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2010s

Felix Adjei is currently
weighing professional
basketball opportunities
in Sweden and the
Philippines.

Hoop dreams still
shine bright for former
Sting star

PHOTO: JOANNE RATAJCZAK

Felix Adjei

FELIX ADJEI THINKS HE'S OLD. In basketball terms, that is.
At 26, the former Seneca Sting men's basketball star and
Toronto native can still do things on a basketball court
that make the average rec. league player's jaw drop.
"I feel old. Especially when I play against these
young, excited 21- and 22-year-olds," says Felix from
the floor of the Seneca@York gymnasium, where he
used to practise with the Sting.
The former Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
scoring champion and player of the year can't help
but drive the net and make a couple of easy (for him)
layups as he talks about his memories of Seneca and
his plans for the future.
"Seneca, and the men's basketball team, really
defined me as a person," says Felix. "I loved going to
school because the people around me, my coaches,
faculty, the athletics and recreation staff, they really
cared what happened to you. It's people advising you
on big and small life decisions. I still talk to them."

Felix's basketball career is far from over. After
completing the Recreation and Leisure program,
he served as a Residence Life advisor at Seneca and
was a personal support worker with Reena, one of
the GTA's largest service agencies for individuals
with developmental disabilities. But his passion for
the hardcourt remained, and in 2016, an incredible
opportunity surfaced when Eskilstuna, a professional
team in Swedish Pro Hoops League, came calling
and asked him to play.
"The experience was incredible. To use basketball
as my vehicle to see the world. What more could you
ask for?" says Felix. "During the day, I used my skills
gained at Seneca to serve as a behaviour specialist at a
local public school. At night, I was playing against
some of the top players in Europe. It changed my life."
Felix is now weighing some major life decisions
about what comes next. He has the opportunity to
return to Sweden for another season of game action
(by night) and community work (by day), or he could
pursue a professional basketball contract in the
Philippines, where other Canadian basketball players
have also excelled.
"I try not to think about where I might have
ended up without Seneca entering my life," says Felix.
"My education, my basketball career, and my coaches
at Seneca taught me what it means to be a leader,
to work hard and be a great teammate. Without
those things, the choices in front of me would be
very, very different."

Seneca, and
the men's
basketball team,
really defined
me as a person.

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