MEN'S BASKETBALL

28/01/10 - MEN'S BASKETBALL ID CAMP
VIU men's basketball is hosting an open ID camp for Sunday, April 4th from 12noon - 4pm
Anyone interested should contact Head Coach Tony Bryce at tbryce98@yahoo.com

02/03/10 - PROVINCIAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS!!
The 2010 BCCAA Provincial Basketball Championships are about to begin !!
On Thursday the VIU women play the first game of the championships at 1pm when they face the Kwantlen Eagles. The VIU men play Friday at 3pm and will play the winner of the UBC O Heat and the Langara Falcons game. Read more in the NDN
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BCCAA LEAGUE ALL-STARS !!
The 2010 BCCAA Basketball League awards have just been announced.
Complete list of winners (pdf)
Kayla Gromme has won rookie of the year, Andrew Kaban, Jacob Thom and Kayla Gromme are on the 1st All-Star team . Brittany Knievel is on the 2nd All-Star team, Shayna Worthington and Kayla Gromme made the All Rookie team. Good Luck this weekend.

23/02/10 - BASKETBALL TEAMS DEFEATED IN PG
Read more in the NDN


15/02/10 - ALL MARINERS ON HOME COURT
The VIU Mariner Basketball teams had a successful weekend winning all four games on home court setting up a big final weekend of play at UNBC. Our women will be in a showdown for the top spot in the league while the men hope to keep an undefeated streak alive going into playoffs.
Read more in the NNB.
Both games on Friday saw the M's develop a fairly healthy lead thoughout the game only to see it disappear towards the end. The men actually trailed by a point in the final minutes after leading by 20pts.
Read more in the NDN.
Andrew Kaban had a monster of a game Saturday scoring 32pts !! Richelle Rafnkjelson led the Mariners with 20pts on friday with Kayla Gromme posting 22pts on Saturday. All the stats on CYBERSPORTS
Spectators were treated to performances by the Port Alberni Armada Cheerleading team on Friday night !!

16/02/10 - ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
JACOB THOM and JACQUELINE DOLEMAN have been named VIU athletes of the week.
Read more!!

08/02/10 - THIS WEEKEND ....Basketball !!

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LIVE scoring of this weekends games .... Friday's Women's game ...... Friday's Men's game
Saturdays games will appear at this LINK
With only four games remaining in the regular season, teams are looking at seeding going into playoffs. The VIU men looking to hold onto the #1 spot while the women are in for a battle with Capilano #5 (9-5)and UNBC #1(13-1).
Pre-game tailgate party Friday 5-7pm outside the gym Free BBQ for VIU Students.
A free rose (sponsored by Turley's Florist) for the first 75 ladies in attendance. On Saturday the first 75 VIU students to attend will receive a box of KD !! Read more in the NDN

01/02/10 - A PERFECT WEEKEND FOR VIU MARINERS
Basketball action in Surrey saw the Mariners win all four games with scores of 68-59 and 91-47 for the women and 94-68, 87-66 on the men's side. A 11-2 record for the women have them in 2nd place in the league standing and the men are perfect at 13-0 for a 1st place ranking provincially and nationally !!
Read more on the Mbball games

24/01/10 - MIGHTY MARINERS DESTROY CBC....
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It was all Mariners this weekend versus the CBC Bearcats. The women's team improved their record to 9-2 with two lopsided victories of 78-36 and 88-44. Brittany Knievel had a double-double friday with 11 boards and 20 points, Saturday Katie Pearson tallied 21pts, while Shayna Worthington added 20pts and Brittany 18pts. On the men's side VIU dominated with everyone on the roster scoring friday night in the 97-69 win. Fraser Thompson controlled the boards with 11 rebounds in Saturdays 88-50 win. Read more in the NNB
The M's remain undefeated with a 11-0 record, adding to last years undefeated season that makes 29 consecutive wins in league play !!
See ALL the stats on Cybersports

19/01/10 - BOTH BCCAA BBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK !!
VIU has been awarded both BCCAA Basketball athletes of the week.
Andrew Kaban and Kayla Gromme have been recognized by the league for having an outstanding performance on the weekend. Read more (pdf)

11/01/10 - MARINER MEN REMAIN PERFECT
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After two convincing wins over the UBC-O Heat this past weekend the Mariner men are 9-0 in league play and ranked #1 in the country !! The women had a solid game Friday night winning by 20 points 81-61, but Saturday UBC-O squeaked a 78-75 win. In Kelowna the volleyball teams lost all their matches to the powerful UBC-O Heat
Read more in the NNB
This weekend there is more basketball coming your way with the CBC Bearcats in town.
Friday's game preview Story in NDN

