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Tournament-Bound Canadians 2018: NCAA D1, D2, NJCAA
By: Barry Hayes
Updated:
64 Canadians in major U.S. Tourneys
64 Canadians in major U.S. Tourneys
The brackets are set. Whether it is NCAA Division 1 (Final Four, NIT, CBI, CIT), NCAA Division 2, or the biggest junior college association (NJCAA Division 1), this is THE time of year. HoopStars Canada brings you a full listing of all Canadians involved in the “Madness”. In total, there are 64 Canadian student-athletes on rosters for teams competing at these tournaments below. Included are notable statistics for each player.














NCAA Division 1
Dates: March 13-April 2
Final Four Location: San Antonio, Texas

EAST Region

Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Toronto, ON) 6'5" g Fr. - Virginia Tech
(25.3 mpg) 10.5 ppg, 3.9 apg

Nelson Kaputo (Toronto, ON) 6'0" g Jr. - St. Bonaventure
(10.4 mpg) 3.3 ppg, 1.1 apg

Jalen Poyser (Mississauga, ON) 6'4" g Jr. - St. Bonaventure
*transfer redshirt

Gabriel Osabuohien (Toronto, ON) 6'8" f Fr. - Arkansas
(7.1 mpg) 1.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg

Christian David (Milton, ON) 6'6" g Fr. - Butler
(5.7 mpg) 1.2 ppg, 0.4 apg

Jackson Rowe (Toronto, ON) 6'7" f Soph. - Cal State-Fullerton
(29.9 mpg) 12.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg

MIDWEST Region

Oshae Brissett (Mississauga, ON) 6'8" f Fr. - Syracuse
(38.0 mpg) 14.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg

Howard Washington (Buffalo, NY) 6'3" g Fr. - Syracuse
(6.1 mpg) 1.1 ppg, 0.6 apg 
*injured - out for tournament

Kimbal Mackenzie (Oakville, ON) 6'1" g Jr. - Bucknell
(26.5 mpg) 7.9 ppg, 2.2 apg

SOUTH Region

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Hamilton, ON) 6'6" g Fr. - Kentucky
(33.3 mpg) 13.9 ppg, 5.0 apg

Emmanuel Akot (Winnipeg, MB) 6'7" g Fr. - Arizona
(10.4 mpg) 1.9 ppg, 1.1 rpg

Dominic Johnson (Windsor, ON) 6'5" f Fr. - Buffalo
(2.8 mpg) 1.0 ppg, 0.7 rpg

Aher Uguak (Edmonton, AB) 6'7" f Soph. - Loyola-Chicago
*transfer redshirt

Kyle Alexander (Milton, ON) 6'11" f Jr. - Tennessee
(20.4 mpg) 5.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg

Elijah Mitrou-Long (Mississauga, ON) 6'1" g Jr. - Texas
*transfer redshirt

WEST Region

Kassius Robertson (Toronto, ON) 6'3" g Sr. - Missouri
(35.9 mpg) 16.2 ppg, 2.4 apg

Mfiondu Kabengele (Burlington, ON) 6'9" f Fr. - Florida State
(14.1 mpg) 7.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg

Brandon Clarke (Vancouver, BC) 6'8" f Jr. - Gonzaga
*transfer redshirt

Jelani Mofford (Mississauga, ON) 6'5" f Jr. - UNC-Greensboro
*redshirt

Nolan Narain (Hamilton, ON) 6'10" f Soph. - San Diego State
(10.8 mpg) 4.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg

Isiah Jasey (Killeen, TX) 6'10" f Fr. - Texas A&M
(3.7 mpg) 0.5 ppg, 0.5 rpg

Kalif Young (Toronto, ON) 6'9" f Soph. - Providence
(16.6 mpg) 4.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg

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National Invitation Tournament (NIT)
Dates: March 13-29
Final Four Location: New York City, New York

Nikola Djogo (Hamilton, ON) 6'7" g Fr. - Notre Dame
(15.2 mpg) 2.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg

MiKyle McIntosh (Pickering, ON) 6'7" f Sr. - Oregon
(28.2 mpg) 11.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg

Abu Kigab (St. Catharines, ON) 6'6" f Fr. - Oregon
(7.8 mpg) 1.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg

Corey Johnson (Ottawa, ON) 6'5" g Jr. - Harvard
(28.4 mpg) 6.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg

Danilo Djuricic (Brampton, ON) 6'8" f Fr. - Harvard
(14.5 mpg) 5.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg

Chris Egi (Markham, ON) 6'9" f Sr. - Harvard
*played in 4 games

Jordy Tshimanga (Montreal, QC) 6'11" c Soph. - Nebraska
(13.7 mpg) 4.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg

Tyler Plummer (Vaughan, ON) 6'3" g Fr. - Wagner
(12.6 mpg) 1.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg

Therren Shelton-Szmidt (Mississauga, ON) 6'5" g Fr. - Middle Tennessee
(5.3 mpg) 1.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg

Trae Bell-Haynes (Toronto, ON) 6'2" pg Sr. - Vermont
(32.0 mpg) 14.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.0 apg

Drew Urquhart (Vancouver, BC) 6'8" f Sr. - Vermont
(23.9 mpg) 10.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg

Stefan Smith (Ajax, ON) 6'1" g Fr. - Vermont
(11.0 mpg) 3.8 ppg, 1.0 apg

Matt Neufeld (Victoria, BC) 6'11" c Jr. - Cal-Davis
*transfer redshirt

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CBI
Dates: March 13-30
Location: to be determined

Mathieu Kamba (Calgary, AB) 6'5" g Sr. - Central Arkansas
(30.2 mpg) 14.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg

Otas Iyekekpolor (Edmonton, AB) 6'8" f Jr. - Central Arkansas
(6.4 mpg) 1.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg

Selvedin Planincic (Sherbrooke, QC) 6'11" c Sr. - Canisius
(15.3 mpg) 4.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg

Scott Hitchon (Whitby, ON) 6'8" f Fr. - Canisius
(6.6 mpg) 1.7 ppg, 1.2 rpg

Dantai St. Louis (Brampton, ON) 6'8" f Soph. - Canisius
*played in 3 games

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CIT
Dates: March 12-30
Location: to be determined

Marcus Ottey (Ajax, ON) 6'2" g Soph. - Illinois-Chicago
(27.6 mpg) 13.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg

Godwin Boahen (Toronto, ON) 5'11" g Soph. - Illinois-Chicago
(22.1 mpg) 8.4 ppg, 2.0 apg

Ivan Cucak (Kitchener, ON) 7'0" c Fr. - Austin Peay
(5.9 mpg) 1.0 ppg, 0.4 rpg

Freddy Bitondo (Montreal, QC) 6'7" f Jr. - Sam Houston State
(6.8 mpg) 1.2 ppg, 1.4 rpg

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NCAA Division 2
Dates: March 9-24
Final Four Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Naseem Hadrab (Brampton, ON) 6'9" f Jr. - Gannon
*played in 4 games

Ryan Cooper (Wainfleet, ON) 6'8" f Jr. - Wheeling Jesuit
(11.8 mpg) 4.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg

Dylon Gregory (Brampton, ON) 6'6" f Soph. - Missouri Southern State
*redshirt

Lewis Diankulu (Mississauga, ON) 6'7" f Jr. - Queen's (NC)
(15.9 mpg) 8.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg

Oshea Gairey (Toronto, ON) 6'3" g Soph. - LeMoyne
(9.4 mpg) 2.2 ppg, 1.0 apg

Dustin Triano (Tsawwassen, BC) 6'3" g Sr. - Western Oregon
(13.5 mpg) 4.5 ppg, 1.7 rpg

Ty Rowell (Langley, BC) 6'2" g Fr. - Cal Baptist
(21.2 mpg) 6.3 ppg, 2.7 apg

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NJCAA Division 1
Dates: March 19-24
Location: Hutchinson, Kansas

Keshon Montague (Brampton, ON) 5'11" g Soph. - Barton
13.3 ppg, 5.1 apg

Richardson Maitre (Montreal, QC) 6'3" g Soph. - Indian Hills
*redshirt

James Jean-Marie (Montreal, QC) 6'7" f Fr. - Indian Hills
6.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg

Adham Eleeda (Kitchener, ON) 6'6" g/f Fr. - Trinity Valley
1.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg (8 games)

Ahmed Ali (Toronto, ON) 5'11" g Soph. - Eastern Florida State
18.4 ppg, 4.7 apg

Michael Nuga (Toronto, ON) 6'2" g Soph. - Eastern Florida State
14.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.0 apg

Nathanael Jack (Mississauga, ON) 6'4" g Fr. - Eastern Florida State
11.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg

Jalen Warren (Milton, ON) 6'2" g Fr. - Eastern Florida State
5.6 ppg, 3.9 apg

Jermaine Haley (Burnaby, BC) 6'8" g Soph. - Odessa
10.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.6 apg

Alonzo Walker (Brampton, ON) 6'6" f Soph. - Odessa
6.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg

Jesse Barnes (Skidegate, BC) 6'8" f Soph. - Otero
5.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg

Kevin Osawe (Brampton, ON) 6'6" f Fr. - Vincennes
*redshirt

Devonte Bandoo (Brampton, ON) 6'3" g Soph. - Hutchinson
16.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.9 apg