Category: Coach
Sport: Men's Basketball
Institution: Durham College
Inducted: 2017

Kerry Vinson was born in New Orleans, La., in 1951, and following a distinguished pro playing career in Europe, he established himself as a premiere basketball coach in the Continental Basketball Association (Professional League).

He coached for the Alberta Dusters in the early 1980s where he went up against some of the best coaches such as soon to be NBA Hall of Famer George Karl. After coaching in the OCAA for a number of years, he began his highly successful coaching run at Durham College in 1993. During his five-year run, his teams recorded five consecutive 20-win seasons and achieved nationally ranked status each and every year, which enabled him to become the winningest coach in Durham College men's basketball history with a stellar record of 125-45 (.735 winning percentage).

Kerry led the Lords to the OCAA post-season dance every year but one, making it to the Final Four and claiming provincial bronze medals in 1993-94 and 1994-95 and Ontario gold in 1996-97. The gold medal was the first-ever Division I men's basketball championship in Durham history.

Kerry then led the Lords to the CCAA national championship title in Burnaby, B.C. in 1996-97, the school's first-ever national championship. That same year, he was one of five finalists for CCAA national coach of the year honours. A record of success that was unmatched during the 1990s and a coaching career that is very deserving of Hall of Fame status.