In May 2015, Ontario Basketball formed a partnership with Pretty River Sports & Entertainment to launch the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA). The league is part of an overall shift in Ontario high school-aged basketball competition.
The vision of OSBA is to identify, develop, and support targeted Ontario basketball teams and, in turn, athletes to achieve the goals of developing Ontario athletes for post-secondary, national and international competition. In addition, this elite league helps increase the number and quality of Ontario athletes competing in the province at the Train to Compete stage of the Long-Term Athlete Development model.
Ultimately, the goal of the league is to provide elite-level competition and exposure to premier high school basketball programs and to ultimately raise the entire basketball environment in Ontario and Canada, as basketball is a popular sport and some people even do bets on it using these great free NBA picks you can find here.
In addition to partnering with sport schools or academies not currently served by Ontario Basketball, OSBA provides proper periodized training, development and competition models for high performance athletes. OSBA also focuses on providing coaches with additional education and NCCP professional development, while increasing athletes’ exposure to talent identifiers from Canada Basketball, CCAA, CIS and NCAA.
Past Men’s Champions
- 2020: Orangeville Prep
- 2019: TRC Academy
- 2018: TRC Academy
- 2017: Orangeville Prep
- 2016: Athlete Institute Prep
Past Women’s Champions
- 2020: Crestwood Prep
- 2019: Crestwood Prep
- 2018: Lincoln Prep
- 2017: Lincoln Prep
Notable Alumni
Ignas Brazdeikis
Ignas “Iggy” Brazdeikis is a Lithuanian-Canadian professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association.
Born: January 8, 1999 – Kaunas, Lithuania
Height: 6’7″ (2.01 m)
Team: Orlando Magic (Small forward)
NBA draft: 2019, Sacramento Kings (Round: 2 / Pick: 17)
Notable Alumni
Oshae Brissett
Oshae Brissett is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association.
Born: June 20, 1998 – Toronto, Ontario
Height: 6’8″ (2.03 m)
Team: Indiana Pacers (Small forward)
NBA draft: Undrafted – Signed with Raptors in July 2019
Notable Alumni
Thon Maker
Thon Maker is a Sudanese-born Australian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association.
Born: February 25, 1997, Wau, South Sudan
Height: 2.16 m
Wingspan: 7’1″ (2.16 m)
Team: Cleveland Cavaliers (Power forward, Centre)
NBA draft: 2016, Milwaukee Bucks (Round: 1 / Pick: 10)
Contact
Carmelo Mallia
Director, High Performance