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Scarborough Shooting Stars

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Scarborough Shooting Stars
2026 CEBL season
Scarborough Shooting Stars logo
LeaguesCEBL
Founded2021
HistoryScarborough Shooting Stars
(2021–present)
ArenaToronto Pan Am Sports Centre
Capacity2,000
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Team coloursTurquoise, black, grey and white
       
General managerBrady Heslip
Head coachTyrell Vernon
OwnershipNiko Carino & Sam Ibrahim
Championships1 (2023)
Conference titles1 (2023)
Websitescarboroughshootingstars.ca

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. The Shooting Stars are currently led by head coach Tyrell Vernon.[2]

History

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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).[3] They are the eighth franchise of the league and made their debut in the 2022 CEBL season.[4] They were the first franchise from the Greater Toronto Area.[3] Scarborough native Chris Exilus became the first head coach of the team.[5] In May, the Shooting Stars gained worldwide attention when rapper Jermaine Cole (known under his artist name J.Cole) signed with the team.[6] 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

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

Players

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Current roster

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

Scarborough Shooting Stars roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 12 United States Barber, Cat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 32 – (1994-07-25)25 July 1994
G 14 Canada Bediako, Charles 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 24 – (2002-03-10)10 March 2002
G -- Canada Cummings, A. J. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 23 Canada Duke, Kyle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 24 – (2002-07-10)10 July 2002
F 1 United States Johnson, Javan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 27 – (1999-01-05)5 January 1999
G/F 22 Canada Lam, Kobey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 26 – (2000-03-02)2 March 2000
F 4 Canada Miller, Khalil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 30 – (1996-02-08)8 February 1996
F 00 Canada Mitchell, Frank 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (120 kg) 24 – (2002-01-01)1 January 2002
F 55 Canada Muenkat, David 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 26 – (2000-07-02)2 July 2000
G 13 United States Powell, Myles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 29 – (1997-07-07)7 July 1997
G/F 11 United States Scrubb, Jay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 26 – (2000-09-01)1 September 2000
PF 25 United States Simms, Aamir 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 27 – (1999-02-17)17 February 1999
G 2 Canada Thomas, Trey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 25 – (2001-01-27)27 January 2001
PG 5 Canada Tynes, Kellen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 25 – (2001-09-05)5 September 2001
F 6 United States Walker, Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 33 – (1993-07-22)22 July 1993
G 10 Canada Wise, Phoenyx 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 19 – (2007-06-12)12 June 2007
F 9 Canada Yuot, Akoi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 25 – (2001-01-06)6 January 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • Injured Injured
Updated: July 1, 2026

Notable players

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Honours

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Regular season top team (1): 2026
regular season Eastern Conference winners (1): 2026
Eastern Conference Champions (1): 2023
Champions (1): 2023

Season-by-season record

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LeagueSeasonCoachRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
CEBL
2022Chris Exilus128.6003rd21.667Lost Finals
2023119.5503rd East401.000Won CEBL Championship
2024Devan Blair128.6002nd East01.000Lost Play in round
2025Mike De Giorgio1113.4583rd East21.667Lost semi-final
2026Tyrell Vernon204.8331st East01.000Lost quarterfinal
Totals6642.611—84.667

References

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  1. ↑ "About The Shooting Stars - CEBL Team in Scarborough, Ontario". www.scarboroughshootingstars.ca.
  2. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-09-04.
  3. 1 2 "Scarborough Shooting Stars Launched As First Greater Toronto Area Franchise In CEBL". www.cebl.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  4. ↑ "Scarborough Shooting Stars owners hope new CEBL team inspires next generation - Sportsnet.ca".
  5. ↑ "Chris Exilus - Bio Page". www.scarboroughshootingstars.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  6. ↑ "J. Cole Signs Contract With Professional Canadian Basketball Team". HipHopDX. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
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