Today on the Basketball Manitoba podcast, we have Jeff Laping.

A graduate of St. Paul’s High School, he has been involved with the school’s basketball program since 1995 and has coached the varsity boys since 2000.

He has led the Crusaders to five conference championships, 12 final four appearances, and four provincial championships.

Under his leadership, St. Paul’s has produced 25 Canadian college or USports level players.

He has served as an assistant coach with the University of Manitoba Bisons and has coached multiple provincial teams and with Canada Basketball’s Centre for Performance.

He is the former president of the Manitoba Basketball Coaches Association and has received numerous accolades, including AAAA Boys Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2014, and the Peter Dyck Award for Coaching Excellence in 2010.

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Joel Themmen.

He has been a staple in the Basketball Community for over 30 years. He is a graduate of Kildonan East Collegiate and then went on to play basketball at the University of Manitoba for 3 years.

He coached high school for 11 years at Kildonan East, Sisler, Miles Mac and Fort Richmond. He coached the Manitoba Provincial Team as an assistant coach 6 times and a head coach once.

He’s been an assistant coach with the University of Manitoba Bisons Men’s and Women’s teams for 6 seasons and was an assistant at Red River College for 6 years. He was on the coaching staff with the Winnipeg Cyclone for 1 year.

Currently, he is an Assistant Coach with Scott Martin at Canadian Mennonite University, a role he’s held for 6 years. He was also a Basketball Manitoba board member for 2 years.

Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Martha Bradbury.

She has been an official in Manitoba for over 25 years at all levels of the game. She graduated from Nelson High School in Burlington, Ontario, where she was named athlete of the year.

She played basketball and volleyball and competed in track and field, where she held an Ontario record for the high jump for 10 years. She went on to graduate from the University of Manitoba.

She was a U SPORTS / CIS official for over 22 years and officiated the U SPORTS Nationals four times. She officiated at the Canada Basketball National Championships five times and was a Referee Coach at nationals 8 times. She is currently the Manitoba Provincial Supervisor and Board Member for the Manitoba Association of Basketball Officials (MABO).

She is currently one of MABO’s lead clinicians and evaluators and represented the Canadian Basketball Officials Commission on the Jr. NBA Canadian Leadership Council.