Tony is a former U-Sport basketball player (University of Manitoba), and Team Canada Olympic camp invitee. He is also the founder of the Canada Topflight Academy basketball prep school in Ottawa, ON which has won 2 of the last 3 NPA High School National Championships. He is the founder of the National Senior and National Junior basketball circuits which boast over 60+ HS & Prep teams, co-owns a restaurant in Ottawa, and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for philanthropic causes over the last 10+ years.