John Dore was head coach of the Concordia Stingers men’s basketball team for 26 seasons, and took them to the national championships 13 times.
In addition to leading several national teams, he is also a past president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches of Canada and was an international committee member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, U.S.A.
Dore is formerly assistant coach of Canada’s men’s junior national team (1998). His accolades include the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union Coach of the Year in 1991, the Stuart W. Aberdeen Memorial Trophy as Canadian Interuniversity Sport Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year in 1991 and University Coach of the Year, by the Foundation for Quebec University Athletics in 1995.
Stingers head coach John Dore and Director of Recreation and Athletics Patrick Boivin before Dore’s last home game in 2015. | Photo by Gregory Todaro