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Chad Posthumus was a Canadian basketball participant who performed for the Winnipeg Sea Bears, amongst others, within the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
Chad Posthumus’ legacy
Posthumus’ highway via skilled basketball in Canada took him onto courts the world over. A star athlete at River East Collegiate in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he was thought of one in every of Canada’s prime prospects earlier than getting into school. The middle performed for the College of British Columbia and Howard School in Texas, the place he was an Tutorial All-American, then Morehead State, incomes All-Ohio Valley Convention honors on the Kentucky college.
He was signed by the Chicago Bulls after commencement and performed within the NBA Summer season League earlier than leaping to Japan to debut with Levanga Hokkaido. After a season, he performed briefly for the Mississauga Energy, weeks later signing with Argentina’s Argentino de Junín. That fall, the London Lightning contracted him, starting Posthumus’ bounce from Canadian groups to Japanese ones earlier than he lastly returned to Canada in 2019. There, he performed with a half-dozen totally different groups, together with the Saskatchewan Rattlers and Brampton Honey Badgers, then his dwelling metropolis of Winnipeg by the use of the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s Winnipeg Sea Bears. Posthumus made his mark on the squad and was named group captain.
He was taking part in a coaching session on November 9 when he suffered a mind aneurysm. There have been issues from corrective surgical procedure, from which he didn’t get well.
Tributes to Chad Posthumus
Devastated to study Chad Postumus has died. He had an enormous coronary heart & magnetic character that matched his bodily measurement. As a neighborhood boy, he was a favorite for @wpgseabears followers & was devoted to our group. My deepest condolences to Chad’s household & the Sea Bears group. pic.twitter.com/UJm4AbC3Ut
— Mayor Scott Gillingham (@ScottGillingham) November 21, 2024
Manitoba misplaced an actual one with the passing of Chad Posthumus. Homegrown expertise, chief, and inspiration, Chad was not solely the captain of the @wpgseabears but in addition their first-ever draft choose—a legacy that may endlessly be a part of Manitoba basketball historical past.
My ideas are with… pic.twitter.com/4B4uxwtIfv
— Wab Kinew (@WabKinew) November 21, 2024
Our ideas and condolences to the household and family members of @MSUEaglesMBB alum Chad Posthumus, who handed away Wednesday at age 33 from issues of a mind aneurysm.
Posthumus was captain for the Winnipeg Sea Bears within the CEBL. He was a star at MSU in 2012-13 and 2013-14. pic.twitter.com/iQAFMYQpLA
— Morehead State Athletics (@MSUEagles) November 21, 2024
Very unhappy for Chad, his household, buddies and all of Winnipeg. He was a particular one who went to the identical school (REC) that I graduated from (1969-1972). What a Kodiak he was!! REC ought to retire his #.
My honest condolences to Chads household.
Fred Gillespie
Toronto Canada
— Fred Gillespie (@FredGil43111560) November 22, 2024
Full obituary: Ontario Chronicle
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