Date:10/29/2013  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
The majority of the athletes are excelling in the classroom, even considering that many of our students came to the program with the challenge of English as a second language, and all of them are coming from large semester public schools. We are proud to announce a very successful overall academic 1st quarter. We would like to take this time to highlight three of our student athlet...
Date:12/14/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHASE 1 Office: PHASE 1 UNDER EXAMINATION FOR 2013 RE-LAUNCH Toronto, Ontario, CANADA. December 14, 2012. – PHASE 1, Inc. one of Canada’s most historic leaders in Basketball Training, Development and Exposure, announces it will postpone its current Events and Programs in order to asses them for re-launch in 2013. &nb...
Date:10/17/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
With teams gearing up for yet another exciting year in the NPSAA, they'll get one last chance to make their final adjustments for the season with pre-season action scheduled this week. The three day tournament taking place over October 17-19 in three venues will help determine opening week rankings and give fans an opportunity to catch the best Canada has to offer a bit earlier than...
Date:09/29/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
It appears year-by-year more and more Canadians seem to be making their mark on the mainstream of basketball with a number of recognizable names in the collegiate levels and most recently the NBA. These successes have predominantly been the product of the growing trend of Canadian athletes taking their talents south of the border to increase their opportunities and exposure by playing...
Date:08/09/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
After a bitter ending loss at the Caribana Classic last weekend to Team OVO (featuring Amir Johnson), the PHASE 1 Elite men’s team got a second chance to prove themselves against reputable competition as they played against the College of Charleston at Ryerson University on August 9th. Get Recruited Canletes Lee Anna Osei caught up with Elite 1 team GM Chris Blackwood to talk abou...
Date:08/02/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
PHASE 1’s Basketball Academy Kicks off with a Special Guest Orlando Magic’s newest draftee, Andrew Nicholson coming back to his roots. Toronto, ON (August 2, 2012) – PHASE 1 Academy is opened their annual basketball academy for boys and girls with a development clinic and as an extra bonus Andrew Nicholson joined in. Taking place at Riverdale Collegiat...
Date:07/19/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
Tonight Great Britain will tip off against arguably one of the best teams USA has ever assembled for the Olympics...
Date:07/16/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
Amanda Davidson is a female athlete that made a name for herself years ago in the greater toronto area by showcasing her basketball skills. Amanda adopted the nickname “handles” throughout her high schoolcareer at West Hill Collegiate where she was coached under her nowlong time mentor, Wayne Dawkins. She went on to become a standout player in theprovince, and played in the All Canad...
Date:07/16/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
Amanda Davidson is a female athlete that made a name for herself years ago in the greater toronto area by showcasing her basketball skills. Amanda adopted the nickname “handles” throughout her high school career at West Hill Collegiate where she was coached under her now long time mentor, Wayne Dawkins. She went on to become a standout player in the province, and played in the All Ca...
Date:07/10/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
One of Toronto’s most anticipated community tournaments wa held this weekend, as the Annual ‘TG4LIFE’ tournament. The age grops varied from as young as 12U to open women’s and men’s. As we expected, many of the prospective youth were involved in some friendly neighbourhood battles to determine what area has the most talented athletes. The tournament...
Date:06/24/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
As students prepare themselves for the scorching hot summer break they got one last look at the best boys and girls high school basketball players from across the country at the 12thannual Rumble in the TDot All-Canada Classic. The fun filled event held at the Air Canada Centre for the third consecutive year was a relative success with nearly 2,000 fans in attendance. Along with the solid turn...
Date:06/11/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
By: Umar Ali For the past few years Canadian basketball at the youth level has been at ends with the choice of young athletes heading to the US to compete against stiffer competition at the high school level. It has been a decision that has come with mixed results both abroad and here at home. For some of the expatriate players the opportunity south of the border has allowed their...
Date:06/06/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
By: Umar Ali Looking for some of the brightest young talent in Canadian basketball? The 12th annual Rumble in the T-Dot’s All-Canada Classic on June 13 at the Air Canada Centre will feature some of the exceptional athletes making noise both here and abroad. A staple of Canadian high school hoops for over a decade, the event has showcased some of the biggest and brightest...
Date:06/01/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
To call it an assembly of the best the country has to offer would be misleading but before they were household names and a who’s who in Canadian basketball circles some of the nation’s most highly touted hoops talents first made their mark in the PHASE 1 Rising Stars game. The yearly showcase event features some of the brightest young ball players before they’ve developed int...
Date:05/22/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
2012 RUMBLE-ACC REVISITS AN OLD FORMAT CANADA North vs CANADA SOUTH PHASE 1’s annual All Canada Classic has taken on a few different formats over the years in an effort to keep the event exciting and competitive. The original boy’s event was a very bold effort to put the best of Toronto verses the rest of Canada, with an undercard match up of the second best group of Toronto play...
Date:05/18/2012  Source:Phase 1 Basketball
Toronto, ON: The Annual Rising Stars Showcase will NOT feature all the household names in our province. Instead, they will feature standout boys and girls that have had equally successful seasons, with most not participating in provincial or national programs. With talent from the boys and girls side coming from as far as Winnipeg Manitoba, to as south to North Carolina, the 2012 Rising Stars ...