cwossabasketball.com's top 15 players of the last "decade": #1 - Cam McIntyre, KCI

You had to figure that our #1 spot might go to someone from (in my opinion), the top team this area saw over the past handful of years.

KCI's Cam McIntyre, noted by some as the "babyfaced assassin", was undoubtedly a key component of KCI's teams during their run over the middle portion of the previous decade. In particular, he led the 05-06 Raiders to the WCSSAA & CWOSSA titles and a #6 ranking for KCI at "AAAA" OFSAA ---- which was hosted here in Waterloo that year.

We all remember this '06 Mike Moser winner as a lights-out three-point shooter, but he had a most impressive mid-range game and could get by you for the occasional dunk if you played him too tightly. Perhaps one of his more memorable jams was one that sealed a win against Grand River in the 2005 CWOSSA semifinals.

In 2006, the 35-3 Raiders won their first two games at OFSAA "AAAA" to advance to the quarterfinals against Mother Teresa of Scarborough. The Titans would win by 4 (KCI did hold the lead at numerous points in the game) and go on to take the OFSAA gold medal that year. The interesting thing that many don't remember is that (potentially) the Raiders' roster could have been more stacked than it was; starting centre Ronnie Sweeney left KCI in January to take a baseball scholarship in Iowa. Meanwhile, another former Heinbuch All-Star, Jake Kindl, suffered a knee injury during football season and didn't suit up for the Raiders.

Since high school, McIntyre attended Conestoga College for a year before heading back to the hardwood for the University of Waterloo Warriors. He made a quick impact --- only a month into his rookie season, he lit up the York Lions for 37 points, which led to him being named the CIS' male athlete of the week (Nov 26-Dec 2/07). Through 3 years at the CIS level, he's averaged 15 PPG and has remained a feared three-point shooter (nearly 1/2 his attempts are from beyond the arc).

He's also had some solid outings against NCAA D-1 competition, scoring 21 points against Duquesne and 15 against East Tennessee State.

Anyways, that wraps up the list. It's been a controversial one at times with where I've ranked guys and there may be those that you feel have been omitted. That said, this is all based upon my personal opinion and not upon any scientific theory. I hope you've enjoyed!

The List:

#15 - Bobby Colorado (GRCI) & Ian Harriette (SBCSS)

#14 - Nate Samuel (ACS)

#13 - Dave Burnett (RMC)

#12 - Jordan Dixon (RCSS)
#11 - Jesse MacDonald (ACS)
#10 - Borko Popic (KCI)
#9 - Chyro Blackwood (RCSS)
#8 - Zach Nagtzaam (SSS)
#7 - Boyd Vassell (ECI)
#6 - Taylor Allan & Justin Tomas (SJAM)

#5 - Imad Qahwash (GRCI)
#4 - Jon House (CCVI)
#3 - Gavin Horne (WCI)
#2 - Craig Bauslaugh (KCI)
#1 - Cam McIntyre (KCI)