2025-2026 USPORTs/CCAA Watchlist
The U SPORTS/CCAA to NCAA Division I pipeline continues to grow stronger each year. With multiple examples of players transferring from Canadian universities and colleges and finding immediate individual and team success, the proof of concept has been firmly established over the past two seasons. Players like Tyson Dunn, Malcolm Christie, Dezayne Mingo, and Elias Ralph, just to name a few, have shown exactly what this pathway can produce.
Now that recruiting Canadian post-secondary talent is undeniably effective, this trend will only continue to rise. Below is a list of players who are positioned to make the jump next, based on their current production and long-term upside.
| Name | School | Height | Position | Stats | Year | Hometown | High school / Club |
| USPORT | |||||||
| Chakib Sedoud | Laval | 6’10 | PF | 23ppg, 7.5rpg, 52%FG, 56%3PT | 1 | Boumerdes, Algeria | CSJV |
| Ollie Engen | Queens | 6’4 | PG | 19.6ppg, 3.8apg, 2.2rpg, 53%FG, 42%3PT | 2 | Kingston, Ontario | Orangeville Prep/Eastern Ontario Elite |
| Evgeny Baukin | UNBC | 6’7 | SF | 26.8ppg, 8.8rpg, 4.2apg, 54%FG, 35%3PT | 4 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Harold Santacruz | Lakehead | 6’9 | C | 22.2ppg, 6.8rpg, 50%FG | 4 | Madrid, Spain | |
| DJ Jackson | StFx | 6’4 | CG | 24.4ppg, 7.4rpg, 4.1apg, 44%FG | 3 | Mississauga, Ontario | First Love Christian/UPLAY |
| Chris Tshibola | Laval | 6’3 | CG | 21.5ppg, 7.5rpg, 54%FG, 33%3PT | 1 | Quebec City, Quebec | Crestwood (Bramble) |
| Owen Kenney | UOttawa | 6’7 | SF | 18.8ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.3spg, 46%FG 40%3PT, 91%FT | 2 | Barrie, Ontario | Orangeville Prep/Simcoe United |
| Nikola Guzina | UBC | 6’10 | PF | 17.5ppg, 8.2rpg, 62%FG | 4 | Vancouver, BC | King George Secondary/Drive Basketball |
| Phoenix Wise | StFx | 6’5 | F | 14ppg, 11.8rpg, 1.7spg | 1 | Toronto, Ontario | St.Mike’s/Canada Elite |
| Mrigendra (Dennis) Dhaliwal | UCalgary | 6’2 | SG | 14ppg, 4rpg, 37%3PT | 1 | Calgary, Alberta | Edge Prep/Genesis |
| Ramogi Nyagudi | UManitoba | 6’8 | F | 12.8ppg, 4.4rpg, 1spg, 1bpg, 49%FG, 42%3PT | 2 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | DME Academy/Canada Elite |
| Owen Frayne | StFx | 6’0 | PG | 11.8ppg, 4.7apg, 1.5topg | 1 | Cambridge, Ontario | Lincoln Prep/Mississauga Monarchs |
| Tyler Felt | UVictoria | 6’9 | F | 6.6ppg, 55%FG, 91%FT | 1 | Victoria, BC | Spectrum High/Canada West |
| Easton Thimm | USaskatchewan | 6’10 | PF | 15.2ppg, 10.5rpg, 3.2apg, 69%FG | 3 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Holy Cross Collegiate |
| MJ Okado | Carleton | 6’1 | PG | 17ppg, 3.2apg, 42%FG, 43%3PT | 3 | Calgary, Alberta | Edge Prep/Genesis |
| CCAA | |||||||
| Amari N’daw | Seneca College | 6’6 | SF | 20.8ppg, 9.3rpg, 3apg, 62%FG, 38%3PT | 2 | Scarborough, Ontario | Metro Prep/Jookoo |
| Marko Dosen | Mohawk College | 6’8 | PF | 20.3ppg, 11rpg, 58%FG, 35%3PT, 78%FT | 4 | Hamilton, Ontario | Druga Ekonosmska |
| Benni Kazadi | Humber College | 6’7 | SF | 12.7ppg, 5.2rpg, 1.3spg, 50%FG, 40%3PT, 78%FT | 3 | Toronto, Ontario | Project Excellence |
| Jeremy Lalonde | Vanier College | 6’4 | PG | 15ppg, 4apg, 56%FG, 42%3PT | 1 | Montreal, Quebec | Vanier College |
Time will tell whether these players choose to transfer immediately or stay in their current situations. Some may opt to remain, especially with a clear pathway to professional opportunities in Canada through the CEBL. With many factors at play—NIL, opportunity, basketball fit—this list will continue to evolve throughout the season.
