Hoop Nations

Ashley McGinnis hopes to lead her team, the Similkameen Starbirds, to a second consecutive victory in one of the largest all-Indigenous basketball tournaments in Canada, the All-Native Basketball Tournament.

Jade Montgomery-Waardenburg has been able to dribble since she was two years old, but will her honed skills be enough to lead the Similkameen Starbirds to their second consecutive victory at the All-Native Basketball Tournament?

Talon Weasel Head has three priorities: family, school and basketball. Talon must show off his skills after making the elite Kakatosiiks travel team. Their first test as a team is the Native American Basketball Invitational in Phoenix, Arizona.

Madison Terbasket and her cousins look to lead their team, the Okanagan College Coyotes, to a redemption victory against a more physical opponent, the Langara Falcons.

Sterling Peterson is a crafty, do-it-all guard who will do anything to win. Playing for the Similkameen men’s team, he hopes to lead them to their first-ever victory at the All-Native Basketball Tournament.

Keoni Sacco eats, breathes and sleeps basketball. In one of the games for his new prep school’s team, the William Academy Vikings, could he be the spark they need to beat their highly ranked opponent, Crestwood Prep?