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MEET THE FOUNDERS
Pasha Bains
Co-Founder of Drive Basketball
Pasha Bains has a Master's degree in Coaching from UBC & played NCAA Div. 1 at Clemson Univ. in the ACC. He's the all-time leading scorer in B.C. tourney history & MVP in Richmond's '98 BC title. Pasha was named Canada MVP at SFU. He's SFU's all-time career avg. scorer & Canada West top scorer in UBC's 20-0 season. Pasha has been named 'Top 10 Richmondite', 'Best Player of the '90's' & was recently inducted into the Richmond Wall of Fame. know more
Chad Clifford
Co-Founder of Drive Basketball
Chad Clifford, co-founder of Drive Basketball, was the former AAA MVP, while leading the White Rock Christian Warriors to the AAA Provincial title. Chad played NCAA Div. 1 at St. Francis (PA). He graduated from the University of British Columbia (UBC) completing his degree in Human Kinetics. He was a member of the basketball team at UBC that completed a perfect 20-0 regular season in Canada West play and earned the Pacific Division title. know more
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Congrats to our Oval U16 & 15 Elite II teams for winning their divisions at the BC Spring Showcase!
Our 16 Elite II team continues to improve and are having a really good summer. The team is loaded with some really good ballers!
Our U15 Elite II team is playing their best BBall of the summer and really starting to come together!
Great job fellas! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
Our youngest teams at all our locations continue to grow and improve their game.
We've got so many talented young ballers playing!
S/O to our DRIVE Oval U10 & U11 Elite I teams for winning the BC Spring Showcase this past weekend!
Amazing to see the improvement of all our kids and teams at these ages.
Keep up the great work young fellas & coaches!
DRIVE Spring Classic up next! π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
Huge congrats to some of our DRIVE teams who won their divisions at the BC Spring Showcase!
π DRIVE LEC U17
π DRIVE LEC U14
π DRIVE JVA U15
π DRIVE JVA U13
π DRIVE Burnaby U17
π DRIVE Burnaby U12
π DRIVE Burnaby U14
Awesome job by all players & coaches! ππ₯π¨π¦π #DriveFam
DRIVE U17 Elite Red at full strength & locked and loaded for a big run in AAU!
The boys looked great finishing undefeated in the BC Spring Showcase this weekend.
Some really talented ballers on this squad full of NCAA D1 & USports prospects!
Looking forward to seeing what they can do the rest of the AAU season and NCAA Live Events in July! ππ₯ππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
DRIVE U15 stud Marco Mayuga hits a tough game winner at the BC Spring Showcase!
Our DRIVE U15 Elite I squad finishes 3-0 in Pool play playing in the U16 top Division!
Way to go fellas! ππ₯ππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
Great win for our Oval U11 Elite I squad to open up the BC Spring Showcase tonight!
These boys have been working hard all Spring and are coming off a successful weekend in Seattle AAU last week.
Some really talented young ballers on this squad, half of the team could be playing U10!
Great job boys! Keep pushing! π₯π¨π¦ππ #DriveFam
#tbt Back to the 2019 DRIVE Spring Classic!
This tourney featured future D1 players, USports standouts, Provincial MVP's and some of our best DRIVE players of all-time!
That year, we had 109 teams participating. This years tournament, which takes place May 20-23 already has over 140+ teams!
Looking forward to another great DRIVE tournament! π₯π¨π¦ππ #DriveFam
The DRIVE U16 Elite I squad is having a sensational summer AAU season!
The boys have played some great ball both in π¨π¦ and the πΊπΈ with some huge wins in several of the top level AAU tournaments.
The team is full of great players who keep improving their game and competing hard for our program.
One of the best overall teams in DRIVE!
Keep workin' boys! π₯π¨π¦ππ #DriveFam
S/O to DRIVE Alum Aher Uguak who has signed a professional contract with the Edmonton Stingers for the upcoming CEBL season!
Aher recently finished a standout NCAA career with Loyola Chicago where he was a starter on 3 NCAA tournament teams including one Final 4 (2018) & a Sweet 16 (2021).
Proud of you Aher, congrats on all your success in the NCAA and for now signing pro! π₯π¨π¦ππ #DriveFam
Huge congrats to DRIVE Alum Sabry Philip who has committed to NCAA Div. 1 Stony Brook!
Great to see him back in the NCAA D1 ranks!
Sabry is one of the best and most exciting players we've ever had at DRIVE!
Good luck at Stony Brook Sab! π₯π¨π¦ππ #DriveFam
Congrats to DRIVE Alum Ilijah Roque for signing with Providence College!
Ilijah is one of the more under the radar players we have in the Province. A real hooper!
