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Alyssa Wolfe has had a busy summer. Fresh off a city championship with the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs of Calgary, and invites to both the…

Humber Hawks all-star guard Shane Dennie is one of the best players in Ontario, leading arguably the best team in the OCAA. The 23-year-old Toronto…

If I told you that there is a Canadian university team that has won 72 straight Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)…

When you think of “sports in Canada”, what comes to mind? Instantly, a lot of people might think of hockey, football, or even lacrosse. Despite…

Most people don’t realize what it takes to be an artist these days, especially a Canadian one. You might think there is glitz and glamour,…

There is a little irony in Oregon St Beaver Jamie Weisner having played for Canada’s Junior Women’s National Team this past July at the FIBA…

Ask any serious fan of the Chicago Bulls who Bill Wennington is, and you might get a few different answers, but I guarantee you that…

This past summer, Stephany Skrba, the #1 ranked high school player in the country, lead Canada’s Junior Women’s basketball team to a bronze medal at…

This November marks the one year anniversary of Jai Nitai Lotus’s album ‘Something You Feel’. I have come across many other great albums between then…

Basketball has become a pretty big deal in Canada’s capital. Between the dominance of the Carleton Ravens, the birth of the NBL’s Skyhawks and a…

Levon Kendall is the unquestionable leader of Canada’s Under-21 men’s basketball team, and in case you didn’t know what his game is about, here’s the…

Say the words Canadian Basketball and the name “Ro Russell” comes to mind. Founder of Grassroots Canada Elite, dubbed “Canada’s pipeline to the NBA” and…

The 2013 FIBA Americas provided such promise for a young inexperienced Canadian squad to do the unthinkable but that quickly took a turn for the…

Nik Stauskas has gotten used to taking on new challenges in unfamiliar settings. When the  administrative issues threatened the basketball program at Mississauga’s Loyola Catholic…

If you are a Canadian basketball fan, you know exactly who Akil Augustine is. If something big happens in Raptor-Land, he is the first one…

The greats all have it. From Sheryl Swoopes, to Chamique Holdsclaw, to Lisa Leslie. They all possess a unique quality beyond their supreme athletic prowess…

While everyone saw the Vermont Catamounts at their finest moment, sinking treys from the parking lot to knock Syracuse out in the first round of…

It’s all about fame, television, March Madness…and a free education. These are the thoughts of many high school stars across Canada who dream of playing…

It’s 4:30 P.M eastern time, half an hour before my scheduled interview with rising Canadian NBA star Andrew Nicholson, a member of the Orlando Magic…

Moriah Trowell is one of Canada’s highly coveted point guards. Trowell possesses a quickness that allows her to slice her way to the basket and…

Perhaps, in this wide world of sports fanatics, there are people willing to sit down at a kitchen table and talk basketball…nothing else…for six hours.…

In an exclusive BasketballBuzz interview, Philip Scrubb gave us a chance to dig deep and find out what the back-to-back CIS men’s basketball MVP thinks…

Every since Allen Iverson arrived in the city of brotherly love, the Sixers have searched for his “Pippen,” the teammate who would perfectly mesh with…

With Steve Nash winning the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award, we may have hit a point of no return in Canadian sports. This could have…

“I thought it was a breakfast meeting and it turned out to be a breakfast termination.” That is how Jay Triano recalls his morning meeting…

Jenine Browne definitely deserves some respect. Growing up in St. Brides, Newfoundland, a town of just about 200 people, you would expect her to be…

The Foundation Creative Group’s first artist is a young, talented emcee by the name of Rochester, aka Juice. In his own words Rochester is “who…

Sportsmanship, teamwork, positive attitude and respect for the game are just a few all-star qualities this East Preston native, Justine Colley, has used to capitalize…

JoAnne Wells came to the University of Winnipeg women’s basketball program straight from Bedford, a small town in Nova Scotia. Over the past five years,…

First and foremost, on behalf of BBM I would like to use these lines to send our deepest condolences to the victims of hurricane Katrina.…

Ask forward Kim Smith and guard Shona Thorburn about goals for their upcoming senior year at the University of Utah and they will say the…

A midcourt inbounds pass, early in a game isn’t usually something anyone pays much attention to. The ball goes in to play, the offense sets…

Unless you’ve been under the proverbial basketball rock the last few years, the name Eastern Commerce will be unknown to you. But, if you have…

If you look in the school gymnasium of Mother Teresa High School in Scarborough, Ontario, chances are that you will see one of Canada’s best…

