ABA Alumni of the Week: Steve Sir

May. 26, 2025

Steve Sir has been named the Alberta Basketball Association (ABA) Alumni of the Week for May 19 - 25, 2025.

World Cup Bound // En route pour la Coupe du monde https://t.co/jmm3ANhmRc pic.twitter.com/7z6YOet0jy
— Canada Basketball (@CanBball) May 25, 2025

Sir helped Canada’s 3x3 Men’s National Team secured one of three available berths at the FIBA 3x3 World Cup Qualifier, which took place on May 24 and 25 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

With a 21-12 victory over Rwanda on May 25, Canada qualified for the FIBA 3x3 World Cup for the first time since 2018. Canada also defeated Great Britian 21-14 and beat Azerbaijan 22-7 on May 24.

Sir lead Team Canada with 22 points over three games, and ranked second among all players with a points per game average of 7.3. He had his highest-scoring game against Azerbaijan, racking up 10 points in the victory.

An Edmonton native, Sir was named MVP of the national junior championships in 1999 when he led Team Alberta to gold.

Previous alumni of the week:

May 12 - May 18: Katherine Plouffe

May 5 - May 11: Olumide Adelodun

April 28 - May 4: Ben Krikke

April 21 - April 27: Brynn Masikewich

April 14 - April 20: Adut Bulgak

April 7 - April 13: Nyadieng Yiech

March 31 - April 6: Jayda Queeley

March 24 - March 30: Yvonne Ejim

March 17 - March 23: Phillipina Kyei

March 10 - March 16: Maya Flindall

March 3 - March 9: Morgan Harris

Feb. 24 - March 2: Pelumi Ajayi

Feb. 17 - Feb. 23: Tea DeMong

Feb. 10 - Feb. 16: Kyra Collier

Feb. 3 - Feb. 9: Raya Hafez

Jan. 27 - Feb. 2: Geoffrey James

Jan. 20 - Jan. 26: Reece Hall

Jan. 13 - Jan. 19: Nate Petrone

Jan. 6 - Jan. 12: Myriam Kone

Dec. 30 - Jan. 5: Caelum Swanton-Rodger

Dec. 23 - Dec. 29: Yvonne Ejim

Dec. 16 - Dec. 22: Delaney Gibb

Dec. 9 - Dec.15: Katherine Plouffe

Dec. 2 - Dec. 8: Bubu Benjamin

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