SFU Basketball
I don’t wanna be a benchwarmer!
June 29, 2026I 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, It’s definitely where it’s meant to be, I’m a…
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Former SFU women’s basketball coach inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
March 27, 2025On 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…
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SFU women’s basketball coach Bruce Langford reaches historic 500-win mark
March 25, 2024The 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 an important victory. It also…
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2024 winter team finishes
March 19, 2024Men’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 to the GNAC playoffs. The…
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This week at SFU
March 18, 2024Away 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 vs. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) at…
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SFU’s sports archive
March 18, 2024Men’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 give each other piggy-backs up…
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This week at SFU
February 12, 2024Home 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 Bill Copeland Sports Centre at…
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This week at SFU
February 1, 2024Home 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, January 27: women’s basketball vs.…
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This week at SFU
January 31, 2024Home 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) Last beat Alaska Anchorage in…
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Winter 2024 sports power rankings
January 10, 20241 – 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, SFU has outscored their opponents…
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