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The Adidas All-Canadian Basketball Game was an annual all-star game sponsored by Adidas that featured the top Canadian high school basketball prospects. The first annual event was held in May 2004 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. [1] The top 50 Canadian senior-level high school basketball players were nominated for the event.
Posthumus attended River East Collegiate, a high school located in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. He was considered one of the top high school basketball players in the country as a senior, averaging 39 points, 25 rebounds, and 7 blocks. His career high with River East was a 69-point performance.
The games features the top 24 male and female high school basketball players either born in Canada or playing in the country. [4] [5] The Canadian game has drawn comparisons to America's McDonald's All-American Game. [6] [7] The first boys game was attended by upwards of 60 executives and scouts from the National Basketball Association (NBA). [8]
When Murray was three years old, he could play basketball "for hours" and at age six played in a league for ten-year-olds. [4] [2] By the age of 12 or 13, he began playing pick-up games against top high school and college players. His father put him through many basketball drills and kung fu exercises, including meditation.
Richards attended St. Patrick’s High School in Halifax. He led the St. Patrick's Fighting Irish basketball team to Nova Scotia provincial titles three years in a row. In his Grade 12 year, Richards was All-Canadian and one of the top high school players in the country. He graduated from St. Patrick's High School in 2003.
Dort completed his high school career at the Athlete Institute in Mono, Ontario, where he was rated as high as a five-star recruit and was one of the top high school players in Canada. In his first year with Arizona State, he earned second-team All-Pac-12 Conference honours and was named to the all-defensive team in the Pac-12 .
He was ranked the top player in his class by all recruiting services and was the first player since LeBron James to sweep all major awards in high school and win the national championship. With the Canadian national under-19 team, Barrett was named MVP at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup after leading his team to a gold medal.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. Canadian basketball player (born 1995) For other people with similar names, see Andrew Wiggin (disambiguation) and Andrew Higgins (disambiguation). Andrew Wiggins Wiggins at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game No. 22 – Miami Heat Position Small forward / shooting guard League NBA Personal ...