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P.H.A.S.E.1 Athletes Shine at Star Search Basketball Camp

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 Sashana Small 0 Comments Basketball Canada, Jamaican basketball, PHASE 1 Academy, PHASE 1 Basketball

P.H.A.S.E.1 Academy student-athletes shone at the Star Search Basketball and Life Skill Development Camp held last week at the GC Foster College in Spanish Town, Jamaica.

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Travis Hook Finds Freedom In Basketball

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Sashana Small 0 Comments Basketball, Basketball Canada, Canadian Basketball, P.H.A.S.E. 1, PHASE 1 Basketball

The decision to play basketball was one that preordained for Travis Hook as the 15-year-old small forward was born into

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No limits for Yash Kumar in Basketball

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Sashana Small 0 Comments Basketball Canada, Canadian Basketball, P.H.A.S.E. 1, PHASE 1 Basketball

At 15-years-old Yash Kumar is looking at a future filled with possibilities. Not only is he a talented basketball player,

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Vijay Singh Is Following His Own Path In Basketball

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Sashana Small 0 Comments Basketball Canada, Canadian Basketball, PHASE 1 Basketball, Toronto

Athleticism runs in Vijay Singh’s blood. His father played soccer and cricket, and his mother did track and field. But

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Amadu Barrie Talks Making Sacrifices to Achieve Basketball Dreams

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Sashana Small 0 Comments Basketball Canada, Canadian Basketball, PHASE 1 Basketball, Toronto

Amadu Barrie knows a thing or two about making sacrifices. The talented 16-year-old combo guard has watched his mom make

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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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Jerome Robinson – A Canadian Basketball Crown Jewel

June 14, 2017March 13, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 1 Comment Basketball Canada, Canadian Basketball, Malton, Missouri Valley Conference, Paul Coffey Park, Toronto, Toronto Raptors

Like so many of the top ballers in Malton at the time, Jerome’s family came from Jane and Finch in hopes of finding a better place to raise their children. That migration brought together an amazing talent pool of young ballers equipped with the hunger of “the hood” and filled with the passion to become great.

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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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Chris Kraus – 1st Men’s Canadian NCAA Basketball Head Coach

September 5, 2016March 13, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 0 Comments All Canada Classic, Basketball Canada, Brandon University, Canadian Basketball, Denham Brown, George Kraus, Grassroots Canada, History Or Nothing, Jay Triano, Jerry Hemmings, Journey Of An Elite 1, Keith Vassell, Markham District High School, Mary Kraus, NCAA, NE-10, Rumble in the T-Dot, Sheffield Sharks, Steve Nash, Stonehill College, Tammy Sutton-Brown, Toronto, Toronto Ball Hawks, Wayne Dawkins

Chris could have easily become complacent in his early journey to becoming the 1st Canadian head coach of a men’s NCAA team.

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Mark Stoddart – Graphic Artist Legend

April 30, 2016March 13, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 3 Comments All Canada Classic, Basketball Canada, Denham Brown, Graphic Arts, Graphic Design, History Or Nothing, JDP, Jevohn Shepherd, Mark Stoddart, MDP, Nike Canada, PHASE 1, PHASE 1 Basketball, Rumble in the T-Dot, SBA, Scarborough Blues, Stephany Skrba, Toronto, Tracy McGrady

From an early age he understood that people easily identified with popular logos and symbols used as trademarks. Whether it is an association like the NBA (who’s logo is the silhouette of Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West), or a company like Nike, people identify with a brand on their chest. That symbol essentially becomes a representation of their persona. To him, that was a powerful idea.

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Alice Davis “The Mad Stepper”

April 13, 2016March 13, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 0 Comments Air Canada Centre, Alice Davis, All Canada Classic, Basketball Canada, Grassroots Canada, History Or Nothing, PHASE 1 Basketball, PHASE 1 Step Team, Rumble in the T-Dot, Toronto, West Hill CI

It’s that camaraderie that allowed Alice and the rest of the team to spearhead the fundraising initiative to pay for the backboard shattered by Tristan Martin in the 2003 All Canada Classic – Dunk Contest at the Centennial College, Scarborough ON.

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Who’s In Your Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame

April 1, 2016March 13, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 0 Comments Basketball Canada, Canadian Basketball, Cleveland Clunis, David Jospeh, Donavan Dill, George Krause, History Or Nothing, Lou Sialtsis, Mike Katz, PHASE 1 Basketball, Ron Burrows, Toronto

As leader of my organization my responsibility is to the history of our thousands of alumni. I do hope many of P.H.A.S.E. 1’s alumni will be included in Basketball Canada’s one day however until then, these stories about our Elite 1’s will hold their place in history.

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Jevohn “J-Shep” Shepherd

March 23, 2016March 13, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 0 Comments Andrew Carpenter, Basketball Canada, Denham Brown, Hoop Summit, Jevohn Shepherd, Nike All American Camp, U. Michigan, West Hill CI

Canadian basketball fans will always appreciate Vince Carter as the most popular “Air Canada” anyone knows. But for many of us Canadians on the ball scene, we had an actual Canadian “Air Canada” years before.

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History Is Your Journey

March 16, 2016March 20, 2020 Wayne Dawkins 0 Comments Basketball Canada, Canada Elite, Canadian Basketball, CIA Bounce, Cory Joseph, David Joseph, Defoe Joseph, Grassroots Canada, History Or Nothing, Jr Patrick, Kern Carter, Kevin Massiah, Mike George, Northern Kings, PHASE 1 Basketball, Rans Brempong, Raptors, Ryerson Rams, Shane James, Toronto, Video Massiah

It would do no good to sit around and join in with those complaining about not being recognized or relevant anymore. Those looking at Canada Basketball’s hall of fame and keep getting upset because individuals or organization from their community are not being recognized. Or listen to the media try and convince the world the explosion of Canadian basketball started with the Toronto Raptors and Vince Carter.