Courtney Lemm

Courtney Lemm has been on or around a basketball court from a young age, learning to walk by trying to chase players during basketball practice while his dad coached US All Navy teams throughout Japan and California.

Courtney’s own playing journey started through California and Virginia City Recreation Leagues winning City Championships at the u-7, u-10 and u-13 levels.

Courtney represented his Middle School in Grades 7 and 8, being city finalists both years. Courtney played high school basketball at Indian River High School in Virginia, reaching the Regional Tournament three times and the State Tournament once. Courtney also played for the prestigious Boo Williams AAU program in Virginia during this time.

After graduation, due to injuries and academic priorities, Courtney reduced his court time by only playing Club Basketball at the University level while pursuing both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Old Dominion University, with a one-year stint playing for Leicester University in England.

Courtney’s coaching career started at the age of 15 as an assistant coach during a City Championship run for his old coach. He spent five years running the boys’ basketball program at the Kenwood and Evergreen summer camp, coaching and teaching kids from the ages of 5-15.

Following that, Courtney moved to Cape Town, South Africa to work for an NGO that included building a sporting program for a local school. He was part of the founding team that created a basketball and netball program.

For the last ten years, Courtney has been based in Brooklyn, NY founding and coaching a middle school basketball program. Winning two Brooklyn Borough Championships and having numerous players continue their own journeys through high school and into university, have been his two biggest highlights.

Moving to Vancouver in 2022, Courtney continues to be excited to learn the game in a new context and to help and coach others along their own journeys in the sport of basketball.