Canadian basketball star Tristan Beckford signs with NCAA’s Arkansas State [Video]

Another rising Canadian basketball star will make his college debut next year in the U.S.

Six-foot-five Tristan Beckford of Vaughan Ont., announced Wednesday that after considering numerous offers, he has decided to suit up for Arkansas State University for the 2025-26 NCAA season.

“I think the environment just separates it from all the other schools, the coaching staff is great, when I went to visit…they made me feel like I was at home and I really appreciated that,” the 18-year-old said in an interview with CBC Sports. 

Beckford currently attends Fort Erie International Academy, a private basketball preparatory school in Niagara Falls, Ont. 

“At first, I definitely did not think that I would be going to play college basketball. I was just a random kid, seven years old, playing basketball for the Woodbridge Lions,” he said. “So reaching this goal in my life, I feel very honoured.”

This past June, …