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Howard Kelsey (born 8 August 1957) is a Canadian basketball player.[1][2] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3]

Howard Kelsey

Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1957-08-08) 8 August 1957 (age 64) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
Sport	Basketball

Biography

Kelsey was in the seventh grade when he first starting playing basketball, in a local church league.[4] In high school, Kelsey set the record for the career scoring average in British Columbia.[4][5] He later played for Oklahoma State and Principia College, before turning professional, playing for Leones Negroes in Guadalajara, Mexico.[4]

Kelsey represented Canada more than 400 times in international matches,[5] including competing at the Olympic Games.[6] He won a gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Basketball Championships, and the 1983 FISU World University Games.[4] In 1981, he was also part of Canada's team in their first ever win against the United States in a major tournament.[4]

Following his playing career, Kelsey became an athletics co-ordinator at the University of Victoria,[7] before becoming the executive vice-president of Canada Basketball in 2010.[4][7]

In 2012, Kelsey was inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame,[8] and in 2019, he was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.[5]

References

External links

• Howard Kelsey at FIBA
• Howard Kelsey at FIBA
• Howard Kelsey at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
• Howard Kelsey at RealGM
• Howard Kelsey at Basketball-Reference.com
• Howard Kelsey at Olympedia
• Howard Kelsey at British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame

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