Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Speaker A: Foreign.
[00:00:03] Speaker B: Welcome to the Canadian basketball show, your go to spot for the latest news stories and analysis on Canadian basketball. I'm your host, Lee Bad Osmond. This week, I'm joined by top Canadian prospect and St. Louis's newest freshman, Moss Park's very own Yousef Ahmed. How you doing, man?
[00:00:25] Speaker C: Doing good. How are you?
[00:00:26] Speaker B: Good, good, good. I can't get some St. Louis gear, man. What's going on? Where's it at?
[00:00:30] Speaker C: I'm gonna get some.
[00:00:31] Speaker B: I'm gon so excited to have you on. We'll go through your college decision and a high school season. Impressive run with King Heights. First season in the npa. You guys make it all the way to the championship. That's big.
All Canadian snub originally, but then going out there doing your thing and playing in the game and now preparing for college, obviously now see your commitment to St. Louis. We'll go through all that kind of stuff. And on the second half of the show, we'll be doing some trivia on Canadian basketball with our intern Jacques, our last one, putting his knowledge to the test and seeing if he can score better than three.
That's the bar, which is kind of sad.
[00:01:08] Speaker C: But wait, what's it. What's it up to? Like, is it, like, out of five,
[00:01:11] Speaker B: it's 10 questions that we ask him. Our interns only got three so far, so we're hoping that he can pass three. And the winner gets an apple pie from Joby's. Okay, that's good. That's good prize.
[00:01:25] Speaker C: No, that's a good prize.
[00:01:26] Speaker B: That's a good prize. Apple pie is pretty good, right? But, Yousef, you announced your decision to commit to Josh shirts in St. Louis.
Big decision. Walk me through the process. And what was the excitement Level. Announcing your decision to join a program like St. Louis that was just an NCAA tournament.
[00:01:43] Speaker C: Well, it was very exciting, honestly.
They originally reached out to me last summer when I was playing with Uplay Canada. That was the first time I ever had contact with them. I talked to coach Rob.
We talked, talked throughout the whole season. It was kind of. It was a bit of up and down. And then around the playoff times, they came to watch me.
[00:02:06] Speaker B: Mpa.
[00:02:07] Speaker C: Mpa. Yeah. And we went on a crazy run. Went to the finals. We're knocking down top teams. Royal crown knocked them down.
St. Jude's knocked them down.
Edge, who beat us twice.
Twice before. One at home. That one stung. And one in Alberta.
[00:02:27] Speaker B: I thought they were gonna win it all, to be honest.
[00:02:30] Speaker C: We knocked them down too. And yeah, that's. That's where like the recruitment for me with St. Louis really took off and then they wanted me to come on a visit.
I went on that visit. Love the visit. I have a lot to talk about that as well.
[00:02:45] Speaker B: We'll talk about that. Don't get too ahead of yourself yet.
[00:02:48] Speaker C: Yeah, yeah. So that's, that's kind of how, you know, we kind of started the loo.
[00:02:53] Speaker B: You went on three visits, I believe, right? Arkansas State, St. Louis and Marshall.
[00:02:57] Speaker C: Yes.
[00:02:59] Speaker B: What was that like when schools are reaching out to you in the first place?
Talking about the summertime, Was there any nerves, like going through the process where it was like, hey, you're kind of waiting for offers, you know, the talent that you are. I feel like people caught on a bit late. But what was that like when you're kind of waiting for these schools being like, who's gonna offer me?
[00:03:18] Speaker C: I mean, it was very, like, it was, it was very new to me. It's the first time, I remember the first school that reached out to me. I was, I was very happy.
[00:03:25] Speaker B: What was the school?
[00:03:25] Speaker C: It was the very first school. I think it was Maine.
[00:03:28] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:03:29] Speaker C: This was in the summer.
[00:03:30] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:03:30] Speaker C: So it was Maine. I was happy. I'm thinking. And I played good this session. So I'm thinking I'm about to get an offer. I never actually got an offer from them, but it's a lot of. It's very nerve wracking because they talk to you for so long and they conversate with you back and forth and you're thinking like sometimes you think it's going good, you're going to get the offer, you're playing well and then they kind of just disappear. They get busy with their schedule.
So yeah, it's pretty nerve wracking, honestly.
[00:03:52] Speaker B: Yeah, It's a long process too because some of them are, they like to tease. I feel like these college coaches, right,
[00:03:58] Speaker C: they do that a lot.
[00:03:59] Speaker B: They tell you they're interested, they could sell you a lot of goods and then maybe pull out the last minute or whatever the case might be. But you get to St. Louis, you're on a visit, there's what stood out. What was that like going to the facilities, checking that out. I heard it's world class.
[00:04:16] Speaker A: Oh yeah.
[00:04:17] Speaker C: I mean, the facilities is one thing.
That's not the biggest thing, obviously. I think it was more how caring and loving they were.
I like, I like the way how like they function as like a coaching staff.
Like, they're very humorous. They love to like crack jokes. It's like a family. Like I Felt like I felt like I belonged there. Like. Like, almost like it literally felt like I belonged there.
What else was there? Campus was nice. People there are nice. Like, you're walking around, everyone knows you. Because in the city of St. Louis, basketball, like, college basketball is the biggest thing because there's no NBA team. So you're kind of like a star over there. Like, you know, so it feels.
Feels amazing, honestly.
[00:04:58] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:04:58] Speaker B: The other visits you went on Arkansas State, what was that like?
[00:05:03] Speaker C: Arkansas State was. It was a good visit as well. I like that one a lot. That was my first one, so that one, like, it was very exciting for me as well. One thing about Arkansas State that I liked a lot, the head coach. So Coach Panon, shout out to him. Great guy. I love that guy. He showed a lot of love to me as a head coach, which, I mean, it was my first visit, so I couldn't really gauge it, but that's why, like, I really like that school. I'm thinking, like, the head coach is, like, busy with stuff, but he was, like, everywhere with me. We got food together.
We did a lot of stuff together. I can't remember everything, but once we watch film together, he broke down the film. He did it himself. He showed me, like, statistics of, like, my game, everything, like, all of that stuff. So I feel like that really stood out to me.
[00:05:46] Speaker B: Yeah. What was the biggest selling point when it comes to St. Louis? Thinking about their development track as a program. Josh Shirts has rumored in a lot of positions in NCAA, like, with. With top programs, decide to stay at St. Louis, continue on what he's building, what. What stood out just in terms of what they. Their plan was for you and what they expect from you coming into the program.
[00:06:09] Speaker C: I think the biggest thing with them was the development. That's the biggest thing for me because as long as you're good enough to play somewhere, you'll get. I think you'll get a chance. And their plan for me was just a one, like, they're just on point. Like, I remember doing the film session and they were talking about, like, when I come off a dribble and, like, I. I like the way how I get downhill is, like, a very efficient way, and a lot of people don't do that. And I didn't realize I did this to my. Like, I didn't realize I do it myself until he showed me. Like, I would do some things on my legs that would just help me get downhill faster. And if you're stronger and stuff, like, that's like, the most fastest way he's telling me the fastest way these guys get downhills. Like, it's hard to explain. I can't really tell you how it is, but they were showing me things that I didn't even realize I do. And I realized, like, these guys are like maniacs. Like, they know, like, a lot. They studied the game. They love the game.
