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<\/a>\n <\/p>\nSpotlight, Surprises, and Basketball Dreams<\/p>\n
All eyes are on Jeremy wherever he goes\u2014constantly. Over time, he\u2019s learned to handle the attention, though sometimes he wishes he could just blend in with the crowd. As he explains:<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWhenever I go somewhere, everyone stares. I wish I was 5 ft 11 (1.80 m). Sometimes I\u2019d like to disappear, but honestly, I\u2019d rather be as tall as I am and play basketball.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Fortunately, he has some inspiring role models to look up to: his basketball idols are Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic.<\/p>\n
From Childhood to the Big Stage<\/p>\n
Like his heroes, Jeremy is making his mark on the court. Last summer, despite being two years younger than his teammates, he played in the Under-16 Americup for Team Canada. The team reached the final, ultimately falling to the United States, with Jeremy scoring no points in the last game. Across the tournament, he averaged:<\/p>\n
2.5 points per game (46.7% shooting)
\n4.3 rebounds
\n0.5 blocks
\n0.2 assists
\nplaying an average of 10.6 minutes per game<\/p>\n
Not bad for a 14-year-old still figuring out how not to outgrow his uniform mid-tournament!<\/p>\n
The Family Tree and Future Prospects<\/p>\n
Interestingly, Jeremy\u2019s parents are not especially tall\u2014his father stands at 6 ft (1.83 m), and his mother at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m). But the family does have its share of towering relatives: a grandfather at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), and another relative at 6 ft 11 in (2.10 m). Thanks to this impressive lineage, medical tests have ruled out gigantism in Jeremy\u2019s case.<\/p>\n
His mother remembers cradling a \u201clittle boy\u201d who, at just 2 years old, was already 3 ft 11 in (1.20 m) tall. By second grade, he came home from school at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)\u2014with ripped trousers, no less. <\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe teacher told us he played on his knees with his classmates so he could keep up with them,\u201d his mother recalls.\n<\/p>\n
She adds that Jeremy hopes not to hit an astonishing 8 ft 2 in (2.50 m)\u2014fingers crossed for those doorframes\u2026 and basketball rims.<\/p>\n
Looking ahead, Canadian basketball could have a fearsome inside duo if Jeremy teams up with compatriot Olivier Rioux, now 19 and already 7 ft 9 in (2.35 m) and playing for the Florida Gators in the NCAA. The future truly looks epic\u2014for Canadian basketball, and for the history books.<\/p>\n
\u00a9 Rossel & Cie \u2013 2025<\/p>\n