Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Megan Noonan.

She is a graduate of Fort Richmond Collegiate and played four summers with the Manitoba Provincial Team. She was ranked in the Top 10 and was named an All-Manitoban in her grade 12 year.

She went on to have a five-year career with the University of Winnipeg Wesmen, where she was a three-time co-captain and a two-time Canada West All-Star, winning a Bronze Medal at the Canada West Final Four. She still ranks among the all-time leaders in three-pointers made in Canada West history.

She returned to Fort Richmond as head coach of the varsity girls' team, leading them to a divisional championship and earning MHSAA Coach of the Year honours in 2020.

She has coached at multiple levels, including head coach of the 17U Female Provincial Team in 2018, TAP South program, U15 Evolve Girls Program and the Mini Ballers grassroots program.

She is currently an assistant coach with the University of Winnipeg Wesmen, mentor coach for the 15U girls provincial team and serves as the Director of Operations for the Winnipeg Sea Bears.

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Norm Froemel.

He is a graduate of J.H. Bruns Collegiate. He played 2 years on the Manitoba Provincial Teams, winning two Bronze Medals.

He went on to play at the University of Winnipeg for 5 years. There, he was a 3-time GPAC All-Star and a 1-time All-Canadian, averaging 23 points per game in his final season, and is the all-time leading rebounder in Wesmen history.

He represented Canada on numerous occasions at the national level in Argentina, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the United States, winning a silver medal at the World Student Games in Buffalo, New York, in 1993.

He also had a very successful professional career in Germany, where he played for seven years in the Bundesliga Division 1.

After retiring, he returned to Winnipeg to give back as a coach and mentor. He returned to his alma mater, J.H. Bruns, as a teacher and coach. He has also coached with the Manitoba Provincial Team for two years.

He is a member of the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2013.

He is currently coaching grade 8 girls at Samuel Burland School and is a WMBA Board member.

Today, on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Kelli Sinnock.

She is a Graduate of Fort Richmond Collegiate and has been coaching basketball for over 20 years. Coaching Basketball camps, community, club, Junior high, high school, and provincial team levels.

She’s been the Varsity Girls' Basketball Coach at Sanford Collegiate since 2008 and is deeply involved in developing grassroots basketball in rural Manitoba.

Throughout her coaching career, Kelli has been involved with a wide range of programs, such as the Jr. Bisons, junior high teams, Legion Athletic Camps, and the Manitoba Provincial Team.

She founded the Mini and Junior Sabres Programs, as well as playing a key role in the creation of the TAP South. She was named the Basketball Manitoba AAA Coach of the Year and Grey Cup Legacy Female High School Coach of the Year for 2024.

Currently serving as an assistant coach with the Manitoba Provincial Team 17U Female program, preparing to represent the province at the 2025 Canada Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland.