A New Canadian Basketball Tradition
The next generation of Canadian basketball stars take flight once again on TSN this spring at the 2016 BIOSTEEL ALL-CANADIAN BASKETBALL GAME.
TSN delivers live coverage of the second annual edition of this all-star showcase featuring the top 24 high school basketball players from across Canada, tipping off on Monday at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt on TSN and TSN GO, live from the University of Toronto’s Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. The 24 players on the roster are as follows:
| Emmanuel Akot |
Wasatch Academy (Utah) |
Winnipeg, Man. |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker |
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy |
St. Louis, Mo. |
| Jahvon Blair |
Orangeville Prep |
Brampton, Ont. |
| Godwin Boahen |
The Hill Academy |
Toronto, Ont. |
| Ignas Brazdeikis |
Orangeville Prep |
Oakville, Ont. |
| O’Shae Brissett |
Findlay Prep (Nev.) |
Mississauga, Ont. |
| Nate Darling |
DeMatha Catholic High School |
Bedford, N.S. |
| Jerome Desrosiers |
Northfield Mount Hermon |
Montréal, Que. |
| Nikola Djogo |
Athlete Institute Prep |
Stoney Creek, Ont. |
| Danilo Djuricic |
St. Michael’s College School |
Brampton, Ont. |
| Marquell Fraser |
The Hill Academy |
Hamilton, Ont. |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy |
Hamilton, Ont. |
| Justin Jackson |
The Hill Academy |
Ajax, Ont. |
| Jaelin Llewellyn |
Orangeville Prep |
Mississauga, Ont. |
| Anthony Longpre |
Glenelg Country School (Md.) |
Montréal, Que. |
| Matur Maker |
Athlete Institute Prep |
Sydney, Australia |
| Koby McEwen |
Wasatch Academy (Utah) |
Toronto, Ont. |
| Isiaha Mike |
Trinity International Prep |
Toronto, Ont. |
| Andrew Nembhard |
Vaughan Secondary School |
Aurora, Ont. |
| Grant Shephard |
Kelowna Secondary School |
Kelowna, B.C. |
| Aher Uguak |
Harry Ainlay |
Edmonton, Alta. |
| Howard Washington Jr. |
Athlete Institute Prep |
Buffalo, N.Y. |
| Kalif Young |
Orangeville Prep |
Vaughan, Ont. |
The game’s organizers are also launching a slate of skills events surrounding the game, including the 3 Point Shootout, Slam Dunk Competition and BioSteel Future All-Canadians Game, which will take place at the Athlete Institute in Orangeville, Ont. on Sunday, April 10.
| Mathew Alexander - Vaughan Secondary School |
| Inaki Alvarez - St. Michaels |
| Kobe Antwi - Kings Christian Collegiate |
| Jaden Bediako - St. Marcellinus |
| Daquan Berry - Bill Crothers |
| Joel Brown - St. Edmund Campion |
| Daimar Dyall Richards - Thornlea |
| Tre Edwards - MacNab |
| Josh Hemmings - Cresent School |
| Ben Hendriks - Mount Carmel |
| Marcus Masters - St. John's Kilmarnock |
| Cashius McNeilly - Thornlea |
| Emmanuel Miller - Bill Crothers |
| Joshua Morgan - St. Augustine |
| Tadre Morse - Father Henry Carr |
| Wheza Panzo - St. Louis Christian Academy |
| Addison Patterson - Bishop Redding |
| Justice Prentice - Bill Crothers |
| Dane Quest - Niel McNeil |
| Shemar Rathan - Bill Crothers |
| Luka Sakota - Kings Christian Collegiate |
| Paris Shand - Bill Crothers |
| Josiah Simmonds - Oakwood |
| Miguel Tomley - Tamaniwis Secondary |
| Johnny Vrdoljak - Christ the King |
| Noah Wharton - St. Marcellinus |
Selection Committee
The athletes were be chosen by a 10-person selection committee, overseen by Tony McIntyre, the BIOSTEEL ALL-CANADIAN BASKETBALL GAME Operations Director and Selection Committee Chair. The committee is comprised of a cross-section of Canadian basketball stakeholders, including provincial/territorial representatives, clubs, coaches, and scouts from across the country:
- Pasha Baynes – Drive Basketball, BC
- Paul Sir – Basketball Alberta
- Dan Becker – Basketball Manitoba
- Joey McKetterick – Brookwood Elite Adidas, QC
- Brandon Lesovsky – Athlete Institute
- Ryan Dickison – Basketball Nova Scotia
- Carmelo Mallia – Basketball Ontario
- Dave Smart – Carleton Ravens/Canada Basketball
- Shane James – Under Armour Canada Elite/Thornlea Secondary School
- Michael Meeks – Basketball Canada
For ticket info for the BIOSTEEL ALL-CANADIAN BASKETBALL GAME, visit the game’s official website at BioSteelAllCanadian.com.