Cyberstats links
Saturdays Men's game
Fridays men's game

06/01/10 - MEN'S BASKETBALL 3 SOLID WINS
Read it in the NNB

01/12/09 - BCCAA Athlete of the Week !!
Mike Wohlers of the men's basketball team was awarded BCCAA Athlete of the week
Mike Wohlers is in his third year, but first with Mariners basketball.  Mike has been a huge reason for our early success this season.  This past weekend was no exception. Douglas played very well this past weekend and shot the ball exceptionally well.  It was a battle to get out of there with 2 wins, and in large part it was due to the play of Wohlers.  He gives us an outside presence that extend defenses and allow our big men up front to go to work inside.
In Friday nights victory, Wohlers led the VIU attack with 20 points, incuding 12 in the second half.  Saturday he bounced back with another solid performance with 26 points on 9/17 shooting, including 5/8 from beyond the arc and 3/4 from the line.

08/12/09 - ANDREW KABAN PROFILE!!
Read it in the NDN

06/12/09 - MEN'S BASKETBALL IN THE COMMUNITY!!
The VIU Men's Basketball team put in a full 7 hours of none stop packing of groceries at Superstore on Saturday, December 5th. Funds raised went to children's charities and the VIU Men's basketball program.

16/11/09 - MARINERS THUMP LANGARA
It was no contest, the VIU Mariners controlled the double header with the Langara Falcons.
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Read even more in the NDN

02/11/09 - VIU GOES UNDEFEATED AT HALLOWEEN CLASSIC
Two solid games by the VIU men's basketball team resulted in a 92-72 win over the NorthWest Indian College Eagles on Friday night and a 85-72 win over a talented Island All-Star team.
Read more in the NDN
View all the stats on the cybersports webcast page
VIU vs All-Stars
VIU vs NWIC

22/10/09 - MEN'S BASKETBALL
The men's basketball team competed at the UBC-Okanagan tournament last weekend, returning home with one win and two losses. Overall a successful weekend with the win over Mount Royal 88-67 and two real close games that could have gone either way ... Red Deer 74- VIU 72 , UBC-O 77 - VIU 71.
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26/10/09 - VIU CRUSHES CAMOSUN IN MEN'S BBALL
Friday night at the Cowichan High School in Duncan, the VIU Mariners were able to take advantage of a depleted Camosun roster on route to a 111-59 pre-season victory.  We had a very good effort from beginning to end on the evening. 
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26/10/09 - HALLOWEEN
MEN'S BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT
It is the second annual Halloween Classic and the last pre-season tuneups for the Mariner Men's Basketball team.
Entry each day this weekend will be $6 for adults, $4 for seniors or alumni, and $2 for those 11-17 (kids under 10 free).   The price includes both games of the double header on that particular day. 

The draw goes as follows: 
Friday
6:00-  Camosun Chargers vs The Island Allstars
8:00-  VIU vs  Northwest Indian College (Lummi, Wash)
Saturday
12:00-  NWIC vs Camosun
2:00-  Island Allstars vs VIU

The allstars will consist of former Mariners, BCCAA allstars, CIS players.  Including the likes of Graham Giske and Henry Bui, both former allstars for the Mariners.  Also on the roster are former SFU big man Nolan Holmes.  You can add to that a serious athlete and former BCCAA allstar/standout Andrew Sturgeon (who has also played some pro recently over in Europe).  And finally Chris Marsh (former Mariner/Uvic Vike), who has also had some stints of professional basketball overseas. A great weekend of Basketball !! 

05/10/09 - MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAY CIS SCHOOLS
Comments by Tony Bryce Head Coach Men's Basketball team .....
VIU Men's Basketball travelled to the mainland to battle some CIS competition this past weekend.  Friday night the Mariners battled a solid SFU squad in a scrimmage format, playing 5 total quarters.  The scrimmage went well, but I thought our intensity and communication could have been much better.  We came out a little flat and seemed intimidated to start, but after the first quarter did a much better job.  Overall a very good experience for our younger players looking to make the transition to the post secondary game.
Saturday the M's visited UBC and once again played 5 quarters in a scrimmage format.  UBC is a deep talented squad but I felt we were much better than on Friday night.  I thought physically we battled hard and did not let them push us around, which was very nice to see.  It was a fantastic effort from the entire group and compared to last years scrimmage, I felt for the most part this past Saturday we hung around.  What we need to understand is "if we practice and play consistently at that level then we will be tough to beat, but it has to happen every time we step in the gym". 

