PD Day Camps

YXU Basketball is excited to announce that we will be hosting PD Day Camps throughout the 2023/24 school year for athletes in grades 4-6!

These camps will be directed by Connor Vreeken, professional basketball player & 4x USports national champion. Head coaching roles will be filled by current USports athletes and assistant coaching roles will be filled by current competitive high school basketball players. 

Camps are open to athletes of all skill levels. We are excited to get in the gym with these athletes for the day and improve our basketball skills together. Athletes will be given the opportunity to review and develop their skills in small groups with direct instruction from our coaches before applying these skills in controlled small sided games.  

Camp Dates Include:

  • February 2, 2024
  • May 31, 2024
  • More dates coming soon! 

Connor Vreeken

Connor's playing career:

Professional Basketball

  • Achilleas Kaimakli - Cyprus 1 (2023/24)

University

  • Carleton University (2018-2023)
  • 4x USports National Champion
  • 2x OUA Champion

High School

  • Team Canada U18
  • Team Ontario U17
  • Nike EYBL 17U (CIA Bounce)

Connor grew up in Kingston, ON where he attended Frontenac Secondary School. While at Frontenac Connor won a gold medal with U17 Team Ontario at the 2017 Canada Summer Games. In his final year at Frontenac, Connor represented Canada at the U18 FIBA Americas Championship - winning a silver medal.

Connor played university basketball at Carleton University. While there he was part of multiple national championship teams and finished his career with a 27 point and 9 rebound performance in the national semifinal before recording 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists in the 2023 national championship game.

Connor looks forward to sharing his love for the game with the upcoming basketball talent in his hometown of Kingston, ON!

Kali Pocrnic

Kali's Playing Career:

Professional Basketball

  • Torpan Pojat - Finland 1 (2024/25)

University

  • Carleton University (2019-2024)
  • 2x USports All-Canadian
  • 2x USports National Champion
  • 2x USports Final 8 MVP
  • 2x OUA Champion

High School

  • Team Ontario U17
  • Lincoln Prep (2017-2019)

Kali recently completed her 5th season with the Carleton women's basketball program. During her time at Carleton she set scored 1032 points, recorded 286 assists, and grabbed 233 rebounds. She also set program records for playoff games played, playoff minutes, playoff points, and playoff assists.

Kali grew up in Oakville, ON playing for Oakville Vytis before joining the Blessed Sacrament JUEL program. In her final 2 years of high school Kali attended Lincoln Prep, where she was apart of the 2017/18 OSBA Championship team. While at Lincoln Prep she also played on Team Ontario winning a gold medal at the national championship.

Kali is excited to share her passion for the game with young female basketball players!