Anthony Batchelor, a former Durham Lords men's basketball player, recently participated in the fourth annual All-Star Charity Shootout. Batchelor, along with other elite men's basketball players from across Canada, helped raise more than $2,800 for two charities.
Even after Anthony Batchelor's graduation from Durham College in June, the accolades for one of the college's best men's basketball players ever continue to roll in.
Batchelor, who graduated from the Penology and Youth program in June, participated in the fourth annual All-Star Charity Shootout Clash of the Charities basketball game at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario on July 5.
The event featured some of the top basketball players from Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and European professional leagues, taking part in an exhibition basketball game to raise money for the YMCA and the London Children's Museum. In total, more than $2,800 was raised for the two charities.
Batchelor was a member of the London Children's Museum squad who won the game by a score of 99-97. Batchelor's team battled back from a 22-point deficit to win by the slim two-point margin. As the winning team, the Children's Museum will receive 60 per cent of the proceeds, with 40 per cent of the proceeds going to the YMCA.
This past season capped off an amazing four-year career for Batchelor at Durham College, as he broke a 22-year-old record to became the all-time Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) leading scorer, finishing his varsity playing days with 1,524 points. In addition to leading his team to the provincial playoffs, Batchelor was named a provincial all-star, OCAA player of the year and a CCAA All-Canadian.
Batchelor led the men's basketball team in every statistical category, averaging 20 points per game and grabbing 100 rebounds. He also led the team in assists for his fourth consecutive year and ranked in the top 15 of six OCAA categories, total points (third), scoring average (fourth), total field goals (fifth), free throws made (fifth), assists (12th) and steals (15th).
In addition, Batchelor was named an OCAA East Region First Team All-Star every year that he played with the Lords and became the second athlete in Durham College history to win the school's overall male Athlete of the Year award in consecutive years, joining Bill Crowdis (men's basketball) who took home the trophy in 1998 and 1999.