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HONOURS AND AWARDS
• 2005 - Hemmings' Coached Brandon Bobcats 1986-89 Team
             Inducted into Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame
             - National Champions 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89
• 2005 - Head Coach Mattersburg 49ers - Austrian Professional League
• 2004 - Head Coach Team Ah Ittihad - Syrian Professional League
             - Regular Season Champions 17-1 Record
• 2002 - Great Plains Conference - Coach of the Year
             - Manitoba Basketball Coaches Association - Coach of the Year
             - Province of Manitoba 3M - Coach of the Year
             - Nominee 3M National - Coach of the Year
• 2001 - Great Plains Conference - Coach of the Year
             - Manitoba Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year
• 2000 - Great Plains Conference - Coach of the Year
             - Manitoba Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year
• 1997 - Province of Manitoba‘s Men’s Open Basketball - Coach of the Year
• 1996 - Province of Manitoba‘s Men’s Open Basketball - Coach of the Year
• 1996 - Surry Community College - Alumnus of the Year - Dobson, NC, USA
• 1992 - GPAC Coach of the Year
• 1989 - Order of the Buffalo - Province of Manitoba
• 1988 - GPAC Coach of the Year
• 1986 - CIAU All-Star Game Coach
• 1983 - GPAC Coach of the Year
• 1982 - Sportsman of the Year - Brandon Sun Newspaper - Brandon, Manitoba
• 1982 - GPAC Coach of the Year
• 1981 - GPAC Coach of the Year
• 1980 - GPAC Coach of the Year
• 1980 - CIAU Coach of the Year Award


Coach Hemmings at the 1994 World Championships with the rest of the Canadian National team including future NBA stars Steve Nash - Pheonix Suns - NBA MVP 2005 (to the left of Coach Hemmings), Rick Fox - Los Angeles Lakers (3 to the right of Coach Hemmings), and future European pro and Brandon Bobcat player Joey Vickery (top row second from the right).
National Team Experience
• Aug 1994 - World Basketball Championship
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 6th
• Jul 1994 - Berlin Cup
    Berlin, Germany - 1st
• May - Jun 1994 - World Basketball Tour
• Jan - May 1994 - National Team Development
    Victoria, B.C.
• Dec 1993 - European Tour
• Nov 1993 - Big East Tour
    Head Coach - National Team
• Aug 1991 - Pan American Games
    Havana, Cuba
• Jul 1991 - World University Games
    Sheffield, England - 2nd
• Jun 1991 - World Basketball League Tour USA
    Assistant Coach - Canadian Team
• Aug 1990 - World Basketball Championships
    Argentina - 12th
• Jul 1990 - Los Angeles Pro League
• Jul 1990 - Ontario Tour vs. UNC - Charlotte
• Jun 1990 - World Basketball Tour
• May 1990 - British Columbia Tour vs. AIM
• May 1990 - Japan Tour
• Aug 1989 - World University Games
    Germany - 4th
• Jul 1989 - Asian Games
    Seoul, Korea
• Jun 1989 - World Championship Qualifications
    Mexico City, Mexico


Team Canada, who defeated the Soviet Union, to make it to the finals against the USA in Sheffield, England.

Back row (left to right): Bob Mandzuk - Manager / Assistant Coach, Ken Murray - Assistant Coach, Ted Byrne, Martin Keane, Spencer McKay, Barry Bekkadam, Scott Petterson, Andrew Steinfeld, Phil Dixon, Jerry Hemmings - Head Coach.

Front Row (left to right): Jeff - Trainer, Ron Putzi, Tommy Johnson, Joey Vickery, Alex Urosivic, Phil Stewart


Dr. Dennis Anderson, Past-President of BU (left) and Dr. Ron Common, Past-Dean of Education presents Coach Hemmings with 600th Career win plaque.
Coach Hemmings is the "Winningest Coach in Canadian University History" with 734 career wins. He has 4 National titles, 13 Final 4 appearances, 21 Final 8 Appearances, 19 Conference Championships, a run of 16 straight Final 8 appearances and has coached 4 CIS/CIAU Player's of the Year and 13 Fist Team All-Canadians.


Patrick Jebbison - CIAU Player of the Year 1987-88, 1988-89

Coach Hemmings with Joey Vickery, a former BU Bobcat and National team member.

Bobcats, National Champions 1986-87


Coach Hemmings with Rick Fox of the LA Lakers at 1994 World Championships in Toronto.

Keith Vassell, former Bobcat with the Canadian National team

Whitney Dabney, All-Canadian with the Bobcats.

Jude Kelly, All-Canadian with the Bobcats.


Coach Hemmings (left) with Marty Blake, NBA Head Scouting Director (centre), and Ken Shields (right), Associate Head Coach of Team Austailia.

2003 European Basketball Championships
Stockholm, Sweden


Coach Hemmings with his
Ah Ittihad Team

Syrian Professional League
Regular Season Champions

Season record:
17 wins, 1 loss



Coach Hemmings poses with Michel Tannous,
President of the Lebanese Basketball Federation
Beirut, Lebanon

Coach Hemmings with All-Canadians
Tyrone Smith and Dennie Oliver.

Coach Hemmings greeting Bruce Wilson, Coach of the Syrian Army Team, Prior to their game in Damascus, Syria in April 2004


Mohammad Inman translates for Coach Hemmings after Ittihad's win over Wedha in Aleppo, Syria.

Coach Hemmings poses with three of his
Syrian "Big Men"

Coach Hemmings with American professionals, Maurice Baker (Oklahoma State)
and Tony Rutland (Wake Forest).


Coach Hemmings with Elaine Andrade and Ortillio Volencia of the Guayiguil Basketball Association.

Coach Hemmings, players and coaches at Equador Basketball Clinic - May 2010

Coach Hemmings presents certificate to Equadorian coach
El Toro


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