Basketball Manitoba is proud to announce that 15U Male Provincial Team member Veer Brar has been named to the All-Canadian Second Team at the 2025 Canada Basketball National Championships, held in Toronto, Ontario from August 4–9.
Brar played a pivotal role in Manitoba's 5th-place finish, helping guide the team to an overall record of 5-1. Manitoba's game results over the week included:
- Manitoba 80 – Newfoundland & Labrador 47 (1-0)
- Manitoba 77 – New Brunswick 71 (2-0)
- Manitoba 74 – Alberta 98 (2-1)
- Manitoba 101 – Saskatchewan 65 (3-1)
- Manitoba 85 – New Brunswick 74 (4-1)
- Manitoba 80 – Nova Scotia 64 (5-1) – 5th place game
Entering Grade 10 at Maples Collegiate, Brar has been involved in basketball for over 11 years. He will continue at Maples Collegiate this fall, representing both his school team under coach Philip Sousa and his club program, Attack Basketball, under coach Sukhvir Singh.
Brar's summer goal was to “to grow every day as a player,” with aspirations of playing university basketball in the future. His fondest basketball memory to date is winning the provincial junior varsity championships earlier this year. He credits his father Davinder as his biggest basketball influence, names Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as his favourite player, and supports the Oklahoma City Thunder as his favourite team.
Looking ahead, Brar aims to pursue post-secondary athletics while working toward an education degree, with a long-term goal of becoming a teacher once his playing career concludes.
Full event information, game archives, and standings from the 2025 Canada Basketball National Championships are available HERE .
CONGRATS VEER!
