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At the University of Manitoba’s Board of Governors meeting held on Monday, April 27, the Board approved the Bison Sports and the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management recommendation to the Governors that Kirby Schepp become the new Manitoba Bisons Men’s Basketball Head Coach. Schepp is appointed to the full-time position that starts on Friday, May 1/09.
Schepp, 34, starts his first season at the University of Manitoba in the 2009-10 season after being at Sturgeon/Silver Heights Collegiate in Winnipeg as a head coach and Physical Education teacher since 1994. Over the last 14 seasons, he amassed a record of 333-143 while establishing the Sturgeon/Silver Heights as one of the top basketball programs in Manitoba while leading them to five Provincial Final Fours, five league championships and a 100% graduation rate of athletes. Schepp was also named both the ‘AAAA’ Boys Coach of the Year and the Coaching Manitoba Excellence in Coaching Award (School System) in 2007.
Along with his role at Sturgeon/Silver Heights, Schepp head coaching history includes being part of Team Manitoba for seven seasons while holding a 67-19 record among teams playing in exhibition tournaments, National Championships and Canada Games. The Winnipeg native continues his role as Manitoba's Canada Games Male Coach and the Head Coach of Canada Basketball’s Centre for Performance Prairie Region Boy's Program (involved since 2001) while being Basketball Manitoba's most active National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Course Conductor (Levels 1-3).
Schepp is also very involved in the redevelopment of the NCCP model at the national level and is one of Manitoba's few Master Learning Facilitators. He has held the position as Manitoba's High Performance Provincial Coach since 2007. His past experience with basketball coaching has also been as President of the Manitoba Basketball Coaching Association (MBCA), the University of Winnipeg assistant coach from 1996-2001 and playing at the University of Winnipeg from 1993-96.
In mid-April of 2009, Schepp was also selected to inaugural Cadet National Basketball Team Under-17 Coaching Staff.
In addition to his coaching prowess, Schepp has a Masters in Education (Coaching) from the University of Victoria, Bachelor of Education from the University of Winnipeg and National Coaching Certification Program Level 3 plus was selected as Canada’s representative and head basketball coach at Generations for Peace, International Sport Development programs held in Amman, Jordan in late November 2008.
Schepp replaces departing Bison men’s basketball head coach Rick Suffield. On November 6/08, Suffield announced his decision to make the 2008-09 season his final season at the helm of the Bisons. Suffield had been head coach of the Bison men’s basketball program for 23 years (25 years involved with Bison Sports). Suffield, 57, had coached the Bisons since 1983 while producing over 400 wins as well as a 148-44 win/loss record at the high school level at Montreal and Winnipeg.
Andrew holds a bachelors degree in exercise and sports science and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. After graduating in 2005 from University of Manitoba Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Andrew has worked with athletes from several sports including hockey, cross country skiing, volleyball, soccer, and wakeboarding.
Andrew also currently works in the private sector working with people of all ages and abilities. He is looking forward to working with a restructuring Bison’s basketball team, and hopes for a successful year with the U of M.
