KIA NURSE
From Hamilton to the WNBA
- 2010-13 -
Nationals MVP
2011
2010
OBA Championships
Hamilton Transway
Seven straight Ontario Cup championships
‘Hazel Miner’ Ontario Player of the Year
2011
2010
Professional Career
2x NCAA Champion - 2015,16
WNBA Draft - 10th, 2018
WNBA All-Star - 2019
WNBL Champion - 2019, 20
WNBL MVP - 2020
Phoenix Mercury
Top Tips for OBA Athletes
Enjoy this part of your life. Bet on yourself.
Keep working every day.
CORY JOSEPH
From Pickering to the NBA
Team Ontario
- 2006-08 -
National Championship MVP - 2006
2nd Team All-Star - 2008
OBA Championships
Multiple Ontario Cup championships with Scarborough Blues
“James Rose” Ontario Player of the Year Award
2008
2006
Professional Career
NBA Draft - 29th, 2011
NBA Champion - 2014
San Antonio Spurs
Top Tips for OBA Athletes
Keep your dreams big.
There’s a lot of people you have now to look up to in your own country.
Keep that dream alive.
NATALIE ACHONWA
From Guelph to the WNBA
Team Ontario
- 2006-08 -
National Championship MVP - 2006, 2008
First-Team All-Star - 2007
Team Canada
AmeriCup
2015 - Gold
2013 - Silver
Pan Am Games
2015 - Gold
Professional Career
WNBA Draft - 9th, 2014
WNBA All-Rookie Team - 2015
Minnesota Lynx
Community
2020 - WNBA Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award
2019 - WNBA Season-Long Community Assist Award
Top Tips for OBA Athletes
Take advantage of every opportunity you’re given.
Be a great teammate, work hard, and come out victorious.
RJ BARRETT
From Mississauga to the NBA
Team Ontario
- 2014-2015 -
National Championship MVP - 2014
1st Team All-Star - 2015
Targeted Athlete
Identified at 12
Trained with Canada Basketball Junior Academy
Attended OSDP Camp 2013
Team Canada
FIBA U19 World Cup
2017 - Gold
2017 - MVP
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
2016 - Silver
Professional Career
NBA Draft - 3rd, 2019
New York Knicks
Top Tips for OBA Athletes
Team Ontario will build your confidence.
Keep going. You can do it.
BRIDGET CARLETON
From Chatham to the WNBA
Team Ontario
National Championship
1st Team All-Star - 2012
“Hazel Miner” Ontario Player of the Year Award
2012
NCAA
Iowa State
Big 12 Player of the Year - 2019
3x 1st Team All-Big 12 - 2017-19
Professional Career
WNBA Draft - 29th, 2019
Minnesota Lynx
Top Tips for OBA Athletes
Every step is progress towards your dream.
Love the game of basketball and you’ll never get tired of being the best you can.
ANTHONY BENNETT
From Brampton to the NBA
Team Ontario
National Championship
1st Team All-Star - 2008
NCAA
AP honourable mention All-American - 2013
MWC Freshman of the Year - 2013
First-team All-MWC - 2013
Canada Basketball
FIBA AmeriCup
2015 - Bronze
PanAm Games
2015 - Silver
FIBA U17 World Cup
2010 - Bronze
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
2009 - Bronze
Professional Career
NBA Draft - 1st Overall Pick, 2013
EuroLeague Champion - 2017
Agua Caliente Clippers
Top Tips for OBA Athletes
Learn to become mature, keep your head on straight.
Don’t dwell on things you can’t control.
KAYLA ALEXANDER
From Milton to the WNBA
Team Ontario
- 2005-07 -
1st Team All-Star - 2008
Community Initiatives
Author of "The Magic of Basketball" kids' book
Boys and Girls Club
Park Clean Up
School Visits
Faith Night
Canada Basketball
Senior Team - 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015
U19 Team - 2007, 2009
Professional Career
WNBA Draft - 8th, 2013
Brother, Kyle Alexander, played for Miami Heat
Minnesota Lynx
Top Tips for OBA Athletes
We’re lucky in Canada with so much access to sports.
Go to basketball camp, try out for a rep team, play at school or in your driveway or even practice your shooting form lying in bed.
NIK STAUSKAS
From Mississauga to the NBA
Team Ontario
National Championships
Gold - 2008
OBA Championships
Toronto 5-0
Mississauga Monarchs
3x Ontario Cup Championships
Canada Basketball
FIBA AmeriCup
Bronze - 2015
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
Bronze - 2009
Professional Career
NBA Draft - 8th, 2014
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