29/09/09 - ALUMNI DEFEATED!!
Results from the 09 Alumni games......100-69 for the Mariners over the Alumni in the men’s scrimmage and 89-53 in the women’s game for the M’s. Joel Bron led the M’s with 18pts and Patrick McCarthy added 15 while Mike Wohlers contributed 13. For the VIU women Kayla Gromme sunk 5 three pointers to lead the Mariners with a total of 18 points and Sarah Fraser had a strong first quarter scoring 10points and finished with a total 17points.
Jessica Stubbs scored 12 points and Maria Kirkbride scored 10 for the Alumni.

28/04/09 - BASKETBALL BC AWARD
Tony Bryce humbled by BC Coaching award ... read more in the NDN

05/05/09 - MEN'S BASKETBALL ADD GUARDS
A very solid 2008-09 campaign has led to the addition of some serious out of town talent. Head Coach Tony Bryce is pleased to announce the committments of guards Joel Schat and Evan Verdel to the 2009-10 Mariners roster. Read more ...

25/02/09 - TONY BRYCE COACH OF THE YEAR!!
The BCCAA has named Tony Bryce as the Men's Basketball Coach of the year for 2008-09.
In his third year as head coach, Tony has developed a winning team and is well on his way to achieving his goals of making VIU a basketball powerhouse.
Tony will now be nominated for CCAA National Coach of the year. Congratulations Tony !!
Next week Provincials ...read more in the NNB

04/03/09 - MEN'S BBALL in "The Province Newspaper"!!

09/03/09 - MEN'S BASKETBALL SETTLE FOR SILVER!!
UBC-Okanagan Heat played their best game when they had to and the M's were unable to respond going down 66-60 in the provincial final. Andrew Kaban and Fraser Thompson were named tournament All-Stars.
Best team don't always win... a great read in the NDN
What a season though, 19 consecutive wins is a huge accomplishment and the team can be extremely proud of that.Read more in the NDN
If you missed the webcast you can still view it at ... CLICK HERE
great commentary by coach of the Capilano Blues head basketball coach Paul Eberhardt !!

11/03/09 - PERFECT RUN COMES TO AN END!!
Read it in The NAV

03/03/09 - BASKETBALL ALL-STARS ANNOUNCED!!
The 08/09 BCCAA League All-Star awards go to Jacob Thom and Brittany Knievel on the first team and Andrew Kaban , Henry Bui and Jessica Stubbs were selected for the second team.
Sarah Fraser made the All-Rookie team !!
Complete list of All-Stars (pdf)
These athlete will be recognized this weekend at the opening ceremonies of the 08-09 BCCAA Provincial Basketball Championships

23/02/09 - MEN'S BASKETBALL DID IT ... 18-0 !
A perfect 18-0, wrapping up the regular season with wins over the Capilano University Blues (97-73) on Friday night and the Douglas College Royals (82-40) Saturday afternoon. This is the first time in Mariner history that a Men's basketball team has gone undefeated. NNB story
In 1992-93 under the leadership of Coach Mark Simpson the Mariners went 17-1, plus several seasons with only 2 or 3 losses. Its been over a decade since the M's have won the BCCAA league title.
They are now the league champs and will enter the Provincial Championships as the #1 seed.
The BCCAA provincials are hosted at Capilano University March 5-7th.
2009 BCCAA Basketball Provincials website link
The women's team will also qualify for the provincial championships, they will be seeded 4th.Coaches comments.
They defeated Capilano 57-52 but lost to Douglas 48-38 on the weekend.

19/02/09 - CHASING PERFECTION!!
Read it in the Nanaimo Daily News

25/01/09 - MEN'S BASKETBALL UNDEFEATED AT 11-0
The toughest test of the year and they aced it !! The VIU Men's basketball team faced the 8-1,second place, UBC-O Heat on the road this weekend and returned home victorious. A 68-44 win friday night followed by a 69-56 win. JACOB THOM had a big game Saturday with 17 points and 9 rebounds, but overall the M's had a balanced attack. All the stats listed in the cybersports webcast linked below.
Coach Bryce comments ...
The women's team had succes managing a split with the Heat. A hard fought defeat Friday night 56-48 followed by a gutsy 65-58 OT win on Saturday. KATIE PEARSON led VIU to the win Saturday contributing 19 points !! Basketball is on the road again this weekend in Abbotsford against CBC. Next home games February 6 and 7 against Kwantlen. Read more in the NDN

