HONEY BADGERS PLAYERS HAVE REPRESENTED THEIR COUNTRY ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE IN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF COMPETITION.


CANADA, NIGERIA, AND GREAT BRITAIN HAVE ALL HAD REPRESENTATION FROM PLAYERS WHO ONCE HAVE WORN THE PINSTRIPES.

aaron best

HONEY BADGERS guard (2022)

cURRENTly PLAYING for the london lions of the british basketball league

Best represented Canada in the FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifiers. In 7 games, the guard averaged 10.4 points including a 22 point performance in a Window 5 win over Panama. Best won a championship in his first season with the Honey Badgers, where he averaged 12.8 points and 3.8 rebounds. The Scarborough native played and attended Toronto Metropolitan University before turning professional. Following the 2022 CEBL season, Best signed with the London Lions of the British Basketball League and won a BBL Cup Championship with the team.

CALEB AGADA

HONEY BADGERS GUARD (2019, 2020, 2022)

cURRENTly PLAYING FOR BC Prometey of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague

Caleb Agada played three games for Nigeria during the FIBA AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers in Rwanda, where he averaged 10.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game. The Burlington, Ontario-native also represented Nigeria in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Agada is the only player in Honey Badgers history to play three seasons with the team. He is the franchise’s all-time leader in total assists (122) and total steals (51) and is second all-time in total rebounds (149).

KYLE JOHNSON

HONEY BADGERS GUARD (2021, 2022)

cURRENTLY PLAYING FOR THE NEWCASTLE EAGLES OF THE BRITISH BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Kyle Johnson appeared in one game for Great Britain during the FIBA World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers. Prior to arriving in Hamilton, Johnson appeared in 5 games representing Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, in addition to numerous European Championships between 2013 and 2019. Johnson has been a Honey Badger over the last two seasons (2021 and 2022). In 12 career games with the franchise, the 6-foot-5 guard has averaged 6.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists.

JEAN-VICTOR MUKAMA

HONEY BADGERS GUARD (2020, 2021)

Jean-Victor Mukama appeared in Windows 2, 4, and 5 of the FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. He tallied a total of 15 points in his four appearances throughout the Qualifiers. Mukama played for the Honey Badgers in 2020 and 2021. He led the team in scoring during the 2020 Summer Series with 14.1 points per game, and was named to the First Team All CEBL. Over his two seasons in Hamilton, Mukama scored 263 points (5th most in franchise history) and leads the club in rebounds (150)

THOMAS KENNEDY

HONEY BADGERS FORWARD AND U SPORTS DEVELOPMENT PLAYER (2019, 2021)

CURRENTLY PLAYING FOR THE university of WINDSOR LANCERs

Thomas Kennedy represented Team Canada in the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers, the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 in Brazil, the U23 GLOBL JAM held in Toronto, and the FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. In six games in the AmeriCup, he averaged 6.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 19.7 minutes per game. Kennedy played for the Honey Badgers in 2019 and 2021. He played 14 games in the 2021 campaign and tallied averages of 5.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in 18 minutes per game.

KALIF YOUNG

HONEY BADGERS FORWARD (2020, 2021)

CURRENTLY PLAYING FOR Medi Bayreuth of Basketball Bundesliga

Kalif Young played for Canada in the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 in Brazil, where he averaged 3.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.0 steal, and 1.0 block in 24.2 minutes per game. He also played for Canada during the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers and appeared in seven games during the FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. Young played two seasons with the Honey Badgers from 2020 to 2021. The 6-foot-9 big man led the team in rebounds per game during the 2021 campaign, averaging 6.8 boards per contest.

OWEN KLASSEN

HONEY BADGERS FORWARD (2020)

Currently playing for EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Basketball Bundesliga

Owen Klassen has represented Canada in the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers and the FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. He played in six World Cup qualifying games and tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds in their win over Venezuela. Klassen was a Honey Badger during the 2020 Summer Series. He played in all eight games with all-around averages of 8.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks.

JAYLEN BABB-HARRISON

HONEY BADGERS GUARD (2020)

Jaylen Babb-Harrison played for Canada during the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 in Brazil. He appeared in five games and averaged 2.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in 8.0 minutes per game. Babb-Harrison was a Honey Badger during the 2020 Summer Series, starting in seven of eight games with averages of 8.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists.

