By Jon Roe
After a couple of painful losses to the archrival University of Alberta Pandas last weekend, it doesn’t get any easier for the Dinos women’s basketball team. The University of Victoria Vikes (7-4) and the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds (9-3) roll into town for games Friday and Saturday, respectively, that take on an added importance… Continue reading Women’s basketball look to snap three-game losing streak
By Jon Roe
The last time the Dinos men’s basketball team played a meaningful game, it was on the hard court of Scotiabank Place against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in the national semi-finals in Ottawa in March. They had beaten the T-Birds a scant two weeks earlier to capture the Canada West conference crown for the… Continue reading Now’s the time
By Noah Miller
Despite an impressive 2-1 result at this weekend’s University of Calgary Invitational, the Dinos women’s basketball team face a number of challenges in the season ahead. They downed the McMaster University Marauders 91-65 on Friday, lost to the University of Regina Cougars 92-79 on Saturday and managed to score a narrow 80-78 victory over the… Continue reading Harle’s hoopsters take aim at season
By Brad Halasz
Henry Bekkering wants Villanova to win the NCAA March Madness tournament. Unfortunately, he says, the University of Conneticutt and North Carolina look too strong and will probably meet in the championship game. Almost three weeks after his final game with the Dinos the six-foot, 240 pound star forward still has the sport on his mind.… Continue reading Henry Bekkering takes his final bow
By Brad Halasz
If the Concordia University Stingers took away anything from the 76-67 beating handed to them by the University of Calgary Dinos in the quarterfinal game at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Final 8 men’s basketball tournament last Friday at Scotiabank Place in Kanata, Ontario, it’s that size does indeed matter. The freewheeling brothers Bekkering proved too… Continue reading Ballers sting Concordia in O-Town
By Jon Roe
Four points. Five points. For this year’s Dinos men’s basketball squad, those numbers ultimately defined their season. There were only four points between the Dinos and the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in the Canada West Final, which the Dinos won 80-76. And there were only five points between the two teams in the Canadian… Continue reading Dinos downed by UBC rivals in Final 8 semis
By Jon Roe
It’s hard to believe that the defining moments for a year’s worth of work and effort could be just a few games. But that’s what most sports teams experience and that’s what the Dinos men’s basketball team experienced this weekend when they flew out to Ottawa to take part in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Final… Continue reading Vanhooren reflects on successful b-ball season
By Daniel Pagan
Hooliganism is an ugly word, associated with crowd violence in British and South American football. It’s associated with fans’ passion for a team getting out of hand. Now the University of Calgary Dinos have their own hooligan, the Leaders. Loved by the Dinos men’s basketball team and other Calgary fans, but hated by opposing teams,… Continue reading Introducing the Leaders
By Brad Halasz
If the University of Calgary men’s basketball team were writing this they would set aside perhaps just one short paragraph to describe their Canada West championship-winning weekend. They do, after all, have bigger, bolder aspirations: the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship. While the team might be focused on the CIS final eight, fans are left to… Continue reading Dinos fend off UBC in intense west final
By Brad Halasz
It only took the University of Calgary men’s basketball team two games to claim the Canada West Central Division Championship title for the second year in a row. It was only fitting the wins did not come easy against arch-rival University of Alberta Golden Bears who split the 2008/09 season series with the Dinos at… Continue reading Dinos prove to be more than Alberta can Bear