15U Male Provincial Team Player Profiles

Basketball Manitoba is proud to present the Manitoba Provincial Team program which identifies, trains and develops the top basketball players in the province.  Get to know the current team members below.  Click or tap on an image to view it in full size.  

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Full Name: Tiago Oliveira
Team: 15U Male
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winkler
Present Grade: Grade 9
School: Garden Valley Collegiate
Basketball Club: Jr. Bison Basketball
Summer Goals: Compete everyday and become the best I can be. 
Years in Basketball: 6 years
Basketball Aspirations: Get GVC to provincial finals. Play collage basketball.
Favourite Player & Team: Russel Westbrook
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Hitting a game winner on Jr. Alliance. Winning tournament in Grand Forks. 
Biggest Basketball Influence: Coaches and former players
Biggest Influence in Life: Parents 
After High School: Play collage basketball
When Basketball Career is Over: Train players. Coach

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Full Name: Shawn Maranan
Team: 15U Male
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg, Mb
Present Grade: Grade 9
School: Sisler High School
Basketball Club: Winnipeg Blizzards
Summer Goals: To dunk
Years in Basketball: 11 years
Basketball Aspirations: Play college ball. 
Favourite Player & Team: DeMar Derozan & Toronto Raptors
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Winning the Provinical championship 3 years in a row. 
Biggest Basketball Influence: My Dad
Biggest Influence in Life: Family & Friends
After High School: Play college ball.
When Basketball Career is Over: Train young kids.

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Full Name: Justin Omaga
Team: 15U Male
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Present Grade: Grade 9
School: Garden City Collegiate
Basketball Club: Mayhem
Summer Goals: I would like to be dunking by the end of the summer, improving my vertical and also my shooting to knock down those three's precisely and consistently. Also to work on finishing moves to get to the basket, and control my momentum when finishing.
Years in Basketball: 8 years
Basketball Aspirations: I've only dreamed of having to play college ball division 1, and hope to pursue a long basketball career. Making the NBA would be nice, I know I have to be working hard day in and day out.
Favourite Player & Team: Cavaliers, Lebron James
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Winning JV School basketball provincials, KPAC, and also making the provincial basketball team.
Biggest Basketball Influence: No one
Biggest Influence in Life: My Parents
After High School: Play college basketball in D-1 league and to   
pursue a dream life long getting paid to play a game I love.
When Basketball Career is Over: Not sure yet.

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Full Name: Aliou Sesay
Team: 15U Male
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 9
School: Kelvin high school 
Basketball Club: Gladiators 
Summer Goals: take more ankles! also "cock that joint back and bang on em at nationals!" 
Years in Basketball: 7 years
Basketball Aspirations: become a better basketball player also a great leader some day 
Favourite Player & Team: Joe pham, freedom sanderson and stephen curry
Fondest Memory in Basketball: hitting a game tying three on my fellow teammate Tiagos face ;)
Biggest Basketball Influence: Steve Nash 
Biggest Influence in Life: my grandma 
After High School: hopefully receive a basketball scholarship to a D1 school 
When Basketball Career is Over: give back to my parents

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Full Name: Mark Tachie
Team: 15U Male
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 9
School: St.Paul's High School
Basketball Club: Jr. Bisons
Summer Goals: I want to get some cool socks and win a gold medal.
Years in Basketball: 5 years
Basketball Aspirations: My basketball aspirations are to play college ball and to get some nice Nike gear.
Favourite Player & Team: Nick Young Golden State Warriors
Fondest Memory in Basketball: My fondest memory in basketball was winning the Wesmen Classic.
Biggest Basketball Influence: 2K10-2K15
Biggest Influence in Life: My parents
After High School: After high school I would like to play college basketball.
When Basketball Career is Over: After my basketball career is over I would like to be a dentist and to have a nice big house.

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Full Name: Tiernan Marshall
Team: 15U Male
Position: Forward
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Present Grade: Grade 9
School: Maples collegiate
Basketball Club: Jr alliance
Summer Goals: win gold, try to be the best/hardest worker for nationals, have fun, make my mom and coaches proud, and try to grow a inch or two
Years in Basketball: 3 years
Basketball Aspirations: to play in collage for a year then take my talents to south beach.
Favourite Player & Team: Derrick rose and bulls
Fondest Memory in Basketball: all the ankles I have collected, hitting game winning shots and playing with my club team this year.
Biggest Basketball Influence: Larry Bird 
Biggest Influence in Life: my mother and brother
After High School: play either college basketball or NBA D-League
When Basketball Career is Over: Become a coach, have a family, and enjoy life.

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Full Name: Chris Alexander
Team: 15U Male
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 9
School: Westdale Jr high
Basketball Club: Warriors 
Summer Goals: work on my shot and foot work.
Years in Basketball: 8 years
Basketball Aspirations: win nationals
Favourite Player & Team: Kobe/Bulls 
Fondest Memory in Basketball: making the 15u provincial team.
Biggest Basketball Influence: MJ
Biggest Influence in Life: My family
After High School: go to university and obtain a degree.
When Basketball Career is Over: get a job and teach young ones about the game of basketball.