So, yeah, their development plan for me was just insane. And that's the biggest thing to me.
[00:07:02] Speaker B: What do they want you to hone in on? Heading into maybe this summer and then preparing for. For college. Coming into the program, what stuff are they saying? Hey, Yousef, we need you to lock into this part.
[00:07:14] Speaker C: A big thing for them was strength. Obviously, I'm not the biggest guy.
[00:07:17] Speaker B: What do you weigh right now?
[00:07:18] Speaker C: Probably 185. Okay. I want to get to like, 200, 200.
[00:07:21] Speaker B: Before college.
[00:07:22] Speaker C: Before college, I want to get to, like, 195.
[00:07:24] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:07:24] Speaker C: With a good build. Get there. You know, college programs. Crazy.
[00:07:27] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:07:27] Speaker C: Being able to sit lower and offensively, just in general offensively. And this all plays into, like, being like. Plays into a part of being a guard, a big guard. So they're telling me if I was able to sit low, my ball handle gets tight, I get stronger.
Those are, like, the biggest three things they said. I think you can be, like, unstoppable. Like, I remember when I first talked to Rob, they looked at me like, the word they used for me was your mismatch nightmare. When you get a smaller guy post about bully him down low, a bigger guy on you, blow right by him. Whatever the case is, it doesn't matter who's in front of me. So they want. I think they want to make me more of a perfect player.
So, yeah, that's.
[00:08:10] Speaker B: That's what.
[00:08:11] Speaker C: That's. That's what they were like, really emphasizing.
[00:08:13] Speaker B: What was the vibe like with the players out there, too? Ishan Sharma, a Canadian.
[00:08:16] Speaker C: Cool guys, all of them. Cool guys. They love that spot.
They were recruiting me hard, man. They were. They. I think they really wanted me over there.
[00:08:23] Speaker B: What were they telling you? Just about the program itself. What can you expect as a player? Because, you know, like, coaches and stuff, they can sell you a dream, right? Really, they can tell you you can expect this, you expect that. But hearing it from a player where it's like, this is what's good about the program. This is what, you know, you might not like this, but, like, keeping it real, keeping it a buck with you. Right. So what was the conversations like with whether it's Ishan Sharma or other Players about how, how they see you fitting in and what you might like about how St. Louis operates as a program.
[00:08:52] Speaker C: They play a very free flowing style. So like you can kind of rock out in a system. I remember Coach Shirts, he explained it to me. He says the system, I think the words he used. The system is malleable.
Yeah, he makes the system fit for the players. So you could throw in any players and the system will work. Very free, very free flowing.
A lot of shooting, pushing and transition. They play pretty fast pace, a lot of reads. 0.5 decisions.
Yeah, like MBA style, NBA, like NBA style. Literally NBA style. There's not much college teams that use like an NBA format. They're one of them.
And yeah, that was like a big thing that they do that I like.
They all love the spot as well. They're telling me how much, telling me about the coaches, how caring they are, how you could call them up anytime I need to get a workout and at this time they're coming.
Whatever the case may be, anything you need is like at your disposal.
[00:09:44] Speaker B: Yeah, there's no.
[00:09:45] Speaker C: They didn't really. They didn't even tell me any cons. Like obviously they're not going to because they're recruiting, but no cons about the spot.
[00:09:51] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:09:51] Speaker B: Who's the guy that just graduated? Was it Robbie?
[00:09:53] Speaker C: Yeah, Robbie.
[00:09:54] Speaker B: He's playing Portsmouth Invitational, trying to make it to the league.
How do you feel like your game translates to the next level? Cause I feel like you're at king heights. You handle the ball. You basically did everything, rebound, pass, score.
I feel like you needed more help on that program. Let's be real. But that's another discussion for another day. But how do you feel like your game translates? Cause you're this big guard, six, seven, six, eight type of guard that can handle the ball. But now that you're going to a program where, hey, you might not maybe have the ball right away or you might have to be on the wing attacking closeouts. How do you feel like your game translates to the next level?
[00:10:34] Speaker C: I think I could play off the ball, I could play on the ball. I think I'm a versatile player. That's like a big thing for me, like rebounding, pushing in transition, head manning the ball, catch and shoot threes.
Eventually, when I earn some trust being on the ball as well. I think that the fact that I could do so much will earn me a spot on the court.
[00:10:52] Speaker B: So.
[00:10:52] Speaker C: So that's like. And that's something I worked on for a long time.
So that's like one Thing that's very translatable about me. And then on the ball as well. I feel I have, like, good playmaking skills.
Being able to come off screens, make reads, whether it's going to the rim, shooting floaters, hitting the corner, skipping it across, whatever the case may be. I think it's more about being versatile. And the more versatile you are, the. The more reason they have to put you on the court.
[00:11:20] Speaker B: Yeah. How did it feel to, like, reach that final decision? Like, commitment. Thinking about, like, a year ago, because your path is kind of unique, right. When I think about it, like, come from Moss park, no one really knowing you a few years back, right? And then now it's like, okay, now everyone considers you one of the top prospects coming out of Canada and your age group. Like, what's that? Like, when it's like, hey, I wasn't really getting the love two, three years ago, and then now everyone's talking about you.
[00:11:48] Speaker A: It's.
[00:11:48] Speaker C: It's actually a pretty crazy feeling. I remember, like, when I used to walk in gyms and I was grade 11 and no one knew who I was, and I was.
[00:11:56] Speaker B: I got the whole community out.
[00:11:57] Speaker C: Yeah, like, it's. It's crazy. Like, I'll walk into gyms and, like, I see, like, random kids asking for, like, photos. Like, it's. It's a. It's. It's very exciting, honestly. And then committing to St. Louis, that was also very big. People were shocked. Like, people thought I was good, but I don't think anyone thought, like, I was gonna commit to someplace like that. People were like, there's always haters and stuff, right?
Well, St. Louis is a big commit. I think it's one of the bigger commits in Canada.
So a lot of people were shocked. I remember, like, when the post came out, like, a lot of people were shocked.
[00:12:30] Speaker B: Nikhil Alexander Walker, I think, reached out. What was that like, seeing him show love?
[00:12:33] Speaker C: Yeah, I was. That felt. That felt great, man. I remember had a workout with him last year. Didn't really talk with him a lot. Kept. Kept up with him a bit, but just seeing him, like, showing love and stuff, it feels, you know, feels amazing.
[00:12:45] Speaker B: What part of your rise are you most proud of? Like, when you think about your journey, getting to this point, becoming a D1 player from your background, Like, I think about it too. It's like, there's not a lot of people from downtown, from inner city. Like, like, what was the last time a kid from Mox party make it to D1? Like, I think about that. What are you most Proud about when you think about your rise as a player, when it's, like, especially where you come from, like, because a lot of people look at you as, like, hey, like, you're inspiration to them.
