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October 21, 2021 Are you a high achieving athlete who has dreams of playing for a Nova Scotia provincial team? Come join our Provincial Team Prep Sessions that will help refine your skills and prepare you for tryouts! What are the Provincial Team Prep Sessions? In preparation for the upcoming provincial team tryouts, athletes will…

October 18, 2021 Prince Andrew High School is currently accepting applications for the head coach position of their varsity boys’ basketball program. The athletics department at Prince Andrew is looking for applicants with relevant coaching experience who are committed to building the program, and supporting and developing their student athletes. Interested applicants are required to…

October 12, 2021 Join us in welcoming Nick Sharpe to Basketball Nova Scotia as our new Executive Director! Nick fell in love with the game of basketball playing in his driveway as a youth in rural Nova Scotia. Since then, he has valued the impact that sport and recreation can have on all of us….

September 24, 2021 Join us in welcoming Katherine Khorovets to Basketball Nova Scotia as our Basketball Events Coordinator! Katherine is currently a fourth year Co-op student, studying in the Public Relations program at Mount Saint Vincent University. As a member of the women’s basketball team at MSVU, she has a love and passion for the…

September 22, 2021 Join us in welcoming Colter Simmonds to Basketball Nova Scotia as our new Technical Director! Colter is a long-time coach, mentor, and community leader. The founder of We Will Win Youth Association and CEO of OnDaRise Sports and Entertainment, he has been heavily involved in coaching around the province for many years….

September 22, 2021 Join us in welcoming, back to Nova Scotia, our new Operations Manager, Emma Duinker, to our Basketball Nova Scotia team! As a young athlete, and now as a coach and mentor, Emma has used basketball as a medium for self-discovery. Emma attended Acadia University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in…

Held every two years, alternating between winter and summer, the Canada Games brings together over 2,000 able-bodied athletes and athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities for the largest amateur multi-sport event in the country. The Games span over 35 different events and showcase the very best in Canadian sport. But most importantly, the Games bring…

Our last summer Nova Nation News, has been released. Read all about Basketball Nova Scotia -related news and events from August in this edition including our staffing changes, updates on our Fall Programs and the most recent COVID announcement. The August edition is available for viewing at the new Nova Nation News page on our…

Basketball Nova Scotia family, as we approach fall, we know that our usual Fall Programs, consisting of our Jr & Sr Academy in areas throughout the province is something that our clubs, athletes and coaches look forward to. It’s our chance to connect with athletes from around the province and introduce key elements of the…

August 18, 2021 From Halifax to Antigonish, the Basketball Nova Scotia Summer League came to a close over the weekend with the final days of U16/18 Boys & Girls competition. Thank you to all players, coaches, officials, and volunteers who supported the Basketball Nova Scotia Summer League! Your work made the U16/18 Boys & Girls weekends,…