The sports broadcasting industry has maintained itself by providing thirsty sports fans with the information they seek to quench it. As the industry evolves, fans…

Cory Joseph and Tristan Thompson share a bond that goes far deeper than that of teammates, as the 22 year-old men have been by each…

At 16, he was the youngest player ever to make Canada’s National Basketball Team, and he is regarded by many as the best basketball player…

He has scored more points in college than Steve Nash, Jamaal Magloire, Todd MacCulloch and Rick Fox. He was the third-leading scorer for Team Canada…

In seven years, the Ottawa Phoenix basketball program has come a long way. They have truly lived by their name and risen from the ashes.…

Olivier Hanlan is on a journey that is a mere dream for most young basketball players. Heading into his second year of NCAA Division One…

Nothing has ever been easy for Anthony Batchelor. He credits God and his mother for his ongoing success in life and on the basketball court.…

In the competitive world of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) basketball, individual sacrifices are a necessity if one intends to earn a roster spot for one…

A few months later, Bosh is on the telephone from his Milwaukee hotel room. He still doesn’t have much to say. “I’m a simple dude…

As young teenagers most of us have no clue as to what our destiny in life is going to be. However at the age of…

It’s funny how everybody wants the state of Canadian basketball to change, but very few people are willing to support a group of individuals who…

It deeply hurts me to think about how many talented superstars have come and gone through the T.Dot and worn the Toronto Raptors uniform. It’s…

It’s the eleventh and final day of the Senior Men’s National Team camp at the Air Canada Centre practice court. Tristan Thompson’s 6’9”, 227-pound frame…

From Sports Illustrated covers to number one draft picks, the level of attention on the Canadian basketball scene is at an all-time high. Basketball is…

Picture this. City championship game, your team is down by three, you get the ball with ten seconds left on the clock with a chance…

Open the dictionary, look up the word mismatch and you may find a picture of Bol Kong. At 6-8, the athletic wing can get to…

I am extremely excited to welcome you to “Canada’s Basketball Magazine!” It is with great honor, joy, sacrifice and belief of many talented people, creatives…

If all it took was an idea then the marketplace would be filled to the brim. The drawing board filters ideas, and discussions bring clarity…

Understand this, it’s not about predicting the future or being fortune tellers, we will leave that to those 1-900 psychics. We could be very wrong…

It was the 2003 NBA Draft and Carl English had invited his family to a downtown Toronto restaurant. After an amazing career at the University…

“I always told all the schools recruiting me that I was going to pick the school who I believed to have the best of basketball…

Sheer athleticism, explosiveness, plays above the rim and a crowd pleaser. These are the most commonly used terms to characterize the star potential of the…

Since his early teenage summer days, Montreal native Maurice Joseph has been nailing shots like a birthday boy in the club. After two very successful…

Approximately 190 kilometres east of Toronto, along Highway 401, is the small town of Belleville. Though not exactly known for its sporting heroes, it is…

Robert Sacre hovers like an eagle over his teammates, but with the nickname Sugar, his game is all about sweetness. At the crisp young age…

Fifteen of the best, most talented basketball players from across the country are on the Canadian Women’s Senior National Team in Toronto in mid-August training…

A cool breeze from the north will be blowing down over the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains and into picturesque Malibu, California. This fall,…

Somewhere in Ontario, before celebrating the 2016 NBA All-Star Game and Drake’s ownership stake in the Toronto Raptors phenom Justin Jackson was putting in first…

When you come from a family of respected athletes, greatness is expected – there’s a lot of pressure and high hopes for success. But 17-year-old…

She can play the point and distribute the ball to open teammates. She can shoot the three whether it is contested or not. A pull-up…

To date, only 17 Canadian basketball players have laced up their sneakers to play in the National Basketball Association and one in the old school…

The theory is molded after the Butterfly Effect. The term Butterfly Effect comes from the belief that the flap of a butterfly’s wing can trigger…

Attention future female point guards: Simon Fraser’s Dani Langford is the ultimate role model. With two championships, one nicely tucked under each arm, the graduating…

We can all make that shot in our driveway when no one is looking. We can even make that basket at the local park, in…

There are few areas that have always proven to be fertile grounds for basketball’s future stars. Ohio produced Lebron James, Pennsylvania’s claim to fame is…

Sean Garvey admits most of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) coaches he will face in the upcoming 2005-2006 season won’t know him because he wasn’t…