[00:13:09] Speaker C: Yeah, it's like just being an East African kid just coming up out of downtown, making it far. I never thought I could do this, honestly. I had a bit of a weird journey here, But I think, yeah, being the East African kid, that. That came out of downtown, that inspires kids.
I get a lot of East African kids, like, now that reach out to me. They want to know a lot of stuff. Like, when you're like, I had a kid the other day reach out to me, asking me, like, when you're in a slump, like, how do you get out of it? Like, for me, that felt amazing. I'm like, wow. Like, the kid's actually, like, asking for advice from me, you know? So that's, like, big for me too.
[00:13:44] Speaker B: What was your advice when he asked you about the slump?
[00:13:46] Speaker C: I told him, you just. You got to keep your. You got to put your head down. Like, I. I've been in slumps before. Like, it just. It feels. It doesn't feel well. But you just keep your head down, keep working, keep working, and then eventually it'll turn. Obviously, you got to have some good guys in your corner as well guiding you, but, yeah, you just got to keep working. Work on what you're not good at, and you'll. You'll come over that slump.
[00:14:07] Speaker B: What are you most excited about? Heading to college.
The atmosphere in St. Louis is I got to come out to a game. Yeah, we got to plan a trip out there, get the hole, you know?
[00:14:16] Speaker C: Yeah, yeah, they get. They. Their.
Their gymnasium gets packed out. I remember they telling me, I think the most exciting thing for me will probably be just transitioning. Like, I'm going to. Feels like I'm gonna be an adult, living by myself, waking up by my. Like, I. I do wake up by myself right now, but I'm gonna be waking up, training, 7am whatever the case may be, shooting, practice, lift, gotta eat right, all that stuff. No one. No one. No one really in my ear to tell me, keep going. You know, it's just gonna be me. So it's gonna be. That's, like, the most exciting thing for me. Like, I have to be ready for that.
[00:14:52] Speaker B: What's that like, living on your own? Is it like. Are you nervous?
[00:14:55] Speaker C: Not really. I mean, I could cook, you know? What.
[00:14:58] Speaker B: What can you cook then?
[00:14:59] Speaker C: I cook basic stuff. Rice, chicken, breakfast.
[00:15:04] Speaker A: Okay.
[00:15:05] Speaker C: Pasta, chicken, Parm. Parm. I might be able to, might be able to cook that, the recipe.
[00:15:10] Speaker B: Okay. Okay, I'll send you something.
[00:15:12] Speaker C: Okay.
[00:15:13] Speaker B: You could cook me, you know,
[00:15:17] Speaker C: a
[00:15:17] Speaker B: little bit, but you know, we'll keep that for another day, another discussion. But I want to ask you, what can St. Louis fans expect from you coming to the program? A player that I think a lot of them are like just learning for the first time because St. Louis finds those players that maybe a lot of people haven't heard about. In Canada you're known, but maybe to the US market, to the US fans, a bit unheard of. But what can St Louis fans expect from you?
[00:15:43] Speaker C: A hard worker, man. I'm gonna bring him to March one day. That's the goal.
Gotta bring him to March, man. I'm gonna work hard, show out for the fans, bring St. Louis to the top, whatever it is. Let's bring them as far as I can. Yeah, they can expect a lot, I'll
[00:16:02] Speaker B: tell you that much excited for you. Especially the season that you just wrapped up with King Heights, a program that wasn't in the NPA National Preparatory Association.
And you guys made it to the finals like we talked about it. Beat edge, beat royal crowd, St. Jude's all those programs ran into a tough, really college team. Shout out to my guy, Victor Rasso, we had him on the podcast recently. I don't know how you felt about that one, but we had him on and that team is a well oiled machine. You guys competed against them.
Pretty tough against in, in the finals. What made that run so special? When I think a lot of people like they looked at your guys record in the NPA and maybe scoffed at the idea that you guys would make it to the finals.
[00:16:45] Speaker C: Yeah, it's like no one expected nothing from us. Everyone thought we were going to be just a quick dropout in the playoffs. And it's funny, like I remember guys on certain teams were saying, you guys are nothing. We're going to see you guys in the playoffs. Done. Because they beat us in the previous season, our record wasn't that good. We were like 11th, I think. Yeah, I think 10th, 10th, 11th.
[00:17:04] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:17:04] Speaker C: So yeah, we were not that good.
And it was just shocking. Like we were just coming with that energy, like we have nothing to lose. Come knock down a team, another team, knock them down. And as we started beating teams like I seen everyone, like the confidence, like the players on my team just threes dunks, like we were just going back at it with them and they would like royal crown. I remember that game at the end, it was like bucket walk it. Like, it was just up and down, up and down. And we just fought harder. We beat them and that was like, that was pretty shocking for a lot of people. I could tell, like, you know, a lot of people thought we're going to lose that one.
[00:17:37] Speaker B: Did you think you like this team had that ability?
[00:17:39] Speaker C: I actually did. Like we have, we have a well structured team. We have.
Our team's very versatile. Like, we could switch everything.
We all shoot, we all push and transition. We don't have a five, so it's just up and down.
A lot of guards. Kind of like how St. Louis is.
[00:17:56] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:17:57] Speaker B: Praise Bedejo. Tell me about him. He's a guy that I think had a coming out party at the NPA nationals. What makes him so special? Playing with him and seeing his development. I know he's playing. You play now aau, but as a player that at that age be able to have a showing like that. And I'm guessing you saw early on too that he was a player that we should watch out for.
[00:18:20] Speaker C: Praise, he's, he's a legend. He's a real legend, I'll tell you that much.
I think it's how he gets downhill so easily. He's strong and people get worried. It's like for me, like when I started playing with Praise, it was like people would kind of focus on me a lot. And this happened in the crown game. I had like 20 in the first half. They would folk they were focused on me. And then like I started getting doubled off screens and stuff. But another guy that could rock out just like it's kind of all we needed just to top off everything. If we had him the whole season, it would have been scary. But him being able to get downhill and people, I don't think people know this about him. He could really shoot it. So when he starts shoot, when he starts getting downhill, he starts shooting it, getting to the rim, getting to the free throw line, mixing it up. It confuses them. They can't. And then when they start covering him, ball comes right back to me and then it's just back and forth. So yeah, he's. He's a real player, man. He's a real, real good player.
[00:19:14] Speaker B: Yeah. Player to watch out for. Will likely be playing 20, 29. 2029. Like me playing basketball this summer, the FIBA U17 World cup in Turkey. I think that's around like June, late June. Ish. So a player to watch out for. How would you describe like your end to your High school career, didn't get the championship, but I felt like left high school with sort of like everyone, like we said, knowing who you are and kind of a full circle kind of moment where it's like the hard work paid off. How would you describe, like, your. Into your high school career?
[00:19:49] Speaker C: It was. It was pretty good. Honestly, it wasn't. I wanted to win the finals, of course, but I did like it. Like, knowing where we came from in grade 11, I think we won, like, three games that. That. That year, grade 12, we did a little better. And then our last year, put our all into it.
We went hard. So I think it was. I think it was pretty. It was a pretty good end to the season. I liked it a lot. Made a good run in the playoffs, so. Yeah, I liked it a lot. I actually really liked it a lot. I think I just. I really wanted to win that finals, though. Man, we won that finals. Would have topped up everything, you know, first time in the NPA winning it. Winning the whole thing. It's big for King Ice, big for me, big for my family. Everybody.
[00:20:26] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:20:26] Speaker C: Community, Everybody.
[00:20:28] Speaker B: Yeah. Before ending off your high school career, you played in the All Canadian game, and originally you weren't selected.
[00:20:36] Speaker C: Yeah.
[00:20:36] Speaker B: Weren't part of the top 24 players.
Tell me how you found out that you weren't an All Canadian originally. Obviously, you played in the game and did your thing, but, like, tell me about that. Finding out you weren't an All Canadian originally. What was your reaction? What was. Tell me about that. When you found out, where were you at?
[00:20:54] Speaker C: I was. Okay. So I'm just. The whole season. Not the whole season, but around. There's a point in the season, I'm thinking, like, there's no way I don't make it.
I'm at home one day, I woke up from a nap.
I look on my phone, I start scrolling on Instagram. I see the All Canadian stuff come out because I see the girls. Usually the girls come out and then the boys come out, like, right after.
So.
[00:21:12] Speaker B: So you were. You're waiting for it.
[00:21:14] Speaker C: So. Yeah, I was waiting for it.
[00:21:15] Speaker B: You're like, I might. I gotta be here.
[00:21:16] Speaker C: Yeah. Like, I scroll, like, it pops up. I'm like, okay. See a couple names.
The first page, my name's out there. I'm like, what the hell is going on?
[00:21:24] Speaker B: That is a typo.
[00:21:25] Speaker C: So there's two. There's two pages.
[00:21:26] Speaker B: They released the wrong one.
[00:21:28] Speaker C: I swiped. I didn't see my name. I was so shocked. I got, like, five different calls, like, right away.
[00:21:33] Speaker B: No way.
[00:21:34] Speaker C: You didn't make it. I swear to God.
[00:21:35] Speaker B: That's crazy.
[00:21:36] Speaker C: Yeah. I got so many different calls like, there's no way you didn't make it. This is crazy.
And two minutes later, they delete the post.
[00:21:42] Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
[00:21:43] Speaker C: Yeah, they delete the post. So I'm thinking, okay, they made a mistake.
They repost it. I didn't make it. And I was just like, what the hell is. Like, what's going on? I was shocked, honestly. I was like, what the hell?
[00:21:54] Speaker B: What was your thoughts on 200, like, 90 comments? Oh, yeah. A majority of people saying, basically, bash the game, saying, how did you miss this bashing? The committee, I should say the game. Sorry about that. The people that do the game, I think, do a good job. The committee itself, the 38 people on the committee that decide who these players are in this game, A lot of people are like, how do you miss a surefire talent like that? An NBA potential talent like that?
What was that like, seeing the comments, Seeing, like, the whole, you know, basketball community saying, like, how did you guys make a mistake like this?
[00:22:26] Speaker C: Yeah, it was crazy. Like, it was. It was a whole fight in there, man. I was looking at it.
[00:22:30] Speaker A: Just.
[00:22:31] Speaker C: I was laughing. I'll be honest. Like, yo, this is crazy. The whole community, so much, people just saying, yo, how did he make it? This guy got snubbed. This guy got snubbed at a point, like, the search was like, Yusuf Ahmed snubbed. All Canadian game. I swear, it was pretty funny. It was pretty funny because I got to a point, I was like, I didn't make it.
Not much I could do about it. These guys are crazy. But it's whatever. So I'm just. I was just enjoying the moment after, I was like, holy, man. At least I know, like, there's this many guys behind me, like, pushing for me.
[00:22:59] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:23:00] Speaker C: I felt like it's like a sense of relief almost. But, yeah, it was. It was nice, though. It was nice to see, like, all the people, like, pushing for me and, you know, talking in the comments and stuff.
[00:23:10] Speaker B: Yeah. Guys like Marcus Carr, who's gone out to play for Canada basketball, had a great career in college basketball.
What do you want to say to committee? You make the game Eventually. What was that like? You get a call. What was that like finding out that you, hey, actually, we're gonna invite you to the game. Did you want to go?
[00:23:27] Speaker C: It was an NBA sanctioned game. There was NBA scouts over there. So I was like, I might as well go. I might as well just enjoy the moment. Like, you Know, as much as I didn't want to go at first, which I actually liked it, I went. It was fun, you know, and it's funny, all those players are telling me,
[00:23:42] Speaker B: oh, look at this guy.
[00:23:43] Speaker C: Like, you know. Yeah, they're saying, you know, the trolls, they're like, they're kind of trolling me a little bit because they see the comments, they're like, yo, the comments were crazy.
But yeah, it was a great experience. So it's like, all in all, it's a great experience.
[00:23:54] Speaker B: What do you want to say to the committee? Just about not making that game originally. Is this still smoke or is it like, hey, you know what? It is what it is and I have smoke. To be honest, I think they should just. That 38 community needs to go. Yeah, I've said it prior. I don't think 38 people. I don't think I'll see it again. Someone from PEI should not have a vote.
[00:24:15] Speaker C: That's the pro. That's actually the problem. It's like there's a guy from that they never watched school that has no idea who I am. But they're gonna know somebody that plays on a name brand team that's doing well, probably deserves it, but they're gonna know him and they're just gonna be like, yeah, he, he should be in it. So I was like, like, I remember I talked to one of the guys on the committee and he was like shocked I didn't make it. Like, he messaged me a whole paragraph after saying, this is crazy. I'm gonna do what I can to try to get you on.
Shout out to him, man, I don't wanna.
[00:24:46] Speaker B: No names, only no names. You know, what's that like too, when it's like thinking about the people on the comedian or people recognize you as a talent being this late bloomer, does it mean something more to you where it's like, hey, a lot of players get highly touted when they're younger, you know, and it's like they have something to. You kind of have to hold on to you have you have this. A lot of praise coming up. As a child, you don't really have that right.
[00:25:14] Speaker C: Yeah, like no one just have the clout from young. For me it was like not having that clout and getting it very late.
They like, I, I can understand why they wouldn't know who I am.
But even then they, they should be doing their due diligence, going to games, travel. If you're going to be on that, that list, you should be. Should know like the top talent, you know, in, in, in Canada. You should know.
[00:25:40] Speaker B: Yeah, I was gonna ask then. Being a late bloomer like me make this more, like, meaningful for you, like, your journey as a whole. Like, thinking like, guys, like, like I said like a year ago, we didn't know who you were. People didn't know.
[00:25:50] Speaker C: It was like, there's a point in time. I was just like, head down, just working, working, working. I'm getting better. I see myself getting better.
I didn't fully realize until like a man told me. He's like, you came a really long way. Like, I remember grade 11, you could barely, like, not playing a game. But I wasn't, I couldn't do nothing.
And now I'm here, like, carrying teams, dropping 25, 30 on top teams winning, making it to the finals in like the biggest league in Canada.