DUANE NOTICE

HONEY BADGERS guard (2019, 2020)

Duane Notice represented Canada in two games during the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers. He played for the Honey Badgers in the 2020 season, where he averaged 15.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.3 steals. He scored his season-high of 23 points with three 3-pointers on July 29 versus the Edmonton Stingers.

MIKYLE MCINTOSH

HONEY BADGERS FORWARD (2019)

CURRENTLY PLAYING FOR Saga Ballooners IN THE Japanese B.League

MiKyle McIntosh played for Team Canada during the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers. He appeared in all four games with averages of 2.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 13.4 minutes per game. McIntosh played with the Honey Badgers for a couple of games during the 2019 season. In his debut, he tallied 17 points and drained four three-pointers in a narrow two-point loss to the Edmonton Stingers.

JOHN LASHWAY

Hamilton Honey Badgers President
History has a way of repeating itself. John Lashway brought nine years of National Basketball Association management experience with the Portland Trail Blazers to Toronto in 1995 to play a key role in the launch of the Toronto Raptors organization. Now, as president of the Hamilton Honey Badgers and executive vice president of strategy and communications with the Canadian Elite Basketball League, he has a key role in leading the launch of Canada’s national professional basketball league.

“There have been two defining moments for basketball in Canada—the creation of the Raptors and the creation of the Canadian Elite Basketball League--and I have had the privilege of being at the center of both,” Lashway says. “The Raptors provided the spark for unprecedented growth of basketball in Canada. The CEBL is fueling that by bringing professional basketball into four provinces this year and to others across the country in the near future, exposing our country’s many elite players to communities that otherwise would only see world class professional basketball on television. To have been a Canadian resident and citizen throughout the 24-year progression of that evolution has been very rewarding.”

“The CEBL is about access and opportunity for all to engage in the sport that we love. Every person, every business, every community group that may have a desire to engage in basketball should be able to do so in the ways that work best for them. The CEBL is a national movement that will further drive the skyrocketing participation rates that basketball has experienced.”

Lashway spent 22 seasons in senior management positions in the NBA, and 10 in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, serving as senior vice president of communications and community development with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. He led seven departments for communications, community development, and two charitable foundations, while accountable to a multitude of marketing and corporate initiatives. His combined experience in the boardroom and in the lockerroom is unsurpassed. He worked more than 1,000 games during his NBA career, 500 games during his NHL career, consulted to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the 2015 season, spent 10 years as an official scorer in minor league baseball, worked with 16 teams for five years at a major NCAA Division 1 program, and grew up competing in baseball, golf, cross country, and track and field.

In 2008 Lashway launched Lashway Consulting Group in his native Oregon and in Ontario. The firm continues to deliver brand development, communications, community engagement, and business strategies to clients across North America in real estate development, higher education, health care, sports, culture, recreation, entertainment, the performing arts, and not-for-profits. He has had the rare distinction of participating in the design, construction, and opening of seven major sports and entertainment venues.

“Growing up in a family where sports, political activism, and making a difference in the community were prioritized has enabled me to take on tremendous challenges and be comfortable working with a full spectrum of people,” Lashway says. “Helping individuals develop to be their best has been my calling, and that applies naturally to the CEBL where developing basketball players, officials, coaches, and front office staff is the daily mission.”

Lashway’s professional career began with a staff position in the athletic department at his alma mater, the University of Oregon. He served five years working with one of America’s most prominent men’s and women’s intercollegiate programs and
with Olympic athletes before joining the Trail Blazers as the second youngest communications director in the NBA. During his tenure with the Blazers, the team reached the NBA Finals twice and was consistently one of the top organizations in the
league. He was recruited to Canada in 1995 before the Raptors had players or coaches to help put together the organizational structure and introduce the team and league brands to an Ontario market that was unfamiliar with professional basketball.

When he’s not helping organizations and entrepreneurs develop their brands, Lashway enjoys spending time with his family and attending sports and performing arts events. He also enjoys teaming up with others to make history.
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