Mike Katz, the longtime bench boss at Humber who guided the Hawks to five Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship titles in Men’s Basketball, will take his well-deserved place in the CCAA Hall of Fame. He will be honoured in the Coach category.

Katz led the Hawks to an incredible 10 podium finishes at CCAA Nationals during his career, which spanned from 1984 to 2003. In addition to his five CCAA National titles (1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001), he also earned three silver and two bronze medals.

“As a coach, he valued mentoring players, supporting his players on and off the court,” said Ray Chateau, Director of Athletics at Humber College. “He was not only making champions; he was helping to create an environment that these athletes could grow as individuals.”

Katz retired with a record of 241-52 in Ontario Colleges Athletic Association conference play as his teams advanced to the OCAA Final Four in each of his 19 seasons. He was also involved with Canada’s National Program for a number of years and represented the country as a member of the Olympic Team staff.

Katz was named OCAA Coach of the Year on three occasions and earned the CCAA Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year award in 1995 and again in 2003. In 2001, he was the first ever recipient of the CCAA Coaching Excellence award, which annually recognizes coaching contributions to sport and to athlete development over a period of five years or more.

Katz was a member of the first ever class into the Humber Varsity Hall of Fame and then had a banner raised to the rafters, signifying the top honour any athlete, coach or builder can attain at the College. He was instated into the OCAA Hall of Fame in 2007 and was inducted into the Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame as well.