And I realized I was like, I really came a long way. It took a lot of work, but I really came a long way.
[00:26:23] Speaker B: What do the next few weeks kind of look like for you?
Preparing for college. And when do you get on campus? What does that look like?
[00:26:31] Speaker C: So I get on campus June start of June.
[00:26:34] Speaker A: Yep.
[00:26:35] Speaker C: So I got about a month and a bit left. So it's just work every day, just getting ready, getting ready for that college environment. You know, the pace, screaming, these coaches are gonna yell at you. Everything. Just training, training, playing runs, just playing as much as I can. Training as much as I can.
Lifting, getting, getting, you know, accustomed to that. That's what it looks like. That's what it's going to look like for the next couple weeks.
[00:26:58] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:26:58] Speaker B: Your journey, to me, it's kind of sort of inspirational. Like you're traveling from Moss park to go to Vaughan to go work out. What did that teach you about yourself? Like, just the commitment that you had to go. Cause, like, I'll be honest, I'm not gonna go hoop Tavon, like, if I'm a, my basketball dreams are over. But like, people see yourself and it's like, hey, the commitment that you had to go travel X amount of hours to get to a gym, when sometimes there might not be a ride for you. You gotta go yourself, get to that place, get the hours in. What did you learn about yourself throughout this process?
Getting to D1 now and.
Yeah. What did you learn about yourself?
[00:27:38] Speaker C: I learned how lazy I used to be. To be honest, I remember going to school. I still like my school. My old high school was like 10 minutes. I used to be late every day.
So then that transition to King Heights was like hour and A half.
[00:27:50] Speaker B: Oh, man.
[00:27:51] Speaker C: I used to be late a lot, but it taught me a lot of discipline. Like, I really had to be up early. Like, the first thing was just being up early, getting there, and then I'm working. On the morning, I realized, like, I'm tired. Like, I'm hungry. Now it's getting up, eating. Go in there, getting your workout on, lifting. You're coming home, you're just gonna be super tired. I think, like, the biggest thing for me was discipline. Just. It taught me a lot of discipline, and it translated to other things. Like, it wasn't just basketball, being on time for events or whatever. Whatever the case may be.
[00:28:18] Speaker B: Yeah, what do you want people to take away from your journey? Because I think a lot of people look at you now like, hey, I might be in a similar situation. I'm going into my final year. I might not have many offers. I might be a guy with no offers going into the final year, but what's your message to them?
Or, like, what's your message to people? That, hey, I might be an unknown and I could potentially leave as one of the best players in my class.
What's your message to those guys?
[00:28:46] Speaker C: I think it's if you really want to do it and you love the game, should just go for it and work hard.
Like, if I didn't work hard, I would not be here. And I didn't realize how hard I had to work. And as I got better, you have to work even harder. Because when you first start, it's like when you first start lifting, like, you're gonna see gains.
So, yeah, working hard is, like, the biggest thing. Just gotta put your head down and just keep going.
And also, it's good to have the right people in your corner, good guidance.
[00:29:13] Speaker B: You want to shout them out?
[00:29:14] Speaker C: Yeah. Shout out to all the guys, the David Anguys man, coaches, everyone.
Those guys, they really steered me in the right direction when it came to ball. Even off the court, too. Like, I learned.
I learned a lot. Like, I didn't realize I was that far behind mentally. And I learned a lot from them.
[00:29:30] Speaker B: Yeah, shout out to David and shout
[00:29:31] Speaker C: out to the coaches, man. Shout out to the coaches.
[00:29:34] Speaker B: Shout out to Hashi. Shout out to Ice. Shout out to all the guys that, you know, played a part in your journey.
What does it mean? Moss Park.
Putting Moss park on the map. What's that like? And are we gonna see another downtown kid making waves? College NBA? Potentially, I think you have that potential. When I look at the size, the feel for the game, what's that, like. And what's your admirations? Dreams when you look ahead.
[00:30:01] Speaker C: I mean, it feels, feels, feels great. Honestly.
Like, I don't, like, I don't remember the last time there was like a down, like a Moss park guy. Like, that's me.
Yeah, he might.
[00:30:14] Speaker B: He might be the last guy.
[00:30:15] Speaker C: Yeah, it feels amazing. And it's like, oh, yeah, yeah. Mugs. Mugs. Actually. Shout out to mugs.
[00:30:21] Speaker B: Welcome to Vivier.
[00:30:22] Speaker C: Welcome to Vivier.
[00:30:23] Speaker B: Oregon State.
[00:30:23] Speaker C: Oregon State. He was. He might have been the last person, but yeah, it feels, feels amazing, you know, like there's not much people that come up from downtown.
Just a lot of bad stuff that happens down here. It's just like it's grateful to be in this position.
[00:30:36] Speaker B: Yeah. Yusuf Ahman, the newest freshman at St. Louis sets a headline. I'm excited to watch you play. I'm excited for you and Ishan Sharma. We got to get you guys on a podcast again. St. Louis teammates, we might have to come out there, go watch Canadian talent. Now two guys set to play over there under Josh shirts and the program over there, the Lou sir man. Yousef, I can't thank you enough for joining. Excited to watch the rest of your journey playing basketball at St. Louis and potentially, I'm, I'm saying the NBA potentially, you know, just got to work hard, stay committed, lock into the gym. I see that, that, that potential for you. And yeah, we're just excited to watch your journey from downtown to the world, potentially.
[00:31:20] Speaker C: So, Yousef, see me in the A10 man 810 conference.
[00:31:25] Speaker B: St. Louis going back to march bandits potentially again this year. We'll watch out for Yusuf Ahmed, known as Wemby. We've talked about it. Go listen to the last podcast to find the origin of that name. But Yusuf Ahmed, can't thank you enough for joining the podcast. And this is the Canadian Basketball Show. We'll be right back after this quick little break.
Welcome back to the Canadian Basketball Show. I'm your host, Lee Ban Osmond. This is the third and final time that I'm putting one of our interns knowledge on Canadian basketball to the test. Welcome to the show. Jacques Young. How you doing, brother?
[00:32:09] Speaker A: I'm chilling. I'm chilling.
[00:32:10] Speaker B: Are you ready? A lot of pressure. You got to get more than three.
[00:32:14] Speaker A: Honestly, I'm feeling pretty good. I felt pretty good going in, and then I heard you guys, like, kind of mumbling about making the questions, and it kind of seems like it's going to be hard, but, you know, we'll see.
[00:32:25] Speaker B: For people that have not listened to This I put Todd, I put Jonathan similarly to knowledge test on K in basketball. They both scored three, which I'm kind of disappointed. I'm sad.
But Jaquen get past three and he can win a prize.
The prize if you win. I haven't said it to anybody yet. You'll be getting desserts at Joey's.
You can get some apple pie, you can get brownies, you can get some ice cream. As long as to go with your chicken parm Alfredo pasta that I'm going to be taking you guys out to to celebrate the end of this internship.
But what's your knowledge when it comes to basketball? How would you rate it?
[00:33:16] Speaker A: Basketball overall? I think I'm like a solid like eight out of 10. Eight, nine out of 10.
