Coach David Francis

Born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, Coach David Francis attended powerhouse West Hill Collegiate Institute, where he had the opportunity to play for well-known head coaches Wayne Dawkins and Chris Smalling. During David's playing career, he played on various AAU teams, including Grassroots Canada, and Phase1, where he competed against current and former NBA players, as well as professionals overseas. David graduated high school and moved on to college where he played at both Humber, and Centennial College.

Beginning his coaching career in Scarborough with community basketball teams, Boys & Girls Club teams, and AAU teams, David has been able to stay very close to the game he adores by instilling his passion for the game, into the athletes he mentors. After relocating to Calgary in September of 2016, David began coaching with CYDC in the BHL program. Since then, he has coached all over the program - mainly on the boys side with U13, U14, U15, U17, and U18 teams.

In 2017, David joined the SAIT Trojans Men's Basketball team coaching staff as an Assistant Coach, where he would go on to spend the next 5 years dedicating himself to the program - David would go on to win 5 consecutive ACAC Gold Medals.

Most recently, David spent the 2023 summer as an assistant coach with the Calgary Surge - helping the team secure 1st place in the Western Conference, as well as getting all the way to the CEBL Championship game in the organisation's inaugural professional season.

David has always been a part of child and youth development programs and wholeheartedly believes in giving back to the community by creating positive spaces for young individuals to be inspired, taught, and challenged at a high level by people who genuinely care about them, their development, and their goals. His personal objective is to not only motivate young individuals to be great athletes but great influential people as well.

His coaching motto is: "Work ethic, eliminates all fear”.

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