Rosters have been shaken up across Canada since the 2019-20 season. In Part One of ‘Old Faces in New Places’, we look at nine basketball players having an impact with their respective new program.
Category: U SPORTS
Lucas Woelders Ser to Join UBC Okanagan Men’s Volleyball for 2022-23 Season
From the UBC Okanagan Heat KELOWNA, B.C. – The UBC Okanagan Heat men’s volleyball team announced today that Lucas Woelders will join the program for the 2022-23 season. Woelders, a 6-5 outside hitter from Langley, B.C., joins the Heat from Langley Christian School and the Fraser Valley Volleyball Club, and will be a welcomed presence…
Trinity Western’s Josephson to Lead Canada’s Senior Men’s Volleyball Team
Volleyball Canada has named Trinity Western men’s volleyball head coach Ben Josephson as the new senior men’s indoor head volleyball coach. Josephson will begin his national team coaching duties in April of 2022.
Sudbury to Host 2022 CCAA, U SPORTS and Canadian Mixed Doubles Championships
From Curling Canada and the CCAA SUDBURY, Ont. — Sudbury will build on its well-established reputation of hosting national curling championships by adding three new events to its repertoire this season. Sudbury’s Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex will host the 2022 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA)/Curling Canada Championships and U SPORTS/Curling Canada Curling Championships from…
Laurier’s Ntore Habimana Discusses How to be the Best
From Tyra Forde, Laurier Golden Hawks Athletics “Watching NBA basketball has always been a part of my life and it drove me to become the best player I can be.” Since he was young, Mississauga, Ont., native Ntore Habimana has wanted to shoot hoops. “I am a very competitive person,” he explains. That competitive spirit…
Player Profile Cards: Series One (#1 – #152)
SARNIA, Ont. — With the 2020-21 season having been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we needed a different way to keep basketball in the minds of fans from coast-to-coast while keeping people engaged with the players, coaches, and programs from across Canada. During the pandemic, the trading card industry took off, with cards being…
StFX Women’s Basketball Head Coach Lee Anna Osei Creates Platform for People of Colour in Canadian Sports Community
ANTIGONISH, NS — StFX X-Women basketball head coach Lee Anna Osei hasn’t let the pandemic slow her down. In fact, she established and founded the Black Canadian Coaches Association (BCCA), a newly formed not-for-profit organization committed to providing a platform for Black Canadians in sport. “I wanted some way of filling the voids for People…
First Annual SpeakHER Series to Spotlight Women’s Basketball in Canada
CANADA — From the grassroots level to the International stage, Women’s Basketball is on the rise in Canada. At the university and college levels, the growth is especially true. Each and every season, the level of parity in all leagues continues to grow. The talent level is always changing for the better, and more and…
College Court Report Canada Rebrands to Four Quarters Media
SARNIA – June 1st, 2020 marks the start of a new chapter. For close to two years, I’ve worked towards covering both Men’s and Women’s Basketball at both the U Sports and CCAA levels to the best of my abilities. There have been some success stories with the coverage, like the social media Player of…
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