Canadas' Coach "K" and Canadian basketball legend Steve Konchalski pulls up on Canada Hoops! Steve sits down with your boy Matty to share his basketball story with us. Steve is still going strong in the game and tells us about his role as a Senior Advisor for the Calgary Surge in the CEBL. Steve talks about the importance of the CEBL and then tells us how his love for basketball started. Steve grew up in Elmhurst , New York, a part of NYC, which is where Steve fell in love with basketball. Steve played at Archbishop Molly High School and was recruited from there to play at Acadia University by the legendary Coach Stu Aberdeen. Steve won a National Championship at Acadia in 1965 and after graduating he quickly finds himself coaching. Steve starts to spend time with the Canadian National Team under legendary Coach Jack Donohue and Steve felt this was where the breaks started to happen for him in his coaching career.
in 1975 Coach Konchalski took the job as Head Coach at St. Francis Xavier in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Steve would coach the X-Men from 1975 to 2021; winning 3 National Championships and forever cementing himself as an icon in Canada Basketball. Steve tells us how he made the decision to retire from coaching and why he felt his successor Tyrell Vernon was the right man for the job to take over the program.
When we talk Canada Basketball with Steve his connections and relationships with everyone runs decades and it's evident that he cherishes everyone. Steve shares who he thought was always under appreciated when it came to their time and contribution for Canada Basketball And Coach "K" drops a great Top 5 of all time for Canada Basketball on us! And we shoutout some coaches who should be considered as Top 5 Coaches.
We're incredibly grateful to have Steve Konchalski join us on Canada Hoops Podcast. Much love to Canadas' Coach "K" for pulling up!
Hit us up on Twitter: @canadahoopspod @TheMattyIreland
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Canadas' Coach "K" and Canadian basketball legend Steve Konchalski pulls up on Canada Hoops! Steve sits down with your boy Matty to share his basketball story with us. Steve is still going strong in the game and tells us about his role as a Senior Advisor for the Calgary Surge in the CEBL. Steve talks about the importance of the CEBL and then tells us how his love for basketball started. Steve grew up in Elmhurst , New York, a part of NYC, which is where Steve fell in love with basketball. Steve played at Archbishop Molly High School and was recruited from there to play at Acadia University by the legendary Coach Stu Aberdeen. Steve won a National Championship at Acadia in 1965 and after graduating he quickly finds himself coaching. Steve starts to spend time with the Canadian National Team under legendary Coach Jack Donohue and Steve felt this was where the breaks started to happen for him in his coaching career.
in 1975 Coach Konchalski took the job as Head Coach at St. Francis Xavier in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Steve would coach the X-Men from 1975 to 2021; winning 3 National Championships and forever cementing himself as an icon in Canada Basketball. Steve tells us how he made the decision to retire from coaching and why he felt his successor Tyrell Vernon was the right man for the job to take over the program.
When we talk Canada Basketball with Steve his connections and relationships with everyone runs decades and it's evident that he cherishes everyone. Steve shares who he thought was always under appreciated when it came to their time and contribution for Canada Basketball And Coach "K" drops a great Top 5 of all time for Canada Basketball on us! And we shoutout some coaches who should be considered as Top 5 Coaches.
We're incredibly grateful to have Steve Konchalski join us on Canada Hoops Podcast. Much love to Canadas' Coach "K" for pulling up!
Hit us up on Twitter: @canadahoopspod @TheMattyIreland
Hit us up on Instagram: @canadahoopspodcast
Email: canadahoopspodcast@gmail.com
https://canadahoopspodcast.buzzsprout.com/