Good luck at the next level Ilijah! π₯π¨π¦ππ #DriveFam
Congrats to DRIVE Alum Jimmy Zaborniak for commiting to SFU!
Awesome to see the BC 4A MVP stay at home and play for Canada's only NCAA team! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
DRIVE Oval U14 Elite I Aidan Dayco-Green is one of the best youth players we've ever had!
This weekend, Aidan led our U14 Elite I squad to a solid 3-1 record in Seattle AAU with our only loss coming to a tough NorthCity squad in the Semi-Finals of the tournament.
Our U14 Elite I squad is off to a great start this summer and proving to be one of the top teams in our entire program!
Keep on ballin' Aidan! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
Huge congrats to our Oval U12 Elite I team who goes 5-0 to win the Tournament Championship in Seattle AAU.
The boys defeated a very good D1 Elite squad 61-45 in the final!
What a great accomplishment fellas! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
Congrats to our Oval U13 Elite I team who bounced back from a loss in our first game to win 3 straight and win the Consolation Championship in Seattle AAU.
Happy Mother's Day to all the BBall Moms out there!
Your support means the world! β€οΈπ₯ππ¨π¦ππ #DriveFam
Our Oval U12 Elite I team is one of the best squads we have in DRIVE!
S/O to all the talented young players on the team & keep up the great work!
The boys head to Seattle this weekend for some tough matchups in Seattle AAU.
Good luck fellas! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
#tbt We've had a great year of our Holiday Hoops Camps & Spring Break camps across all our locations throughout the Lower Mainland.
Our Summer Camps registration is in full swing & we will once again host camps across the Lower Mainland all July & August.
All our Holiday Hoops Camps & Spring Break Camps sold-out so register early to ensure yourself a spot!
Head to our official DRIVE Basketball website at www.drivebasketball.com to register for any of our Summer Camps. Multiple camp & sibling discounts are available.
We are expecting our biggest & best summer camps yet! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
Congrats to some of the DRIVE teams who won their divisions in the DRIVE Spring Showcase this past weekend!
π DRIVE Burnaby U12 Elite I
π DRIVE Oval U12 Elite II
π DRIVE JVA U15 Elite I
π DRIVE LEC U16 Elite I
π DRIVE WR U13 Elite I
π DRIVE Burnaby U13 Gold
π DRIVE Burnaby U15 Elite I
π DRIVE Burnaby U14 Elite I
π DRIVE JVA U10/U11 Elite I
π DRIVE Oval U11 Gold
Over 100+ teams battled it out at the Oval and surrounding venues.
So many talented kids at all our DRIVE locations!
Great job boys! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
Congrats to DRIVE Alum Jas Singh who will spend his post grad year at Regis University (Denver, Colorado) after completing a standout All-Conference career at SFU.
Regis is a good NCAA D2 school that plays in a very tough conference.
Jas will be able to play and complete a Masters degree while pursuing an NCAA Championship and preparing for a pro hoops career.
Regis will also be going on a foreign tour to Greece before his post grad year.
Good luck on your next chapter Jas! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
"Family isn't always blood."
AAU teammates -> University teammates
2 of BC's finest βοΈ -> Eastcoast
Big things ahead! ππ₯π¨π¦π #DriveFam #FbF
**Announcement** Huge congrats to longtime DRIVE standouts Milan "Tiny" John & Cole Dumont for committing to Western University!
Western is one of the top basketball programs we have in Canada & also a great Academic institution.
We are proud of both Tiny & Cole and know they will both be successful in USports basketball.
Great pickups for Western! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
S/O to DRIVE Alum Ty Rowell (FV Bandits) & Jermaine Haley (Ottawa Blackjacks) for singing professional contracts for the upcoming CEBL season.
Congrats fellas! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
Congrats to the following DRIVE squads for winning their divisions at the Vancouver Tip Off:
π₯ DRIVE LEC U14 Elite I
π₯ DRIVE Burnaby U13 Elite
Two of our best squads in DRIVE!
Congrats boys! π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
Congratulations to the following DRIVE squads:
π₯ DRIVE U14 Elite I
π₯ DRIVE U13 Elite I
π₯ DRIVE U15 Elite I
For winning their divisions at the Vancouver Tip Off Tournament!
Great job fellas! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
DRIVE standout Kci Ibekwe with a huge 17p, 12r, 6b performance to lead our DRIVE U17 Elite Red squad to a 48-46 win in OT vs a very good Infinite Gold Elite squad in LA.
A huge win for our program in the Platinum Playoff bracket (Main Court) of a loaded tournament during the NCAA Live period!
Proud of all the guys on the team who are playing outstanding as a team!
Congrats fellas! π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
DRIVE U16 Elite I with a great 55-37 win vs NCSANCP 2024 in California.
