Scarborough Shooting Stars

The Scarborough Shooting Stars are a Canadian professional basketball team based in 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 the eastern district of Scarborough.^[1] Founded in 2021, the Shooting Stars are the first professional sports team to be based in Scarborough.

Scarborough Shooting Stars
Leagues	CEBL
Founded	2021
History	Scarborough Shooting Stars (2021–present)
Arena	Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
Capacity	2,000
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Team colours	Turquoise, black, grey and white
General manager	Brady Heslip
Head coach	Mike De Giorgio
Ownership	Niko Carino & Sam Ibrahim
Championships	1 (2023)
Conference titles	1 (2023)
Website	scarboroughshootingstars.ca

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.

In the Shooting Stars' first season, they reached the CEBL Finals after beating Saskatchewan in the quarter-finals and Niagara in the semi-finals. In the finals, the Hamilton Honey Badgers narrowly defeated them, 90–88. After the season, Isiaha Mike and Jalen Harris were named to the 2022 All-CEBL First Team.

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

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Scarborough Shooting Stars roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 0 Epsitola, Calvin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 28 – (1996-09-29)29 September 1996 G 1 Elvis, Kobe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 24 – (2001-03-16)16 March 2001 G 2 Campbell, Jaden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 25 – (2000-01-05)5 January 2000 G 3 Williams, Donovan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 23 – (2001-09-06)6 September 2001 C 5 Nicholas, Joirdon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 26 – (1999-03-29)29 March 1999 G 7 Walker, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 25 – (1999-09-28)28 September 1999 G 10 Wong, Samuel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) G 12 Barber, Cat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 31 – (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 F 13 Miller, Khalil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 29 – (1996-02-08)8 February 1996 F 20 Ward, Hason 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 24 – (2000-09-24)24 September 2000 G 21 Coke, Jayden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 26 – (1999-06-17)17 June 1999 F 23 Thomas, Koat 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) G 30 Smith, Terquavion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 22 – (2002-12-31)31 December 2002 G 31 Diressa, Ammanuel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 32 – (1993-05-05)5 May 1993 C 33 Djuricic, Danilo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 26 – (1999-02-20)20 February 1999 G 99 Collins, Yuri 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 24 – (2001-03-07)7 March 2001	Head coach Devan Blair Assistant coach(es) Felecia Brown Mario Celebre Mike De Giorgio Ajay Sharma Legend (C) Team captain (I) Inactive Injured Roster Transactions Updated: June 18, 2025

Notable players

• Kyle Alexander
• J. Cole

Honours

• CEBL

Eastern Conference Champions (1): 2023

Champions (1): 2023

Season-by-season record

League	Season	Coach	Regular season				Post season
			Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
CEBL
	2022	Chris Exilus	12	8	.600	3rd	2	1	.667	Lost Finals
	2023		11	9	.550	3rd East	4	0	1.000	Won CEBL Championship
	2024	Mike De Giorgio	12	8	.600	2nd East	0	1	.000	Lost Play in round
Totals			35	25	.583	—	6	2	.750