It was a big year for the Thunderwolves Women’s Basketball Team – three athletes will bring their strong presence back to the court this weekend for the 12th OUA Women’s Showcase Game this Saturday at York University. Nikki Ylagan, third team OUA All-star and Sofia Ainsa Lluch, OUA All Rookie Team Allstar…
Men’s basketball coach Manny Furtado announced Manitoban recruit Jon Hayter today, who arrives at Lakehead following a 2-year playing career for the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers. The 6’0″ point guard from Pinawa ranked near the top in several statistical categories in the Manitoba Colleges Athletics Conference, including scoring (16.9/game) rebounding (7.5/game) and…
Coach Jon Kreiner continued to re-load his backcourt this week, with Bloomington, Minnesota’s Za’Keea Sa’eed-El committing to the Thunderwolves. “We have added a very strong, athletic and smart point guard to our program,” said Kreiner in a radio interview Thursday morning. “Za’Keea has worked very hard to get to this point and…
The men’s basketball team’s season is down to a win-or-go-home game on Wednesday evening against the Western Mustangs at 8pm in London. Game will be webcast via OUA TV. The round one playoff matchup is a fresh memory for the ‘Wolves, who were humbled by the Mustangs just four days ago, dropping…
Lakehead Basketball completes its regular season on the road this weekend, as the Thunderwolves get set for the Western Mustangs in London on Friday, followed by the Windsor Lancers on Saturday. Please note game times on Saturday have been pushed back to 6:30 and 8:30pm. Lakehead Women (6-11) Although the women’s team…
The final set of regular season games in the Thunderdome are slated for this weekend, with the Ryerson Rams and U of Toronto Varsity Blues taking the floor Friday and Saturday. Friday night’s games are in support of the Student-Athlete Mental Health Initiative, or SAMHI. Lakehead basketball alum Jessica deHaan has been working…
Lakehead Basketball travels to southern Ontario to take on the York Lions Friday followed by a drive up the 401 to Kingston and the Queen’s Gaels on Saturday. Lakehead Women (4-7) The York Lions (2-10) are led by senior guard Ishanaa Seupersadsingh, who has put up 12.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per…
(Courtesy CIS) Lakehead basketball player Bacarius Dinkins from Lakehead University is the ArcelorMittal Dofasco CIS male athlete of the week for the period ending Jan. 31, 2016. Dinkins, a fourth-year general arts student from Jonesville, Florida, was the top scorer on both nights as the Thunderwolves (6-5) upset then nationally fourth-ranked McMaster (9-4) twice at the C.J. Sanders…
