About
Canada Basketball is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and firmly stands against any form of racism, discrimination, or harassment. As an organization, we are dedicated to ensuring that basketball is used to unify people and our communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
We will demonstrate this commitment by maximizing education and awareness opportunities, ensuring balanced representation, developing equitable policies and procedures, and by diversifying our suppliers and strategic partnerships.
As we continue to examine our corporate culture and reflect on the history of our organization, we recognize our room for growth and pledge to ensure that moving forward Canada Basketball fosters free, fair, inclusive, and equitable environments, both on and off the court.
We want our athletes, coaches, officials, staff, volunteers, fans, and supporters across the country, on every basketball court in Canada, to feel accepted and valued.
Council
Canada Basketball is being guided by its Unified 2024 Advisory Council. The council’s mandate is to advise and hold Canada Basketball and its stakeholders accountable to their inclusion, equity and diversity goals and objectives, while ensuring the organization continues to develop a cohesive and equitable culture.
From players and coaches, to officials and Provincial/Territorial Sport Organization (PT/SO) representatives, the Unified 2024 Advisory Council is comprised of the following leaders from within the Canadian basketball community from across the country:
Name
Position
Rowan Barrett
(Chair) General Manager / Executive Vice-President, Senior Men's Program / Olympian / World Champion
Natalie Achonwa
Two-time Olympian / Senior Women’s National Team / Minnesota Lynx (WNBA)
Michael Bartlett
Canada Basketball Chief Operating Officer
Nav Bhatia
Canada Basketball Global Community Ambassador
Katherine Brien
Executive Director, Basketball Nova Scotia
Jonathan Chang
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at WRKOUT Media Ltd. / Former Director of Basketball Operations, NBA Canada
Nadine Crowley
FIBA Referee Instructor (Level 2) / Chair, CBOC Development & Education Committee
Denise Dignard
Director, Women's High Performance
Ardavan Eizadirad
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University / Member, CBOC Development & Education Committee
Greg Henhawk
Manager of Indigenous Projects, Sport for Life / Master Coach Developer (MCD) / Level 4 Basketball Coach
Paul Jones
Canada Basketball Board of Directors / Toronto Raptors radio play-by-play
Steve Konchalski
Men’s National Team Mentor Coach / Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (1993) / Former Head Coach, St. FX Men’s Basketball
Lizanne Murphy
Two-time Olympian / Senior Women’s National Team alumni / Manager, NSO Services, Canadian Olympic Committee
Dwight Powell
Senior Men’s National Team / Dallas Mavericks (NBA)
Pat Sherlock
Canada Basketball Foundation Board of Directors / President, Canada Goose International AG
Paul Sir
Managing Director, 3x3 Basketball Development / Executive Director, Alberta Basketball Association
Tamara Tatham
Two-time Olympian / Senior Women’s National Team alumni / Interim Head Coach, University of Toronto Women’s Basketball
Trevor Williams
Senior Men’s National Team alumni / Founder and President, Trevor Williams Kids Foundation
