Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

One of Concordia’s most decorated women’s basketball players, Patricia Demers began playing the sport at age 11 and, as a teenager, competed in basketball and track and field. While studying commerce at Cégep Ahuntsic, she won three provincial and two national championships, earned back-to-back All-Canadian honours and established herself as a rising star in Canadian basketball.

Patricia continued her academic and athletic career at Concordia, spending five seasons with the Stingers women’s basketball team, while completing a bachelor’s degree in applied social sciences and a master’s degree in administrative sciences (management).

A dominant presence on the court, she became the first female Concordia athlete — and one of the university’s first athletes overall — to earn five provincial first-team all-star selections, an extraordinary distinction. She also helped lead the Stingers to two provincial championships.

After graduation, Patricia played professionally in Switzerland before moving into sports leadership and management. Since 2011, she has worked with the Aléo Foundation. Serving as executive director since 2016, she advances its mission to support and empower student athletes — giving back to the very organization that supported her with a scholarship during her Stingers days.

Patricia is also the proud mother of three young adults.