Linklater received the 2018 Tom Longboat Award, which recognizes Aboriginal athletes "for their outstanding contributions to sport in Canada".
[3] Linklater was raised by his great aunt Maria, and her husband, Walter, who became his legal guardians in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
He attended an inner-city school and was exposed to alcohol and drug abuse from an early age in both his community and in his extended family.
For his second year of post-secondary eligibility, Linklater returned to take classes in the Nutrition program at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Calgary.
After a year off due to an injury, Linklater transferred to Lakeland College in Lloydminster, Alberta, where he again played basketball.
[5] He entered and won a 3-on-3 tournament in Edmonton, advancing with his team to the World Tour Finals in Istanbul where they finished sixth.
[5] Linklater joined his hometown Saskatchewan Rattlers for the inaugural season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) in 2019.