12/02/09 - AUSTRALIAN FIRES WORRY THOMPSON
Read more in the NDN

27/01/09 - M's SUPERIOR AT UBC-O
NNB Story

19/01/09 - MEN'S BASKETBALL STILL UNDEFEATED
Now 9-0 after convincing wins over the Douglas Royals and Capilano Blues, the VIU Basketball team is the team to beat.
Coaches Comments
Another solid team effort led to a 88-65 thumping of Douglas Royals and then the M's hammered on the Cap U Blues 92-75.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SET NEW REBOUNDING RECORD !!
A record that stood for over 10 years has been broken. On friday night the VIU Mariners hauled down 56 rebounds, 5 more than the 51 registered on Jan 23rd, 1998 vs Camosun. In doing so women's team managed a 8 point victory over the Douglas Royals, Sarah Williams led the way with 14points and 9 rebounds. On Saturday against Capilano Brittany Knieval had 18 points and 6 rebounds to pace the M's in a 68-61 loss. Read More in the NNB
PHOTO GALLERY

12/01/09 - M's GO 3 of 4 AT CAMOSUN
A great start to 2009 season winning both volleyball games and the men's basketball game. Our women's basketball team had a 17 point lead against the #1 team in the league, but failed to finish. Coach Bill McWhinnie thought it was a very good team effort that probably deserved a better fate.
Brittany Knievel had a strong game with 20 points and 6 rebounds.
The men's basketball team thumped the Chargers 81-48 with Andrew Kaban contributing 15 points.
Coach Bryce comments .... A decent first game back after a long break.Thought our effort, especially on the defensive end was very good. Another balanced attack which is always nice to see. Credit to the players for understanding our depth and that we have a very balanced attack, with several guys that can score when put in the right opportunity.They are all playing very unselfish basketball and not worried about individual touches or points.That mindset will be the key for us as we continue with a very tough second half of the schedule. I thought we were good, but we will need to be better next weekend.We did a very good job of taking care of the basketball. Defensively at times we were undisciplined and it led to easy baskets.I also felt at times on the defensive end we got away from the game plan.Those things will need to be corrected next weekend with Douglas and Capilano in town
Offensively we were just okay.You could see a little rust and we will work to correct that in practice this week.Our timing and spacing is in need of improvement.But overall, a win on the road is always a great thing in this league.I was very nervous going into this one, and I am glad that the fella's answered the challenge and played with great energy. Read More
On the volleyball court the women crushed the Camosun Chargers 3-0 with Erin ODoherty registering 7 kills in the brief match, while the Mariner Men went the distance winning 15-13 in the fifth !!

05/01/09 - SAN JOSE BBALL RESULTS
The trip was an outstanding experience both on and off the floor. The players had a fantastic time and the games were exactly what we were looking for. Read more... We saw a tonne of pressure and mostly zone defense which was perfect for us. As the games went on we were much better against both. More coaches comments ...

01/12/08 - M's SPLIT WITH PENGUINS
In exhibition action on the weekend, the M's and Penguins went at it twice, with the Mariners taking the Saturday game 82-70 and the Penguins answering back with a 81-74 win. Andrew Kaban led the Mariners scoring both days with 24pts Saturday and 21pts Sunday. PHOTOGRAPHS
Saturdays game was tight throughout with the Mariners dominating the scoring in the final moments. Sunday was a different story with the M's building an early lead, only to see it evaporate by the half and then it was the Penguins finishing strong in the final minutes.
Next up for the Mariners after exams, will be a trip to California Dec 27-29 ,where they will be competing at the Evergreen Community College in San Jose.

17/11/08 - QUEST NO MATCH FOR
THE MIGHTY MARINERS
Men's basketball remains undefeated at 4-0 after two lopsided wins over Quest-U.
On Friday night the M's outscored Quest by 32 points (103-71) and Saturday afternoon there was a 20 point differential. The women had a similiar outcome registering wins of 60-36 and 78-42 to improve their record to 3-1.Read more...

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Congratulation to Lee Hamilton on winning the Canucks getaway.
Photographed with Jenn Todd from the Wave Radio.
Have a great trip !!

21/11/08 - FOREIGN FORCES AT WORK AT VIU!!
A VIU Navigator story. Read more

21/11/08 - BEARDED MARINERS!!
A Daily News Story . Read more ..