But Canadian basketball, maybe like a seven.
I say a seven.
[00:33:29] Speaker B: How close did you Falcon? Any basketball?
[00:33:32] Speaker A: Pretty close in terms of like internationally like fiba, as well as just the Canadian players in the league as well as in ncaa. But I would say at the grassroots level, high school level, not as much, but I think I'm pretty good overall.
[00:33:49] Speaker B: Do you think you'll be doing better than Jonathan and Todd score three?
[00:33:54] Speaker A: I hope so.
I hope so. It'd be pretty bad if I, if I scored three or lower.
[00:33:59] Speaker B: Like I said, if you get three, no dessert for anybody. I am not treating you guys out. I mean still get you guys chicken parm, but I'll be eating dessert. You guys will be watching me eat dessert because you guys do not deserve it for failing to get more than 3 on your knowledge test on Canadian basketball. This is how it's going to work though. All right, I'm going to ask you 10 questions on Canadian basketball for listeners. You guys can play along. Let us know if you got perfect. Some of these are multiple choice and you're going to have lifelines.
[00:34:29] Speaker A: All right?
[00:34:30] Speaker B: Two lifelines where you can be like, hey Lee, man, I'm struggling here with these questions.
Can you help me with an answer? Or I can also potentially eliminate one of the wrong multiple choice answers so you don't pick that one.
Are you ready?
[00:34:48] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm locked. I'm locked. Now I'm good.
[00:34:51] Speaker B: Let's get it started. Question number one. On November 3, 1995, the Toronto Raptors played their first ever regular season game against the then New Jersey Nets. Who made the first three pointer in Raptors franchise history during that game? Was it A, Tracy Murray? Was it B, Damon Stoudemire? Was a C, Dell Curry? Or was it D, Alvin Robinson?
[00:35:18] Speaker A: Oh my gosh.
Dang, yo, I was even alive back then.
I don't think I was even thought of back then. Okay.
Oh, man.
[00:35:31] Speaker B: 1995. Is it a, Tracy Murray? Is it B, Damon Stoudemire? Is it C, Dell Curry? Or is it D, Alvin Robinson?
[00:35:41] Speaker A: You want. Look, I think. Oh, I know he made the first shot, but the first three.
Oh, no, I think he made the first shot. I'm thinking. Okay, right now. I'm thinking Mighty Mouse right now.
[00:35:54] Speaker B: But Mighty Mouse is not an option here.
[00:35:55] Speaker A: Oh, shoot. Not. Not Mighty Mouse. Damon Styer.
[00:35:59] Speaker B: Damon Styer.
[00:35:59] Speaker A: I'm thinking Damon. Damon Sty. Right now.
But who. Who is number three?
[00:36:04] Speaker B: Number three is Del Curry.
[00:36:06] Speaker A: Nah, I'mma go Damon Sotomayor.
[00:36:10] Speaker B: You're gonna go B. Damon Sotomayor.
[00:36:12] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:36:14] Speaker B: I'm sorry to tell you that is incorrect. The answer was D, Alvin Robinson.
[00:36:18] Speaker A: Alvin Robinson.
[00:36:19] Speaker B: He hit the first three to give the Raptors a 3, 0 lead.
You could have fooled a friend. Abel is in the background, a producer.
Abel knew the answer. I saw him look to Todd and say, hey, that's the answer. Good question. You should have phoned a friend. He could have helped you. Number two, Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball at 1891 Massachusetts. But which Ontario town was he born and raised in? Was it A, Toronto?
Was it B, Almont?
Was it C, Hamilton? Or was it D, Burlington?
[00:37:00] Speaker A: Okay, it's definitely not. It's definitely not D or A.
[00:37:03] Speaker B: You don't think he was a Toronto man?
[00:37:05] Speaker A: Hell, no.
[00:37:06] Speaker B: Okay, so you said not A. You said not D. Your options are between Almont and Hamilton.
[00:37:13] Speaker A: Oh, I feel like they're gonna get. I want to use the lifeline, but I feel like it's gonna get harder. So I gotta think Almonte and Hamilton.
[00:37:27] Speaker B: Dr. James Naismith, where was he born and raised?
[00:37:31] Speaker A: Where was he born and raised? This is such a crazy question. Who knows this? Okay, you want. I'm going. Just say. I'm going. Say C. Hamilton.
[00:37:40] Speaker B: Hamilton.
[00:37:41] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:37:41] Speaker B: That is incorrect. It is Almont.
[00:37:43] Speaker A: B.
[00:37:44] Speaker B: Remember, you still have two lifelines. I would have used it potentially here.
[00:37:49] Speaker A: I feel like they're going to get harder. That's why I want to save them.
[00:37:52] Speaker B: Question number three. You got to lock in more than three. I need you to get more than three.
[00:37:56] Speaker A: All right, I got this.
[00:37:57] Speaker B: I got this, I got this, I got this. Who was the first Canadian player to ever be selected to play in the NBA All Star Game? Was it A, Jamal McGlore? Was it B, Rick Fox? Was it C, Steve Nash? Or was it D. Todd McCullough.
[00:38:13] Speaker A: Who. Who's D?
[00:38:15] Speaker B: A?
[00:38:15] Speaker A: A Jamal Maguire.
[00:38:17] Speaker B: That is incorrect.
It was Steve Nash in 2002. Jamal McGuire actually got selected in 04.
[00:38:25] Speaker A: Oh, because he. It was in Dallas.
[00:38:27] Speaker B: No.
[00:38:27] Speaker A: Where he got selected.
Forgot about that.
[00:38:30] Speaker B: And Steve Nash, it was in Philly. Kobe Bryant won MVP of that year.
[00:38:34] Speaker A: Yeah. Okay. I don't remember it now. All right.
[00:38:37] Speaker B: I'll be honest. It gets tougher here.
[00:38:38] Speaker A: All right. It gets tougher.
[00:38:39] Speaker B: It gets tougher here. I thought that one was a layup for you. You should have gotten that one.
[00:38:44] Speaker A: I should have gotten that one.
[00:38:45] Speaker B: Number four, you gotta go, like, pretty close to perfect.
[00:38:50] Speaker A: Okay.
[00:38:51] Speaker B: To get more than you know.
[00:38:52] Speaker A: Oh, the last is really that hard?
[00:38:54] Speaker B: I don't know. We'll see.
[00:38:55] Speaker A: Oh, no.
[00:38:56] Speaker B: Question number four. Which team did Steve Nash lose to the most in the playoffs? And how many times did he lose to that team? Was it a Lakers four times?
Was it the spurs eight times?
Was it the spurs seven times? Or was it the Mavericks five times?
[00:39:12] Speaker A: Spurs are on there twice.
Oh, man.
[00:39:19] Speaker B: Still have a lifeline to have two.
[00:39:21] Speaker A: I know. What question are we on four.
[00:39:23] Speaker B: We're on four.
[00:39:25] Speaker A: O.
Where the lifeline options.
[00:39:31] Speaker B: You want to use it? I'm going to tell you what you'll get. I choose.
