Scarborough Shooting Stars

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.

Scarborough Shooting Stars
LeaguesCEBL
Founded2021
HistoryScarborough Shooting Stars
(2021–present)
ArenaToronto Pan Am Sports Centre
Capacity2,000
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Team coloursTurquoise, black, grey and white
       
General managerBrady Heslip
Head coachDevan Blair
OwnershipNiko Carino & Sam Ibrahim
ChampionshipsConference championships
1 (2023)
CEBL Champions
1 (2023)
Websitescarboroughshootingstars.ca

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F 33 Djuricic, Danilo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 25 – (1999-02-20)20 February 1999
F — Young, Kalif 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) 27 – (1997-04-05)5 April 1997
G — Barber, Cat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 29 – (1994-07-25)25 July 1994
G — Adaway, Jalen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 25 – (1998-07-09)9 July 1998
G — Jones, Tevian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 23 – (2000-06-29)29 June 2000
F — Ongenda, Nick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 23 – (2000-09-29)29 September 2000
F — Ward, Hason 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 23 – (2000-09-24)24 September 2000
F — Rowe, Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 27 – (1997-01-04)4 January 1997
G — Campbell, Jaden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 24 – (2000-01-05)5 January 2000
G — Gray, Kadre 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 290 lb (130 kg) 26 – (1997-11-02)2 November 1997
G — Lewis, Nicholas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G — Joseph, Devoe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 34 – (1990-05-07)7 May 1990
G — Givance, Shamar 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 24 – (1999-08-10)10 August 1999
G — Williams, Donovan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 22 – (2001-09-06)6 September 2001
Head coach
  • Devan Blair
Assistant coach(es)
  • Felecia Brown
  • Mario Celebre
  • Mike De Giorgio
  • Ajay Sharma
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • Injured
Updated: June 12, 2024

Notable players

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

Season-by-season record
LeagueSeasonCoachRegular seasonPost season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
CEBL
2022Chris Exilus128.6003rd21.667Lost Finals
2023Chris Exilus119.5503rd East401.000Won CEBL Championship
Totals2317.575—61.857

References
  1. "About The Shooting Stars - CEBL Team in Scarborough, Ontario". www.scarboroughshootingstars.ca.
  2. "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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