Reading Time: 2 minutesA fairytale night for the Gee-Gees men’s basketball team as they keep the Capital Hoops Trophy safe for yet another year and have now split the regular season series with the Ravens 1-1.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 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.
Reading Time: 4 minutesBreaking down the history of the rivalry games, and each team’s odds at taking home the glory.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe team continues their undefeated streak with a phenomenal effort against Lakehead, and shows off why they are one of the top teams currently in U SPORTS.
Reading Time: 5 minutesDespite 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHeading into his third year with the team, Pépin’s experience has been a bit different as the team will not have the opportunity to wear their garnet and grey on the court for the 2020-2021 season.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa men’s basketball team dropped their first game back from the break to the Laurentian Voyageurs 78-65 on Friday. The next night, the Gee-Gees were in North Bay to tip-off against the Nipissing Lakers.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBut there’s a serious limitation to analytics:It wouldn’t be sports without miracles, and on any given day each competing team has a chance to win. But with the advancement of ideas, data analysis, and tracking methods, the impact on sports is going to continue to grow.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the eleventh time in 13 years, the Carleton Ravens are the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) men’s basketball champions. After the best season in school history, the Gee-Gees could not overcome their fierce rival for the second season in a row.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSixth-seeded Bishop’s Gaiters force overtime at the CIS Final 8 in Toronto Photo credit: Jesse Colautti The Gee-Gees men’s basketball team had an eventful first two days at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Final 8 hosted by Ryerson University. On Wednesday night, Fifth-year senior Johnny Berhanemeskel became the first Gee-Gee basketball player ever named CIS …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe OUA playoffs will take place on Feb. 28 at Montpetit Hall. Provided the Gees fend off the rest of their competition, they will look to compete for the number-one seed in the CIS Final Eight in Toronto starting in March.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gee-Gees found their zone and began pulling away, before ultimately pushing their lead over 20 points to cruise to a comfortable 91-63 win. The Gee-Gees were led by Johnny Berhanemeskel with 19 points, and the bench was anchored by a strong 12-point performance from Matt Plunkett.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe nation’s number-one ranked team has been on an absolute tear since first stepping on the court this season.
Their stampede over Ontario University Athletics (OUA) competition slowed but didn’t stop during one of the longest road trips of any team in the conference.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees men’s basketball season can be described with three P’s: pain, progress, and perseverance.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt was a tale of two games for the Gee-Gees, as the first half showcased the Huskies’ fight as well as some jitters from the Gees, while the second was the complete reverse.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the first time in seven years the Gee-Gees defeated cross-town rival Carleton University and won their first Wilson Cup in 20 years. And no one shined brighter than Johnny Berhanemeskel.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Fulcrum breaks down the top eights team that will compete in some thrilling and surely unforgettable hoops action at the CIS national championship.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gees and the Rams were both nationally ranked teams coming in and both battled for every point during the match. The game came down to the final seconds, during which the Gees pulled away with one final basket to secure the win.
Reading Time: 3 minutesJuggling academics, basketball, and fatherhood is not an easy task, but Thomas manages. He says it takes “a lot of focus and a lot of balance,” and that he has to “find a time and place for everything.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGees basketball forward Terry Thomas has cemented himself in University of Ottawa history by breaking the record for most points scored in a single game.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBasketball coverage in today’s edition of the Highlight Reel.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHighlight Reel: Jan. 31 Men’s Gee-Gees gallop past Rams Friday marked the beginning of the Year of the Horse on the Chinese calendar, and the Gee-Gees started the new year off at a gallop as they took down the Ryerson University Rams 70-63. Despite their seven-point victory — which brings their season to 15-2 — …
Reading Time: 3 minutesDoes Ottawa have a player who can score 20 or more points at will like athletic Thunder front-court James Harden? The Gee-Gees have multiple Hardens.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSaturday night’s basketball games resulted in a line in the history books in this Jan. 25 edition of the Highlight Reel.
