 Ross Wilson was active in
basketball and soccer, most notably, during his days at Nutana Collegiate and
the University of Saskatchewan. From there, he began a long career as a coach in
basketball, soccer, track and field and volleyball and officiated in basketball.
He was an executive member and president of the Saskatoon Senior Men’s
Basketball League, Basketball Saskatchewan Inc. and Canada Basketball. He was
Canada’s head of delegation at international games, including
one Olympics. He
was only the second Canadian to be an executive member of the International
Federation of Basketball Associations. He was athletic director of the
University of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2006, leading the bids to bring at a
number of CIS championships to Saskatoon, including three hockey tournaments and
the Vanier Cup in 2006. He was vice-president of sport for Canada West level
from 2002 to 2006. |
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