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Ontario Basketball Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2016

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Nov 30, 2016

ONTARIO BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2016

Ontario Basketball (OBA) is pleased to announce the 2016 Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame inductees, Patricia (Pat) Laing (Official) and Susan Stewart (Athlete).

Every two years, OBA accepts nominations for the Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame to honour individuals and teams who have attained incredible success and made outstanding contributions to the sport of basketball in Ontario. Candidates are nominated by their peers in one of the following categories: athletes, coaches, builders, teams or officials. The Hall of Fame Selection Committee votes to determine the inductees in each bi-annual class.

The achievements of the Class of 2016 inductees are outlined below.


Pat Laing (Official)

Legendary basketball official, Pat Laing, had an impressive 42-year officiating career. Laing first picked up a whistle in 1958, and by 1964 she was selected to referee the Womenâ??s Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WIAU) Basketball Championships. Laing officiated the championships until 1972.

Shortly after beginning as an official, Laing began to get involved in the administrative aspects of officiating, starting at the local level as Chair of the London Board of Women Officials from 1961-63 and then the Niagara District of Women Officials from 1965-66, and moving to the regional level with the District Committee of Officials Rating Board from 1968-74. Laing later served as Vice-President of the Ontario Association of Basketball Officials (OABO) from 1983-85 before being elected as President in 1985. At the international level, Laing has held numerous roles with the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) since 1972, including Womenâ??s Coordinating Committee Chair (1972-77) and Executive Committee Member (1977-83). She is currently a member of the Constitution and Womenâ??s Coordinating Committees