{"id":671534,"date":"2026-05-15T01:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/671534\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T01:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:00:10","slug":"wheelchair-basketball-canada-announces-senior-womens-national-team-coaching-transition-featuring-manitoba-basketball-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/671534\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheelchair Basketball Canada Announces Senior Women\u2019s National Team Coaching Transition Featuring Manitoba Basketball Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Basketball Manitoba is recognizing a major coaching announcement involving two key leaders closely connected to the Manitoba basketball community, following news released this week by Wheelchair Basketball Canada regarding the Senior Women\u2019s National Team program.<\/p>\n

Wheelchair Basketball Canada has announced<\/a> that Michele Sung will step down as Head Coach of Canada\u2019s Senior Women\u2019s National Team following a highly successful two-year period leading the program, while Manitoba\u2019s Joey Johnson has been named as the new head coach.<\/p>\n

Sung, who currently serves on the Basketball Manitoba Board of Directors and is also the head coach of the University of Manitoba Bisons Women’s Basketball program, helped guide Canada to a fourth-place finish at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris \u2014 the team\u2019s best Paralympic result in over 20 years. She also led Canada\u2019s women\u2019s 3×3 wheelchair basketball team to a gold medal at the inaugural IWBF 3×3 Open World Championships and a bronze medal at the 2025 IWBF Americas Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been an incredible privilege to lead this program and work alongside such dedicated athletes, coaches, and support staff,\u201d said Sung through the Wheelchair Basketball Canada announcement. \u201cI\u2019m proud of what we accomplished together and grateful for the relationships and experiences that came with representing Canada on the international stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Basketball Manitoba acknowledged Sung\u2019s ongoing leadership and contributions to basketball in Manitoba through both the able-bodied and wheelchair basketball pathways.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely proud of Michele and the impact she has had on the national stage,\u201d said Basketball Manitoba Executive Director Adam Wedlake. \u201cHer leadership, professionalism, and commitment to athlete development continue to positively influence basketball across Manitoba and Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taking over the Senior Women\u2019s National Team program is Joey Johnson, Basketball Manitoba\u2019s Manager of Wheelchair and 3×3 Operations and one of Canada\u2019s most decorated wheelchair basketball athletes and coaches.<\/p>\n

A native of Lorette, Manitoba, Johnson recently served as head coach of Great Britain\u2019s men\u2019s national wheelchair basketball team, guiding the program to a silver medal finish at the 2024 Paralymic Games. Prior to that, he served as an assistant coach with Canada\u2019s Senior Men\u2019s National Team at both the 2019 Parapan American Games and the Tokyo 2020 Paralymic Games.<\/p>\n

As an athlete, Johnson represented Canada at five Paralympic Games, capturing three gold medals and one silver, and won a World Championship in 2006.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m honoured for the opportunity to lead this program and continue building on the strong foundation already in place,\u201d said Johnson through the Wheelchair Basketball Canada release. \u201cCanada has a proud history in wheelchair basketball, and I\u2019m excited to work with this talented group of athletes and staff as we prepare for the next chapter together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Basketball Manitoba noted that Johnson\u2019s appointment further strengthens Manitoba\u2019s longstanding connection to the national wheelchair basketball system and highlights the province\u2019s continued leadership within the sport.<\/p>\n

Wheelchair Basketball Canada also announced that Australian coach Craig Campbell will join the Senior Women\u2019s National Team coaching staff as an assistant coach, bringing more than two decades of international coaching and high-performance experience to the program.<\/p>\n

Sung will remain involved through the upcoming national team training camp in Richmond, British Columbia to assist with the transition process.<\/p>\n

For more information on Wheelchair Basketball Canada, visit Wheelchair Basketball Canada.<\/p>\n

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