BCBOA Officials Honored PDF Print E-mail

Two BCBOA Officials were honored at the Basketball BC Awards & Hall of Fame Banquet
held on Saturday, May 1st, at the Delta Burnaby Hotel.

Among the 2010 Award Winners BCBOA President Tim Heide was presented with the National Wink Willox Award.
The Wink Willox Award is an honor bestowed by CABO to one member in each province in a given year.

The National Wink Willox award is named in honor of J.A. "Wink" Willox of British Columbia, a driving force in establishing a standard for officiating in Western Canada.

Following the Awards Presentation the Basketball BC Hall of Fame Inductees were introduced and Bill Crowley became only the fourth official to be inducted into this prestigious group (along with Bob Hall, Wink Willox and Harold Cronk). 

Bill began officiating in 1968 joining the BCBOA through Kamloops in 1976.  He received his FIBA license in 1984 and during his illustrious career he has worked 8 AAA Boys Championship games, 2 AAA Girls Championship Games, 2 CIS Women's Championship games, 7 CIS Men's Championship games, 3 CCAA Men's Championship games.  Bill has also had 12 international assignments and worked 3 World Championships and 3 Pre-Olympic qualifying tournaments. 

He is a carded NCAA Div 1 & Div 11 and NAIA official.  Bill has been honored by CABO with the National Wink Willox Award in 2004 and with the Ted Earley Award in 2009.  Bill continues to be an active official and serves as the BCBOA Provincial  Supervisor of Officials.

Congratulations Bill.....your induction into the Basketball BC is long overdue and well deserved.

Then.......       ...now. 

Bill & Tim...  Tim Heide

Congratulations to both Bill and Tim!

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