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Full Name: Terrel Jordan
Team: 15U Male
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Present Grade: Grade 8
School: Arthur A. Leach
Basketball Club: Winnipeg Legacy
Summer Goals: Dunk on everyone and win GOLD in Nationals this summer!
Years in Basketball: 2 years
Basketball Aspirations: Play University ball in America
Favourite Player & Team: Jeff Teague, Atlanta Hawks
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Winning the Junior High Invitational Tournament this year
Biggest Basketball Influence: My parents
Biggest Influence in Life: Family & Friends
After High School: Get a scholarship and play University ball 
When Basketball Career is Over: Coach basketball

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Full Name: Matt Fedak
Team: 15U Male
Position: Forward
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 9
School: Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
Basketball Club: Jr. Bisons
Summer Goals: win gold, make my parents proud.
Years in Basketball: 4 years
Basketball Aspirations: Play university ball.
Favourite Player & Team: Klay Thompson, GSW
Fondest Memory in Basketball: making the game winning shot against Jr. Alliance.
Biggest Basketball Influence: My parents
Biggest Influence in Life: My parents
After High School: Go to university.
When Basketball Career is Over: own a business and get rich.

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Full Name: Zeke Plischke
Team: 15U Male
Position: Forward
Hometown: Selkirk 
Present Grade: Grade 9
School: East Selkirk Middle School 
Basketball Club: Junior Bison 
Summer Goals: work hard and come away from nationals with a gold metal
Years in Basketball: 4 years
Basketball Aspirations: go as far as I can and still make lots of money 
Favourite Player & Team: idk
Fondest Memory in Basketball: dunking for the first time in 2013 
Biggest Basketball Influence: myself 
Biggest Influence in Life: My Grandpa 
After High School: Go to the University Of Manitoba and become an architect 
When Basketball Career is Over: continue on what ever career I have

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Full Name: Cole Newkirk
Team: 15U Male
Position: Forward
Hometown: La Salle
Present Grade: Grade 9
School: Linden Christian
Basketball Club: Jr. Bisons
Summer Goals: Improve and win nationals.
Years in Basketball: 7 years
Basketball Aspirations: Get to University for free.
Favourite Player & Team: Andrew Wiggins Toronto Raptors
Fondest Memory in Basketball: First dunk
Biggest Basketball Influence: Michael Jordan
Biggest Influence in Life: my family
After High School: Play university basketball
When Basketball Career is Over: Train other players

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Full Name: Kyler Filewich
Team: 15U Male
Position: Forward
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 8
School: Arthur A Leach
Basketball Club: Junior Bisons
Summer Goals: Win gold at nationals and improve as a player.
Years in Basketball: 3 years
Basketball Aspirations: My basketball aspirations are to play D1 college ball.
Favourite Player & Team: Kobe Bryant & Los Angeles Lakers
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Winning the grade 8 provincial championships.
Biggest Basketball Influence: My parents.
Biggest Influence in Life: My family.
After High School: After high school I want to play college basketball.
When Basketball Career is Over: Become a doctor and a coach.

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Full Name: Marcus Foreman
Team: 15U Male
Position: Forward
Hometown: selkirk
Present Grade: Grade 8
School: Ecole Selkirk Jr. High
Basketball Club: junior bisons
Summer Goals: Get as much as possible out of the team 
Years in Basketball: 6 years
Basketball Aspirations: to play college and go as far as i can
Favourite Player & Team: Lebron James, Clevland Cavs
Fondest Memory in Basketball: In grade 7 it was finals the game was tied and with 5 seconds left i scored a lay up and got game winer
Biggest Basketball Influence: my parents
Biggest Influence in Life: My Family 
After High School: hopefully get a scholarship into a good college with a good basketball program and possibly make the NBA
When Basketball Career is Over: I would like to be a police officer after my basketball career is over

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Full Name: Emmanuel Adesida
Team: 15U Male
Position: Forward
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 9
School: Arthur A. Leach
Basketball Club: 
Summer Goals: Work hard over the summer to get to the next elite level of basketball. As well as improve my overall basketball skillset and athleticism.
Years in Basketball: 4 years
Basketball Aspirations: Make it to the NBA.
Favourite Player & Team: Lebron James & Clevland Cavaliers
Fondest Memory in Basketball: In my freshman year, my school basketball team and I won our home school tournament against a top ranked school team in the province.
Biggest Basketball Influence: Lebron James
Biggest Influence in Life: My parents
After High School: I will play D1 college ball in the States, after that, move on to the NBA.
When Basketball Career is Over: I'll work a bit in the business industry.

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Full Name: Donald Stewart
Team: 15U Male
Position: Forward
Hometown: Winnipeg 
Present Grade: Grade 8
School: College Beliveau
Basketball Club: Jr Bisons
Summer Goals: To become a better a perimeter defender.
Years in Basketball: 5 years
Basketball Aspirations: To earn a scholarship to play in University.
Favourite Player & Team: Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Winning back to back school basketball championships in grade 7 and 8.
Biggest Basketball Influence: All my coaches
Biggest Influence in Life: My parents
After High School: Play University basketball
When Basketball Career is Over: Coach

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