Jump to content

Royals United

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Royals United
Royals United logo
LeaguesFIBA 3x3
BRL
Founded2024; 2 years ago (2024)
LocationVaughan, Ontario
Team coloursPurple, Gold, Black
     
Main sponsorThe Foundation Agency
PresidentCasius Wray-Muto
General managerEitan Shikher
Head coachVacant
OwnershipEitan Shikher
Casius Wray-Muto
Championships1 BRL Vaughan (2024)
Websitehttps://royals.run.place
Origins jersey
Team colours
Origins
Icon jersey
Team colours
Icon
Aspire jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Aspire

The Royals United Basketball Club (stylized as Royals United B.C.) is a Canadian 3x3 basketball team based in Vaughan, Ontario.[1] The team was founded in 2024 and competes in FIBA sanctioned 3x3 tournaments.[2]

Honours

[edit]

Total titles: 1

FIBA 3x3 tournaments

[edit]
Runners-up (1): 2024[3]
Runners-up (2): 2024[4], 2026[5]
Third place (1): 2024[6]
Runners-up (1): 2025[7]
Fourth place (1): 2026[8]
Eighth place (1): 2024[9]

Regional competitions

[edit]
Champions (1): 2024[10]

Personnel

[edit]

Current roster

[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Royals United roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 00 United States Jones, Kadeim 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1999-01-09)9 January 1999 West Georgia
G 6 Israel Canada Shikher, Eitan (C) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 33 – (1993-04-04)4 April 1993 Israel
G 10 Canada Small, Theo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 46 – (1980-01-22)22 January 1980 Canada
F 11 Jamaica Canada Jackson, Kareem (TW) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 36 – (1990-05-19)19 May 1990 Canada
F 22 Jamaica Canada Jackson, Malcolm Injured 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1995-05-15)15 May 1995 Centennial
F 23 Canada Johnson, D’Andre 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (2000-08-08)8 August 2000 Nipissing
G 24 Canada Williams, Daniel 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 33 – (1993-08-29)29 August 1993 Fleming
C 27 Canada Ukraine Puzyrin, Dima 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2004-10-27)27 October 2004 Canada
F 30 Italy Canada Wray-Muto, Casius 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 36 – (1989-12-28)28 December 1989 Canada
Head coach
  • Vacant
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (TW) Two-way player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: August 14, 2026

Head coaches

[edit]
    • JamaicaCanada Malcolm Jackson: 2024 (interim)
    • ItalyCanada Casius Wray-Muto: 2025 (interim)
    • Canada Vacant: 2026–present

    Past rosters

    [edit]

    2024 Brodie League — Vaughan: finished 1st

    Harman Chahal, Malcolm Jackson, David Meredith, Matthew Moschitti, Jimmy Nguyen, Eitan Shikher, Theo Small, Casius Wray-Muto (Interim Coach: Malcolm Jackson).[10]

    2024 ISO KING - 3x3 Canada Pro (Round 2): finished 7th

    Malcolm Jackson, Ryan Neiman, Jimmy Nguyen, Eitan Shikher.[11]

    2024 TeamAddy 3x3: finished 8th

    Malcolm Jackson, Eitan Shikher, Eden Tepper, Casius Wray-Muto.[9]

    2024 Supercrawl 3x3 Championship: finished 3rd

    Ryan Neiman, Eitan Shikher, Eden Tepper, Casius Wray-Muto.[6]

    2024 RCA3x3 - Vaughan Invitational: finished 2nd

    Malcolm Jackson, Jimmy Nguyen, Antonio Marin Pryce, Eitan Shikher.[4][12]

    2024 ISO KING 3x3 Basketball Tournament: finished 2nd

    Malcolm Jackson, Eitan Shikher, Eden Tepper, Casius Wray-Muto.[3]

    2025 TeamAddy 3x3: finished 2nd

    Chris Ebanks, Jonathan Ibula, Malcolm Jackson, Eitan Shikher.[7]

    2025 Hoops For All 3x3 - Basketball Beyond Borders: finished 5th

    Malcolm Jackson, David Meredith, Eitan Shikher, Casius Wray-Muto.[13]

    2026 Bay City Ballers - 3x3 Canada Pro Tour Stop: finished 5th

    Malcolm Jackson (injured), Kevin Hamlet, Dima Puzyrin, Eitan Shikher.[14]

    2026 Sphere Basketball - Tournoi 3x3: finished 8th

    Jonathan Ibula (injured), Jyquan Lawrence, Dima Puzyrin, Eitan Shikher.[15]

    2026 RCA3x3 - Vaughan Invitational: finished 2nd

    Jonathan Ibula, Malcolm Jackson, Eytan Kapelow, Eitan Shikher.[5][16]

    2026 TeamAddy 3x3: finished 4th

    Malcolm Jackson (injured), Kadeim Jones, Eytan Kapelow, Eitan Shikher, Shikaeb Rahi Soratgar.[8]

    2026 Three Pillars Basketball (3PB): finished 6th

    D’Andre Johnson, Dima Puzyrin, Eitan Shikher, Casiues Wray-Muto (injured).[17]

    Team branding

    [edit]

    Uniforms and logos

    [edit]

    The team's two main colours are purple and gold. The official Royals United logo was created by EITANS DESIGNS.[18] It features the team colours, team word mark, as well as a lion wearing a crown.

    References

    [edit]
    1. ↑ "Royals United - Home". royals.run.place. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
    2. ↑ "FIBA 3x3 | Eitan Shikher | Player Activity". FIBA3x3. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
    3. 1 2 "ISO KING 3x3 Basketball Tournament". FIBA3x3. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
    4. 1 2 "RCA3x3 - Vaughan Invitational 2024". FIBA3x3. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
    5. 1 2 "RCA3x3 - Vaughan Invitational 2026". FIBA 3x3. 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    6. 1 2 "3on3 Basketball Canada - "SUPERCRAWL" Hamilton". FIBA3x3. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
    7. 1 2 "2025 GUELPH Team Addy & OBA 3x3 / 3x3 Canada Hoops - Ontario Qualifier". FIBA3x3. 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
    8. 1 2 "2026 Guelph TeamAddy 3x3". FIBA 3x3. 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    9. 1 2 "2024 Team Addy 3x3". FIBA3x3. 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
    10. 1 2 "Royals United | Team Profile | Brodie League". www.brodierec.com. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
    11. ↑ "ISO KING 3x3 Basketball Tournament". FIBA 3x3. 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    12. ↑ "RCA3x3 | Standings 2024". RCA3x3. 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    13. ↑ "Basketball Beyond Borders Event". FIBA 3x3. 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    14. ↑ ""PRIME TIME VOL 3" - Bay City Ballers 3x3 Canada Tour Stop". FIBA 3x3. 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    15. ↑ "5e Édition | Tournoi 3x3 | Sphere Basketball @ Collège Brébeuf, Montréal". FIBA 3x3. 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    16. ↑ "RCA3x3 | Standings 2026". RCA3x3. 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    17. ↑ "Three Pillars Basketball (3PB)". FIBA 3x3. 2026. Retrieved August 24, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    18. ↑ "EITANS DESIGNS - BRANDING / LOGO DESIGNS (Sports)". EITANS DESIGNS. 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2025.