Jahmal Wright
The Rundown
January 9, 2023By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Men’s basketball The men’s team started December with a 75–61 loss against Western Washington. In what was their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener of the campaign, SFU recorded 13 blocks, a league-high since joining the NCAA in 2010. The Red Leafs jetted off to take on New Mexico State two days later in a lopsided 77–35 loss. A narrow 79–73 win against the Hawaii Pacific Sharks in Honolulu during the Hoops in Hawaii Holiday Classic, snapped the team’s four-game losing streak. Despite dropping their next game, SFU finished the tournament with a decisive…
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Basketball coach Steve Hanson realistic about team expectations
November 9, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer The fall National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) season is coming to a close, which means the next round of athletes are gearing up for the start of their regular season competition. The start of a…
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Jahmal Wright is the only senior on the men’s basketball team
October 11, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer The men’s basketball team is looking a little bit different this year with Jahmal Wright as the only senior on the squad. To his surprise, Wright didn’t realize this was the case until he showed…
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A final farewell from basketball seniors Jordan Lyons and Julian Roche
April 7, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor On March 2, seniors Julian Roche and Jordan Lyons competed in their last college basketball game. SFU lost in overtime to Alaska Fairbanks in the Greater Northwest Athletic Conference quarterfinals by a score of 91–83,…
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Jahmal Wright talks about pillars of support during his first season at SFU
April 5, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer Hometown: Toronto, ON Position: Wing Masters Program: Liberal Arts You’d be hard-pressed to find a time when Jahmal Wright wasn’t playing basketball. He started shooting hoops at the age of four, and signed up to…
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