Windsor Lancers

Paul Ekeocha joins the Lancer community from Vancouver, BC as an assistant coach to head coach, Chris Cheng. He is a NCCP Level 2 certified coach who played high school basketball, track & field and football.
 
A native Ontarian, he won numerous achievements and awards (specifically in basketball and track & field), was a provincial basketball player for four years in Ontario during that time and was a two-sport varsity athlete (basketball and track & field) during his undergraduate years.
 
Coach P (as he’s affectionately known as) was on staff under Coach Cheng in 2013 with Team Ontario, with that team representing Ontario at the Canada Summer Games - capturing gold. He returned the following season under Coach Fatih Asker, where the team also captured another gold medal.
 
In the 2018-19 season, his senior boys basketball team at Kitsilano Secondary School repeated as gold medallists at the AAAA Vancouver City Champions for the third straight season (after an undefeated regular season), moving on to win the AAAA Lower Mainland Championships versus two very two tough powerhouse schools in St. Georges School and Vancouver College; earning the No. 2 seed into the AAAA Provincial Senior Boys Basketball Championships – tying a school record for highest seeding! 
 
With many stops along his basketball journey, Coach P has achieved success along the way. Provincially in the OBA with teams such as: Toronto Triple Threat, Toronto Lords, London Orion and Team Ontario and with Basketball BC provincial Regional Teams; leading all those teams to several championships, Top 10 & Top 20 finishes in those respective provinces. He has also coached within Canada Basketball on the girls with the Talent Identification Program (T.I.D.) and recently as of fall 2022, being involved with the boys Canada National Junior Academy Program. 
 
Coach P has also coached at the Pro level with the Windsor Express of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) in the winter/spring of 2022 under Coach Bill Jones, as an assistant coach tasked with leading the offense and assisting in player development.
 
With over 20 years of coaching experience, he brings a very broad, energetic, dynamic and unique coaching style and approach to basketball. During his coaching tenure, Coach Paul has had player's go on to play in the NBA G-League, NCAA (D1, D2, D3 & Ivy League), Junior Colleges in the US, U SPORTS, CCAA and Team Canada (Junior & Senior Men's Teams).

Coaching Highlights:  

• Windsor Express (Assistant Coach), National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) 
• Kitsilano Secondary School Senior Boys Basketball Team (Assistant Coach) (1st Place Lower Mainland Champions & No. 2 seed BC Senior Boys Provincial Championships - BC High School Basketball) 
• Kitsilano Secondary School Senior Boys Basketball Team (Assistant Coach) (2x Gold Medallists Vancouver City Final Championships - BC High School Basketball) 
• Kitsilano Secondary School Juvenile Boys Basketball Team (Head Coach) (Bronze Medallists Vancouver City Final Championships – BC High School Basketball) 
• Vancouver West Coastal #1 Boys Basketball Team (Assistant Coach) (2x Silver Medallists – Basketball BC) 
• George Brown College Women’s Basketball Team (Assistant Coach) 
• Toronto Triple Threat Basketball Club – U17 & U19 Boys (Head Coach) (13th & 28th Place Provincial Ranks – OBA) 
• Centre for Performance and Development Girls Basketball (Assistant Coach) (OBA/Canada Basketball) 
• Team Ontario U17 Boys Basketball Team (Guest Coach) (2x Gold Medallists Canada Summer Games) 
• Toronto Lords Basketball – U19 Boys (Head Coach) (20th Place Provincial Rank – OBA) 
• Kitsilano Secondary School Senior Boys Basketball Team (Assistant Coach) (Silver Medallists Vancouver City Final Championships – BC High School Basketball) 
• St. Bonaventure University Basketball (Guest Coach) (NCAA) 
• London Orion Basketball - U14 Boys (Assistant Coach) (Silver Medallists Provincial Championships – OBA) 
• London Orion Basketball – U16, U17 & U19 Boys (Head Coach) (8th, 10th, 12th, 24th, & 30th Place Provincial Ranks – OBA) 
• Saunders Secondary School Senior Boys Basketball Team (Assistant Coach) (2x Silver Medallists AAAA TVRAA City Final Championships) 

 
Paul earned a bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and in Medical Science; a Masters in Clinical Psychology and a Doctorate of Medicine. He is very passionate about basketball, fitness, health & wellness, history, science, psychology, cooking and music.