Lowdown

It's Year Three of the CPEQ program, and the Federation's training team is growing more confident with each passing year. 

A number of players from last summer's Quebec team were successfully recruited to the program to make up for the loss of talented wings Jerome Routhier-Turcotte and Will Archambault. 

Guards

Third-year man Shawn Bowen is primed to be the next big star to come out of this program. 

His confident, solid play at the Nike All-Canada camp earned him a spot on the All-Star team. He'll be joined on CPEQ by a unexpected backcourt returnee -- 6-3 slasher Ibrahim Appiah. The Sun Youth star is still trying to get eligible to attend Champlain St. Lambert. 

Talented point guard Kevin Hopkinson has opted to return as well, making this unit very, very dangerous.

Forwards

Max Craig-Zuyderhoff is coming along nicely. He can bang inside, and has developed a soft touch from about 12 feet. At 6-11, he should be the most heavily-scouted high-schooler in Quebec. Champlain 
has already expressed an interest.

Sam Emond is a solid rebounder who plays with energy and should emerge as a top player this year.

The recruits are, in a word, tall. Jonathan Besserer-Lemay, Kevin Horth and Matt Michaud are all 6-8.

Outlook

A reputed boycott by disgruntled high schools apparently hasn't prevented a number of promising 
players from joining CPEQ. Equally important is that fact that players are opting to return year after year.

And several former CPEQ players are either blossoming in CEGEP or are ready to break out, adding to the prestige of this unique program. 

Combo guard Shawn Bowen.

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Coaches: Daniel Grimard, David King. 

Departures 
- Didier Muhire, 6-0 guard (Signed with Dawson). 
- William Archambault, 6-4 guard/forward (signed with Champlain St. Lambert). 
- Jerome Turcotte-Routhier, 6-4 guard (Signed with Ste-Foy). 
- Philose Tshimbomba, 6-7 forward. 
- Xavier Baribeau, 5-9 guard (Signed with Ste-Foy). 
- Jean-Philippe Bamba, 6-5 forward (Signed with Ste-Foy). 

Returnees 
- Shawn Bowen, 6-3 guard, Grade 11. 
- Ibrahim Appiah, 6-3 guard, Grade 11. 
- Max Craig-Zuyderhoff, 6-11 centre, Grade 11. 
- Anaclet-Cédric Molumba-Mbay, 6-7 forward, Grade 11. 
- Kevin Hopkinson, 5-10 guard, Grade 9. 
- Timotey A. Lachance, 6-0 guard, Grade 9. 
- Samuel Emond, 6-5 forward. 
- Olivier Champagne-Parent, 6-4 guard. 

Recruits 
- Jonathan Besserer-Lemay, 6-8 forward, Granby. 
- Tarik-Alexandre Chbani, 6-5 forward, Nobel de Laval. 

- Kevin Horth, 6-8 forward, Roger-Comtois (Quebec City). 
- Tim Hunter, 6-6 centre, West Island Lakers. 
- Samuel Lepitre-Brault, 6-5 forward, Collège de Sherbrooke. 
- Matt Michaud, 6-8 centre, West Island Lakers. 
- Patrick Tremblay, 6-1 guard, Roger-Comtois (Quebec City). 

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Big man Max Craig-Zuyderhoff.