Scarborough Shooting Stars Re-Sign Calvin Epistola for 2025 Season
The Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Friday that they have re-signed Calvin Epistola.
The 5-foot-11 guard averaged 3.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 12.0 minutes through 11 games with the Scarborough Shooting Stars in 2022. Since then he has been playing for KCC Egis in the Korean Basketball League where he averaged 3.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 14.5 minutes per game through 52 games this past season. Epistola won the KBL Championship in 2023-24 with the team.
The Ottawa Gee-Gee alum averaged 10.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 22.5 minutes per game through 106 games over a five-year collegiate career at the University of Ottawa. During his senior year he averaged 19.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.5 steals in 28.5 minutes per game through 22 games. Started every game of the season and was named U Sports First-Team All-Canadian, becoming the first Filipino to receive that honour. He was also named OUA First Team All-Star that year.
Epistola will reunite with Scarborough Shooting Stars teammate Danilo Djuricic ahead of the 2025 season.
The Scarborough Shooting Stars kicked off their 2025 season on Sunday May 25 at CAA Centre against the Brampton Honey Badgers. The Shooting Stars hosted two day time games against the Ottawa BlackJacks and Saskatchewan Rattlers at Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre for their first home games last week and will be heading to St. Catherines to take on the Niagara River Lions tonight. Head to
scarboroughshootingstars.ca for additional information on the team, tickets and schedule.
About the CEBL
A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 75% of its rosters being Canadian and a record 12 players with NBA experience in 2024. Players also bring experience from the NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, NCAA programs, as well as U SPORTS and CCAA. More than 20 players have signed NBA contracts following a CEBL season, and numerous CEBL players attend NBA G League training camps every year. The CEBL season runs from May through August with games broadcast live on CEBL+, TSN, TSN+, RDS, Game+ and Next Level Sports & Entertainment. More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.
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