Episode 190: Prince Edward Island to Team Canada and NCAA Division I — Making History, the Ontario Prep Path, and the Road to Rhode Island with Alex Newson

Alex Newson is making history as the first player from Prince Edward Island to reach NCAA Division I women’s basketball. The Stratford, PEI native built her game representing Team PEI at national championships for four straight summers before moving to Ontario ahead of Grade 11 to play at King’s Christian Collegiate, where she averaged 16.8 points and 5.6 rebounds a game and earned All-Canadian recognition. This past summer, Newson started at shooting guard for Canada at the FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup in Mexico, helping the team to a silver medal with a semifinal win over Argentina before falling to the U.S. in the final. She was also named flag bearer for Team PEI at the 2025 Canada Summer Games, a nod to her standing back home. Her recruitment has its own twist — Newson originally committed to the University at Albany in September 2025, the first D1 commitment in PEI basketball history, before flipping to the University of Rhode Island, where she joins the Rams’ 2026-27 freshman class as they defend an Atlantic 10 title. It’s a story that hits a lot of the show’s recurring themes: small-market roots, the Ontario prep pipeline, and a Canadian breaking new ground for her province. Alex Newson - Guest https://www.instagram.com/alex.newson4 https://bvmsports.com/2026/08/22/discover-alex-newson-first-pei-player-in-ncaa-d1-basketball Aaron Mitchell - Host Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_a_mitch/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahoopsjourney/