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Jamaica Basketball – 24 for 24 Discussing the Road to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 1 Comment

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Shamar Coombs – Home Is Where The Basketball Is

May 21, 2020October 26, 2020 Sashana Small 1 Comment Birchmount, Denham Brown, g-league, P.H.A.S.E. 1, Toronto, West Hill CI

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

May 17, 2020October 26, 2020 Sashana Small 0 Comments g-league, NBL, P.H.A.S.E. 1, Professional Basketball, Raptors 905, Windsor

When Shaquille Keith hits a basketball court, he is transformed from the reserved young man who enjoys writing poems, and

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Wumi Agunbiade: On A Mission To Inspire

March 15, 2020October 26, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 0 Comments

In many cultures, it’s believed that a name connects you to your past and can predict your future. For Wumi Agunbiade (given name Omawumi), the latter would seem to be the case. The name ‘Omawumi’ literally translates to ‘a lover of children’, and what better name could there be for a woman who spends her life enlightening and empowering young women?

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Cordell “Bobby” Llewellyn – Canadian Basketball Gladiator – Part 1

January 13, 2020October 26, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 10 Comments ACC, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Coast Conference, Basketball, Cordell Llewellyn, Eglinton, George Harvey CI, Humber College, Jaelin Llewellyn, Katino Mobley, Malvern, NBA, Oakwood, OFSAA, Princeton, Rhode Island U., Rodney Rogers, Ron Hamilton, Tim Duncan, Toronto, U. Michigan, Wake Forest U., York Memorial CI

Bobby defined our era of basketball. How we were taught to play by our peers, dictated by the tough, no- blood-no-foul style being played in the NBA. It was a time of psychological and physical basketball warfare.

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Paul Coleman – Toronto’s Master Barber to NBA Stars

February 11, 2019October 26, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 0 Comments barbers, Basketball Canada, PHASE 1 Basketball, Toronto Raptors, Tracy McGrady, vince carter

Coming from another country to a big city is a challenge for most people. For the Raptor players many of them had never even been to Canada before. They would have to figuring out not only their new team but everyday life in Toronto as well. Knowing this I was convinced I would soon start seeing our local NBA stars on our hottest barber strip, Eglinton West, for a crash course on Toronto culture.

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Andrew Hunter – Canadian Basketball Ambassador

February 22, 2017October 26, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 1 Comment Basketball Canada, Canadian Basketball, Daily Telegraph, Henley Business School, Jean Vanier CHS, MBA, Mitzie Hunter, PHASE 1, RBC Graduate Leadership Program, Real Estate and Construction, Sacred Heart U., Scarborough, Senior Commercial Account Manager

Andrew Hunter former Greater Toronto Area (GTA) All Star from Jean Vanier Catholic High School, in Scarborough, Ontario, had the honor, very few players get, representing Canada in 40 different countries over a span of a 10 year professional career.

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Denham Brown – Pioneer at a Price, Part 1

May 27, 2016October 26, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 6 Comments 111 pts, Adidas Canada, Bathurst Heights H.S., Big East, Grassroots Canada, Jane and Finch, Jim Calhoun, Nike Canada, PHASE 1 Basketball, Rick Majerus, Storrs CT, Toronto, U. Utah, UConn Huskies, West Hill CI

A year later after seeing Denham’s picture in the newspaper as a Toronto Star All-Star, wearing the Kobe’s and being guarded by Toronto Raptors Tracy McGrady, Nike Canada unloaded enough product on us to clothe a small community, not to mention the exclusive Air Jordan’s that used to mysteriously appear in my garage for him.

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Dane Smith Mr.”We The North”

March 23, 2016October 26, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 0 Comments dane smith, London Lightning, PHASE 1 Basketball, Raptors, Toronto, U. Tennessee, We The North

Though Smith says he was naturally talented at both sports, he remembers watching the older kids on the basketball courts around his neighborhood for months. But he built up the courage and was able to join into the games and eventually hold is own.

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Keith Vassell – Legend Amongst Us – Part 1

January 13, 2016October 26, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 8 Comments Ashton Khan, Brandon University, Canada Elite, Canadian Basketball, Galloway, Greg Francis, Kaylan Anderson, Lester B. Pearson, Malvern, Manitoba Hall of Fame, Maurice Walker, Mother Teresa CSS, NCAA, Riverside Church, Rowan Barrett, Scarborough, Steve Nash

It was less than 30 years ago in 1989 when one of Canada’s greatest high school player’s was the only Greater Toronto Area (GTA) representative on the Canadian Jr. National Team headed to Uruguay.