Ukiomogbe leads Reds into BPSN consolation finals
By Bernie Puchalski: BP Sports Niagara - March 30, 2022
When Mike Ukiomogbe’s family emigrated to Canada from Nigeria in 2015, he spoke very little English.
The Grade 11 student at Denis Morris made himself a home in his new country by frequenting outdoor basketball courts in Toronto and Burlington before his family settled in St. Catharines.
“Basketball was my way to make friends and that is the way I communicated with people,” the 16-year-old said Wednesday, after helping the Denis Morris Reds defeat the Saint Paul Patriots 74-45 in the consolation semifinals of the BPSN Best of Niagara Boys Basketball Tournament.