Juno Hoops Basketball Event @ Ryerson University
TORONTO – The first-ever Juno Hoops celebrity basketball game in support of MusiCounts, Canada’s national music education charity, took place at Ryerson’s Kerr Hall Gymnasium on Monday, March 21.
As part of the 40th Anniversary of the Juno Awards, two teams of acclaimed Canadian musicians and athletes competed for the inaugural Juno Hoops trophy, complemented by musical performances.
Ryerson Rams players Ashley MacDonald, Alexandrea Tkaczyk, Jordon Gauthier and Bjorn Michaelsen will partipate in the game, while Ryerson coaches Roy Rana and Charles Kissi will coach to the celebrity squads.
Celebrity Players:
Donovan Bailey, three-time World champion and Olympic double gold medalist sprinter
Max Kerman, lead singer of The Arkells
Glenn Lewis, Grammy nominated and Juno Award winner Best R&B/Soul Recording (2002)
J.E. Skeets & Tas Melas, co-hosts of The Basketball Jones Show on The Score
DJ Future the Prince, Drake’s official tour DJ
Skratch Bastid, first DJ to be nominated for a Juno (Producer of the Year, 2008)
Ray Robinson, former R&B/Soul Juno Award nominee
Will Strickland, former professional player and UMAC president
Dwayne Morgan, award-winning spoken word poet
DJ Doc, Kardinal Offishall’s official tour DJ and programmer on CHRY 105.5 FM
Devo Brown, media personality
Michael Grange, Globe and Mail writer, author of Basketball’s Greatest Stars
Dwayne Pitt, MAS Band bandleader (2009 Scotiabank Caribana Band of the Yearwinner)
Aion Clarke, Toronto R&B star
Adam White (lead vocalist) & James Nelan (lead guitarist) of The Reason, top rock band.
Honourary Guest Coach:
Tanya Kim, etalk Anchor
Archie Alleyne, Award-winning jazz drummer and founder of group, Kollage
Hosting and Game-Day Beats
Mark Strong, Toronto Raptors game-day host and hype man
Kid Kut, renowned urban music producer/promoter
DJ Garrick Estick (Roots Canada)
Pre-game Entertainment:
Toronto R&B singer Aion, who sang Canadian national anthem at this year’s NBA All-Star game weekend festivities in Los Angeles, will do the honours at Juno Hoops
Half-time Entertainment:
Renowned CW Jeffreys Collegiate Institute Drum Line performed a new piece written just for Juno Hoops. The school’s music program received MusiCounts funding in 2010.
Ryerson University Rams participants:
Men’s Basketball Coach, Roy Rana
Women’s Basketball coach, Charles Kissi
Jordan Gauthier (Ontario University Athletics East All-Rookie Team), Bjorn Michaelsen
Ashley MacDonald (Ontario University Athletics East First-Team All-Star), Alexandrea Tkaczyk
Kelsey Wingerak reports.
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