The 3rd annual "Shoot For Those In Need" Charity Basketball Game is set to be the most exciting event to date. We plan to accomplish our objective by hosting a basketball game that will showcase the best young talent the Lower Mainland has to offer. The DRIVE All-Stars which will feature DRIVE Coaches Pasha Bains, Bol Kong, Chad Clifford plus more! They will be playing against CIS/BCAA All-Stars.
This year, the event will be held at Earl Marriott Secondary in White Rock, British Columbia on Friday, December 19th, 2008 and the game is set to tip off at 7:30 p.m.
Earl Marriott Secondary School
15751 16th Avenue
White Rock, B.C.
V4A 1S1
Admission will be $2 for students and $5 for adults. There will be more information about the charities at the door. In addition, we will be accepting any donations of non-perishable food items, as well as jackets, blankets and sweaters.
DRIVE All-Stars vs. CIS/BCAA All-Stars
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DRIVE All-Stars | |
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Name |
Notes |
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Pasha Bains |
1998 BC AAA MVP, CIS MVP 2004 |
| Kyle Russell | CIS MVP 2003 |
| Novell Thomas | Canadian National Team |
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Chad Clifford |
1999 BC AAA MVP |
| Pete Morris | All-Canadian CIS |
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Jordan Mason |
All-Canadian CIS |
| Aman Heran | Univ. of Calgary All-Star |
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Taylor Cheris-Wilding |
All-Canadian BCAA |
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Emmy Unaegbu |
2 Sport Star at SFU |
| Aaron Christensen | 2000 BC AAA MVP |
| Gil Cheung | 1998 BC AAA First-Team All-Star |
| Honorary Player/Coaches: | |
| Howard Kelsey | 1975 BC AAA MVP - Two time Olympian, FISU gold Medallist, Basketball BC Hall of Fame. |
| Lars Hansen | 1972-73 BC AAA MVP - National Basketball and BC basketball Hall of Fame. Montreal Olympics. |
| Ron Putzi | 1988 BC AAA MVP - FISU silver medalist, Team Canada. |
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CIS/BCAA/HIGH SCHOOL All-Stars | ||
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Name |
School |
Notes |
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Bol Kong |
Gonzaga |
2005 BC AAA First Team All-Star, '08 BCAA R.O.Y |
| Sean Anthony | McGill | CIS Conference all-star (QSSF 1st Team) |
| Andrew Sturgeon | Douglas | 2007 CCAA Player of the Year |
| Graeme McCallum | Douglas | 2008 CCAA Finals MVP |
| Clayton Crellin | Douglas | 2007 BC AAA First-Team All-Star |
| Clavin Westbrook | TWU | 2005 BC AAA First-Team All-Star |
| Roopi Clair | UNBC | |
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Lucian Sauciuc |
TRU |
AAA All-Star |
| Drew Slaght | Douglas | |
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Gurjote Jhaj |
UFV |
AAA All-Star |
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Emerson Murray |
St. Georges |
DRIVE U17 Elite Team Member |
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About the Shooting Clinic:
This year in addition to the Charity Basketball game DRIVE will be running a Shooting Clinic for players in grades 5-12 from 5:30-7:00pm, prior to tip off of the Feature game. All proceeds from the Shooting Clinic will be donated to the local Charities involved with the event.
The DRIVE Shooting Clinic will be run by Head Coaches Pasha Bains (UBC) and Chad Clifford (UBC). Pasha is a former CIS Player of the Year (2004) and two-time CIS Scoring Champion, while Chad has extensive University playing experience himself having been an all-star at SFU and played Division I Basketball.
Concepts Covered:
Shooting off the proper Fingers & proper rotation
Sighting the Basket
Body Mechanics & Using your Legs
Squaring the body before Catching
Plus multiple shooting contests!
The Shooting Clinic will be 90 minutes in duration and the cost is $20.00. All proceeds from this clinic will be donated to the local charities invloved with this event. To register for the shooting clinic please scroll down to the bottom of the page or you can go register now by clicking here!