Year 8.Hard to imagine that, in 2012, a group of Juniors such as the 40 that will head to RIM Park this weekend stepped onto the court for Imad Qahwash's initial "Tri-City Top 40 Camp" with the majority of their high school careers ahead of them.
Looking back? It was quite the group....
Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets), TJ Lall (starter on this year's national USports champion Carleton Ravens), OUA All-Star Nedim Hodzic (Waterloo), Laurier sniper Matt Minutillo, double-double machine Nathan Riley (Algoma) and his high school -- and university -- teammate Jermaine Lyle, were but a few of that initial group of campers.
This year's class will be attempting to carve their own legacy, and, with the talent level that Qahwash has assembled at this year's showcase, it could arguably end up being the best one yet.
Leading the way is Elijah Fisher, considered the top prospect in his age group for North America -- as evidenced by this:
14-year-old phenom Elijah Fisher from Toronto throws down a MONSTER dunk during the @BioSteelAllCdn Nike Boys Futures Game.#BioSteelAllCanadian 🏀🇨🇦 #LookUpToTheNorth pic.twitter.com/er9AVRo5zc— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 31, 2019
Joining him will be Huron Heights' grade ten sensation, Josiah Davis, who is fresh off of an appearance in the Signature All-Canadian Future Stars game in April. Davis was also a Senior Boys' WCSSAA All-Star this past season, and was also crowned the league's slam dunk champion at the All-Star event.
Jahsemar Olembe and Marcus Barnes (an all-star at last year's camp), further add to the elite depth of talent; both were junior-aged players who averaged double digit points on their respective school's senior teams this past year.
Of the 40 participants, more than 1/4 of them are making back-to-back appearances at the invite-only showcase. Those players include Barnes (Cameron Heights), Ozay Davis (St. Mary's), Connor Oliver (North Park), Jackson Wallace (Centennial), Tariq Hamed (North Park), Richard Spencer-Raymond (Brantford), Matthew Oliver (Milton), Julian Eichler (Eastwood), Nicholas Anthony (Assumption) and Riyad Khan (Huron Heights).
Several of the top grade eight players in the region -- including Diego Ramos (Holy Rosary), Lucian Lavric (Westheights) and Nicholas Herakovic (Breslau) -- are in the mix as well, accepting the challenge of competing against players up to two years older.
For those coaches and fans wanting to check out the action, the camp gets under way this evening (Friday, May 3rd), from 5:30pm-8:30pm. Saturday and Sunday events are scheduled from 10am-3:30pm, with games taking place in the afternoon.
Here's a look at the roster's for this year's event; the 40 campers will be divided up into four teams as follows:
TEAM WIGGINS– GREEN -10
#2 Jahsemar Olembe, 6’4” Guard, Resurrection/Kitchener
#40 Diego Ramos, 6’2” Guard/Forward, Holy Rosary Elementary/Waterloo
#36 Kostas Poulimenos, 5’11” Guard, Assumption/Brantford
#31 Ozay Davis, 5’10” Guard, St. Mary’s/Kitchener
#19 Tyler Blais, 6’2” Guard, Centennial/Guelph
#7 Hunter Mathewson, 6’5” C, Centre Wellington/Fergus
#16 Lucian Lavric, 5’10” Guard, Westheights Elementary/Kitchener
#15 Grayson Davy, 6’0” Guard, Centre Wellington/Fergus
#23 Leo Szabo, 5’11” Guard, Guelph Collegiate/Guelph
#27 David Bain, 5’9” Guard, Vincent Massey/Windsor
TEAM LILLARD – BLUE -10
#8 Jackson Wallace, 6’5” Guard, Centennial/Guelph
#38 Chris Hager, 5’10” Guard, North Park/Brantford
#34 Dami Bali, 6’1” Guard, Resurrection/Kitchener
#28 Owen Fox-Kristensen, 6’3” Guard, Centre Wellington/Fergus
#9 Mikkel Tyne, 5’9” Guard, Crestwood Prep/Toronto
#22 Tariq Hamed, 6’1” Guard, North Park/Brantford
#5 Josiah Davis, 6’1” Guard, Huron Heights/Kitchener
#17 Conor Oliver, 6’3” Guard, North Park/Brantford
#4 Johnny Beaton, 5’9” Guard, Centennial/Guelph
#26 Nicholas Anthony, 5’10” Guard, Assumption/Brantford
TEAM HARDEN– GREY – 10
#20 Elijah Fisher, 6’6” Guard, Crestwood Prep/Toronto
#37 Maximus Doris, 6’2” Guard, North Park/Brantford
#32 Kelvin Nkubito, 6’3” Guard, St. James/Guelph
#30 Julian Eichler, 6’1” Guard, Eastwood/Kitchener
#12 Aaron Aboonabi, 6’2” Guard, Orangeville Prep
#18 Mathew Oliver, 6’1” Guard, Milton DHS/Milton
#3 Nicholas Herakovic, 6’0” Guard, Breslau PS/Breslau
#25 Richard Spencer-Raymond, 6’2” Guard, Brantford CI/Brantford
#21 Jackson Davidson, 6’0” Guard, Centennial/Guelph
#6 Will Glaspell, 5’9” Guard, Bishop MacDonnell/Guelph
TEAM MURRAY– BLACK
#39 Gatlang Khan, 6’4” Guard, JF Ross/Guelph
#35 Daniel Allen, 5’11” Guard, Bluevale/Waterloo
#5 Daniel Wang, 5’10” Guard, JF Ross/Guelph
#29 Nicholas Poloniato, 5’8” Guard, Bishop MacDonnell/Guelph
#24 Marcus Barnes, 6’1” Guard, Cameron Heights/Kitchener
#10 Carter Wesley, 5’7” Guard, JF Ross/Guelph
#1 Robert Vosper, 6’2” Forward, JF Ross/Guelph
#11 Nolan Miller, 5’11” Guard, SJAM/Waterloo
#13 Lucas Santos, 6’0” Guard, St. Benedict/Cambridge
#14 Riyad Khan, 6’0” Guard, Huron Heights/Kitchener
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