5th Annual Biosteel All Canadian Boys Basketball Game

2019BACG

2019 5^th Annual Biosteel All Canadian Boys Basketball Game and Inaugural Biosteel Inaugural Girls Basketball Game

U of T Goldring Centre

Toronto, ON

March 31, 2019

This event is truly a Canadian event and will future the top twenty four male and female basketball players who were either born in Canada or enrolled in a Canadian institution. There will also be a futures game for both males and females, skills competition including three point shooting and slam dunk contests. The Biosteel All Canadian Players of the year both male and female will be named during these events.

Miguel Tomley captured the mixed three point competition and Ahriahna Grizzle captured the girls three point shooting competition and Jahcobi Neath captured the slam dunk title. Micah Dennis was named Biosteel All Canadian Female Player of the Year and Matthew-Alexander Moncreiffe was named Biosteel All Canadian Male Player of the Year.

Girls Rosters

Team Red

Name	Height	Position	School

Shayeanne Day-Wilson	5-7	Guard	Crestwood Prep Ontario
Merissah Russell	5-11	Forward	Capital Courts Academy Ontario
Midi Oriyomi	6-0	Forward	King’s Christian Collegiate Ontario
Ahriana Grizzle	5-9	Guard	Bill Crothers SS Prep Ontario
Faith Dut	6-2	Center	Semiahmoo Secondary Scholastic BC
Aerial Wilson	5-8	Guard	TRC Academy Ontario
Kayla Drummond	6-1	Center	Crestwood Prep Ontario
Yvonne Ejim	6-0	Forward	Bishop Carroll High School Alberta
Deanna Tuchscherer	6-0	Forward	GW Graham Secondary BC
Sammie Martin	6-2	Center	Southwest Academy Ontario
Olivia Morgan-Cherchas	6-6	Center	South Kamloops Secondary BC

Head Coach

Theresa Burns

McMaster

Team White

Name	Height	Position	School

Rebecca Demeke	5-8	Guard	Crestwood Prep Ontario
Sarah Te-Biasu	5-5	Guard	Niagara Prep Quebec
Jessica Clarke	6-3	Forward	St. Thomas Aquinas British Columbia
Aaliyah Edwards	6-3	Guard	Crestwood Prep Ontario
Brynn Masikewich	6-3	Forward	Lincoln Prep Alberta
Micah Dennis	5-5	Guard	Capital Courts Academy Ontario
Makayla Ennis	5-11	Guard	Lincoln Prep Ontario
Donna Ntambue	5-9	Forward	College Mont Morency Quebec
Roxane Makolo	5-11	Guard	Dawson College Quebec
Callie Wrigh	5-11	Forward	Bill Crothers SS Prep Ontario
Kiandra Browne	6-0	Forward	Ecole Secondaire St-Laurent Quebec
Latasha Lattimore	6-6	Forward	Crestwood Prep Ontario

Head Coach

Michele Belanger

University of Toronto

The following players were invited but were unable to play due to injuries:

Name,Height,Position,School

Laeticia Amihere	6-3	Center	Kings Christ College Ontario
Mackenzie Smith	5-9	Guard	Kings Edgehill Nova Scotia
Maggie Besselink	6-1	Forward	Holy Cross Catholic Secondary Ontario

Team White defeated Team Red by a score of 112-78. Team White shot 41% from the field including eight of 30 from the three point line. They connected on 12 of 21 free throws, pulled down 81 rebounds, and committed 24 turnovers. Team Red shot 31% from the field including eight of 31 from beyond the arc. They connected on 12 of 16 free throws, pulled down 52 rebounds, and committed 27 turnovers.

Aaliyah Edwards led Team White with 17 points and seven rebounds. Brynn Masikewich was named MVP for Team White and added 16 points and nine rebounds. Latasha Lattimore recorded 14 points and six rebounds. Rebecca Demeke chipped in with 12 points including two three point baskets, four rebounds, and two steals. Micah Dennis also scored 12 points including two three point baskets, eight rebounds, three assists, and four steals. Callie Wright recorded 11 points and six rebounds.

Merissah Russell was named Team Red MVP and scored a game-high 30 points including four three point baskets, 10 rebounds, and three steals. Shayeann Day-Wilson added 14 points including eight of nine free throws, four rebounds, and four steals. Ahriahna Grizzle recorded nine points, three rebounds, and two steals.

Team Red 78

Team White 112

Team Red (78) – Russell 30, Day-Wilson 14, Grizzle 9, Dut 8, Oriyomi 6, Morgan-Cherchas 4, Tuchscherer 3, Ejim 2, Wilson 2.

Team White (112) – Edwards 17, Masikewich 16, Lattimore 14, Demeke 12, Dennis 12, Wright 11, Makolo 8, Clarke 8, Browne 6, Te-Biasu 4, Ennis 2, Ntambue 2.

Boys Rosters

Team Red

Name	Height	Position	School

Keon Ambrose	6-6	Forward	Andrews Osborne Academy (OH)
Keeshawn Barthelemy	6-2	Guard	Athlete Institute Prep
Marsei Caston	6-3	Guard	Potter’s House Christian Academy (FL)
Nick Ongenda	6-11	Center	Southwest Christian Academy (AR)
Joe Jones	6-8	Forward-Center	Orangeville Prep
Karim Mane	6-5	Guard	Vanier College
Rahmir Moore	6-5	Guard	Rise Academy (PA)
Addison Patterson	6-6	Forward	Bella Vista College Prep (AZ)
Victor Radocaj	6-7	Forward	McMath Secondary School
Luke Sakota	6-5	Guard	King’s Christian Collegiate
Tyrese Samuel	6-8	Forward	Orangeville Prep
Taryn Todd	6-2	Guard	Findlay College Prep (NV)

Head Coach

Justin Serressee

Wilfrid Laurier University

Team White

Name	Height	Position	School

Jaden Bediako	6-10	Center	Ridley College
Joel Brown	6-2	Guard	Brewster Academy (NH)
Joshua Hemmings	6-8	Forward-Center	Lawrenceville School (NJ)
Kellen Tynes	6-1	Guard	Auburn Drive High School
Benjamin Krikke	6-7	Forward	Jasper Place High School
Emmanuel Miller	6-6	Forward	Prolific Prep (CA)
Matthew-Alexander Moncreiffe	6-7	Forward	Orangeville Prep
Jahcobi Neath	6-3	Guard-Forward	Crestwood Preparatory College
Javonnie Scott	6-6	Forward	Orangeville Prep
Miguel Tomley	6-4	Guard	Tamanawis Secondary School
Kobe Elvis	6-2	Guard	Southwest Academy
Samuel Hunter	6-9	Center	British Columbia Christian Academy

Head Coach

Nate Philippe

York University

Sabry Phillip and Cashius McNeilly were selected but were unable to play due to injuries.

Team Red Coach Justin Serressee started the following lineup: 6-8 Tyrese Samuel, 6-6 Addison Patterson, 6-8 Joe Jones, 6-5 Luke Sakota, and 6-5 Rahmir Moore. Team White Coach Nate Philippe countered with 6-8 Joshua Hemmings, 6-6 Emmanuel Miller, 6-10 Jaden Bediako, 6-2 Joel Brown, and 6-7 Matthew-Alexander Moncreiffe.

Team Red defeated Team White by a score of 131-120. Team Red shot 49% from the field including nine of 32 from the three point line. They connected on 26 of 38 free throws and pulled down 59 rebounds. Team White shot 43.5% from the field including seven of 29 from beyond the arc. They connected on 19 of 33 free throws and pulled down 62 rebounds.

Addison Patterson was name Team Red MVP and led his team with 24 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Taryn Todd led 21 points including three three point baskets. Rahmir Moore recorded 13 points and six rebounds. Tyrese Samuel chipped in with 13 points and six rebounds. Marsei Caston added 12 points including two three point baskets. Luke Sakota recorded 11 points including three three point baskets and seven rebounds. Keeshawn Barthelemy chipped in with 11 points.

Jahcobi Neath was named Team White MVP and led his team with 21 points including three three point baskets, eight rebounds, and two steals. Emmanuel Miller added 21 points and five rebounds. Jaden Bediako recorded 16 points and seven rebounds. Matthew-Alexander Moncreiffe added 14 points including four of five free throws. Samuel Hunter chipped in with 13 points and four rebounds. Joshua Hemmings recorded 11 points including five of five free throws.

Team Red 131

Team White 120

Team Red (131) – Patterson 24, Todd 21, Moore 13, Samuel 13, Caston 12, Sakota 11, Barthelemy 11, Ambrose 8, Jones 7, Mane 5, Ongenda 4, Radocaj 2.

Team White (120) – Neath 21, Miller 21, Bediako 16, Moncreiffe 14, Hunter 13, Hemmings 11, Scott 6, Tomley 5, Brown 5, Tynes 3, Krikke 3, Elvis 2.

Look up North as the Canadians are major players in the basketball world and are making impacts at all levels over the past several years. This was an excellent, well-run event with very talented rosters. Please follow this event on their comprehensive event website as well as the excellent coverage by sports writers and recruiting gurus.