After coming off a great weekend for both the men and women’s basketball teams, the Thunderwolves are on the road to take on the McMaster University Marauders for two back-to-back games in Hamilton this weekend. Women’s Basketball (1-0) The Marauders are going into the weekend with a 5-0 non-conference record and ‘Wolves…
Lakehead basketball will open the OUA regular season this weekend against the Algoma University Thunderbirds in the Thunderdome. The women and men’s teams will play back to back on Saturday, November 5 at 6:00 and 8:00pm. Women’ Basketball (7-4 non-conference) “The last time we played Algoma we struggled to score in the…
Men (2-3 non-conf) The Lakehead Men’s Basketball team is heading to British Columbia this weekend to play their last 3 non-conference games before the regular season begins on November 5th. “This is an important weekend for our team. We will be able to tell if we have been improving over the last…
Men’s Basketball (0-2 non-conference) The men’s basketball team will be away this weekend playing non-conference games against Brandon, Winnipeg and U Manitoba. “We have a very tough weekend ahead of us with 3 games and being on the road. Our mental and physical toughness is going to be tested each game,” comments Coach…
It will be a busy yet exciting few days here at Lakehead University, as alumni and fans join together to enjoy a weekend of celebration and sports. The Lakehead Men’s basketball team will be hosting the University of Winnipeg Wesmen in the Thunderdome for non-conference games both Friday and Saturday night at…
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…
Head Coach Manny Furtado of the men’s basketball program announced his first recruit of the off-season today: Nahshon Hurst, a 6’2 guard from Bill Crothers Secondary School in Markham, Ontario. Hurst, who will pursue his studies in psychology at Lakehead University, also played with the GTA Bounce club program. ”We are very…
The OUA has announced their major award winners and All-Star team selections for men’s basketball. For Lakehead, Bacarius Dinkins, of Jonesville Florida and Henry Tan, of Vaughan, Ontario were both selected to the Second All-Star team. Dinkins played just under 30 minutes/game this season, putting up averages of 17 points and 8…
