Prestigious event features the top 24 senior male and female Canadian high school basketball players.
The boys and girls rosters have been announced for the 10th annual All Canadian Basketball Games, and 14 Grind Session players have been selected to participate in the week of NBA-sanctioned events April 3-5, culminating in the boys and girls All-Star games.
Founded in 2015, the All Canadian Games feature the top 24 senior male and female Canadian high school basketball players who are either Canadian-born or enrolled in a Canadian institution. The athletes are nominated and chosen by a Selection Committee, comprised of a cross-section of Canadian basketball stakeholders, including provincial and national representatives, clubs, coaches, scouts and media from across the country.
The All Canadians will travel to the historic Athlete Institute Fieldhouse in Orangeville, Ontario to work with Canadian coaches and trainers in a series of events including on-and-off court training, practices and scrimmages in front of NBA personnel, the 3-Point Shootout, Slam Dunk Competition, and Boys and Girls All Canadian Games, broadcast live on TSN.
The Grind Session players selected to participate in this year’s All Canadian Games include:
Boys Roster
- Tristan Beckford, Fort Erie International
- Matt Dann, Fort Erie International
- Mahliq Guiseppi-Kitson, Fort Erie International
- Justus Haseley, Royal Crown School
- Chris Kumu, Fort Erie International
- Promis N’Landu, Fort Erie International
- Adriel Nyorha, Winston Salem Christian School
Two former Grind Session players, Jaion Pitt and Austin Goode, were also honored. Pitt and Good previously played for Dream City Christian and Royal Crown School, respectively.
Girls
- Mildred Dibua, Fort Erie International
- Maya Foz, Fort Erie International
- Jayda Queeley, Royal Crown School
- Believe Tshibangu, Royal Crown School
- Divine Tumba, Royal Crown School
- Katarina Veljovic, Royal Crown School
- Nyadieng Yiech, Fort Erie International
Former Grind Session players, Agot Makeer and Deniya Prawl, will also join the girls roster in April. Makeer previously played for Crestwood Prep, while Prawl spent time with Fort Erie International.
Previous All Canadians include Denver Nuggets guard and 2023 NBA champion Jamal Murray, current NBA scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and WNBA stars Laeticia Amihere of the Perth Lynx and Aaliyah Edwards of Washington Mystics, among others.
“For a decade now, the All Canadian Games have elevated the best high school basketball players into the next generation of greats,” said Grind Session co-founder and CEO Scott Waldrop. “What a tremendous honor for these talented hoopers. We are so proud of their hard work and honored to have been part of their journeys.”
For more information on the All Canadian Games can be found at www.allcanadiangames.com.
