The Niagara River Lions shopped the rosters of two Ontario university powerhouses when making its selections in the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s 2023 U SPORTS Draft.

Niagara selected Carleton’s Aiden Warnholtz in the first round of the draft and Brock University’s Jordan Tchuente in the second round.

Warnholtz, a six-foot-2 guard from Ottawa, recently won his fourth national championship with the Ravens, earning the U SPORTS Final 8 MVP award and two Nike Top Performer in U SPORTS championship games awards in the process. His 2022-23 season saw the five-time Academic All-Canadian break seven schools records, including assists in a season (145), playoff assists (46) and minutes played (761). Warnholtz concluded the season averaging 17 points, 6.6 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game and was named a First Team All-Canadian.

“I am grateful for the opportunity and excited to be part of the River Lions organization,” Warnholtz said. “I’m looking forward to being on a team that has championship aspirations as I develop my own game under coach (Victor) Raso and learn alongside seasoned pros.”

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