By TanyAmanda
Talent Too much. The recruiting and education processes this season were stellar. Returning hot-shots such as the all-knowing Chris Wright, the all-speedy Josh Feist and the all-defensive Brian Finniss not only proved their skills, they helped the newbies realize they had ’em too. Rookies such as Ross Bekkering, Robbie Sihota and Cody Darrah have been… Continue reading Report Card: Men’s Basketball
By TanyAmanda
Talent It could have been worse with Whit Hornsberger out for the season. Surinder “I surrender!” Grewal averaged 19.3 points per game in conference play this season, and was ranked nineth among Canadian Interuniversity Sport stats leaders. The team had other consistent contributors including Chris “long socks” Wright and Josh “feisty” Feist. Effort When they… Continue reading Report Card: Men’s Basketball
By TanyAmanda
A Â lesson well-learned before Valentine’s Day: When you want something so bad and try too hard to get it, you can end up with nothing. Just like that hottie in the third row, two games against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies got away from the Dinos men’s basketball team Feb. 4-5. On Friday, the Dinos… Continue reading The two that got away
By TanyAmanda
Just like the Jeffersons, the Dinos men’s basketball team is “movin’ on up.” After defeating the Simon Fraser University Clan Fri., Jan. 28 and the Trinity Western University Spartans Sat., Jan. 29, the men are sittin’ pretty (pronounced: pre-TAY) on top of Canada West’s mountain division. Things started off a leetle shaky for the Dinos… Continue reading Ballers “home” in on victory
By TanyAmanda
Just when the Dinos men’s basketball team thought they were sitting securely in first, the chair got knocked out from under them. The men traveled to the University of Lethbridge and were defeated by the Pronghorns 70-64 on Jan. 21, but won 87-66 on Jan. 22. Unfortunately for the team, they were only traveling with… Continue reading Things to do in Lethbridge: split
By TanyAmanda
The last two games were crucial for the Dinos men’s basketball team. They hosted the University of Alberta Golden Bears Jan. 14-15. They went into this double-header in a three-way tie for first in Canada West’s Mountain division. Usually, there is nothing wrong with a three-way, but in this case it was unacceptable. The Dinos… Continue reading Ballin’ ain’t no thang for a Dino
By TanyAmanda
The Dinos men’s basketball team got busy over the holidays while the rest of us stuffed ourselves and laid around like beached whales. The men competed in the 2004 Holiday Classic tournament at Mount Royal College Dec. 30-31. We use the term “tournament” loosely, since only four post-secondary teams were involved (the rest being high… Continue reading Men’s basketball team splits in Manitoba
By TanyAmanda
With enormous effort put forth this weekend, the Dinos men’s soccer team found the silver lining at the Canada West Finals held at the University of Calgary. On Sat., Nov. 6, the Dinos knocked off the second nationally ranked Trinity Western University Spartans 2-1. The Dinos, who are unranked nationally, then went on to compete… Continue reading Hey Messier pass the lays, we’re done
By TanyAmanda
B+How do you evaluate a team that fell short of victory yet surpassed even its own expectations?This year was the most successful season the Dinos men’s basketball team has seen in years. Star players like John Riad, Whit Hornsberger, Aman Heran and Chris Wright fulfilled roles Head Coach Dan Vanhooren hoped they would at the… Continue reading Report Card: Men’s Basketball