Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast, we have Joel Themmen. 

He has been a staple in the Basketball Community for over 30 years.  He is a graduate of Kildonan East Collegiate and then went on to play basketball at the University of Manitoba for 3 years. 

He coached high school for 11 years at Kildonan East, Sisler, Miles Mac and Fort Richmond.  He coached the Manitoba Provincial Team as an assistant coach 6 times and a head coach once.

He’s been an assistant coach with the University of Manitoba Bisons Men’s and Women’s teams for 6 seasons and was an assistant at Red River College for 6 years.  He was on the coaching staff with the Winnipeg Cyclone for 1 year.  

Currently, he is an Assistant Coach with Scott Martin at Canadian Mennonite University, a role he’s held for 6 years.  He was also a Basketball Manitoba board member for 2 years.