25/11/08 - PENGUINS vs MARINERS - Men's Basketball
This Saturday @ 5pm and Sunday @ 2pm the Clark College Penguins from
Vancouver , WASH will play two exhibition games.
The penguins compete in the NWAACC and went 11-5 last season. NDN Bball story
Admission by donation. Partial proceeds from gate will be donated to the Cancer foundation. NNB Bball Story

20/10/08 - BBALL SCHEDULE WALLPAPER
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12/11/08 - MARINER BASKETBALL NATIONALLY RANKED
After a solid home opener last weekend the M's are now ranked amongst the best in the country. Our men are #8 while the women are in the #13 spot.
A great start in many ways as the NATION was in full force and full color friday night, rolling in the dough. Eight teams participated with several teams winning over a $100. Here are a few photos from the night .. PHOTO GALLERY
We hope the trend continues this weekend when Quest University is in town !!
Read more ...

10/11/08 GREAT START FOR VIU BASKETBALL
VIU Mariner Basketball wins 3 of 4 games over UNBC Timberwolves !!
Bill McWhinnie earns his first win as a head coach in dramatic fashion Saturday afternoon in triple overtime. The Men's team is undefeated at 2-0 and playing some impressive basketball. Read more ..
Rolling in the dough for $1000. Read more
Lots of video and photo's of this event posted later this week.
Support VIU's bid to compete in the CIS. Read more ...
Cybersport scoring from the weekend.

03/11/08 - HALLOWEEN MEN'S BBALL CLASSIC
Two wins for the VIU Men's Basketball team was just what they needed, with the opening of the BCCAA season this Friday. Read more ..
The M's crushed the Douglas Royals 92-68 on Friday night and then did the same to the Northwest Indian College 94-56. Andrew Kaban (photo on left) led the way for VIU both days with 20 points Friday night and 19 points on Saturday. Read more ...

27/10/08 - HALLOWEEN CLASSIC
Men's basketball action this weekend !!
Final preseason games before the league opener next weeknd. Read more ..
Friday Oct. 31st:
6pm Camosun vs. Northwest Indian College (fromWashington)
8pm VIU vs. Douglas College
Sat. Nov. 1st:
11am Douglas College vs. Camosun
1pm Northwest Indian College vs. VIU

10/10/08 - VIKES AND VIU Men's Basketball ...
The Mariners and Vikes battled in an extended and very entertaining scrimmage game.
Read more ..
The score was reset after each quarter but the M's did win one of the quarters.
PHOTO GALLERY
A well deserved Thanksgiving break is next for team and then off to a Tournament at Douglas College on Oct 18-19
Read more in the NDN ...

20/10/08 - BASKETBALL RESULTS
The Women's basketball team notched a couple victories on the weekend defeating Kwantlen 68-48 and Quest U 68-49. Jessica Stubbs led the way with 16 points and 17 rebounds against Kwantlen and 18pts and 12 boards against Quest.
In a Douglas Royals men's basketball tournament the Mariners lost three close games , 74-60 to Mt Royal Cougars, 76-69 to Langara Falcons and 92-86 to Kwantlen Eagles. Read more...
The home opener is Nov 7th versus UNBC Timberwolves !!

26/09/08 - ALUMNI WIN !!
A great alumni game saturday night , saw shots at the buzzer, sending the game into OT and also for the win. NNB frontpage feature








The final score was 103-100 with Graham Giske sinking a three for the win. Jason Hubbs also showed his touch by coming through with the shot to send it to OT. Thanks to all the Alumni for participating .... you still got it !! Read more in the NDN

02/09/08- U of Pacific win 94-45 

Nothing like playing a Div 1 NCAA team in your first game of the season.
In front of a large crowd the Mariners battled the best they could for the complete game. The U of P Tigers just had to much of everything winning the game 94-45.
The Tigers went on to play two games against the UVIC Viking defeating them on both occasions.
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26/09/08 - ALUMNI MEN'S BBALL-National Champs Return
This Saturday, Sept 27th at 8pm the Mariner Men's basketball will take on the Mariner Alumni team. The 94' National champs return !!
Almost 15 years since the Mariners won the 2004 CCAA National championships.
Erik Johnson , Rex McNally and Liam Sullivan are three members of the Championship team that will challenge the M's this Saturday.
NDN story ...
A team loaded with All-Canadians, National champs and League All-Stars should provide for some exciting basketball. The Alumni Roster includes Graham Giske (02-05,06-08), Luke Robinson (02-04), Dave Bains (01-03), Jason Hubbs (99-00, 04-05) ( All-Canadian, BCCAA Player of the year, National 1st team All-Star, 05' National Bronze Medalist, #1 in league scoring) , plus players out of the 90's such as 6'10" Erik Johnson (94' National Champ), Rex McNally (94'National Champ), Mike Morgan (94-98) and Liam Sullivan (94' National Champ).
On the bench calling the plays will be Wayne Clouthier former coach/player.

