Basketball, Builder, Inducted 2017 |
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As an administrator and volunteer, Coquitlam’s Ken Winslade played a major role in the transformation of the B.C. High School Boys Basketball championship tournament over nearly 50 years of involvement.
Coming off a stellar playing career, both at Duke of Connaught and UBC, Winslade stepped up as a volunteer in 1965 in a variety of capacities – in fact, his involvement began prior to the end of his UBC playing days. He served as tournament director from 1968 until 1991, seeing the tournament flourish and grow as boys basketball gained in popularity. In 1991, he served on the BC 3A championship tournament executive committee, and volunteered in a similar capacity when the provincial league expanded to a 4-A division. He continues to serve as an advisor.
Through his guidance, the association was able to reach fiscal certainty and purchased a portable basketball court, now known as the ‘Ken Winslade Court,’ presently used at the Langley Events Centre. A longtime Coquitlam resident, Winslade served as an executive director and treasurer within the provincial high school basketball association, and was a member with the scholarship committee for 32 years as well as a historian for the association. Boys basketball in BC has grown and expanded under the guidance of volunteers like Ken Winslade.