and is one of 4 Manitoba’s who has held a FIBA international official’s card. 

He has officiated in 14 U SPORTS National Championships and numerous international competitions around the world, including the USA Dream Team at Madison Square Garden.

He has been the head assignor for the Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association (WMBA) since its inception in 1997. 

He is the current President of the Manitoba Association of Basketball Officials (MABO) and was awarded Sport Manitoba Official of the Year in 2015 for outstanding officiating achievements.


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Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have a unique guest, Mr. David Asper.

Many of you may have heard that name before and are surprised because you didn’t know he played basketball. Well, he hasn’t.

David is a prominent Winnipeg businessman and lawyer. He is best known for his significant community contributions and entrepreneurial ventures.

He’s served significant roles as Chair of the Asper Foundation and Dean of the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law. He is a Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for community service and was Appointed Queen’s Counsel in Manitoba. He is a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bomber Hall of Fame, Class of 2017.

His list of activities and accolades is vast. However, he is joining us today to share the story of how he brought the Winnipeg Sea Bears and professional basketball back to Winnipeg.


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Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Niyah Becker.

She attended Vincent Massey Collegiate in Winnipeg before transferring to the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) in Ontario.

Niyah represented the Manitoba Provincial Team, claiming two Bronze Medals for the province.

She played college basketball at the University of Utah in the PAC 12 for 3 years and then played her senior season (times 2 due to Covid) at Wake Forest University in the ACC.

She’s represented the Canadian National Team at various stages since the age of 16.

Currently, she is playing her first year professionally in Slovenia with the ŽKK Cinkarna Celje professional basketball club, which is located in Celje, Slovenia.


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Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Simon Hildebrandt. He is currently a University of Manitoba Bison and Winnipeg Sea Bears basketball player. Last season with the Bisons was his first year, and he racked up a long list of awards and recognition. 


U SPORTS Rookie of the Year
U SPORTS All-Rookie Team 
U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian
Canada West Rookie of the Year
Canada West First Team All-Star
Canada West All-Rookie Team 

He was then drafted first overall in the U SPORTS CEBL Draft to the Winnipeg Seabear, where he went on to win CEBL U SPORTS Player of the Year.


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Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we are changing things up a bit! We are excited to reach our 50th episode of the series, and as part of reaching this milestone, we have asked former guest Stephen Tackie to take the helm for the episode and interview our host, Darcy Coss.

Darcy Coss has been a part of the basketball community for over twenty years. He was a top-ranked high school player who represented Glenlawn Collegiate and Team Manitoba at the 2001 Canada Games.

He then played at the University of Manitoba for four years. After graduating, he continued giving back to the game by coaching and organizing club programs and provincial teams. He went on to become the Executive Director of the Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association for six years.

Most recently, he represented Winnipeg on the FIBA 3x3 World Tour as a player. He then went on to work for FIBA 3x3. He is now a private consultant and is involved in putting on basketball events all over the world.


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