I was thrilled to welcome the Halifax Hoopers to the People’s House this week! Like basketball fans across the province, I’m super excited to watch this team in their first season. It starts at home on Friday, April 18th and you can get your tickets at halifaxhoopers.com/buy-ticket/
You can watch the recorded Member Statement below:
PAUL WOZNEY « » : Nova Scotia is a basketball hotbed in Canada. Our athletes and coaches have forever changed the game at the university and pro levels and through the legendary annual provincial Black basketball tournament. Our love affair continues through the Halifax Hoopers, a locally owned and managed pro basketball franchise competing in The Basketball League, which operates in 37 cities across North America.
The Hoopers are owned by Geoffrey Clyke, a Cape Breton University graduate and two-time AUS champion, showing African Nova Scotian and Black youth that hoop dreams include franchise ownership. Beloved son Agassou Jones, known to many as Augie, is one of the finest basketballers and coaches this province has ever produced. He serves as GM and head coach. Augie was a national champ as a player at StFX and a coach with Canadian national team experience. Together, Mr. Clyke and Coach Jones have built a roster of high-skill, high-character athletes that are showing our youth that you can play, coach, and professionalize the game at its highest level right here at home.
The Hoopers play their home opener on April 18th at the Zatzman Sportsplex in Dartmouth, and tickets are available now at halifaxhoopers.com. Please join me in celebrating the Hoopers and wishing them the best during their inaugural season.
