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Coaching Staff and Nike Skills Challenge Events Revealed in Advance of the 2022 BIOSTEEL ALL CANADIAN BASKETBALL GAMES, Airing Live on April 3, Exclusively on TSN
– CEBL and U Sports coaches announced as head coaches for the 2022 BIOSTEEL ALL CANADIAN BASKETBALL GAMES –
– Nike Skills Challenge events include 2-Ball Challenge, 3-Point Shootout, Slam Dunk Competition, and Nike Regional Futures Games, taking place April 1 and 2 –
– Nike Skills Challenge events include 2-Ball Challenge, 3-Point Shootout, Slam Dunk Competition, and Nike Regional Futures Games, taking place April 1 and 2 –
TORONTO (March 30, 2022) – Canada’s next generation of basketball stars are ready to hit the court for the 2022 BIOSTEEL ALL CANADIAN BASKETBALL GAMES, airing live from the University of Toronto’s Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport on Sunday, April 3 exclusively on TSN.
Head coaches announced for the BIOSTEEL ALL CANADIAN BOYS BASKETBALL GAME include CEBL’s Charles Dube-Brais, head coach of Ottawa BlackJacks, and Victor Raso, head coach of Niagara River Lions. Assistant coaches for the game are Troy Stevenson (Head Coach, University of Waterloo), Dave DeAveiro (Head Coach, Ryerson University), Austin Mays, Olivier Jean-Charles, Raysean Joseph, and Cedric Carter.
Coaching the BIOSTEEL ALL CANADIAN GIRLS BASKETBALL GAME are Jessica Roque, head coach of women’s basketball at the University of Waterloo, and Christa Eniojukan, head coach of women’s basketball at York University. Assistant coaches for the game are Hayley Robertson, Drew Smillie, Chanel Ramcharran, and Lindsay Shotbolt.
In the days leading up to the event, players selected to the showcase boys’ and girls’ games show off their hoops skills in the Nike Skills Challenge, taking place at Athlete Institute in Orangeville, Ont.
The schedules for the Nike Skills Challenge events are as follows:
- Friday, April 1 – Nike Futures Friday
- 6:30 p.m. ET: Nike Girls Regional Futures Game
- 8 p.m. ET: Nike Boys Regional Futures Game
- Saturday, April 2 – BioSteel All Canadian Nike Skills Challenge
- 7 p.m. ET: 2-Ball Challenge (Co-Ed Pairs)
- 7:30 p.m. ET: 3-Point Shootout
- 8 p.m. ET: Slam Dunk Competition
About BioSteel
BioSteel is a North American beverage brand committed to delivering premium Clean. Healthy. Hydration. to consumers and athletes across the globe. Each BioSteel sports drink is sugar-free and comes in an eco-friendly Tetra Pak filled with premium ingredients, natural flavors and essential nutrients needed to support physical activity. Perfect for everyone from health and environmentally conscious consumers to world class athletes, BioSteel hydration products are currently readily available across North America, globally with select retail partners and direct to consumers online through www.biosteel.com.
About Athlete Institute
Athlete Institute is a Canadian sports organization which owns and operates Athlete Institute Leagues, Camps & Clinics, Orangeville Prep Basketball Academy, Athlete Institute Football Club, Bear Cub Coffee Bar, and BioSteel All Canadian Basketball Games. For more information, email info@athleteinstitute.ca
About TSN
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About Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)
The CEBL begins its fourth season on May. A league created by Canadians for Canadians, the CEBL has the highest percentage of Canadian players of any professional league in the country, with 75 percent of its current rosters being Canadians. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. The only First Division Professional League Partner of Canada Basketball, the CEBL season runs from May through August and consists of ten teams coast-to-coast. Head to CEBL.ca for more information or follow us (@cebleague) on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.
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