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Michèle Sung

Mar 27, 2024 – Biography Michèle Sung joined WBC after spending 10 years as head coach of the University of Manitoba women’s basketball team. Sung served as an assistant coach with the SWNT from 2012-14, helping Canada win a gold medal at the 2014 Women’s World Championship in Toronto. The Milgrove, Ont. native completed her 10th season as head […] Read more

Marni Abbott

Jun 06, 2023 – Biography Marni Abbott was named Head Coach of the Senior Women’s National Team in April 2023. Abbott brings a wealth of coaching experience to the SWNT. She was an assistant coach with the SWNT in 2022. Further, she served as an assistant coach on the Women’s Under-25 Team in 2011, and in 2012 she was […] Read more

Marc Antoine Ducharme

Aug 17, 2017 – Biography Athlete turned coach, Marc Antoine Ducharme is no stranger to the game. Being introduced to wheelchair basketball by his parents  who were influential builders of the sport in Quebec, Ducharme was always at the gym- he grew up on the courts. Having played stand-up basketball at the age of seven, it wasn’t until he […] Read more

Matteo Feriani

Aug 17, 2017 – Biography A native of Padova, Italy, Matteo Feriani has spent 18 years coaching. From serving as an assistant coach to the national Italian, Australian and Brazilian teams, to being the head coach of various club teams in Europe and Australia, Feriani has tremendous experience. Feriani began his national team coaching career with the Italian senior […] Read more

Tim Frick

May 13, 2015 – Biography Tim Frick is widely recognized as one of the world’s greatest wheelchair basketball coaches of all-time. He served as head coach of the Canadian Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team from 1990-2009. Renowned for his coaching strategies both on and off the court, including his focus on mental preparation and sport science, Frick’s tutelage solidified Team […] Read more

Simon Cass

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Joe Higgins

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Mike Frogley

Mar 29, 2015 – Biography Mike Frogley is highly regarded among the greatest wheelchair basketball minds in the world. He is a leader, a mentor, and an innovator who is actively involved in the development of the sport at all levels. Frogley began playing basketball when he was 10 years old. He was injured in a car accident in […] Read more

Steve Sampson

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Steve Bialowas

Mar 29, 2015 – Biography Stephen Bialowas has been coaching wheelchair basketball since 1985 after discovering the sport while volunteering at Variety Village, an inclusive sport facility in Toronto, Ont. He was drawn to wheelchair basketball by the speed and dynamic nature of the sport, as well as the resiliency of the athletes. Bialowas is an exceptional leader renowned […] Read more

Bill Johnson

Mar 29, 2015 – Biography Bill Johnson served as the head coach of the Canadian Senior Women’s National Team since 2009. He inherited the role of chief bench boss after serving as an assistant coach with the team for three seasons. Prior to that, he served as an assistant coach with the senior and junior men’s national teams. Johnson […] Read more

Ross Norton

Mar 28, 2015 – Biography Ross Norton is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist and a world champion in wheelchair basketball after a hugely successful career with the Canadian Senior Men’s National Team that spanned nearly a decade. He was first introduced to wheelchair basketball by his physiotherapist and began playing the sport as a teenager in 1989. The Calgary […] Read more

Darrell Nordell

Mar 28, 2015 – Biography Darrell Nordell is the head coach of the Canadian men’s U23 team. He has been a part of the wheelchair basketball community since 1993 and has served in a variety of roles at the national and international levels. Nordell has been the head coach of the Alberta Northern Lights, the Edmonton Inferno and the Alberta […] Read more

Paul Bowes

Mar 28, 2015 – Biography A native of Woodstock, Ont. Paul Bowes has more than 30 years of coaching experience. Bowes began coaching with the London Forest City Flyers in 1988 – a club team he currently coaches. Bowes first joined Wheelchair Basketball Canada in 1993 as an assistant coach with the Senior Men’s National Team – a role […] Read more

Jerry Tonello

Mar 28, 2015 – Biography Jerry grew up as an all-around athlete in football, basketball, and a number of other sports. He began playing wheelchair basketball as a result of friendship with athletes with a disability. On the court, he was a dominant big man and competed for more than 20 years. He is recognized in Canada as the […] Read more

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