Scarborough Shooting Stars
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Leagues | CEBL |
Founded | 2021 |
History | Scarborough Shooting Stars (2021–present) |
Arena | Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre |
Capacity | 2,000 |
Location | Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario |
Team colours | Turquoise, black, grey and white |
General manager | Brady Heslip |
Head coach | Chris Exilus |
Ownership | Niko Carino & Sam Ibrahim |
Website | www |
The Scarborough Shooting Stars are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They compete in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and play their home games at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in Scarborough.[1] Founded in 2021, the Shooting Stars are the first professional sports team to be based in Scarborough.
History
The Scarborough Shooting Stars were established on August 16, 2021, owned by Nicholas “Niko” Carino (co-founder of record label OVO Sound) & Sam Ibrahim (founding member of venture capital firm Playground Global).[2] They are the eighth franchise of the league and made their debut in the 2022 CEBL season.[3] They were the first franchise from the Greater Toronto Area.[2] Scarborough native Chris Exilus became the first head coach of the team.[4] In May, the Shooting Stars gained worldwide attention when rapper Jermaine Cole (known under his artist name J.Cole) signed with the team.[5] Other notable players in the Shooting Stars' debut season included Jalen Harris and Xavier Rathan-Mayes.
Arena
The Shooting Stars play their games at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. It is located at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus.
Players
Current roster
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Season-by-season record
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2022 | Chris Exilus | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3rd | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost Finals | |
Totals | 12 | 8 | .600 | — | 2 | 1 | .667 |
References
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