The team played very well showing great chemistry as they shared the ball and played awesome from start to finish.
Outstanding games from Roko Maric & Roop Jaswal led the way!
Great job boys! π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
Huge win for the DRIVE U17 Elite Red team in the Platinum Division in California!
The boys defeated a very good Idaho Premier Elite squad 65-56!
Great performances from Kci Ibekwe (16p, 18r, 4b), Jayden Bains (14p, 6a), Gurshan Sran (14p, 6r), Dylan Williams (13p, 3s) and the rest of the squad.
A high level AAU game!
Great job fellas! π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
**Announcement** We are excited to announce that DRIVE standout KCI Ibekwe has committed to attend prestigious Ft. Erie prep in Ontario!
Ft. Erie are the reigning OSBA Champions and one of the best Prep Schools in North America.
Ft. Erie plays in the OSBA & the Grind Session. They combine top notch academics & a sensational basketball program that provides exposure to the best NCAA schools in the USA.
We are proud of you KCI! ππ₯ππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
#tbt Miguel Tomley & Ty Rowell, two future D1 guards at DRIVE practice back in 2016! ππ₯ππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
Longtime DRIVE standout Roko Maric is playing the best ball of his DRIVE career!
Roko, who started DRIVE way back as a U10 has continued to improve every year and is now one of the best players in our entire program. He's a vocal leader and a role model for the younger kids coming up at DRIVE!
The Jr. BC MVP had a great first weekend of AAU showing why he is one of the top prospects for his class in Canada.
Roko will look to continue his early season prowess this weekend in California where the DRIVE U16 Elite I team will be matched up with some of the Westcoast's best AAU teams including Cali Rebels, Lakeshow & Team Arsenal.
Keep working hard Roko! We are proud of the player you have become! π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
The DRIVE U16 Elite I backcourt of Isaiah Bias & Harvir Hothi had a stellar debut in Bellevue for the 2022 AAU Season.
Both guys played great over the weekend matching up with some of the top U16 AAU teams in the entire Northwest.
They both showed that they are two of the best guards in the NW and two of the top players we will have in BC next season!
Our DRIVE U16 Elite I team will look to continue to build and improve on our next AAU trip to California April 22nd-24th.
Keep working boys! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
They are excited about signing Miguel in Bengal Town! π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
Congrats and good luck to DRIVE standout KC Ibekwe who is attending the Canada Basketball U18 National Team Camp!
We are proud of you KC!
Keep pushing! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
After a weekend of πΊπΈ AAU in Bellevue (after a long two year break) we had one of the best practices we've ever had at DRIVE.
The Pacific Northwest (Seattle and surrounding areas) has some of the best AAU basketball in the entire world. We finally got the chance to compete with programs like FOH, Idaho Select, Oregon Prospects & more. It was exactly what we needed!
Tons of lessons learned and a great opportunity for us to see what we need to improve on moving forward this summer.
We have some of the most humble & hardest working players we've had in our program. Some really talented players who got their first exposure to high level AAU in a long time!
We love the guys we have this summer and are looking forward to a great AAU season.
Next stop California for our older teams & Vancouver Tip-Off Local AAU Event for all our other teams.
Summer AAU is about to get busy! π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
DRIVE U16 & U17 bigs finishing up DRIVE tonight with some skill work.
All guys looking great in early AAU season practices! π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
AAU Ready π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
Our 2nd week of DRIVE Spring Break Camps was a tremendous success!
S/O to all the Boys & Girls who took part in our DRIVE Spring Break Camps over the two weeks!
We love to hear how much kids learned, improved their game, grew their confidence & had fun!
Be on the lookout for all the information regarding our 2022 DRIVE Summer Camps in the coming weeks ahead! π₯ππ¨π¦π #DriveFam
#tbt DRIVE Alum Jermaine Haley at WVU on Sr. Night.
Congrats to WVU Coach Bobby Huggins who will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame!
What a great experience for Jermaine at WVU. Game winner vs Kansas & Coached by a Hall of Famer! π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
#tbt As we get ready for another AAU season, here's a look back at some of our best players players during their AAU days! π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
Congrats to DRIVE standout Kye Tinga who has committed to St. Fx!
Kye is one of the most underrated players we have in the Province. A hidden gem & one of the best prospects in the Sr. Class!
He had a terrific summer with us last year where he turned heads with his athleticism and dynamic scoring ability.
It was our pleasure to speak with St. Fx HC Tyrell Vernon about Kye and his tremendous upside as a USports player. St. Fx is getting a good one!
Congrats and proud of you Kye! π₯πππ¨π¦ #DriveFam
UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
April 22-24 to Aug. 1
Location
Richmond Olympic Oval
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U10-U17 Boys
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