Golden Bears Want More
Bears With Bright Outlook Alberta were primed for last season’s play-off series, and came away with the Canada West crown. With 10 returnees, including 5th year stalwarts, Mamadou Gueye, Lyndon...
View ArticleBisons Hit Re-start
Graduations Leave Manitoba With Young Roster “We are really young,” exclaims Kirby Schepp, the lead Bison in the Herd. This is indeed a group of fresh new faces for Manitoba, after seeing the...
View ArticleHeat Working for the Future
The goal is to bring every player along, and build a competitive team Coach Peter Guarasci ‘sees the glass as (at least) half-full’. Yes, his UBC-O Heat have had a tough transition to Canada...
View ArticleCougars Aiming Higher
Change for MRU – hunting a play-off berth As with many Canada West teams this season, the MRU Cougars have undergone significant changes. Gone is ace big man, Brett Layton, with his 16 ppg/ 9.5...
View ArticleT’Wolves Working to Climb the Ladder
Who can step up for the Timberwolves? Every team graduates top players, and UNBC will be looking for the leadership and 16 ppg which left with Rhys Elliott, the Aussie sniper. Another loss is the...
View ArticleEast to West, West to East
Tournaments bring some intriguing inter-league play Early returns as we head into October play ... For all of the other 46 U-Sports teams, it is ‘reassuring’ to see that the Carleton Ravens appear...
View ArticleMacEwan – Young Team, Big Dreams
Griffins coach likes the energy of his young team MacEwan Coach Eric Magdanz is one of several Canada West coaches who has been dealing with a big turnover of seniors from last season. “This process...
View ArticleDinos Defense Dumps McGill
Highly regarded Redmen team goes cold facing Dinos D Montreal native, Mambi Diawara, has a big night in a Calgary Dinos win over McGill . photo – David Moll, UC Athletics In what was somewhat...
View ArticleBrandon Returns, Recruits Top Talent
Graduation leaves gaps for Bobcats, but recruiting may have filled them Brandon Coach, Gil Cheung Gil Cheung, enters his 8th year as the Head Coach of a team he once captained to a pair of National...
View ArticleTournament Scores – Friday
McGill, Concordia, Dalhousie, Dinos, Bears post impressive wins Calgary Cup … Calgary 91 Acadia 70 – After a back and forth 1st half, Calgary led by 3 , but, after the break , the Dinos...
View ArticleWide Margins on a Saturday Night
No mercy in a big handful of high scoring blow-outs from coast to coast on Saturday , as several tournaments wrap up …. at the Calgary Cup … Calgary 92 McMaster 68* – the Dinos waltz to an...
View ArticleVikes Set to Run With Local Flavour
Bet on UVic Back in the Play-off Hunt In Coach Craig Beaucamp’s 14 seasons, in only the last 2 have there been losing records. He has been Canada West’s Coach of the Year 5 times, and his overall...
View ArticleT’Birds Boast Imposing Depth
T-Birds have unfinished business It’s not often that a coach admits he is 100% satisfied with his recruiting and his roster, but UBC’s veteran mentor, Kevin Hanson (18th year) appears awfully...
View Article5 Tournaments Highlight Hoops Week
This Week in U-Sports Hoops Action We see more inter-League play this week, with 5 tournaments – at Saskatchewan, Waterloo, Queens, Carleton, and UPEI Big Games to Watch – UBC vs Western at...
View ArticleHuskies Scrambling to Re-Build Roster
Huskies in Scramble Mode as Tournament Tips-off The news from Saskatchewan this late Summer and early Fall hinted at some big changes for a roster full of veteran players, and a team that may well...
View ArticleTaking a Break
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