The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

ROMAD Dean continues his series of impressive performances in the second half of the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association season.

In the four games since the calendar flipped to 2022, Dean has averaged 27.2 points per game and his Crestwood Prep Lions have gone 5-1.

In his most recent game, Dean finished with 28 points in a 97-89 win over Vanguard North Prep Sunday afternoon in Ontario, Canada. The Lions improved to 10-3 on the season.

When play resumed on January 20, Dean began his streak with a season high 38 points in an 83-78 win over New Horizon Academy.

He followed with 31 points in a 98-97 loss to United Scholastic Academy, 21 points in a 119-102 win over New Horizon Academy in the second matchup of the season, and 18 points in a 105-98 win over Southwest Academy.

Dean also put up impressive numbers for the Lions at Deandre Ayton’s “Duel in the Desert” at Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Arizona on the Grind Session circuit.

He won Powerade Player of the Game Honours for his 18-point, 10-rebound performance in an 83-65 win over BFL Prep.

In December, the Lions finished the City of Palms Classic in the win column and finished third in the Signature Series bracket with a 68-56 win over Victory Prep (Bradenton, Florida).

Dean finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, three steals and two blocked shots in the finale. He averaged 25.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game for the tournament.

A 6’7” wing, Dean said his plan is to declare early and spend his senior season focused on his on-court production.