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Scarborough Shooting Stars

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Scarborough Shooting Stars
Scarborough Shooting Stars logo
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
Championships1 (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

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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

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

Players

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Current roster

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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 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 34 Canada Joseph, Devoe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 34 – (1990-05-07)7 May 1990
F 23 Canada Thomas, Koat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
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

Updated: October 28, 2024

Notable players

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Honours

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

Season-by-season record

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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

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  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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