The Gee-Gees opened their season Friday night with an 85-65 win over the Windsor Lancers, with contributions coming from faces new — including Ankit Choudhary and Owen Kenney — and old.
James Derouin
The team is stronger than ever as head coach James Derouin heads into his 14th season with the squad with a new addition of Michael Parsons as the lead assistant coach replacing the outgoing Mike L’Africain.
The Gee-Gees men’s basketball team travelled to Quebec City and fell just short of playing for a National Championship — but won the bronze medal game on March 10.
After earning the at-large berth in the Final 8, we preview the Gee-Gees chase for the elusive McGee trophy.
In the second match of the Capital Hoops Classic, the Gee-Gees men’s basketball team swept away the Carleton Ravens 71-61.
Justin Ndjock-Tadjore steered the ship with 19 points and five rebounds as the Gees looked to regain the U SPORTS #1 ranking
On Nov. 18, the Gees took down Brock 73-63 to remain undefeated since coming into camp, which includes a 5-0 OUA record.
With TD Place packed, the Gee-Gees took on the Ravens in the Capital Hoops Classic.
The U Sports basketball season is right around the corner, so here are some things to look out for as the Gee-Gees take the court.
Despite an early lead, the Ottawa BlackJacks couldn’t pull off an upset against the first seed, the Hamilton Honey Badgers. BlackJacks Interim Head Coach, James Derouin’s focus will now shift back to the Gee-Gees and the 2022-2023 U Sport season.
Gee-Gees finished the season second in the OUA’s Eastern division with a 13-3 record.
Gee-Gees suffer their first loss of the season at the hands of the Carleton Ravens during the Capital Hoops Classic.
“The entire basketball community finds a way to get to that game and that’s what makes it just so awesome,” added Derouin. [On] a special night, we were able to get a win.”
In this new role, Derouin will “provide leadership not only to the BlackJacks coaching staff, but also to the front office” by using his knowledge in basketball analytics.
The Carleton Ravens have defeated the University of Ottawa men’s basketball team 96-61. Both teams are still qualified for the USports Championship taking place next week.
The Gee-Gees men’s basketball team pulled a major upset on Friday, night edging out the nationally No. 1 ranked Carleton Ravens 68-67 in a Capital Hoops game for the ages at TD Place Arena.
The University of Ottawa Sports Services and Carleton Athletics have partnered up with OSEG to host the 2020 Capital Hoops games at TD Place arena, confirming rumours that have been swirling since January.
While they would emerge with a win in their first game, the season came to an end the following Saturday following a round two loss to the Ryerson Rams.
“Last weekend was one of the toughest for the team, and to respond the way we did says a lot about ourselves and this group.” —James Derouin, Gee-Gees head men’s basketball coach.
“That’s why you come here. You want to be able to play against the number-one team in the country, you want to play in an environment like this in front of 10,000 people.” —Brandon Robinson, Gee-Gees fifth-year guard.
“We’ve got a young team, so we’ve really got to hold it down in the first quarter, and if we can come out of that alive we have a shot.” — James Derouin, Gee-Gees head men’s basketball coach on the upcoming game vs. Carleton.
The Gee-Gees men’s basketball team are now 13-5 on the season heading into the 2019 Capital Hoops Classic.
The Nov. 24-25 weekend offered up an exciting series of back-to-back home games, as the Gee-Gees men tackled two tough teams from the OUA West division.
The Gee-Gees came up a little short on the weekend, and ended their otherwise fantastic season with two tough losses and a fourth-place finish in the league.
The Gees took the first step towards a national title on Saturday, Feb. 25 when they faced off against the Laurentian Voyageurs in the OUA quarterfinal.