[00:39:34] Speaker C: Right?
[00:39:35] Speaker B: Oh, I choose what your life. What the lifeline is. My lifeline right now is I will eliminate two of the multiple choices on this.
[00:39:49] Speaker A: Shoot. Low key. Yeah, you just use it.
[00:39:51] Speaker B: You want to use it?
[00:39:52] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, I'll use the lifeline.
[00:39:53] Speaker B: Okay. We are going to eliminate the Lakers four times.
[00:39:57] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:39:57] Speaker B: And we are also going to eliminate.
I don't know if I should help you out here. We're going to eliminate. Actually make it pretty tough for you. The Mavericks.
[00:40:08] Speaker A: Okay. Yeah. Those were the two that I was going to. I didn't count anyways.
[00:40:12] Speaker B: So the spurs eight times or the spurs seven times?
[00:40:16] Speaker A: Oh, I was hoping you were going to eliminate one of the spurs ones.
[00:40:20] Speaker B: That's too easy. We don't do that over here.
Steve Nash. How old do you know Steve Nash?
[00:40:30] Speaker A: I'm gonna say the spurs seven times.
[00:40:33] Speaker B: See, he is finally on the board. That is correct.
[00:40:37] Speaker A: Yes.
[00:40:37] Speaker B: He has lost to the sport spurs seven times in the playoffs in his career. Kind of crazy, I know. Let's get to question number five.
I'll be disappointed if you get this one. Or I'll be honest with you, actually.
[00:40:48] Speaker A: Okay.
[00:40:49] Speaker B: Before the 2024 Paris Olympics, when was the last time the Canadian men's basketball team, the senior men's national team, competed at An Olympic Games.
Was it A, 1996? Was it B, 2000? Was it C, 2004? Or was it D, 2016?
[00:41:09] Speaker A: Okay, it's definitely not 2016.
At the Olympics.
[00:41:14] Speaker B: At the Olympics.
[00:41:15] Speaker A: Okay, and what was the first auction? 1996.
[00:41:19] Speaker B: 1996. A, B, 2000? C, 2004.
[00:41:25] Speaker A: Oh, it's one of the. It's one of the two. Early 2000s. Man, lock it.
[00:41:30] Speaker C: It is.
[00:41:31] Speaker A: Yo. Is it, Is it what is it? Is it a hint to ask, like, where the. Where it was played? Where the.
[00:41:37] Speaker B: Where was it played? No, no. I feel like you. You know your Olympic stuff. If I give you the answer to that, Dang it, I'll say this.
I'll give you a hint, but you want to use it as a lifeline.
[00:41:48] Speaker A: No, no, I don't. I don't need a hint.
I just wanted to see if I was able to get that. Okay.
[00:41:53] Speaker B: No, because that'll be too easy.
[00:41:55] Speaker A: Wait, wait, wait. I gotta think about this.
[00:41:57] Speaker B: What are you limiting? What are you saying?
[00:41:58] Speaker A: The last tour, you believe it's what, 2000, 2004.
[00:42:02] Speaker B: So the two Olympics were in Sydney and they were in Greece.
[00:42:05] Speaker A: Okay, I think it's whichever one is it. I think it's whichever one is the Sydney one.
[00:42:11] Speaker B: So you want to say B. Yeah.
[00:42:13] Speaker A: 2000.
[00:42:13] Speaker B: You are correct, Cindy. 2000. It was 24 years.
[00:42:20] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:42:21] Speaker B: The last time they made it to the Olympics before they made it in 2024. You got two on the board. And we're, we are getting to question number six.
[00:42:29] Speaker A: Okay.
[00:42:30] Speaker B: This one I think you should get as well, to be honest with you.
Let's get to it. In 2024, during the NBA playoffs, Jamal Murray hit two game winning buzzer beaters. And in the same series against the Los Angeles Lakers, which round did that series take place? Was it the Western Conference semifinals? A, was it B, the Western Conference finals? Was it C, the first round or was it D, the play in.
[00:43:03] Speaker A: What? The play in? Yeah.
How can he hit two in the same series of the play? Yo, am I tripping?
[00:43:09] Speaker B: You could play if you were the 10th seed and then you played in.
[00:43:11] Speaker A: Oh, but they were both against the Lakers.
Okay, okay, so there's one off. Off of the board.
[00:43:20] Speaker B: Throw you the ball here.
[00:43:21] Speaker A: I thought I was tripping.
[00:43:22] Speaker B: We're throwing you the ball here.
[00:43:23] Speaker A: I thought I was tripping. Ok, wait.
[00:43:26] Speaker B: I'm disappointed if you don't get this.
[00:43:28] Speaker A: I think I'm. I'm. Oh, I'm really overthinking this right now.
Round one, round one.
[00:43:35] Speaker B: C. That's Your final answer?
[00:43:38] Speaker A: C. That was C.
[00:43:42] Speaker B: Is that your final answer?
[00:43:44] Speaker A: No. Hold on, hold on.
Am I overthinking this?
I feel like I'm overthinking this.
Yeah.
[00:43:57] Speaker B: Round one, final answer. Round one. Yeah, that is correct. Okay, first round.
[00:44:07] Speaker A: I was thinking about it.
[00:44:08] Speaker B: I was like, we got people in the background clapping for you. I don't think you deserve. That was too easy. No, no, I, I, that was very.
[00:44:15] Speaker A: Yeah, that was. That was easy.
[00:44:16] Speaker B: But I was like, so you're at three.
You still have a life wearing. You're at question number seven, and we still have seven, eight, nine, and ten. Four more questions left. So you've been on a hot streak.
[00:44:28] Speaker A: Okay.
[00:44:29] Speaker B: Three straight.
[00:44:30] Speaker A: All right.
[00:44:30] Speaker B: Can you make it four?
[00:44:32] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:44:32] Speaker B: Question number seven over here. How many all defensive teams did R.A. rick Fox make during his NBA career? Was it A1, was it B5, was it C0, or was it D2?
[00:44:47] Speaker A: How many threes did he make?
[00:44:49] Speaker B: No, how many? All defensive.
[00:44:50] Speaker A: All defensive teams. Okay.
All defensive teams.
[00:44:55] Speaker B: A1, B5, C0 or D2?
[00:44:59] Speaker A: I'm going to use a lifeline here.
[00:45:01] Speaker B: You want to use a lifeline? Wait, wait. What is the lifeline going to eliminate two more. Two. Two of the options here for you?
[00:45:05] Speaker A: Yeah, give me a lifeline.
[00:45:06] Speaker B: Okay, using your final lifeline here.
The answer is not B5. He did not make 5 on defensive teams, and he did not make 2 defensive teams. So it's either A1 or is it C0?
[00:45:33] Speaker A: Yo, I checked a wiki for this, too.
[00:45:36] Speaker B: Are you prepped?
[00:45:37] Speaker A: No. No. Because when I was doing research for Todd's questions, I looked through the wiki of award winners, but I don't remember seeing Rick Foxford all defensive. I'm gonna go 0.
[00:45:51] Speaker B: C.
Jacques.
