Men's Basketball
August 23, 2010Eagles Announces Men's Basketball Open Try-Out
(Surrey, B.C.) The Kwantlen Eagles Men's basketball team will hold try-outs for their 2010-2011 team. All interested players must contact head coach Bernie Love prior to the try out.
Date: September 9, 2010
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Kwantlen Gymnasium (12666 72nd Avenue)
August 19, 2010
Eagles Proud Of Outcome Against Idaho State University
(Surrey, B.C.) The Kwantlen Eagles Men's Basketball team opened their 2010-2011 exhibition campaign against the Idaho State University Bengals, a NCAA Division I basketball team. Idaho State started the game strong, as they took a 45-28 lead at half-time led by some accurate shooting from the 3 point line (53% in the first half). The Eagles climbed back and cut the deficit down to 10 in the 3rd quarter before the Bengals went on another run to defeat the Eagles 84-60.
"This is a level of basketball that we won't see in our league so it was great to see the guys hold their own against a bigger athletic team.” said Men’s Eagles head coach Bernie Love. "We competed for the full 40 minutes which to me was very important."
Mark Drabowski led the way for the Eagles with 17 points, last season’s BCCAA All-Rookie Team member Doug Meyers contributed with 12 points and 5 rebounds, while Harold Keech and Ali Bosir had 8 points each.
"This was my first look at a lot of new faces on the roster this year so I really got a great look at what a lot of them are capable of doing on the floor," said Love. "Thank you to all the fans that came out to support us as well. It was a great crowd!"
Next up for the Men's Eagles will be on Saturday, September 25, as they match up against the Eagles Alumni at home.
August 4, 2010
Men’s Hoops to take on NCAA Division I Bengals
(Metro Vancouver, BC) The Kwantlen Eagles Men’s Basketball team will be kicking off their 2010-11 campaign with a match up against NCAA Division I ISU Bengals. The team from Idaho State University will be traveling through Metro Vancouver and Kwantlen will be their second stop on their tour. “This is a great opportunity for the guys” says Head Coach Bernie Love; “We have a really great line up for this year’s team, so we are excited to have the chance to test our skills against a Division I school.”The feature match will take place at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Gymnasium in Surrey on August 18th, 2010. Tip-off is at 7:00pm and tickets will be sold in advance: $10 for adults, $6 for students (with valid student ID, and free for youth under 12 years old. Space is limited and tickets can be purchased in person at the Surrey campus or by phone with the Department of Athletics and Recreation at 604.599.2980. All proceeds will help support the Men’s Basketball team as they begin their 2010-11 season in the BC Colleges Athletic Association.
July 7, 2010
Eagles Adds NCAA Div. II Team To Exhibition Schedule
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June 21, 2010
Eagles Signs Another Recruit
(Surrey, B.C.) The Department of Athletics and Recreation is pleased to announce Dylan Kular has committed to the Men's Basketball team for the 2010-2011 season.Kular was the leading scorer for the WJ Mouat Hawks senior boys basketball team this past season. His other basketball related accomplishments this past season includes team MVP, 1st team All-Star at the Snowball Tournament in Abbotsford, as well as numerous tournament MVP's. Coach Love says that "Dylan will be a great fit for us here at Kwantlen. He is an honor roll student. On the basketball side, he has a great skill set, a good 3 point shot, and is an overall a great defender."
June 18, 2010
Eagles Announces Exhibition Schedule
(Surrey, B.C.) The Kwantlen Eagles Men's Basketball team today announced the exhibition games schedule for the 2010-2011 season, which will include home exhibition games against Columbia Bible College, as well as Northwest Indian College from Bellingham, Washington. Please visit the schedule page for the complete listing of the 2010-2011 Men's Eagles Basketball exhibition and league games.
May 31, 2010
Eagles Signs Top Recruit
(Surrey, B.C.) The Department of Athletics and Recreation is pleased to announce Harpreet Randhawa has committed to the Men's Basketball team for the 2010-2011 season.Harpreet is coming from Columneetza High School in Williams Lake, BC, where he was named the North Zone 'AA' first team All-Star and MVP twice, as well as a member of the 2010 'AA' Boys Provinicial All-Star Team. According to Coach Love, "Harpreet is a multi-talented and very skilled player. At 6'8, he is capable of playing all 5 positions on the floor. He is a great shooter, can post up and finishes very well at the rim. Having a player of his character and calibre committing to Kwantlen shows the direction not only that the Men's Basketball Program is going but also the Athletic Department as a whole. He is an honor roll student as well."
May 21, 2010
Eagles Signs Two More Recruits
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| Mike Corcoran & Clayton Dendy |
Mike Corcoran is a former guard from Dover Bay, while Clayton Dendy was a former guard for Seaquam Secondary. Coach Love says that "both Clayton and Mike come from very good high school programs. They are very fundamentally sound in all aspects of their games, both very solid defensively and are excellent 3 point shooters. Being out of high school for a couple years, they will bring maturity to a team that is going to be quite young this season."
April 29, 2010
Eagles Signs Two Recruits
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| Devan Haynes & Didar Grewal |
Didar Grewal, a honor roll student at Tamanawis Secondary School, earned numerous tournament MVP's and All-Star's as a member of the Tamanawis Senior Boys basketball team. In addition, Grewal played for the U15 Provincial Team. Coach Love notes that "Didar will bring great athleticism to the Eagles. He's able to score in a different number ways of makes him a very versatile offensive threat."
Devan Haynes began his post secondary basketball journey with the Capilano Blues. In his first season with the Blues, his work ethic on the floor was evident as he was a top ten rebounder in the BCCAA. However, his journey in the BCCAA suffered a set back after his first season due to a foot injury. Now injury free, Haynes is looking for a triumph return to basketball as a member of the Kwantlen Eagles. "Devan brings a toughness and competitive edge to the floor. He is a great rebounder, and his size and strength is going to cause problems for other players in the league," says Love.
April 1, 2010
Eagles Signs Three Recruits
Julio Epondulan III & Paolo Santos
(Surrey, B.C.) The Department of Athletics and Recreation is pleased to announce that Julio Epondulan III, Paolo Santos, and Harold Keech have all committed to the Men's basketball team for the 2010-2011 season.
Julio is the MVP of the 2010 Single 'A' provincials leading St. Patrick's High School in Vancouver to the provincial title. Head coach Bernie Love notes that "he's a very quick, athletic player with the ability to score in a variety of ways, but also brings a great intensity to the defensive end of the floor."
Paolo is a First All-Star at the 2010 Single 'A' provincials leading St. Patrick's High School from Vancouver (where he is an honors student as well) to the provincial title. "Paolo brings alot of intangibles to the floor. He is a very good shooter, finishes well at the hoop and has a great intensity defensively," says coach Love. "Both Julio and Paolo "knows what it takes to win having won a provincial title and both are what we look for in a student-athlete at Kwantlen."
Harold is coming back to play after a year out of high school. A grad from Holy Cross in Surrey, Harold is a 6'7 athletic forward who is very skilled offensively. Coach love says that "Harold will provide a tough match-up in our league as at 6'7, he's a great 3 point shooter which will really help stretch opposing teams defense out. He is also able to put the ball on the floor and get to the hoop."
