Community Basketball Builder P.H.A.S.E.1 Launches Several Fundraisers
In 2009, Canadian-based Non-Governmental Organisation P.H.A.S.E 1 Youth Association (P1YA) held its 9th annual tournament featuring a Shamba event fundraiser.
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Global Basketball
Wayne Dawkins Interview – Burundi P.H.A.S.E. 1 Academy Mission.
It has always been my plan to go to Africa but I never imagined my first trip would be to
Read moreExperiencing Pro Ball in Burundi, Africa. – Wayne Dawkins
What an incredible feeling experiencing professional basketball in Africa. The passion for the game despite the lack of infrastructure and
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Patrick Bizindavyi using basketball to unify Burundians
Patrick Bizindavyi recalls the time he “got hooked” on basketball. He was in high school and he and his friends would
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P.H.A.S.E. 1 Academy in Bujumbura, Burundi Their First in Africa
On August 23rd, P.H.A.S.E 1 Academy took a cross continental step into Africa to establish its first academy in Bujumbura,
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Kayla Alexander: “The Magic of Basketball”
As a child, Kayla’s first love was drawing, then as a pre- teen basketball entered the picture and she fell in love with that too. At University she studied to be a teacher due to the influence of a great second grade teacher who had a profound impact on her life. So how does one combine a passion for basketball, art and teaching? Simple, you write a book.
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Podcast – Who Is In Your Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame (Simeon Mars, Hayton Morrison, Nicole Pennie, Harry Baird and Wayne Dawkins)
Who Is In Your Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame? – Simeon Mars, Hayton Morrison, Nicole Pennie and Harry Baird, pioneers who witnessed the rise of basketball in Canada, enlighten Wayne Dawkins on the true origins of elite level basketball North of the U.S. border. Collectively the panel gives their unanimous choices for builders, trailblazers, events and milestones that changed the game at different stages and inspired others to take the game to the levels we see today.
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Tristan Martin- Basketball Player to Financial Advisor
When Tristan was on the floor every time a lane opened up or a ball got lose and he was headed out on a break-a-way, the whole gym was standing ready lose their minds. His teammate on-hand will never forget during an open run in “Jungle” Lawrence Heights Community Center, in front of Jim Calhoun, Head Coach U. Connecticut, Tristan jumped over 6’7″ Jemino Sobers and flushed a dunk with ease. The packed gym went silent with disbelief, then quiet chatter before erupting into a frenzy. Tristan Martin’s legacy would forever be crystallized from that day forward.
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Wayne Dawkins – A Personal Interview on Basketball and Life
Wayne Dawkins is a Canadian basketball coaching pioneer. Immigrating from Jamaica as a young child before settling in Alberta and then moving to Toronto and being recruited by Eastern Michigan. Over his life, he’s helped 100s of young men and women receive scholarships and has built a school for young children in his home country of Jamaica. We thank him immensely for sitting down with us at The Jaleel Sobers Show.
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Evan Pellerin – 15 Years of Professional Basketball
As Evan Pellerin approaches the final stretch of his 15-year basketball career, and looks back on his journey-the highs, the
Read more2001 Min-Documentary – From Wayne Dawkins to P.H.A.S.E. 1 Youth Association
Kingdom Community Projects As we prepare to launch our upcoming Kingdom Community Projects, we would like to share a mini-documentary
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Shamar Coombs – Home Is Where The Basketball Is
Spending months away from home is the sacrifice most professional basketball players have to make to live their dreams. This
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Shaquille Keith – Don’t Count Him Out
When Shaquille Keith hits a basketball court, he is transformed from the reserved young man who enjoys writing poems, and
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D’Adrian Allen – Finding His Identity in Basketball
For 25-year-old D’Adrian Allen, basketball is more than just a game, it is who he is, it is what made
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Ta’Quan Zimmerman – Just a Fat Kid Who Loved Basketball (Part 1)
A young Ta’Quan Zimmerman catches the basketball as it is passed to him on a basketball court in his hometown
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Ta’Quan’s Zimmerman’s Bumpy Ride to a Professional Career (Part II)
Ta’Quan Zimmerman didn’t have an easy life, so he didn’t expect his quest for a professional basketball career to be
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Ryan Wright: The Example of Hard Work
Basketball coach Tim Notke once said, “hard work beats talent, when talent doesn’t work hard,” and it is by these
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Ashton Khan – Born to Lead
Basketball was just a fun pastime activity for Ashton Khan. Playing the game with his older brother and friends on
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Briana Gray – A Fearless and Focused Leader
“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you‘ll be successful.”– Eric Thomas. This quote is one of many for
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Canadian Contribution to Women’s Basketball – All Canada Classic
The basketball court is where many female professional athletes call their workplace, but the legitimacy of their work is overshadowed because of their gender. The sudden loss of ambassadors to the women’s game, Kobe and Gianna Bryant has been a crushing blow on so many levels. For women’s basketball the hopes is their legacy will continue to propel the talent of the athletes and the work of those trying to elevate the women’s game forward until equal footing has been achieved.
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Black History – 20th Anniversary of Canada’s 1st National High School All Star Basketball Event
The All Canada Classic (a.k.a. the Rumble in the T-Dot) National High School All-Star Basketball Celebration run by P.H.A.S.E. 1 still stands as Canada’s 1st and longest run national high school all-star game. From 2001-2012, the All Canada Classic consistently featured the biggest names in Canadian boy’s and girl’s high school basketball under the same roof
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Part 1 – The Implosion Before the Explosion of Canadian Basketball
The groundswell of energy from the older generation of Canadian basketball pioneers and long time Toronto Raptors fans is a byproduct of being forced into a forbidden love affair with basketball because hockey was the bride chosen for us.
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Canada Basketball FIBA Qualifiers – P.H.A.S.E. 1 Alumni
It has been 7yrs since P.H.A.S.E.1 ran a basketball program in Canada but we are extremely proud that 25 of
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Duke vs EMU – 7ft Boubacar Toure “the Underdog”
According to the dominant consensus, to call Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Team the “underdogs” against the mighty Duke Blue Devil’s on Wednesday November 14, 2019 would be an understatement.
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West Hill C.I. – A Decade of Distinguished Gentlemen
Thank you to all the teachers and administration at West Hill for the commitment to the success of these student athletes. A culture of excellence is not by accident but by design and together we can be proud of the legacy that was created.
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