Basketball Manitoba is proud to share that three Team Manitoba athletes - Esther Yugu, Jaco Ong and Terry Ogbeide - have been named Second Team All-Canadians following their performances at the 2026 Canada Basketball National Championships.
The national recognition caps a strong week for the three Winnipeg athletes, who represented Manitoba at the 15U and 17U levels. Yugu was recognized from the Manitoba 15U Female team, Ong from the 15U Male team and Ogbeide from the 17U Male team.
Esther Yugu, a 14-year-old forward, represented Manitoba with the 15U Female team, which completed the National Championships with a 3-3 record and an eighth-place finish. The Winnipeg product has been playing basketball for five years and competes with Attack Academy. She will attend Kildonan-East Collegiate this fall after completing Grade 8. Yugu has identified playing professionally and reaching the WNBA among her long-term basketball goals, with plans to pursue an opportunity to play in the United States following high school.
Jaco Ong, a 15-year-old guard, helped Manitoba's 15U Male team finish fourth nationally with a 3-2 record. A member of the Relentless basketball club, Ong started all five games for Manitoba and averaged a team-leading 18.6 points per game while shooting 48.2% from the field and 36.8% from three-point range. He also averaged 3.8 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.4 assists per game. Ong has played basketball for 11 years and will attend St. Paul's High School this fall. His future goals include playing university basketball and eventually becoming a professional basketball trainer.
Terry Ogbeide, a 17-year-old guard, helped the Manitoba 17U Male team to a sixth-place national finish and a 3-2 overall record. The Manitoba Magic athlete started all five games and averaged 14.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game. Ogbeide was highly efficient offensively, shooting 60.8% from the field and 41.2% from three-point range during the championships.
The Second Team All-Canadian recognition adds to Ogbeide's growing list of accomplishments representing Manitoba. He has been playing basketball for four years and will attend Victory Christian Academy in Florida this fall. His long-term goal is to play professional basketball, with aspirations of reaching the NBA and eventually working as a basketball trainer after his playing career.
All three athletes are from Winnipeg and have progressed through Manitoba's basketball development system before earning national recognition with Team Toba.
The 2026 Canada Basketball National Championships took place from August 2-8, with Manitoba's 15U and 17U teams representing the province on the national stage. Basketball Manitoba's four teams combined to play 21 games during the championships.
The complete Team Manitoba results, Provincial Team information and additional coverage are available at basketballmanitoba.ca.
