About us
Girls Program History
mission statement
OC Basketball and Junior Coyotes Basketball was started in 2018 when we joined the PacWest for our first season in the CCAA. BC250 club basketball which began in 2014 was merged into Junior Coyotes Basketball. Since 2018 we have built a successful program intertwined within the community. It is our mission to educate and empower our players with confidence, commitment, and integrity, so they can live a productive, successful life. Our program emphasizes respect for teammates, peers and community by instilling a code of ethics built on honesty, integrity, responsibility and teamwork. Developing resilience and strong communication skills is at the forefront of our player development. It is our intention to create an environment where every player in our program can reach their full potential, develop their talents and skills in their game and most importantly in life.
OUR WOMENS JUNIOR COYOTES COACHES
ANDREW GINI
Head Coach Okanagan Women’s Basketball
Masters in High Performance Coaching from UBC Vancouver
Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology and Business
Level 3 NCCP Coaching
Played at Lakehead University and Algoma University
2022 PacWest Coach of the Year and Nominated CCAA National Coach of the Year
MADDY POSTNIKOFF
Bachelors Degree in Social Work
Played 2 Years for Okanagan College, 1 Year in the States and 1 Year in Alberta
3rd Year Assistant Coach for Okanagan College Women’s Basketball
Helped Lead Okanagan College to a 2022 Provincial Championship as Assistant Coach
JESSICA TUPPER
3rd Year OC Women’s Player
Coached with Split Second Basketball
Has coached multiple club teams, academy and camps over the past 5 years
KEVIN BROWN
Built the basketball program at Belmont on Vancouver Island from scratch into one of the most successful basketball programs on the Island and in the Province
Successful coaching at both the boys and girls sides and will be a key part to the continued success and growth of our club program at OC
Extremely passionate and dedicated to developing athletes as both basketball players and people
DALE HOLMES
All Canadian as a player at Regina University
Averaged 26 points/game, 7 rebounds/game and 6 assists/game as a player in the 1988-99 season for Regina
Coached both girls and boys high school basketball in Regina
Has been part of our Junior Coyotes and College programs for the past 4 years
NATASHA ALFONSO
Played Professional Basketball in Paraguay
4th Year Player at Okanagan College
PacWest Provincial Championship 1st Team All-Star
2022 PacWest Player of the Week
2022 CCAA National Championship Player of the Game
ALI MARTINEAU
Played 2 Years at Columbia Basin College in Washington
3 Year Guard for Okanagan College
Named to NWAC Washington All Defensive Team
2022 Academic Leadership Award
Originally from Burbank, Washington
OUR SUCCESS
Our women’s Okanagan College team is the PacWest 2022 defending Gold Medalist achieving a National Top 5 Ranking and qualifying for the National Championships. Our Men’s program has qualified for the playoffs every season and boasts one of the top recruiting classes for the 2022-23 season. On both the girls and boys sides we have produced some of the top club teams in the province over the past 5+ years.
Our girls club teams have been successful over the past 5+ years with achievements shown below:
U15 girls team achieving a 2nd place finish in the On Summers Edge tournament in Spokane.
U13 Girls Top 2 finish in Bball Nationals
Top 5 finish in 30+ team Anaheim and San Diego tournament for U17 girls
2 Time Tournament Champion in Seattle and Auburn, Washington WTA U15 and U17 Girls Tournaments
U14 Girls WTA Seattle Tournament Champion
U15 Girls Edmonton Swoosh Tournament Champions and U17 Girls 2nd Place Finish Edmonton Swoosh Tournament
Calgary Vision Classic Multiple Time Tournament Champion in multiple age groups
Have competed in Seattle, Auburn, Spokane, Anaheim, Las Vegas, San Diego, and Lynwood for tournaments in the USA
Have competed in tournaments across Western Canada
Boys teams have also successfully competed in tournaments shown below
Countless Vancouver 3D and Drive tournament championship finishes
Bball National Gold Medal Finish for U17 Boys
Kamloops, Kelowna, Calgary and other first place finishes
Have fielded dozens of boys teams from U9 to U18
GRADUATED Womens PLAYERS to Post Secondary
PAST PLAYER POST SECONDARY SUCCESS STORIEs
kennedy dickie
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Kennedy has been part of our club teams and academy since she was in Grade 8
Named to the All-WCC Second Team following her tremendous debut season on the Hilltop
Competed in 24 games and started 21 games for the Eagles as a freshman averaging 9.5 points in 31 minutes per game.
Named to the Winter Big Sky All-Academic team her sophomore year.
ashlyn day
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Ashlyn has been part of our academy and club teams since Grade 9
Named to Canada West All-Rookie Team
Named Canada West 2021-22 1st Team All-Star
Scored 42 points in a game at UVIC
Score 61 points in a game in grade 12
jordan kemper
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Jordan has been part of our academy and college program for the past 8 years
Name All Canadian for the CCAA 2022
Named to PacWest All Rookie Team 2020
PacWest Provincial MVP 2022
1st Team PacWest All-star in the regular season and playoffs 2022
Academic All Canadian 2022
Top 2 in Scoring and Rebounding in the PacWest in 2021-22 Season
devon felt
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Devon has been part of our club program and academy since grade 7
Named 1st Team All-Star in the PacWest Playoffs in her Rookie Year (2021-22)
5/8 from 3 in Provincial Championship Quarter Final Win
4/7 from 3 and 17 points in Provincial Championship Game Victory
kate johnson
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Kate has been part of our academy since Grade 8
Average 14 points and 4 assists/game in 2021-22 for UBC with a season high 29 point game
Led UBC in total points, assists, steals and minutes for the 2021-22 Season
Graduated from UBC Vancouver in 2022
courtney donaldson
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Courtney was one of the first players to be part of our program in her grade 8 year
Courtney has been part of our club teams, academy’s and has helped coach as part of our program
Played 3 years at the University of Calgary qualifying for Nationals and starting as a player in Nationals
Currently plays for St.Mary’s University in Halifax and had a season high 16 point game as well as recording 5 steals in a game
maddy gobeil
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Maddy was part of our club team starting in grade 9
Named to Canada West All Rookie Team 2020
Named a Canada West 1st Team All-Star for the 2021-22 Season
Played professional basketball in France in 2020-21
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KENNEDY DICKIE POST GAME INTERVIEW
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