Nov. 3, 2024 - The Manitoba Bisons women's basketball team will be honouring one of the greatest student athletes in school history at their home opener on Sunday afternoon, as they celebrate T.L (Terri-Lee) Johannesson's induction into the Canada West Hall of Fame's Class of 2024-25.
Sunday's ceremony will be part of the Bisons home opening celebrations as they welcome the Brandon Bobcats for a 2 p.m. CT tip-off at Investors Group Athletic Centre.
Johannesson made an immediate impact upon joining the Bisons women’s basketball team in the early nineties, with her MVP level play leading the Bisons to back-to-back national championships in 1996 and 1997.
She was a three-time CIAU All-Canadian and was named the national championship tournament MVP in '96 and '97, helping the Bisons become one of just nine teams in U SPORTS history to repeat as national champions.
Johannesson is the second Bisons women's basketball alum to earn Canada West Hall of Fame status, joining her head coach and former Bisons Director of Athletics, Coleen Dufresne.
Canada West unveiled its entire Hall of Fame Class of 2024-25 earlier in September.Individual inductee spotlights will continue throughout the season.
Fans can view all previous Hall of Fame inductees on the Canada West Hall of Fame website.
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Sept. 12, 2024 - The Canada West Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2024-25, bestowing the conference's highest honour on eight inductees across four categories.
This year's class features four additions in the "Athlete" category, including a pair of two-sport stars in Gaylene Barry (Calgary - Women's Field Hockey & Volleyball) and Jacqueline Lavalee (Saskatchewan - Women's Soccer & Basketball). Two basketball standouts were also named, including Terri-Lee Johannesson (Manitoba - Women's Basketball) and Jacob Doerksen (Victoria/Trinity Western - Men's Basketball).
The class welcomes a pair of inductees in the "Builder" category, including Ron & Jane Graham (Saskatchewan) and Ken Olynyk (Thompson Rivers).
Billy Moores (Alberta - Men's Hockey) has been inducted in the "Coach" category, while the 1980-91 Calgary Dinos Men's Swimming dynasty joins the "Team" category.
In addition to today's announcement, inductees will be celebrated with individual profiles and videos released throughout the 2024-25 season.
The Canada West Hall of Fame was established in 2019 to commemorate 100 years of university sporting excellence across Western Canada. All previous inductees can be viewed on the Canada West Hall of Fame website.
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Terri-Lee Johannesson | Manitoba - Women's Basketball
Guard T.L. (Terri-Lee) Johannesson made an immediate impact for the Bisons women’s basketball team upon her arrival to the varsity sports scene, culminating in back-to-back national championships in 1996 and 1997.
In 1991, Johannesson was named the GPAC Rookie of the Year, the first of countless conference and national accomplishments in her career. She was a three-time CIAU All-Canadian in 1994-95, 1995-96, and 1997-98 and the National Championship Tournament MVP in 1995-96 (scored 30 points) and 1996-97, where she helped the Bisons become one of just nine teams to repeat as national champs in U SPORTS history.
A consistent scoring threat, Johannesson won the GPAC scoring title in her graduating year in 1996-97, setting a program record with 26.2 points per game. She was named the CIAU Female Athlete of the Year that season, becoming the first Bison, and one of just two to ever win the prestigious award.
Johannesson was also Manitoba’s Female Athlete of the Year in 1996 and 1997. She’s one of just seven individuals to accomplish the honour of winning the award twice in the 61-year history of the award.
TL was inducted in the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame in the Player category in 2011. VIEW PROFILE
ABOUT THE CANADA WEST HALL OF FAME
For the last century, organized university sport has been a central part of the student experience at institutions across Western Canada. Beginning with the University of Manitoba capturing the first Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WCIAU) men's hockey banner in 1919-20, student-athletes have been competing to reach their full potential in sport and the classroom while enriching campus life.
To commemorate 100 years of university sport across Western Canada, the Canada West Hall of Fame was created in the spring of 2019. This year's induction class will be unveiled throughout the 2023-24 season.
Source: https://canada-west.prezly.com/canada-west-hall-of-fame-announces-class-of-2024-25