Ken Shields (basketball)

Ken Shields
Biographical details
Born (1945-12-07) December 7, 1945
Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada
Playing career
1964–1965Mount Royal College
1965-1967University of Calgary
1967-1969University of British Columbia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1969-1970UBC Women's (co-coach)
1971-1977Laurentian University
1978-1989University of Victoria
1990-1994Canada men's national basketball team
2004Australia men's national basketball team (assistant)
2007Georgia men's national basketball team
2010Great Britain women's national basketball team (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall387–144 (.729) (men's university statistics)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
As a coach
  • 4× CIAU coach of the year
  • 3× Canada West coach of the year
  • Order of Canada
  • Recipient of Canada Basketball's John Naismith Award (2007)
  • Canada Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (2009)
  • Canada Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (1999)
  • BC Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (2013)
  • UVic Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (2002)
  • Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (2003)
As a player
  • WCIAA All-Star (1967)

Kenneth William Daniel Shields, CM is a former Canadian basketball coach. He is a four-time CIAU coach of the year recipient. When he retired from university coaching, he held the most wins in Canadian university men's basketball history, during which time he won a record 7-straight national championships with the University of Victoria. He is also the former head coach of the Canada men's national team.