The UBC mens Thunderbirds get a jump on the CIS basketball season Wednesday when they host the Rice University Owls, a NCAA Division 1 squad out of Houston, Texas, playing in Conference USA. Tip off is 7 p.m. at War Memorial Gym.
The Tbirds have played pre-season exhibition games against Eastern Washington, Arizona, Oklahoma and Santa Clara. "Anytime you get a chance to suit up against top level athletes from a division one opponent, you take it," said UBC head coach Kevin Hanson, who starts his 14th season at the helm, in a news release. "This can only benefit our program."
Eight players return from the Tbirds 2013 conference championship team, including rookie trio Conor Morgan, Jordan Jensen-Whyte and Vancouver College grad Isaiah Solomon. Kitsilano big man Luka Zaharijevic will also lace up for his new team.
Tickets $10 for adults, $5 for youth, seniors, alumni and staff. $20 family pass for two adults, three children.
