Another member of Salmon Arm香蕉视频直播檚 renowned basketball community has been inducted into the BC Basketball Hall of Fame.

At an awards ceremony on Sunday, May 13, longtime basketball coach Terry Michell joined the ranks of other notable Salmon Arm coaches.

The Hall of Fame lists Michell香蕉视频直播檚 many accomplishments.

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香蕉视频直播淗e coached in over 1200 games, with over 900 wins, 15 Okanagan Championships, 15 Provincial Championships appearances, 12 Final Four appearances at Provincial Championships, and 2 AAA Girls Provincial Championship teams in 1979 and 1998. Terry coached over 50 athletes who went on to play basketball at the post-secondary level.香蕉视频直播�

Other Salmon Arm coaches inducted into the BC Basketball Hall of Fame include Al Bianco, inducted in 2006, who also coached the Jewels, leading the team to BC Provincial Championships 13 years in a row from 1958-1970. The Jewels won seven provincial championships during that span. The team also won a BC Senior 香蕉视频直播楤香蕉视频直播� Championship for Women in 1962.

Joe Kupkee was inducted in 2010. The Hall of Fame notes he coached both boys and girls in the B.C. school system for 18 years.

He had back-to-back undefeated seasons with the Salmon Arm Jewels in 1977 and 1978, and influenced many people, including basketball players and coaches Allison McNeill and Bev Smith.

Allison McNeill, a former Jewel, was inducted in 2013 as a coach. She was Simon Fraser University香蕉视频直播檚 Women香蕉视频直播檚 Basketball coach for 13 years with a record 363-79. She was head coach of the Canadian National Women香蕉视频直播檚 Team from 2001-2012, coming up with a phenomenal top 8 finish in the 2012 Olympic Games. McNeill香蕉视频直播檚 players were named NAIA All-Americans 15 times, with two named the NAIA Player of the Year. She was assistant head coach for the University of Oregon from 2001-2005, as well as Basketball BC head coach at the Centre for Performance. She香蕉视频直播檚 coached at all levels, mentoring more 1,000 coaches.

As recently as this past April, McNeill returned to Salmon Arm to provide a weekend clinic to school-age players so she could give back to the community.

Former Salmon Arm players recognized by the BC Basketball Hall of Fame include Bev Smith in 2004 and Joanne Sargent in 2005.

Smith香蕉视频直播檚 achievements are listed as follows:

香蕉视频直播� Played on the Canadian National Women香蕉视频直播檚 Teams starting with the junior national squad in 1977 until her retirement in 1996, including the 1984 and 1996 Olympics.

香蕉视频直播� Won a bronze medal at the 1986 World Championship. Named to the FIBA All-World Team after helping the Canadian Team claim the bronze medal at the 1979 World Championship in Seoul, Korea.

香蕉视频直播� Played and coached internationally in Italy for 15 years

香蕉视频直播� Played at the University of Oregon where she was a two-time All American and GTE Academic All-American.

Sargent香蕉视频直播檚 accomplishments listed by the Hall of Fame include:

香蕉视频直播� Won four Canada West titles and three national championships with UBC from 1968/69 until 1972/73.

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香蕉视频直播� Member of Canada香蕉视频直播檚 National Team from 1970 until 1976.

香蕉视频直播� Set the Olympic assist record at the 1976 Olympics.

香蕉视频直播� At the Canadian university championships in Montreal in March 1973, Sargent received a standing ovation from the Montreal crowd.

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In a 2017 interview, former Jewel Tekki Brown-Hryniw described her former coach Terry Michell this way: 香蕉视频直播淗e was always super classy and a heck of a lot of fun, and he always believed in us.香蕉视频直播�

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