Fifth-year UNBC men’s basketball player Tyrell Laing is one of eight people to speak at a U SPORTS Black History Month event next week.
U SPORTS Conversations, a live event celebrating Black History Month featuring several prominent personalities with ties to university sports in Canada, is occurring next Tuesday (February 16th).
It is being hosted by NBA TV Canada / Toronto Raptors personality and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Producer Savanna Hamilton.
The event features eight panelists, including prominent student-athletes, coaches, sports administrators, and alumni of athletic programs and institutions across Canada.
Speakers scheduled to participate include:
- Tyra Blizzard
2020 graduate, Ottawa Gee-Gees women’s basketball
- Tyrell Laing
Fifth-year guard, UNBC Timberwolves men’s basketball
- Kryshanda Green
2020 graduate and team captain, Ryerson Rams women’s hockey
- Lee Anna Osei
Head coach, StFX X-Women basketball & Founder, Black Canadian Coaches’ Association
- Charles Kissi
Head Coach, Guelph Nighthawks (CEBL), former police officer
- Tenicha Gittens
Head coach, Concordia Stingers women’s basketball
- Donnovan Bennett
Sportsnet personality; Former running back, Western Mustangs football
- Dr. Ivan Joseph
Vice-President Student Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University
