Huskies men’s basketball team looking to build on strong 2022 season
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The Huskies Men's basketball team is looking to build on a strong 2022 that saw them win a pair of medals, bronze in the Canada West Final Four, and silver in the U-Sports Final 8.
It was a run like nothing ever experienced by any current player on the Huskies men’s basketball team.
The Cinderella squad defied teams at every turn throughout the post season, including a come-from-behind victory to secure a bronze medal in the Canada West conference.
Before knocking off the country’s top ranked team, the Brock Badgers, en route to a silver medal finish at the U-Sports Final 8 as the second best men’s basketball team in Canada.
“It was something special,” graduating forward/guard Emmanuel Akintunde said. “A lot of guys come in and out of programs wanting to get the opportunity to play for a national championship and to be able to get that opportunity and to do it in my last year was very, very special.”
“Right after the game it was more bitter than sweet at that point, it was a tough loss,” guard Alexander Dewar admitted. “But now I’ve had time to kind of reflect and go back, it was definitely a season to be proud of.”
“It was really special to be a part of it and it was inspiring too,” lead assistant coach Chad Jacobson added. “To watch these guys come together and play the way they did.”
The road through the playoffs was a bumpy one to say the least.
The team parted ways with former head coach Barry Rawlyk in the midst of their Canada West playoff run, but despite the off-court distractions the team persevered and bonded together.
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