basketball
Former SFU women’s basketball coach inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
March 27, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer On February 21, 2025, Canada Basketball announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2024, which includes former SFU and team Canada women’s basketball head coach Allison McNeill. McNeill became head coach for SFU’s women’s team in 1988 and helped lead the team to 11 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship tournament appearances. “It feels quite huge, actually, something that you don’t set out for when you start coaching,” McNeill told The Peak. “You do it because you’re passionate about it. But with that said, when they recognize your work, you feel pretty good about…
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How the Red Leafs fared to start 2025
March 24, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Women’s basketball Despite having an 8–3 record ahead of the new year, the Red Leafs women’s basketball team did not carry the same success into 2025. Once the calendar switched, the team had a record…
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The Rundown: SFU Marches through the month
March 18, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Sports Editor Editor’s note: Results from these matches were taken on March 14, 2025. March 1 — A busy day March 1 was a busy day for the Red Leafs, who took part in five different events.…
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Opinion: BC not free from culture wars as trans VIU athlete harassed on and off the court
February 18, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Content warning: descriptions of discrimination and harassment. On October 30, 2024, Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners women’s basketball player Harriette Mackenzie posted a video to her Instagram account, alleging targeted verbal and physical harassment from…
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Red Leafs clawed down by the Wildcats: SFU WBB Game Recap
February 10, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Editor’s note: included stats were retrieved on February 7, 2:00 p.m. The first full week of January not only saw the return of classes to Burnaby Mountain, but also the return of SFU women’s basketball.…
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Returns and new beginnings
January 9, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Basketball Both Red Leafs basketball teams played for just over a month before the winter break. Despite starting the season 4–8, the men’s team has rebounded from a 2023–24 campaign that saw them hold an…
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Trickle down Clarkonomics: Translating WNBA success to women’s sports overall
November 27, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer The 2024 WNBA season saw record-breaking numbers, both in viewership and attendance. This has been chalked up to what some have called the “Caitlin Clark effect” — regarding the impact the 22-year-old star has had…
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Red Leaf women fly, men fall at 2024 Canadian Tip-Off Classic
November 21, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer For the second consecutive year, 12 college basketball teams from across North America streamed through the doors of the Langley Events Centre. The 2024 Division II Conference Commissioners Association Canadian Tip-Off Classic took place from…
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This Week at SFU: November 7 – 10
November 6, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Home games: Thursday, November 8: women’s basketball vs. Vanguard Lions at West Gym at 3:15 p.m. SFU’s first home matchup of the season Live video, live stats, and tickets available online Saturday, November 9: women’s…
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A beginner’s guide to SFU sports, written by a beginner
September 26, 2024By: Tam Nguyen, Staff Writer I must admit, I’m not a dedicated sports fan. I don’t think I’ve ever watched any sports games before, except for the World Cup final in 2022 where Argentina scored two goals over France on…
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