July 4
On Thursday afternoon, UBC Athletics announced that Phil Jalalpoor, the head coach of the T-Birds men’s basketball team, will be flying to Las Vegas on Monday, joining the Toronto Raptors during NBA Summer League as a guest coach. Read More.
June 29
Even with big shoes to fill, Phil Jalalpoor has excelled. Read More.
April 8
For the second award, we’re recognizing the best sporting event of the year, a single game that stood above the rest in terms of tension, excitement and stakes. In the closest vote of all our awards, Men’s Basketball’s semifinal comeback win against Winnipeg took the win here. Read More.
March 13
After a crushing collapse against the TMU Bold ended their shot at a medal in the quarterfinals, Men’s Basketball came out flat in their consolation semifinal against Laval. While they put up a fight in the second half, the early deficit — and the loss of all-star Nikola Guzina — was too much to overcome. Read More.
March 11
UBC had to feel comfortable at half — they were leading by 18 in a game they had dominated throughout. It was just a matter of keeping it up and closing out a quarterfinal victory. Then, TMU’s Kevin Toth — who hadn’t scored all game — had a fourth quarter to remember, scoring 21 points in just ten minutes to eliminate the ‘Birds. Read More.
March 6
Heading into the conference final, having won two of their three regular season games against the defending national champion Victoria Vikes, UBC had a shot to take down one of Canada’s best teams. At least, for the first six minutes. Read More.
February 27
In a game that UBC trailed by as many as 16 points, the T-Birds’ playoff hopes were on life support. Then, down by seven in the final two minutes, guards Raj Dhadda and Holt Tomie got hot. Read More.
February 19
In their first playoff game this year, Men’s Basketball faced a battle-tested, experienced Manitoba team in a game that went down to the wire. While the Bisons turned in an exceptional final frame, UBC’s lead through three proved to be too much to handle. Read More.
February 12
With the top spot in the CW Pacific Division on the line, the T-Birds hung tough with the No. 1 University of Victoria Vikes for 30 minutes, taking a lead into the final quarter. Then, in the last 10 minutes, they collapsed, losing the game and the division. Read More.
February 7
The T-Birds' offensive fireworks were on full display on senior night, with graduating seniors being four of UBC's top five scorers in a beatdown of the UNBC Timberwolves. Read More.
January 21
At the end of the first quarter, UBC Men’s Basketball found themselves in an unexpected situation. The Birds, who were 10–2 on the year, were down by five points to the 2–10 UNBC Timberwolves. Read More.
December 11
UBC men’s basketball has never lost a matchup with their “younger brother” program, the UBCO Heat. Midway through the third quarter on Friday Nov. 28, that record felt less secure. In the Furnace in Kelowna, the Birds found themselves barely clinging to a one-point lead and were feeling the heat. Read More.
