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 | Chad Posthumus | |||
 | 2026 | |||
 | Player | |||
 | University of British Columbia, Howard College, Morehead State | |||
 | Winnipeg Seabears | |||
Chad Posthumus graduated from River East Collegiate in 2009 when he was selected to the All-Manitoba team. He was considered one of the top high school basketball players in the country as a senior, averaging 39 points, 25 rebounds, and 7 blocks. His career high with River East was a 69-point performance. He represented Manitoba on our provincial teams for 5 years and, as a true big man, he became known as the “Beast from River East”. Chad played for two years at UBC with the Thunderbirds, one at Howard College (Texas), and then at Morehead State (Kentucky) where, in his senior season, he was second in the NCAA in rebounding and achieved Ohio Valley Conference Honours. After college, he played professionally in Argentina, Japan, and China, with our Canadian National Team and in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) before landing with the hometown Winnipeg Sea Bears in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) for their inaugural season of 2023. Chad’s life was cut way too short when he died suddenly in November 2024.