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. 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.
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). They are the eighth franchise of the league and made their debut in the 2022 CEBL season. They were the first franchise from the Greater Toronto Area. Scarborough native Chris Exilus became the first head coach of the team. In May, the Shooting Stars gained worldwide attention when rapper Jermaine Cole (known under his artist name J.Cole) signed with the team. 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
Notable players
Kyle Alexander Nick Ongenda Jackson Rowe J. Cole Yuri Collins
Honours CEBL 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 LeagueSeasonCoachRegular season PostseasonWonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %ResultCEBL2022Chris Exilus 12 8 3rd 2 1 Lost Finals2023 11 9 3rd East 4 0 Won CEBL Championship2024Devan Blair 12 8 2nd East 0 1 Lost Play in round2025Mike De Giorgio 11 13 3rd East 2 1 Lost semi-final2026Tyrell Vernon 20 4 1st East 0 1 Lost quarterfinalTotals6642 —84
References
External links Official website