basketball

Coach Murphy Burnatowski’s ‘competitive fire’ leads Vikes to undefeated opening half of season 

The Vikes haven’t won a national championship title since the 1996-97 season, but this year they are working towards winning the W.P. McGee trophy. Maffia, nearing the end of his…

Vikes basketball previews for season’s second half

On paper, the Vikes should be able to easily handle TWU on Jan. 10 and 11 coming out of the break. TWU sits at fourth in the division, with a…

UVic women’s basketball hosts first tournament of the season

The Vikes Women’s basketball team hosted an invitational tournament at CARSA to start their year, and they're looking forward to the season.

Vikes basketball season starts off with three wins at home

After an impressive trio of wins this weekend, the UVic Vikes men’s basketball team has their eyes set on the title of national champions

Highlights from the UVic Vikes

With the semester coming to a close, varsity sports have also come to an end. The Vikes varsity teams competed well, brought home hardware, and put up jaw-dropping performances. While…

Top 10 sport stories of the decade

With 2019 and another decade officially behind us, it’s time to not only look back on the biggest sports stories of the past 365 days, but of the previous 10…

Barrett leads Canada over China at basketball showcase in Victoria

Professional hoops returned for the second time this calendar year to Greater Victoria, as the Canadian men’s national team took on team China as part of the Pacific Rim Basketball…

A Raptor’s guide to university

Our interview with NBA’s breakout bench star Fred VanVleet In team sports, there are few positions more concerned with bringing out the best in teammates than point guard, the basketball…

Vikes fly into playoffs on 12-game winning streak

“It was a total lacklustre effort from us,” said coach Dani Sinclair after her women’s basketball team was trounced 96–63 by the University of Saskatchewan Huskies on Nov. 18, 2017.…