Howard Kelsey

Howard Kelsey (born 8 August 1957) is a former Canadian basketball player and two-time Olympian. He is one of only four athletes to be named to the Canada men's national basketball team immediately out of high school. Over the course of 11 years (1977-88), Kelsey represented Canada in many tournaments in over 400 total games, including two Olympics (1980, 1984); three FIBA World Championships; and two FISU World University Games, where Canada won gold in 1983.

Howard Kelsey
Personal information
Born (1957-08-08) 8 August 1957
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolPoint Grey High School
(Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
CollegeOklahoma State University
Principia College
Career history
Leones Negroes (Guadalajara, Mexico)
Career highlights and awards
  • BC Male Basketball Player of the Year (1981)
  • 3x First Team All-Star at Canadian Senior Men's Basketball Championship
  • NCAA Division III Conference MVP
  • 3rd Overall in NCAA Division III Scoring (29.2 ppg) (1977-78)
  • 2x NCAA Division III All-Conference Player
  • 2x Recipient of BC's Premier Award for Excellence in International Competition
Medals
Representing  Canada
Universiade
1983 Edmonton National team
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