28/08/08 - HISTORIC GAME THIS SATURDAY
NDN Story
NNB Story

18/08/08 - First NCAA Game at VIU August 30th !!
For the first time ever a NCAA Div 1 men's basketball team will compete here in Nanaimo !!
The VIU Men's Basketball team will face the University of the Pacific Tigers. August 30th 4pm at the VIU gym.
Coach Tony Bryce is thrilled to host this elite team, we hope to see more NCAA teams visit in the future.
Having a team of this calibre to play is huge for recruiting.
Pacific, located in Stockton, Calif., finished last season atop the Big West conference with an 11-5 mark before being bounced in the opening round of their conference tournament. The Tigers, whose most recent trip to the NCAA tournament came in 2006, are oftentimes best remembered for producing the 1998 NBA Draft's first overall selection, 7-foot-1 centre, Michael Olowokandi. Head coach Bob Thomason has led Pacific for the past 20 years and has guided the Tigers to three straight 20-win seasons.
University of the Pacific Tigers
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19/08/08-AUSSIE POWER ndn story
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13/08/08-MARINERS MEN'S BASKETBALL ADD MBAPPE TO ROSTER!

Mariners men's basketball coach Tony Bryce is very pleased to announce
the committment of 6'2" guard Banimb Mbappe for the 2008-2009 season.
Mbappe played last season for the Ballenas Whalers of Parksville. He
is a very explosive athlete and has the ability to do it all. He
averaged 39 points/game in the 2008 AAA Island Championships, which is
almost unheard of. But Bryce believes he has so much more to offer than just scoring.
"I am very curious to see him with other talented players around him.
He can score, but I also think he sees the floor very well and has the
ability to break people down with the dribble, thus create scoring
opportunities for his teammates."

Mbappe is currently back home with family and friends in Spain as
coach Bryce finalizes the necessary paper work.
But, there is no doubt coach is excited for his arrival.
"I felt we needed an athlete on the perimter and Banimb is exactly
that. He will definately add some excitement, because he does so many
things well, and is extremely explosive"

06/06/08 - NDN 7 Questions with Patrick McCarthy
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24/04/08 - COMMUNITY BASKETBALL
The season might be over but Mariner Basketball players are active coaching and refereeing at the Steve Nash Youth Basketball League. Good Work !! Henry Bui, Carson Williams, Katie Pearson, Catriona Smith and Richelle Rafnkjelson .

17/04/08 - PATRICK MCCARTHY NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-CANADIAN
One of the most prestigious awards in collegiate sports was won by freshman Patrick McCarthy of the Men's Basketball Team. Pat was named to the BCCAA All-Rookie team, Mariner Freshman Athlete of the year and averaged 12 points and 6 boards this season.
Great season Pat !

17/04/08 - MEN'S BASKETBALL ADDITIONS FOR 08/09
Malaspina Men's Basketball has added some size for the upcoming season. Head coach Tony Bryce is pleased to announce the commitments of:
Joel Bron, Fraser Thompson, Jason McKinnon and Blake Mansbridge.
6'6" forward Joel Bron. Joel will be transfering from Columbia Bible College and entering his 4th year.
Joel is long, and very athletic for his size. Scoring inside and out, Joel averaged 15 points and 6 boards this past season. We are thrilled with Joel's addition.

6'6" forward Fraser Thompson via Australia. Fraser will add some much needed toughness and rebounding to the M's. He has played a little Aussie rules football in his day, so he will bang and compete. A great leaper and athlete, we are excited for his arrival.

6'8" post Jason McKinnon. Jason rebounds, blocks shots, scores when needed, and flat out plays hard. A former Cowichan product, Mackinnon will be returning to the Island. He will play a key role for us next season, and for years to come. A great addition.

6'1" guard Blake Mansbridge. Blake will be a graduate from Dover Bay Secondary this coming June. Blake can really shoot that ball and that is the roll we expect to put him in. He is a quality player, an outstanding student, and a fantastic young man.

W e are very excited to add this group to a solid returning core. However, there are still things in the works and we hope to continue to strengthen our roster for the upcoming season.