- Name: Nathan McKibbon
- Season #: 7th
- Education: Bachelor of Arts - University of Toronto, Master of Kinesiology - Western University
- Coaching Certification: Learn to Train Certified, Advanced Coaching Diploma
- Hometown: Hamilton, ON
- Coaching Highlights: 10 Years on National Team, 10 Times Provincial Champion, 2 Times National Champion.
Nate McKibbon heads into his seventh year as head coach of the Western University Women’s Basketball team in 2025-26. McKibbon, a long-time club and high school coach from Southern Ontario, joined the Mustangs after 4 seasons as Head Coach at Mount Royal University. He was named the 12th Head Coach of Women’s Basketball at Western University since the 1971-72 season on July 9th, 2019.
In his time at Western, McKibbon and the Mustangs have posted a 83-55 record (68-41 OUA including playoffs). They had the best record in the OUA in 2019-20, have been voted a top 10 team in the country in two of the five seasons played, and have never had a losing record in the OUA.
2019-20 - 23-4 Record (19-3 OUA)
2020-21 - Canceled due to Covid
2021-22 - 15-6 Record (12-2 OUA)
2022-23 - 15-15 Record (11-11 OUA)
2023-24 - 13-17 Record (11-11 OUA)
2024-25 - 17-13 Record (13-9 OUA)
Total - 83-55 (66-36 OUA)
Since 2019 there have been seven athletes recognized by the OUA and USPORTs for their performance on court, in the classroom and in the community.
2019-20
- Julia Curran - Joy Bellinger Award of Merit (OUA)
- Julia Curran - Sylvia Sweeney Award (USPORTs)
- Madison Horst - OUA Tracy McLeod Award Nominee
- Madison Horst - OUA First Team All-Star
- Elizabeth LeBlanc - OUA Third Team All-Star
2021-22
- Skye Barbato - OUA West Tracy MacLeod Award Nominee
- Madalyn Picton - OUA West Rookie of the Year
- Madalyn Picton - OUA West Second Team All-Star
- Madalyn Picton - OUA West All-Rookie Team
- Madalyn Picton - USPORTs All-Rookie Team
- Ariane Saumure - OUA West Defensive Player of the Year
- Ariane Saumure - OUA West First Team All-Star
2022-23
- Emily Capretta - OUA All Rookie Team
- Emily Capretta - USPORTs All-Rookie Team
- Ariane Saumure - OUA Defensive Player of the Year
- Ariane Saumure - OUA Second Team All-Star
2023-24
- Paris Alexander - OUA All-Rookie Team
- MacKeely Shantz - OUA First Team All-Star
2024-25
- Jenna Button - OUA First Team All-Star
Prior to becoming a USPORTS head coach, McKibbon spent 18 years as a club and high school coach primarily in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. During that time McKibbon helped prepare 20+ athletes that eventually went on to represent Canada on the international level and 50+ athletes that played post-secondary basketball in Canada and the US. As a head coach his teams won numerous provincial and national championships:
- 2013 AAA OFSAA Champions - St Mary’s Senior Girls Basketball
- 2012-13, 2013-14 Juel Champions - Transway Girls Basketball
- 2013 U15 National Champions - Team Ontario Girls Basketball
One of the most important ways McKibbon has developed as a coach is to represent his country on the international level whenever called upon. He has been involved with Centres of Performance and Targeted Athlete Strategy for many years before formally joining a national team staff. While on staff he has served as an Assistant Coach, Performance Analyst and Video Coordinator.
- 2024 - Senior Women’s National Team - Paris Olympics
- 2023 - Senior Women's National Team - FIBA Americup (Leon, Mexico)
- 2022 - U17 Cadette Women's National Team - FIBA World Championships (Debrecen, Hungary)
- 2021 - U16 Cadette Women’s National Team - FIBA Americas Championships (Leon, Mexico)
- 2020 - U17 Cadette Women’s National Team - No Tournament
- 2019 - U16 Cadette Women’s National Team - FIBA Americas Championships (Aysen, Chile)
- 2017 - Development Women’s National Team - FISU Games (Taipei City, Taiwan)
- 2017 - Development Women’s National Team - 4 Nations Cup (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2015 - U19 Junior Women’s National Team - FIBA World Championships (Chekhov, Russia)
- 2014 - U18 Junior Women’s National Team - FIBA Americas Championships (Colorado Springs, USA)
