The Guelph Nighthawks kickoff their 2022 CEBL season tonight against the newly added Scarborough Shooting Stars at 7 p.m. ET at the Sleeman Centre.
Games will also be available to stream live in Canada via cbcsports.ca, the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices, and the free CBC Gem streaming service. Their first U SPORTS draft pick was David Muenkat out of St. FX where he played and started in all sixteen games averaging 13.8 points per game to go with 9.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals and assists. Lawson also adds NBA G League experience, suiting up for the College Park Skyhawks alongside Barber. To compliment the Canadian experience, Guelph brought in two international players, Kyliann Rotardier from Orleans Loiret Basket in France, and Madut Akec from South Sudan who played collegiate basketball at Detroit Mercy in the NCAA. Notable among them is Cat Barber who led the team in 2021 in points per game (17.6) and assists per game (4.4). He recently averaged a career best 23.0 points per game with the College Park Skyhawks in the NBA G League and also earned himself a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA in December 2021. Lall was drafted by the Guelph in the 2021 CEBL U SPORTS Draft as a developmental player. TJ Lall has also re-signed with Guelph after a standout performance in the 2021-22 U SPORTS season with Brock University where he averaged an impressive 22.0 points per game.
GUELPH, Ont. — The expansion Scarborough Shooting Stars and rapper J. Cole left as losers Thursday night in their Canadian Elite Basketball League debut.
With Guelph up 79-76 with under four minutes to play, nine points were added to that three-point lead — making for a target of 12 points or the first team to reach 88 to win. Scarborough led 66-64 going into the final quarter with Cole on the floor and collecting his first rebound. Guelph trailed 25-24 at the end of the first quarter but led 43-42 at the half. He entered the game again with 7:08 remaining in the second quarter. He was "dismissed and disqualified" from the league last July for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA anti-drug program. Scarborough was outscored by nine points while he was on the floor.
The Star will be documenting all the buzz and the action from The Sleeman Centre in Guelph leading up to and throughout J. Cole's CEBL debut.
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J. Cole made his Canadian Elite Basketball League debut on Thursday night, when the Scarborough Shooting Stars took on the Guelph Nighthawks.
It’s gonna be fun and something that is great for the city of Scarborough and Toronto.” The conversation was, ‘I heard you have your team.’ It organically grew from there.” “Drake had a birthday party in L.A. last year.
Drizzy shared a photo of Cole on the court and wrote, 'My brother just checked in.' He's a leading force in the music industry, but it's time for J. Cole to ...
The OVO icon uploaded a photo of his television screen as he watched Cole on the court. He's a leading force in the music industry, but it's time for J. Cole to get back in the paint. We recently reported on J. Cole once again pursuing his professional basketball career, but this time, he's signed a contract with the Scarborough Shooting Stars in Canada's league.
Cole finished the game with three points, one rebound, and one assist in his 15 minutes on the court.
In total, he went one-for-four from the field, grabbed a rebound, and had an assist to complete his first night with the Shooting Stars. Unfortunately, the Shooting Stars were unable to get a win as they fell to the Guelph Nighthawks 89-80. Cole’s time on the court with the Shooting Stars was a brief one, as he checked in for 15 game minutes. Cole has always expressed his love for basketball, so much so that the Detroit Pistons once told him to reach out for a tryout with the team.
The Guelph Nighthawks are facing off against the Scarborough Shooting Stars in their home opener Thursday night, and some fans are also hoping to see a ...
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American rapper J. Cole, born Jermaine Cole, records 3 points, 1 rebound and an assist in his debut with the Scarborough Shooting Stars.