Raptors sign Jalen Celestine; Canadian guard appeared in two Summer League games

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 16). Raptors sign Jalen Celestine; Canadian guard appeared in two Summer League games. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/raptors-sign-jalen-celestine-canadian-guard-appeared-in-two-summer-league-games/article_a13d5fa1-e497-5338-94e4-7ac65d02a980.html

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The Toronto Raptors have signed Jalen Celestine, a Canadian guard from Ontario. Celestine averaged 8.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game during his last NCAA season at Cincinnati. He played two games for the Raptors in the 2026 NBA Summer League, scoring nine points in one appearance.
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Ajax Canadian NBA TORONTO The Toronto Raptors

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Celestine PERSON · 2× TORONTO GPE · 2× Ajax GPE · 1× Canadian NORP · 1× Cincinnati ORG · 1× Jalen Celestine PERSON · 1× NBA ORG · 1× NCAA ORG · 1× Ont GPE · 1× The Toronto Raptors ORG · 1×

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The six-foot-seven, 220-pound guard from Ajax, Ont., averaged 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 23.8 minutes in 32 NCAA games (14 starts) at Cincinnati last season.
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The Toronto Raptors have signed Canadian guard Jalen Celestine, the NBA club announced Friday. asserted
club → sign → Celestine
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. asserted
Terms → disclose → deal
The six-foot-seven, 220-pound guard from Ajax, Ont., averaged 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 23.8 minutes in 32 NCAA games (14 starts) at Cincinnati last season. asserted
guard → average → Cincinnati
He shot .424 from the field, including .405 from three-point range, and scored in double figures in 13 games. asserted
He → shoot → games
Celestine played at California (2020-24) and Baylor (2024-25) before joining the Bearcats. asserted
Celestine → play → Bearcats
Celestine appeared in two games with the Raptors at 2026 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. asserted
Celestine → appear → Vegas
He came off the bench and scored nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from three-point range in Toronto’s 96-89 loss to Denver in a consolation game. asserted
He → come → game
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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