Scarborough Shooting Stars

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Rap star J. Cole to play basketball for team in Scarborough | CBC ... (CBC.ca)

Rap superstar J. Cole will be taking his basketball talents to Canada. The CEBL announced on Thursday that Cole has signed a deal with the Scarborough ...

Cole will likely have to step away from the team for much of the season. Cole is to begin touring on June 10 in New York. When he begins his tour, Scarborough will still have 15 more games left to play. Cole, 37, is set to begin his second consecutive pro basketball stint after playing with the Rwanda-based Patriots BBC of the Basketball Africa League last season. The CEBL announced Thursday that the 6'3" guard, born Jermaine Cole, has signed a deal with the Scarborough Shooting Stars to continue his professional basketball career. Among the staff of the Shooting Stars are Jamaal Magloire, a former NBA player and Toronto Raptors basketball development consultant and community ambassador who is the team's vice president and senior adviser, as well as Brady Heslip, a former sharpshooting Canadian national team member, who is the club's general manager. American rap superstar J. Cole will be taking his basketball talents to Canada.

CEBL expansion club Scarborough Shooting Stars signs rapper J ... (Coast Reporter)

The Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League will have an interesting rollcall when announcing its roster this season.

The Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League will have an interesting rollcall when announcing its roster this season. The Canadian Press Cole, 37, will likely have to step away from the team for much of the season.

Rapper J. Cole signs with Scarborough Shooting Stars in CEBL (Toronto Star)

J. Cole, known as one of the most influential rappers of his generation, will play basketball in Scarborough this coming season.

Skip Advertisement Skip Advertisement Cole also played professionally last year with Rwanda’s Patriots BBC of the Basketball Africa League.

Report: J. Cole Agrees to Basketball Contract with CEBL's ... (Bleacher Report)

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Cole is signing a contract with the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. It's his ...

The league typically plays 20 regular-season games culminating in the playoffs and a final four championship weekend. The Shooting Stars became the league's eighth franchise in August and will be playing their inaugural season this year. The CEBL expanded to 10 teams for the 2022 season.

Rapper J. Cole signing with Scarborough Shooting Stars of CEBL ... (Sportsnet.ca)

“Athletes wanna be rappers, rappers wanna be athletes,” — Lil Wayne. Why not be both? Superstar rapper J. Cole is signing a contract with the Canadian Elite ...

The Shooting Stars’ first game is on May 26 as they visit the Guelph Nighthawks. Their first home game is June 4 against the Hamilton Honey Badgers. Cole has released five certified platinum albums, and is one of the most popular artists in the world. Superstar rapper J. Cole is signing a contract with the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s Scarborough Shooting Stars, the league announced Thursday.

Rapper J. Cole signs with Scarborough of CEBL (TSN)

Chart-topping North Carolina rapper Jermaine Lamarr Cole -- better known as J.Cole -- has signed with the expansion outfit, the league announced Thursday. " ...

The Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League will have an interesting rollcall when announcing its roster this season. The Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League will have an interesting rollcall when announcing its roster this season. Chart-topping North Carolina rapper Jermaine Lamarr Cole -- better known as J.Cole -- has signed with the expansion outfit, the league announced Thursday.

J. Cole Reportedly Signs With Scarborough Shooting Stars of the ... (Complex)

J. Cole will play professional basketball for a second straight year as a member of the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the Canadian Elite Basketball League.

Cole left the team that same month after just three games, scoring five points, grabbing five boards and dishing out three assists. As Shams mentioned, it will be the second straight year Cole plays professional basketball. Cole’s basketball aspirations are well-documented.

Rapper J. Cole reportedly signing basketball contract with Canada's ... (Sporting News)

Rapper J. Cole is reportedly signing a contract with the Scarborough Shooting Stars in Canada.

"I said to get one of these NBA jerseys, it's not gonna be easy. It isn't the first time the rapper has dabbled with basketball. He had reportedly fulfilled his contractual obligations by playing in the three games before leaving.

Rapper J. Cole will continue pro basketball career with the ... (CBSSports.com)

Per report from The Athletic's Shams Charania, he is signing a contract with the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. This will ...

His experience with the Patriots was quite limited. He played a total of 45 minutes in which he collected five points, three assists and five rebounds. The Grammy Award-winning rapper -- who turned 37 years old in January -- did have some previous basketball experience under his belt before turning pro.

CEBL expansion club Scarborough Shooting Stars signs rapper J ... (Globalnews.ca)

Chart-topping North Carolina rapper Jermaine Lamarr Cole -- better known as J.Cole -- has signed with the expansion outfit, the league announced Thursday.

Cole, 37, will likely have to step away from the team for much of the season. The Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League will have an interesting rollcall when announcing its roster this season. He joins a Scarborough team that will be playing its inaugural season after being announced as a new CEBL expansion club last summer.

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