VANCOUVER — Place Irvan Brar against the standard measure of feet and inches as it pertains to the power-hitting forces in the world of Canada West men’s volleyball, and it’s easy to jump to conclusions.
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TWU’s ‘Downtown’ Jessie Brown: A clinical approach to hoops and life
LANGLEY — Jessie Brown is a budding nurse, but she’s already got a doctorate in dialing from distance.
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 […]
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.
SFU Clan men surrender victory in final seven seconds
BURNABY — It’s the seven seconds of game clock that the Simon Fraser Clan men’s basketball team wishes it could just have back.Please.
Juliana Kaufmanis: Win-win adventures for UBC star
VANCOUVER — In building the most successful Canadian university women’s volleyball program of its generation, UBC Thunderbirds head coach Doug Reimer has brought some of the country’s best and brightest talent War Memorial Gymnasium.
SFU’s Mallory Velte: The understudy is a leading lady
BURNABY — This past August, Mallory Velte got a chance to experience the kind of atmosphere that every wrestler dreams of when she packed her bags for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.