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Tag: Kevin Hanson

Will Ondrik (right) and the rest of the UBC basketball team are the conference's fourth seed despite going 19-1. (Rich Lam/UBC athletics)
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UBC and the RPI: Hanson looks for changes next season

February 12, 2017February 12, 2017Howard TsumuraComment(0)

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 basketball brothers Josh Whyte (left) and Jordan Jensen-Whyte on Seniors Night last Saturday. (All photos - Richard Lam/UBC athletics)
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The left & right of UBC’s real-life basketball brothers

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017Howard TsumuraComment(0)

VANCOUVER — When Jordan Jensen-Whyte began his career with the UBC Thunderbirds in the fall of 2012, he was standing in shadows deep enough to resemble the cover of night.

UBC forward Luka Zaharijevic is helping lead the 'Birds charge off the bench. (Richard Lam/UBC athletics)
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TSUMURA: My three big weekend take-aways

February 5, 2017February 6, 2017Howard TsumuraComment(0)

Here are my three big basketball take-away from the recently-completed university sports weekend:

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