It was a weekend of learning and growth for the University of the Fraser Valley men’s basketball team, and they picked up a trio of wins along the way. The Cascades emerged undefeated from a three-games-in-three-days gauntlet, as their exhibition schedule got going in earnest. They started in dominant fashion on Friday, demolishing the Kwantlen […]
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UFV men’s basketball rolls out new recruits
Abbotsford – The UFV Cascades men’s basketball team played their first exhibition game of the season last Sunday, and while the squad may not have begun another potential 16 game winning streak (instead falling 81-70 to the Detroit Titans), they did display one of the most promising recruiting classes in recent memory. Coach Adam Friesen […]
They’re back, they’re bad, and they just lost to the Detroit Titans (but that’s okay!)
Abbotsford – The UFV Cascades men’s basketball team hit the court in uniform today for the first time since early March, and while they seemed a little rusty, it was OH SO GOOD to have them back! The Cascades took on the University of Detroit Mercy Titans (NCAA) at the Envision Athletic Centre (EAC), and […]
Cascades to face Detroit Titans in exhibition opener
Abbotsford – The UFV Cascades men’s basketball team will open their preseason this Sunday, August 17, against the University of Detroit Mercy Titans at the Envision Athletic Centre (EAC) in Abbotsford. The game will begin at 3 pm, and admission is free for all fans. The Cascades, who finished last season fourth in the Canada […]
Rising Stars Basketball Academy gets a Cascades twist
If you happened to wander into the Harry Sayers Elementary School gym on a Wednesday night during the last few months, you might have witnessed a very strange scene. It may have looked a little like the above picture, with UFV Cascades men’s basketball coach Adam Friesen sitting cross-legged on the floor among middle school […]
Books and Basketball community initiative features Cascades as coaches and tutors
The best ideas are often the simple ones. In the case of middle school vice-principal Jasbir Singh, a great idea was simply to ask his daughter Jaslyen Singh how to help his basketball-crazy students focus on getting their homework done. Jaslyen had some ideas of her own, and, as a member of the UFV Cascades […]
Fresno to Fraser Valley: The Nate Brown Story
There’s a new big man on campus these days. Maybe you’ve seen him hanging around the Envision Athletic Centre or walking back and forth from the Baker House residence. Maybe you just got a glimpse, or maybe you found a way to slide into conversation and a taste of his Fresno slang. However it was […]