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CIS Final 8 Tips Off Thursday !
Connor Wood and the Carleton Ravens still have ‘The Cup’ until someone wrestles it away ! photo – Valerie Wutti, Ravens Athletics 1 pm (Pacific) Quarter-final #1 – Ravens on the way to another...
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Ravens, Rams, Dinos, Tigers on to Semis
Ejim’s rebounding carries Ravens to semi-finals 8 offensive rebounds and 26 points by Ryan Ejim pace Carleton to a Q-final win over TRU. Carleton 91 Thompson Rivers 75 – The relentless Carleton...
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Consolation Semis are Both Close Affairs
Two consolation games see teams bounce back and play well Ottawa 78 Thompson Rivers 77 – The first consolation semi on Friday had a strong effort from both teams despite the obvious disappointment...
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Carleton vs Calgary for the CIS Title
Jasdeep Gill provides the clutch hoops as Calgary defeats #1 Ryerson Calgary’s Jasdeep Gill drives against Ryerson’s Juwon Grannum in Saturday’s 2nd semi-final . photo – Rich Lam – UBC Athletics...
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Carleton Dumps Dinos With the Deep Ball
The ‘Mighty Ravens’ still rule supreme in CIS basketball ! photo – Ben Nelms Carleton 101 Calgary 79 – The Ravens bombed the Calgary Dinos defense with a barrage of treys, and ruled the...
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Recruiting News – Critical Roster Building
Canada West Teams Busy With Recent Signings – 5th year senior graduates, Wyatt Anders (Bisons) and Matt Letkeman (Dinos) , shown in recent playoff action, will leave opportunities for new...
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Busy Canada West Recruiting Scene
Canada West Schools Announce New Recruits – here’s the latest update on recent signings for Canada West teams this late Spring period. Fraser Valley rivals, Jordyn Sekhorn (11) and Riley Braich (5)...
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Skinn is a Big Plus for Dinos
Dinos Benefit From Coach’s Life-changing Decision Your dream job was to be a Head Coach in CIS Basketball, and, if you’re Matt Skinn, you got to do that as a young man, first at St. FX, where you...
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New CW Schedule Creates Inequity
Canada West Rolls the Dice With a Complicated Schedule Switch The Canada West schedule has undergone a major shift for the up-coming 2016-17 season, with many hours of consideration by Athletic...
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Busy Summer for CIS Hoops Players
‘Off-season’ is a Big Misnomer for Canada West Athletes There was a day (in the previous century) when ‘CIAU’ players used to work summer jobs, or, if they were lucky, play golf, drop by the gym,...
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MRU Cougars Coach Suffers Heart Attack
Dobell Taking Time to Recover Marc Dobell coaching a Cougars game last season. photo – W. Thomas, Canada West Hoops We were surprised to hear that our friend Marc Dobell,...
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Fall Camps Opening – More Signings
Summer into Fall as Classes and Pre-Season Practice Begin Jasdeep Gill and his Calgary Dinos, defending Canada West champions, are among many schools starting Fall camp this week....
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Dinos and Bisons on a Collision Course
2016-17 Canada West Basketball Previews – Our season previews start with a pair of teams who both figure to make a hard run at the March 2017 Canada West Final 4. Despite being early in Fall camp,...
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Wesmen and Griffins Want ‘In’
2016-17 Canada West Basketball Previews – Winnipeg Wesmen and MacEwan Griffins The two Prairie schools we preview today have a similar status in their respective communities. The University of...
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TWU / UNBC – Small School Challenges
Spartans and Timberwolves Face an Uphill Path – 2016-17 Canada West Basketball Previews – These 2 B.C. schools are among the smallest, by population, in Canada West, and have quite a task in trying...
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UBC-O and Mt. Royal Previews
Heat and Cougars – Battling Game by Game – 2016-17 Canada West Basketball Previews – The effect of the new Canada West schedule, now ‘mixing and matching’ games among all 17 teams,...
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UVic, TRU Revamp Lineups
2016-17 Canada West Basketball Previews – Vikes and Wolf Pack With Big Roster Changes Volodymyr Iegorov (L) , TRU, and Grant Sitton (R) , UVic , are 5th year leaders for their B.C. schools. The...
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Regina Preview – Weekend Summary
Cougars ‘Fitting the Pieces Together’ – preview Regina Cougars ’15-’16 – Lost to TRU in 1/4 Finals, 11 wins – 9 losses (Pioneer Division) Returnees – 5th years – Aaron McGowan , 6-1 guard,...
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Bears Roster Sees Turnover
2016-17 Canada West Basketball Previews – Alberta Golden Bears ’15-‘16 – Lost to Calgary 1/4 Finals 10 wins 10 losses (Pioneer) Returnees – 5th year – Brett Roughead, 7-1 fwd,...
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Calgary, MRU Open With Wins
Dinos and Cougars Top Visitors at Calgary Cup – The Calgary teams dispatched the visiting Windsor Lancers and Regina Cougars in Calgary Cup action on Thursday night. On the first of 3 nights of...
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