Spencer McKay enters his third season as the men's basketball full-time assistant coach. He boasts an impressive basketball resume having most recently being inducted into the Basketball BC Hall of Fame, Class of 2014. A five-time Canada West All-Star and three-time All-Canadian as a player at the University of Victoria from 1986-91, McKay remains the program's all-time leading scorer, averaging 18.4 points per game during his career. He played three seasons under legendary coach Ken Shields and two years for the late Guy Vetrie.
Following his time in the CIS, the native of Oliver, B.C., went on to play 16 years abroad in Hungary, Belgium, Austria, Spain, France, Portugal, Mexico, and Taiwan. He also was a member of the Canadian national team for 10 years (1985-1995), highlighted by an appearance at the 1994 World Championships in Toronto in which Canada finished seventh.
After retiring as a player McKay remained in Europe for another seven years coaching at the International School of Brussels. He returned to British Columbia in 2012, spending one year as an assistant coach at his alma mater.
McKay graduated from Victoria with a Bachelor of Education in 1991 and is currently working toward his Level 4 coaching certification at the National Coaching Institute in Victoria and continues to run his annual Nothin' But Net Basketball Camp in his hometown of Oliver, B.C.
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