• Toronto WNBA expansion opens door for athletes at home

    Jacob Smith Toronto has been announced as the latest expansion franchise for the WNBA, getting a team for 2026 to play out of the Coca Cola Coliseum. With women’s basketball fans in Canada finally getting what they’ve been asking for with a team at home to cheer for, this also opens up a door for…

  • Pro Canadian Invitational showcasing all-stars

    Jacob Smith There is something mesmerizing about watching a league, watching your favourite players play for their own teams throughout the season, and getting to an all-star game break and suddenly all of your favourite players are on the same floor playing the same game. The Pro Canadian Invitational filled a growing void in Canada…

  • CEBL proving atmosphere matters like talent

    Jacob Smith The 2024 CEBL season is weeks away and each season continuing to get better and better shows a different path to consuming basketball that other leagues should copy. From the very start, the CEBL has put emphasis on community and atmosphere, and they are creating an environment for anyone to enjoy the sport,…

  • Build for the future: Suggestions for OUA basketball marketing

    Jacob Smith I’m writing this from the perspective of someone who has been around OUA basketball for a decade and OUA basketball marketing for 7 years, but this will just be what the title implies, suggestions based on observations. I’ve followed along very closely with every OUA women’s basketball team’s social media over the last…

  • Stars show out for day one

    Photo: Don Volkander/Alberta Athletics Jacob Smith There’s a overused saying, big time players make big time plays in big time games. That phrase couldn’t be more true after day one of the U SPORTS Women’s Basketball Final 8. In every game, the stars came out to play and pushed their side over the edge, and…

  • Chadwick DPOY a long time coming

    Jacob Smith Julia Chadwick won the OUA’s Defensive Player of the Year award for the 2023-2024 Women’s Basketball season, and it’s about time. As the Queen’s Gaels have been rising to the level of national contenders where they’re at now, Julia Chadwick has been playing at a MVP level, and aside from All-Star nods, hasn’t…

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