VANCOUVER — At a school were football, basketball and rowing are king, and where soccer came out of nowhere this past November to claim its first-ever top-tiered B.C. title, you’d think the student body was already pretty much picked over for athletes.
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The Jordan-esque Manroop Clair! UBC shooting star skips morning shoot around, saves energy for series-clinching win over UFV
VANCOUVER — By his own admission, Manroop Clair is still not back in game shape.Yet the UBC Thunderbirds’ dead-eye shooting guard is so dangerous that even without his legs fully under him, he’s still capable of being a difference maker.On Saturday, still reeling from having played back-to-back games the previous two nights in its Canada […]
After playing “…one of the worst games of my career” UBC’s Jadon Cohee flips the script Friday as ‘Birds stay alive with win over UFV
VANCOUVER — Jadon Cohee has had some great days playing basketball in his home province of B.C.Like scoring 22 points and being picked tournament MVP in leading the Walnut Grove Gators to the B.C. senior boys Triple A championship in March of 2013.Or later that summer, picking up the phone to take a call from […]
Sophie’s Choice: As Seniors Night approaches, Clan star and former longshot Swant picks the perfect time for her career performance
BURNABY — It was just four years ago, yet what is a relative blip in time is still the length of an entire collegiate basketball career.
After UFV’s three-point daggers stagger UBC in Game 1, Cascades coach Friesen says “…we came in with the belief winning was possible”
VANCOUVER — The Fraser Valley Cascades vowed last week that they would never let indecisive play be the reason they weren’t advancing through the Canada West playoffs.
It’s a Kits’ blitz! From out of nowhere, Kitsilano’s Blue Demons rise to challenge of becoming B.C. Quad-A title contenders
VANCOUVER — Looking for answers as to just what kind of a cannon the Kitsilano Blue Demons have been shot out of lately?
UBC-UFV quarterfinals: ‘Birds bye week helps wounded guards Clair, Bourcier bring their best 60 minutes to War on Thursday
VANCOUVER — Like your favourite TV drama, Manroop Clair and Mason Bourcier are easily the equivalent of a solid hour’s worth of entertainment for UBC Thunderbirds’ men’s basketball fans.
After 2018’s epic Final Four run, Belmont’s basketball Bulldogs remain in dogged pursuit of March Madness return
Kevin Brown can remember gathering with his Belmont Bulldogs last March to watch the unveiling of the 16-team B.C. senior boys Quad-A basketball championship bracket via livestream from the Langley Events Centre.
02.13.19 edition: No. 1’s hold court atop Big 10 rankings as playoff fever hits B.C. boys high school basketball
LANGLEY — Snow days are hopefully done.Here’s our look at all four tiers of B.C. senior boys high school basketball rankings:SENIOR BOYSQUAD A (records, ranking reflect games played Feb. 6-12. Records indicate games against B.C. competition only)1 Terry Fox Ravens (23-4) (Port Coquitlam) (LW-1)Last week — Won both games to finish first at Fraser Valley […]
Year of the Dragons? Fleetwood Park’s proud coaching heritage, rise of Grade 9 star Rav Randhawa make them a bubble team to watch
SURREY — Nick Day has to say it a few times before it starts to roll off the tongue, but once it does, he enunciates the words with pride.