SFU Basketball
A peak inside basketball season
January 21, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor & Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer It’s been one year since the SFU men’s basketball team played a game, after opting out of the 2020–21 season. The Peak interviewed two key contributors to the success of the men’s basketball team: Jas Singh and Wilfried Balata before their tournament in LA on November 12. The two shared about their personal basketball journey, their expectations on the season, and the resumption of unfinished rivalries. While basketball teams’ ratings may shift over time, Singh and Balata cautioned against relying only on their seventh place ranking in the 2021–22 Great…
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The Sports Peakbox: basketball
January 20, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Peekaboo! Guess what’s back other than midterm season? The PeakBox! Each week the Peak will answer student submitted questions about sports at SFU. This week, we asked students to pose questions about basketball. When was…
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COVID-19 spike postpones basketball and hockey games
January 20, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor After opting out of the 2020–21 season, basketball at SFU was finally in full swing for the first time in a year. While the women’s team have travelled south to face competition for most of…
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David Penney looks forward to the new year
January 18, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Name: David Penney Pronouns: He/him Major: Health Science, third year Position: Point guard, #3 Favourite basketball player: Myles Powell David Penney is a sophomore on the SFU men’s basketball team. In 2016–17, he became a National…
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The Peak Club: SFU women’s basketball
January 15, 2022By: Vanshita Sethi, SFU Student The women’s basketball team will kick off their season this Friday in the D2CCA Tip Off At the Trailhead against Nova Southeastern University. SFU previously beat them by a score of 76–56 when they met…
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SFU Women’s Basketball splits a pair of home games against Alaskan opponents
February 1, 2020By: Brandon Braich, Peak Associate Returning from a short road trip, the SFU Women’s Basketball team split two games at home last week. The Clan started the week by hosting the University of Alaska Fairbanks (6–13, 1–9 GNAC) on Thursday,…
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Men’s basketball show noticeable signs of improvement in 2017–18 season
March 1, 2018In a season in which there were many up and downs, and possibly more downs than ups, it is still important to reflect on the ways in which the Clan improved in their second season under head coach Steve Hanson.…
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