Silver · Best of Kelowna 2026Best Sports Club
Bronze · Best of Kelowna 2026Best Junior Sports Team
About Junior Coyotes
Kelowna’s
basketball club.
Junior Coyotes Basketball is the Kelowna youth basketball club for ages 3 to 18: 3 on 3 and 5 on 5 leagues, Micro Ballers, club teams and camps, coached by the people who coach and play at Okanagan College.
Mission statement
Confidence, commitment, integrity.
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, and develop their talents and skills in their game and, most importantly, in life.
How we got here
Ten years of Kelowna basketball
- 2014BC250 club basketball starts in Kelowna. Gini Basketball runs camps and training alongside it.
- 2018Okanagan College joins the PacWest for its first CCAA season. Junior Coyotes Basketball is born, and BC250 merges in.
- 2023Micro Ballers launches for ages 3 to 5, and the 3 on 3 league grows to three seasons a year.
- TodayLeagues, club teams and camps for 700+ players a year, a family app, Media Day three times a season, and alumni playing post-secondary basketball across Canada and the United States.
What we run
Every program, one club
3 on 3 League
Three seasons a year, Fall, Winter and Spring, on weekends: skill development first, then 3 on 3 games. Grades 1 to 9; Grade 1-2 is co-ed, Grade 3 and up play in boys and girls groups. Dean Corrado leads Grade 1-2; Andrew Gini and Jessica Tupper lead Grade 3 and up.
See the program →5 on 5 League
A practice day and a game day every week. Practices build skill, decision making and reads in real 5 on 5 situations; games are refereed, with live standings.
See the program →Micro Ballers
First hoops for ages 3 to 5. Running since 2023, the aim is simple: have fun, build confidence and learn the skills that set kids up to succeed.
See the program →Club Teams
Our competitive stream. The main club season runs April to June, with tryouts in the new year. Teams practice twice a week and play exhibition games and weekend tournaments in Kelowna and on the road.
See the program →Camps
Camps run all year, with the big ones in July and August, over March Break and at Christmas. Two to four days, grouped by grade, skills and game play.
See the program →Media
Media Day portraits three times a year, a photographer at league nights, Player of the Week graphics and video. Every photo is free to the family.
See the program →Who coaches
Coached by the OC Coyotes
Our directors, Andrew Gini and Jessica Tupper, coach at Okanagan College, and our staff is built from current and former Coyotes players. Your child is coached by people who play and coach the college game, right now, in Kelowna gyms all year.
Meet the coachesGraduated players
Where it leads
Over the past decade, Gini Basketball and BC250 have grown into Junior Coyotes Basketball, helping countless boys and girls develop their skills and go on to play post-secondary basketball across Canada and the United States.
Questions? Start with the FAQ.
Ages, grades, what is included, refunds and how registration works, all answered. Or just ask us. We also write longer answers on the Coyotes blog, and every program, price and gym sits on one page in the club facts.
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