Rainmaker icon Mel Bishop heads to Basketball BC Hall of Fame

Mel Bishop being honoured in 2015 with a plaque from
Sarah McChesney, celebrating his then thirty years of dedication
to basketball in Prince Rupert. In May Bishop will join the
BC Basketball Hall of Fame

Check off another honour of the list of many, for long time Rainmaker coach Mel Bishop as the city's Dean of Basketball Instruction makes his plans to attend the 2019 Award Ceremony at Richmond's River Rock Casino and Resort in Mid May.

Bishop who has been the foundation of Rainmaker basketball at both Charles Hays and Prince Rupert Secondary before it, will enter the Hall as a Coach as it should be, though he probably qualifies for the trifecta of player, coach and builder, such has been the highlight reel of his many years and many areas of involvement with the sport.

The names destined for induction in May were released by Basketball BC on February11th,

Joining Mr. Bishop on the list of those to be honoured include:

Ms. Lori Clarke -- Vancouver --  Athlete 
Mr. Len Corben -- North Vancouver -- Builder 
Mr. Bill Denney --  Vancouver --  Official 
Mr. Andrew Mavis -- Anmore -- Athlete 
The UBC Men 1971-72  --  Vancouver --Team

The Charles Hays coach joins long time friend and former Rainmaker Ken Shields in the Hall,  he was inducted back in 2006. Shields like Bishop has had a life long commitment to the sport and found much success at the University level.

Before the Rainmaker coach heads off to the River Rock for May 11th, he has one other important trek to the Vancouver area in mind.

Mr. Bishop, along with co-coach and son Ryan, as well as the 2019 edition of the Senior Boys Rainmakers are all heading to Langley in the first week of March for the Senior AA Provincials.

The latest of a number of journeys that the Rainmaker coach has made through his thirty three years of coaching with high school basketball in the city.

You can learn more about some of the past inductees here.

For more notes on the Charles Hays Rainmaker program see our archive page here.

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