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Don
Horwood was born in Carbonear, Newfoundland in 1946 and is coaching
in his 25th season at Alberta and his 40th season overall. Horwood has
been named CIS Coach of The Year three times ( 1986-87, 1993-94 and
2001-02) and has coached Alberta to 11 appearances at the CIS Final
Eight Championship in Halifax and Ottawa. In
the past fourteen years Alberta has been one of the most successful
University men’s basketball program in the country with three National
Championships ( 1993-94, 1994-95 and 2001-02), two silver medals (1995-96
and 1998-99), one third place finish (2002-03), one 5th place finish
(1999-00) and three 7th place finish (1997-98, 2004-05,2007-08). He
joined Alberta as its full-time men’s basketball coach in the 1983-1984
season. Prior to that he coached at Oak
Bay High School in Victoria, BC. Horwood coached the Bays from September
1969, to June 1978, winning the British
Columbia provincial championship in 1973, 1974 and 1977. The Bays
appeared in the provincial final five of six seasons between 1973-1978. |
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After
leaving Oak Bay and entering Graduate
School at the University of Alberta (MA Physical Education ) Horwood
served as assistant coach of the Golden Bears for one season under former
head coach Garry Smith (1978-1979). From
1979-1983 Horwood coached at Spectrum
High School in Victoria. |
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attended Memorial University from 1963-1968. He was, in his words, a “small”forward
on the university basketball team, and team captain in his senior year. During
the summer Olympics in Atlanta, Horwood was the basketball color commentator for
CBC Television. He also coached the National Junior team at the world qualifying
tournament in the Dominican Republic, summer of 1998. D o n H o r w o o d q u i c k f a c t s :
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