10 Year Club
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Vince Akinyode Joins the 10-Year Club
Congratulations to Vince Akinyode for being the sole player in 2017 to join the 10 Year Club. Vince attended J. Percy Page high school where he honed his fundamentals before making the tough transition to the college game at The King’s University College in 2004. He spent 4 years with the Eagles and has been a permanent fixture in the Edmonton basketball scene ever since. Vince is also a prolific hip-hop dancer, teacher and choreographer and continues to follow his passion through performing and passing along the gift to the future generations.
Congratulations, Vince!
Josh Melton Joins the 10-Year Club
Congratulations to Josh Melton for becoming a member of the 2016 class to join the CAN Events Agency 10 Year Club. Josh was discovered playing pick up basketball at the MacEwan gym by Chuma Nwobosi as he was preparing for his 1st year as head coach of the NAIT Ooks in the summer of 2004. Josh was raw, passionate and athletic. He quickly soaked up the college environment and thrived in a system with structure and discipline. His basketball intelligence grew exponentially in his 2 years at NAIT and he was extremely efficient in his role as he learned how to free his teammates for open looks and capitalize on his strengths to attack mismatches. Josh averaged over 50% shooting from the field in his college career and had a reputation as a teammate that could be counted on to provide defense, toughness and consistency.
Congratulations Josh!
Joel Allen Joins the 10-Year Club
Congratulations to Joel Allen for becoming a member of the 2016 class to join the CAN Events Agency 10 Year Club. Joel had an illustrious basketball career. He was a member of Edmonton’s version of the Fab Five Freshmen with Ross Sheppard where all 5 freshmen went on to eventually play either NCAA or CIS basketball. Joel went on to play for Dawson College (Quebec), Concordia University College, Lakeland College and the University of Alberta. In 2003/04, Joel led all players in the ACAC North division with 22.42 points per game as a member of the upstart Lakeland Rustlers.
Congratulations Joel!
Jason Harke Becomes 1st Member of the 10-Year Club
Congratulations to Jason Harke for becoming the 1st player to be inducted into the CAN Events Agency 10 Year Club. Jason Harke spent 4 years as a player for NAIT between 1995 and 1999. He also played an instrumental role with the NAIT Ooks as an assistant coach to both Marc Dobell and Chuma Nwobosi from 1999 - 2008, including winning 3 coach of the year honors with the coaching staff during his tenure. In his time with NAIT, Harke won 3 consecutive ACAC provincial titles and 1 CCAA National Championship.
Congratulations Jason!