[00:45:56] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:45:56] Speaker B: What I'll tell you is you've won some dessert.
[00:45:59] Speaker A: Yes.
[00:46:02] Speaker B: That is four.
You've gotten four correct answers. You have won the knowledge test between you and Jonathan.
But still three more questions to go. Congratulations. Even though I'm still kind of, you know.
Let's get to question number eight. The Toronto Temple will begin their inaugural season in the WNBA on May 8 against the Washington Mystics. I was just at training camp looking pretty solid. Which of the following was not in consideration for the team's ownership group before they officially landed on the name Temple? So which one of these names was not even considered right? Was it A, Toronto Aurora? Was it B, Toronto Huskies?
Was it C, Toronto Lights, Northern Lights, or was it D, Toronto Towers?
[00:46:53] Speaker A: Okay, I knew. Okay.
Toronto Towers was definitely in consideration.
Wait, what was A Aurora. Yeah, Aurora.
I don't remember seeing Aurora.
And then C was lights.
[00:47:12] Speaker B: Toronto lights, slash Northern lights. And then B was Toronto Huskies.
[00:47:17] Speaker A: B was Toronto Huskies.
I think it's A.
[00:47:21] Speaker B: That is incorrect. It was the Toronto Huskies. They did not consider that. That's. Obviously was a previous name.
[00:47:27] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[00:47:28] Speaker B: So that was not a consideration.
[00:47:30] Speaker A: Damn, I probably should have gotten that one. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[00:47:33] Speaker B: Okay, final two questions.
Number nine.
The Canadian women's 3x3 basketball team made history by qualifying for the Olympics for the first time in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
[00:47:47] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:47:47] Speaker B: What place did they finish in that tournament? Was it A, first place? Was it B, third place? Was it C, fourth place? Or was it D, fifth place?
[00:48:04] Speaker A: Oh, I don't remember. I don't remember where they finished.
Shoot, this is tough.
So A, first place, B, third, C, four, fourth. And then D is fifth.
[00:48:25] Speaker B: Yes. And you've used up all your lifelines.
You gotta watch some 3x3 basketball, man.
[00:48:31] Speaker A: I know, I know, I know.
I. I think.
I think it was third.
[00:48:38] Speaker B: Third place. Is that your final answer?
[00:48:39] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:48:40] Speaker B: You sure?
[00:48:41] Speaker A: Yeah, I'm sure.
[00:48:41] Speaker B: You sure?
[00:48:42] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:48:43] Speaker B: That is incorrect. The answer is B.
Sorry. The answer is C, fourth place. They lost A, USA Basketball in the bronze medal game. So you weren't too far off.
[00:48:54] Speaker A: Okay. That's why. Yeah, I was between third and fourth. Oh, my gosh. Yeah.
[00:48:58] Speaker B: The question now is, Will you get 50%?
You got four.
I'm gonna get you dessert. Cause you got.
You didn't get three.
Even though I shouldn't get you dessert. But to get in my good graces. Can you pass? Can you get 50% on a Canadian knowledge test?
[00:49:18] Speaker A: I'm gonna try.
[00:49:20] Speaker B: How many. This is question number 10. How many playoff series has Andrew Wiggins played in so far in his NBA career?
Is it A, 7, is it B, 8? Is it C, 9? Or is it D, 10?
[00:49:39] Speaker A: Playoff series. Okay.
Oh, shoot.
[00:49:43] Speaker B: I got.
[00:49:44] Speaker A: Oh, I got. Really?
[00:49:45] Speaker B: You gotta lock in for this one.
[00:49:46] Speaker A: Yeah. Okay, so
[00:49:49] Speaker B: how many for Minnesota?
[00:49:52] Speaker A: I got. Wait, for Minnesota?
[00:49:55] Speaker B: He played for Minnesota?
[00:49:56] Speaker A: He did play for Minnesota. I know the straight duds early on.
Straight duds. I gotta remember what year he got.
Went to.
No, he went to warriors in 2021.
Trade deadline.
So before that, it was just straight Timberwolves.
Oh, wait. Zero, you think?
[00:50:22] Speaker B: Zero for Minnesota.
[00:50:23] Speaker A: Unless I'm forgetting.
Oh, wait, am I forgetting?
Okay, so wait. Okay, let me. Let me work back. I think that's easier.
Oh, we're counting. We're counting Miami. We're counting Miami.
[00:50:38] Speaker B: Yes. How many in Miami.
[00:50:41] Speaker A: Yeah, this. He had this one.
What were the options again?
[00:50:46] Speaker B: Was it a 7, was it B8, was a C9 or was it D10? And this is not whether he lost or he won. It was playoff series.
[00:50:56] Speaker A: He's been in playoffs. He's been in.
He's been in that many playoffs.
Oh, series.
[00:51:03] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:51:03] Speaker A: Oh, okay. So. So there's.
It's between two.
[00:51:14] Speaker B: What's the two that you're thinking?
[00:51:18] Speaker A: Seven and eight right now?
[00:51:19] Speaker B: Seven and eight.
[00:51:23] Speaker A: I don't think he's. He's definitely not at ten.
I. He's definitely not at ten, bro.
You know what? I'mma go.
[00:51:36] Speaker B: Ten seconds timer.
[00:51:37] Speaker A: Oh, I'm a go.
I'm a go.
I'm going to go B8.
[00:51:43] Speaker B: Okay.
That your final answer?
[00:51:46] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:51:47] Speaker B: He has been in one with Miami.
[00:51:49] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:51:50] Speaker B: He has been in one with Minnesota in 2018 and six with the Golden State Warriors. BD. You are correct.
He has played in eight playoff series. Ja. He did 50% five out of ten.
On the Canadian knowledge test,
[00:52:11] Speaker C: what would
[00:52:11] Speaker B: you rate your performance today?
[00:52:15] Speaker A: I mean, I beat Todd and Jonathan, so I think.
[00:52:18] Speaker B: I think so you can talk your stuff.
[00:52:19] Speaker A: Yeah, I think that's. I think that's a. I think it was solid.
[00:52:22] Speaker B: 8.
[00:52:22] Speaker A: I think there was like, there was two that I should have for sure gotten. Now I look back at it, but not bad. Yeah, I did all right.
[00:52:31] Speaker B: Yeah. The Steve Nash one playing in this playing also game. First Canadian. I think you should have got that one. But yeah, five out of ten. I'm not happy. But you know, you still get that dessert. Dessert on me. Chicken Alfredo, chicken parm with Alfredo pasta.
Jacques, can't thank you enough. That's a wrap.
And yeah, that was fun with all three of you guys. Putting you to the test on Canadian basketball knowledge.
Jonathan, Todd, we gotta work on it. I see you guys in the background right now. We gotta work on it. But I appreciate you all for the work you've done over the last few months. I'm excited for what you guys are about to do next. You can stop by whenever you want. This is home for you guys.
And yeah, we about to get some chicken parm. Call it an end to this internship and great job. Jacques, dinner on me. Dessert on me. And yeah. This has been the Canadian basketball show. You go to spot for the latest news stories and analysis on K Basketball.
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