SFU Basketball

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I don’t wanna be a benchwarmer!

Peak Web June 29, 2026

By: Mason Mattu, Humour Editor and resident nepo baby I sit on a very warm bench, That feeling is amplified,  By the pain of my team asking me for water to pass (not a balllll). The basketball coach is actually my dad,  He just stares and looks at me, Says it’s very scary that I’m a Red Leaf. Oh daddddd.  Dad . . . COACH! SORRY . . . you have any plans for me? ‘Cause if not I’m gonna try out for ultimate frisbee,  I wanna throw a basketball and be free.  Don’t ask where I throw the b-ball,…

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A woman is carried by a bunch of women basketball players in SFU uniforms. Draped over her is the netting from a basketball hoop.
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Former SFU women’s basketball coach inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame

Peak Web March 27, 2025

By: 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…

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Photo of SFU women’s head coach posing with three of his players on the sideline.
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SFU women’s basketball coach Bruce Langford reaches historic 500-win mark

Peak Web March 25, 2024

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer The final home and regular game of the season was Senior’s Night for the women’s basketball team against Western Washington in the West Gym. A big one-point win for SFU heading into the postseason was…

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SFU women’s basketball player shooting the ball in while facing pressure from an opponent's block.
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2024 winter team finishes

Peak Web March 19, 2024

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Men’s basketball Record: 4–14 (against conference opponents), 6–23 (overall) Results: out of playoffs After placing ninth out of 10 schools in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) standings, the men’s basketball team did not advance…

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SFU track runner Marie Éloïse Leclair smiling at the camera on track
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This week at SFU

Peak Web March 18, 2024

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Away Games  Thursday, March 7–Saturday, March 9: women’s basketball at the conference championships  Entering the tournament as the fifth seed  Lost last season in the opening round to Central Washington, 88–62 Friday, March 8: softball…

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SFU’s sports archive

Peak Web March 18, 2024

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Men’s basketball  SFU took on UBC for the first time in any sport at West Gym on November 26, 1965, winning 61–51 in front of 2,200 fans. Coach John Kootnekoff made the inaugural 1965 team…

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women’s basketball team celebrating in a team huddle
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This week at SFU

Peak Web February 12, 2024

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games  Thursday, February 8: men’s basketball vs. Montana State Billings at West Gym at 7:00 p.m. Lost earlier in the season 73–61 against Montana State Friday, February 9: conference hockey team vs. UVIC at…

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SFU swimmer competing in a backstroke event.
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This week at SFU

Peak Web February 1, 2024

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games  Thursday, January 25: women’s basketball vs. Montana State Billings at West Gym at 7:00 p.m.  Montana State is first in the conference standings; SFU is eighth  1–1 against Montana State last season  Saturday,…

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photo of an SFU men’s basketball player at the free throw line.
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This week at SFU

Peak Web January 31, 2024

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games  Thursday, February 1: women’s basketball vs. Alaska Anchorage at West Gym at 7:00 p.m.  At the time of writing, senior Jessica Wisotzki leads SFU in scoring with 352 points (30.8 points per game)…

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SFU women’s wrestler Victoria Seal with the upper hand against her opponent.
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Winter 2024 sports power rankings

Peak Web January 10, 2024

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer 1 – Women’s wrestling Record: 6–1 Trajectory: national champions; top-three finish  The women’s team has started their season in the driver’s seat, breezing by competition with a handful of heavy-handed victories. Among their six wins,…

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