LANGLEY — It’s late fourth quarter, his team is down by nine points to the arch-rival Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers,
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The DeVries family: A basketball story of father and son
ABBOTSFORD — It was on one of those recent snow days in the eastern part of the Fraser Valley when a father and his son, both shut-ins for the day, settled together on the couch and watched a basketball game played over a quarter-century ago.
Grant McDonald: The one you want when the chips are down
TSAWWASSEN — Spend any amount of time playing the timeless board game known as Scrabble, and it doesn’t take long to realize that the blank chips are the best ones in the box because they can represent any letter in the alphabet.
UBC and the RPI: Hanson looks for changes next season
VANCOUVER — UBC Thunderbirds head men’s basketball coach Kevin Hanson may well have coached the best 19-1, fourth-place team in the history of his sport.
UBC’s Elder 8 close out a chapter, coach Thomas says why
VANCOUVER — The picture, which adorned the front of the UBC athletics website on Sunday morning, was a simple one.
SFU Clan end 20-game GNAC losing streak with win over Wolves
BURNABY — Was there a university basketball team in North America who needed a second chance at a first win more than the Simon Fraser Clan?The 0-15 record in GNAC conference play.The 74-73 loss Thursday to Concordia in which it fell on a four-point play from the free throw line with 1.8 seconds remaining.For Simon […]
Vancouver 3A final: King George Dragons and an ode to MJ’s flu game
VANCOUVER — Darko Kulic went to bed Thursday night knowing that he wasn’t going to need a rousing pre-game speech in the minutes before his King George Dragons took to the court for the Vancouver City 2A-3A championship final on Friday.
Vancouver Quad A final: It’s Dok, Ty, Luka and the Demons
VANCOUVER — They have faced each other since the current seniors were eighth graders, so it was no surprise that the Kitsilano Blue Demons and Killarney Cougars
No. 2-ranked, 17-1 UBC men’s hoops at mercy of RPI numbers
VANCOUVER — They say that times are tough all over, but it seems especially so locally in Canada West men’s basketball circles.
Provenzano: Clan rookie point guard has no weak links
BURNABY MOUNTAIN — Twenty hard minutes. Work on your dribble. Work on your handle.