Scarborough Shooting Stars

Canadian professional basketball team
       General managerBrady HeslipHead coachDevan BlairOwnershipNiko Carino & Sam IbrahimChampionships1 (2023)Conference titles1 (2023)Websitescarboroughshootingstars.ca

The Scarborough Shooting Stars are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They compete in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and play their home games at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in the eastern district of Scarborough.[1] Founded in 2021, the Shooting Stars are the first professional sports team to be based in Scarborough.

History

The Scarborough Shooting Stars were established on August 16, 2021, owned by Nicholas “Niko” Carino (co-founder of record label OVO Sound) & Sam Ibrahim (founding member of venture capital firm Playground Global).[2] They are the eighth franchise of the league and made their debut in the 2022 CEBL season.[3] They were the first franchise from the Greater Toronto Area.[2] Scarborough native Chris Exilus became the first head coach of the team.[4] In May, the Shooting Stars gained worldwide attention when rapper Jermaine Cole (known under his artist name J.Cole) signed with the team.[5] Other notable players in the Shooting Stars' debut season included Jalen Harris and Xavier Rathan-Mayes.

In the Shooting Stars' first season, they reached the CEBL Finals after beating Saskatchewan in the quarter-finals and Niagara in the semi-finals. In the finals, the Hamilton Honey Badgers narrowly defeated them, 90–88. After the season, Isiaha Mike and Jalen Harris were named to the 2022 All-CEBL First Team.

Arena

The Shooting Stars play their games at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. It is located at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Scarborough Shooting Stars roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 6 United States Adaway, Jalen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 26 – (1998-07-09)9 July 1998
G 12 United States Barber, Cat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 30 – (1994-07-25)25 July 1994
G 2 Canada Campbell, Jaden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 24 – (2000-01-05)5 January 2000
G 4 Canada Diressa, Ammanuel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 31 – (1993-05-05)5 May 1993
F 33 Canada Djuricic, Danilo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 25 – (1999-02-20)20 February 1999
G 25 Canada Gray, Kadre 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 290 lb (130 kg) 26 – (1997-11-02)2 November 1997
G 34 Canada Joseph, Devoe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 34 – (1990-05-07)7 May 1990
G 0 Canada United Kingdom Lewis, Nicholas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 31 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993
F 23 Canada Thomas, Koat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
F 20 Barbados Ward, Hason 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 23 – (2000-09-24)24 September 2000
G 3 United States Williams, Donovan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 22 – (2001-09-06)6 September 2001
Head coach
  • United States Devan Blair
Assistant coach(es)
  • Canada Felecia Brown
  • Canada Mario Celebre
  • Canada Mike De Giorgio
  • Canada Ajay Sharma

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • Injured Injured

  • Roster
  • Transactions
Updated: August 8, 2024

Notable players

Honours

Eastern conference Champions (1): 2023
Champions (1): 2023

Season-by-season record

League Season Coach Regular season Post season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
CEBL
2022 Chris Exilus 12 8 .600 3rd 2 1 .667 Lost Finals
2023 Chris Exilus 11 9 .550 3rd East 4 0 1.000 Won CEBL Championship
2024 Mike Degiorgio 12 8 .600 2nd East 0 1 .000 Lost Play in round
Totals 35 25 .583 6 2 .750

References

  1. ^ "About The Shooting Stars - CEBL Team in Scarborough, Ontario". www.scarboroughshootingstars.ca.
  2. ^ a b "Scarborough Shooting Stars Launched As First Greater Toronto Area Franchise In CEBL". www.cebl.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  3. ^ "Scarborough Shooting Stars owners hope new CEBL team inspires next generation - Sportsnet.ca".
  4. ^ "Chris Exilus - Bio Page". www.scarboroughshootingstars.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  5. ^ "J. Cole Signs Contract With Professional Canadian Basketball Team". HipHopDX. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
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