Howard Kelsey
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1957-08-08) 8 August 1957
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
SportBasketball

Howard Kelsey (born 8 August 1957) is a Canadian basketball player.[1][2] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3]

Biography

Kelsey was in the seventh grade when he first starting playing basketball, in a local church league.[4] In high school, Kelsey set the record for the career scoring average in British Columbia.[4][5] He later played for Oklahoma State and Principia College, before turning professional, playing for Leones Negroes in Guadalajara, Mexico.[4]

Kelsey represented Canada more than 400 times in international matches,[5] including competing at the Olympic Games.[6] He won a gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Basketball Championships, and the 1983 FISU World University Games.[4] In 1981, he was also part of Canada's team in their first ever win against the United States in a major tournament.[4]

Following his playing career, Kelsey became an athletics co-ordinator at the University of Victoria,[7] before becoming the executive vice-president of Canada Basketball in 2010.[4][7]

In 2012, Kelsey was inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame,[8] and in 2019, he was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Howie Kelsey". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Founder of the International Sports Classic". Banderas News. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Howie Kelsey Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Howard Kelsey". British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Former B.C. star inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame". North Shore News. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "NPH Trailblazers: Howard Kelsey, British Columbia Basketball Legend". North Pole Hoops. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Howard Kelsey". Canada One Foundation. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Gallagher: Howard Kelsey Finally Gets What He Deserves". Basketball Canada. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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