Manitoba's Kyler Filewich has been selected to participate in the Nike Bio Steel Future All-Canadians All-Star Game set for Sunday April 9 at 6:00 pm local time at the Athlete Institute Field House in Orangeville, Ontario. The Future game features the top basketball players from around Canada and is part of the All-Canadian weekend that will see the Bio Steel All-Canadian Game take place this Monday, live on TSN. That game will feature Mantobans Emanuel Akot and Daniel Sackey. |
| Kyler Filewich, 2nd from the right, was named a 1st Team All-Canadian at the 2016 Canada Basketball National Championships hosted in Winnipeg. |
Kyler is a grade 10 student at Vincent Massey Collegiate and has been a member of the Manitoba Provincial Team and Centre for Performance Programs for the past number of years. He was named a First Team All-Canadian at the 2016 Canada Basketball National Championships hosted last summer in Winnipeg. Last month, he was named to the AAAA Boys Provincial Championships All-Star Team (pictured below). The game takes place Sunday, April 9th @ 6:00PM local time.
More information on the event can be found at http://biosteelallcanadian.com/
Manitoba Provincial Team Biography
Full Name: Kyler Filewich
Team Position: Forward
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Present Grade: Grade 10
Years in Basketball: 6 years.
School: Vincent Massey Collegiate
Basketball Club: Junior Bisons/ The Academy
Favourite Player & Team: Matthew Dellavedova - Los Angeles Lakers.
Summer Goals: To continue to improve and win gold at Nationals.
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Winning provincial championships last year and playing on this team last year.
Biggest Basketball Influence: My parents.
After High School: Play D1 or CIS basketball.
Basketball Aspirations: To become the best player I can be.
When Basketball Career is Over: Go to university and become a sports medicine physician.
