The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

ROMAD Dean will continue his prep basketball career in Toronto, Canada.

The former Tabernacle Baptist Falcon will join the Crestwood Prep Academy Lions this fall.

Crestwood has competed in Canada's National Preparatory Association since the 2017-18 season. They compete in the Southeast Division against powerhouse programmes such as St Michael's College, Toronto Basketball Academy and Central Tech Prep.

Dean had an active summer which featured an historic run as a member of the junior national team and an invitation to the Basketball Without Borders camp. He controlled the boards for Team Bahamas all tournament and came up with his most timely offensive rebound and score to lift the team to a bronze medal at the FIBA Centrobasket Under-17 Championship for Men.

With the win, the Bahamas will also advance to the 2020 FIBA U-18 Tournament of the Americas. The top four teams at the Tournament of the Americas will advance to the subsequent U-19 Basketball World Cup.

Dean rebounded a missed Deyton Albury layup and followed with a dunk that gave the Bahamas an 85-83 win over the Dominican Republic.

Dean finished with a double-double - 18 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.

For the tournament, Dean averaged a double-double with 14.2 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. Both Albury and Dean received the opportunity of a lifetime when they were selected to represent the Bahamas at the 10th Basketball Without Borders camp, hosted by the National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Colombian Basketball Federation (FCB) in Medellin, Colombia. They were able to learn directly from NBA and FIBA players and coaches, and to compete against the best young players from the region.

BWB Americas 2019 will also include NBA Cares and Jr NBA community outreach efforts with youth in Medellin in partnership with local community organisations.

Dean follows in the footsteps of Franco Miller Jr, another Tabernacle prospect to matriculate to Crestwood.

Miller is currently in his redshirt freshman season for the Ole Miss Rebels.