The Simon Chiasson Alumni Basketball Tournament (“The Simon”) is one of the largest ALMUNI basketball tournaments in Canada. The Simon runs from March 16 - 19, 2017 with up to 18 men’s and women’s teams and 200 players competing in three venues in Cape Breton. Find out more at TheSimonTourney.com
The Simon is sharing profiles of some of the players that will be participating in the tournament. Maybe you know the player profiled below? Read and share this profile on Facebook, Twitter, and more - help us create some buzz for the tournament!
| NAME |
| Charles Sheppard |
| High School |
| Sydney Academy |
| Years Played |
| 1977 - 1979 |
| Uniform Number |
| 11, because Caldwell Jones had the same number and he played for the NBA team the Philadelphia 76’ers and he was best known because he was a defensive specialist and I tried to emulate him for this reason. |
| Coach |
| Greg MacNeil, Charles “Chickey” MacMaster |
| Fond Memory |
| We played in Antigonish at the Oland Center right before an X/Acadia University game. It was a great atmosphere and the Oland Center is such a great gym! |
| Has basketball/sports helped you in your life? |
| Playing basketball made me work hard! I wasn’t the greatest ball player but the game taught me a lot about the importance of team work. I was a hard worker on the court! As the saying goes, there’s no “I” in team. I liked how my teammates depended on me and I could depend on my teammates too! This was a great feeling to be able to rely on your teammates to pick up your slack if you made a mistake. Deciding on playing basketball was an important decision for me because it kept me from making bad decisions off the court! Basketball taught me discipline. Basketball kept me on the straight and narrow. Basketball gave me direction! I learned that you can do anything if you put your mind to it. I was able to stay in shape and improve my game the more that I played it! |
| Have you played basketball after high school? |
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