MAC
Tre Edwards, Akron – Hamilton, Ontario
Ben Hendriks, Ball State – Mississauga, Ontario
Dominic Johnson, Buffalo – Windsor, Ontario
Mike Nuga, Kent State – Toronto, Ontario
Adong Makuoi, Northern Illinois – Edmonton, Alberta
Keshaun Saunders, Toledo – Brampton, Ontario
Patrick Emilien, Western Michigan – Toronto, Ontario
William Boyer-Richard, Western Michigan – Drummondville, Quebec
MEAC
Fahim Jenetto, Delaware State – Ajax, Ontario
Jamal Wright, Maryland Eastern Shore – Toronto, Ontario
Majok Madol, South Carolina State – Regina, Albert
Missouri Valley
Ja’Shon Henry, Bradley – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Okay Djamgouz, Drake – Toronto, Ontario
Shamar Givance, Evansville – Toronto, Ontario
Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander, Evansville – Hamilton, Ontario
Aher Uguak, Loyola Chicago – Edmonton, Alberta
JD Muila, Southern Illinois – Ottawa, Ontario
Kyler Filewich, Southern Illinois – Winnipeg, Manitoba
Daniel Sackey, Valparaiso – Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ben Krikke, Valparaiso – Edmonton, Alberta
Daniel Sackey leads a long list of high-quality role players from Canada across the Missouri Valley Conference. While no player in the cohort screams star potential, the usefulness and consistency of players such as Ja’Shon Henry, Shamar Givance, and Aher Uguak can’t be undersold.
At only 5’9, Sackey is certainly diminutive in size compared to his peers, but his value to Valparaiso this year will be tremendous. With the transfer of star Javon Freeman-Liberty to DePaul, Sackey immediately moves from a complementary piece to one of the main ball handlers on the roster. Known as a quick and shifty guard, Sackey will likely be in control of the offense for a large portion of the game for the Crusaders.
Making the jump to D1 from a different country is a tough task as it is, let alone doing it as an undersized guard. Still, Sackey persevered and is in-line to being one of the more talented Canadian guards in college basketball next season.