Stanley Nantais
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Stanley "Red" Nantais was a Canadian
basketball
player and coach, from Windsor, Ontario
, Canada.
Stanley "Red" Nantais was born in Windsor, Ontario
, on July 25, 1913.
While at Assumption High School
, he was selected to the first All-City Basketball Team ever picked by the Windsor Star
. He later played on some excellent teams at Assumption College
for Father Willie McGee. The 1933-34 team advanced to the Eastern Canadian semi-finals. The 1934-35 squad won the Ontario and Eastern Canadian Titles, prior to losing to Victoria Blue Ribbons in the Canadian Finals.
He played on the Windsor Ford V-8's who won the Canadian Senior Title and represented Canada in the 1936 Summer Olympics
in Berlin
where they won the silver medal. This is verified by the Canadian Olympic Committee:
First Name: Stanley
Last Name: Nantais
Born: 25/07/1913
Gender: Male
Birth Place:
Residence: Leamington,, Canada
Height: cm
Weight: kg
Previous Results
Games Sport Event Rank
Summer Olympics - 1936 Berlin Basketball Team - M Rank - Silver
He played for Windsor Alumni in the 1938-39 season, they were Ontario Champions for the 12th time in 13 years. His final season as an active player was 1939-40, with the Windsor Alumni. They were Ontario champions, and semi-final losers at the Eastern Canadian playoffs.
In 1942 Stanley Nantais began a successful thirteen-year coaching stint at Assumption College. His teams won 201 and lost 146 games for a .560 winning percentage. His 1945-46 and 1946-47 Assumption College teams won the Ontario and Eastern Canadian Titles, but lost in the Canadian Finals, to Victoria Blue Ribbons in '45-46, and to the Vancouver Meraloma Club in '46-47. Assumption made it to the Eastern Canadian semi-finals in 1947-48. In 1948-49 Assumption was Ontario and Eastern Canadian Champions. There was no Canadian Finals that year.
His Assumption College teams defeated the Harlem Globetrotters
twice, 55-51 in 1944, and 49-45 in 1945.
Nantais coached many great players at Assumption, such as Fred Thomas, Hank Biasatti
, Gino Sovran
, and Canadian Olympians Bill Coulthard
, and Bob Simpson. He was Vice-President of the Ontario Amateur Basketball Association in the 1940s and was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame and the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player and coach, from Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, Canada.
Biography
Text taken from University of Windsor biography - see external link below...Stanley "Red" Nantais was born in Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, on July 25, 1913.
While at Assumption High School
Assumption College School
Assumption College Catholic High School is an International Baccalaureate authorized catholic high school in Windsor, Ontario.- History :Assumption was founded by the Basilian Fathers in 1870 as part of Assumption University, which is now part of the University of Windsor...
, he was selected to the first All-City Basketball Team ever picked by the Windsor Star
Windsor Star
The Windsor Star is the regional newspaper of Windsor, Ontario , and is owned by the Postmedia Network Inc. Since 1923, the publication's main office is located at 167 Ferry Street in the downtown area...
. He later played on some excellent teams at Assumption College
Assumption University of Windsor
Assumption University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada has a heritage reaching back to 1857 and is the parent of the University of Windsor, administered by the Congregation of St. Basil, the Basilian Fathers. It was known as Assumption College until changing its name in 1956...
for Father Willie McGee. The 1933-34 team advanced to the Eastern Canadian semi-finals. The 1934-35 squad won the Ontario and Eastern Canadian Titles, prior to losing to Victoria Blue Ribbons in the Canadian Finals.
He played on the Windsor Ford V-8's who won the Canadian Senior Title and represented Canada in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
where they won the silver medal. This is verified by the Canadian Olympic Committee:
First Name: Stanley
Last Name: Nantais
Born: 25/07/1913
Gender: Male
Birth Place:
Residence: Leamington,, Canada
Height: cm
Weight: kg
Previous Results
Games Sport Event Rank
Summer Olympics - 1936 Berlin Basketball Team - M Rank - Silver
He played for Windsor Alumni in the 1938-39 season, they were Ontario Champions for the 12th time in 13 years. His final season as an active player was 1939-40, with the Windsor Alumni. They were Ontario champions, and semi-final losers at the Eastern Canadian playoffs.
In 1942 Stanley Nantais began a successful thirteen-year coaching stint at Assumption College. His teams won 201 and lost 146 games for a .560 winning percentage. His 1945-46 and 1946-47 Assumption College teams won the Ontario and Eastern Canadian Titles, but lost in the Canadian Finals, to Victoria Blue Ribbons in '45-46, and to the Vancouver Meraloma Club in '46-47. Assumption made it to the Eastern Canadian semi-finals in 1947-48. In 1948-49 Assumption was Ontario and Eastern Canadian Champions. There was no Canadian Finals that year.
His Assumption College teams defeated the Harlem Globetrotters
Harlem Globetrotters
The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater and comedy. The executive offices for the team are currently in downtown Phoenix, Arizona; the team is owned by Shamrock Holdings, which oversees the various investments of the Roy E. Disney family.Over...
twice, 55-51 in 1944, and 49-45 in 1945.
Nantais coached many great players at Assumption, such as Fred Thomas, Hank Biasatti
Hank Biasatti
Henry Arcado Biasatti was a Canadian National Basketball Association player and a Major League Baseball first baseman...
, Gino Sovran
Gino Sovran
Gino Sovran is a former National Basketball Association player.Born in Windsor, Ontario Sovran attended Kennedy Collegiate Institute and was a top basketball player at Assumption College, scoring more than 1,000 points over three seasons, and playing as team captain in the 1943-44 and 1944-45...
, and Canadian Olympians Bill Coulthard
Bill Coulthard
William "Bill" Sanderson Coulthard born in Buffalo, New York, USA) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics....
, and Bob Simpson. He was Vice-President of the Ontario Amateur Basketball Association in the 1940s and was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame and the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame.