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When he was in junior high growing in Winnipeg, Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson wrote his goal on a piece of paper: play professional basketball.

For many, their teenage dreams die.

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But next month, Ogungbemi-Jackson, the Dinos’ leading scorer from last season, will recognize his, pretty much exactly like he drew it up.

On Sept. 21, he travels to Portugal for training camp with his first pro team, after signing a deal with Barreiro-based Galitos Tley in the Lisa Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB, top league in the country).

“Playing professionally has been a goal of mine since I was probably 13 or 14,” the now 23 year old said.

“I wanted to be a professional basketball player at some stage. So after the (CIS) season was done I had to shift my focus to building a profile, finding the right agent and putting myself out there to get the best opportunity to start that career.”

He wound up signing with Toronto-based Matt Slan of Slan Sports Management, who began shopping his profile to various European clubs.