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Born | 8 August 1957 | |||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||
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High school | Point Grey High School (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) | |||||||||||
College | Oklahoma State University Principia College | |||||||||||
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Leones Negroes (Guadalajara, Mexico) | ||||||||||||
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Howard Kelsey (born 8 August 1957) is a former Canadian basketball player and two-time Olympian. He is one of only four athletes to be named to the Canada men's national basketball team immediately out of high school.[1][2] Over the course of 11 years (1977-88),[1][3][4] Kelsey represented Canada in many tournaments in over 400 total games, including two Olympics (1980, 1984);[1][5][6] three FIBA World Championships;[3] and two FISU World University Games, where Canada won gold in 1983.[1][2]