When Emmanuel Kabwari arrived in Regina two years ago he felt lost and lonely — his Congolese family had just left the refugee camp in Uganda where he'd spent his childhood — but basketball soon changed all that.

The 17-year-old discovered the sport at his high school and was glad there were a lot of courts in his new home city.

"It was accessible … so I love basketball; I felt like doing it everyday," he said, at the inaugural Bring 'Em Up basketball camp held this past week at Regina's Tuxedo Courts.

High school student Emmanuel Kabwari tries to get around University of Regina student Bethel Chukwunweike at the Bring 'Em Up Sask. camp, a free camp offered in Regina to refugee and newcomer youth. (Camila Puertas photo)

Kabwari was among the 52 kids taking part in the free, weeklong

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