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

TheScarborough Shooting Stars are a Canadian professionalbasketball team based inToronto,Ontario, Canada. They compete in theCanadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and play their home games at theToronto Pan Am Sports Centre in the eastern district ofScarborough.^[1] Founded in 2021, the Shooting Stars are the first professional sports team to be based in Scarborough.

The Scarborough Shooting Stars were established on August 16, 2021, owned by Nicholas “Niko” Carino (co-founder of record labelOVO Sound) & Sam Ibrahim (founding member of venture capital firmPlayground Global).^[2] They are the eighth franchise of the league and made their debut in the2022 CEBL season.^[3] They were the first franchise from theGreater 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 rapperJermaine Cole (known under his artist nameJ.Cole) signed with the team.^[5] Other notable players in the Shooting Stars' debut season includedJalen Harris andXavier 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, theHamilton Honey Badgers narrowly defeated them, 90–88. After the season,Isiaha Mike andJalen Harris were named to the 2022 All-CEBL First Team.

The Shooting Stars play their games at theToronto Pan Am Sports Centre. It is located at theUniversity of Toronto Scarborough campus.

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) 29 –(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) 26 –(2000-01-05)5 January 2000 G 3 Williams, Donovan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 24 –(2001-09-06)6 September 2001 G 4 Best, Aaron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 33 –(1992-09-01)1 September 1992 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) 26 –(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) 30 –(1996-02-08)8 February 1996 F 20 Ward, Hason 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 25 –(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) 23 –(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	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: July 20, 2025

• Kyle Alexander
• J. Cole

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Eastern Conference Champions (1):2023

Champions (1):2023

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