Today we have Steve Nash and Jay Triano coming back to the Canadian National Program, Tristan Thompson getting tutelage from Big Z, lots of CIS and CCAA and high school play offs stories and more all right here in Canadian Content ...
First we start off with a couple of big news items about our National Program ...
CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Basketball - News: Triano next Capt. Canada?
Canada Basketball wants Steve Nash to lead national team
Steve Nash to be tapped as ‘overseer’ of Canada’s men’s basketball team
UPDATE: Nash, Triano to take roles with Canada Basketball - The Globe and Mail
Now for the pro news ...
Give Nash A Chance | isportsweb
Tristan Thompson eager for Big Z's wisdom on shooting: Cavaliers Insider | cleveland.com
Zydrunas Ilgauskas to Spend Offseason with Tristan Thompson | WaitingForNextYear
UPDATE: CAVALIERS: Growing Up ... Tristan Thompson
Basketball takes city by Storm in inaugural season - Sports - The Journal Pioneer
Lightning looking to zap competition on way to championship | London Community News
Saint John Mill Rats prepare for NBL playoffs - New Brunswick - CBC News
Lightning quick to downplay record | Morris Dalla Costa | Columnists | Sports | London Free Press
Storm already looking ahead to Year 2 - Sports - The Journal Pioneer
Big shout to pro baller Courtnay Pilypaitis for having her high school jersey retired ... Orleans Online | Local Sports
Next up is the NC-Double-Eh looks ...
Big shout to Montreal's Hernst Laroche, Toronto's Daniel Mullings and Quebec City's Djim Bandoumel who earned spots on the WAC Awards list ... WAC Announces Men's Basketball Postseason Honors - WACSports.com
Big shout to Kris Joseph who can now add USBWA All District team ... USBWA > News > 2011-12 Men's All-District Teams
Big shout also to Devoe Joseph who earned PAC-12 First Team all conference ... Devoe Joseph makes first team all-conference | KCBY CBS 11 - News, Weather and Sports - Coos Bay - North Pend, OR | - Coos Bay / North Bend, Oregon | Local Sports
Big shout to Regina's Taryn Wicijowski and Edmonton's Michelle Plouffe for earning conference nods also ... Women's Basketball Honors Announced > Pac12 > News
Does Kris Joseph transcend the basketball border? | Basketball | CBC Sports
Hoop women score first NCAA playoff basketball win
UPDATE: Big shout to Tecumseh, ON's Brittany Hedderson for earning First Team All MAC honors ... MAC Announces Women's Basketball Awards > MAC > News
UPDATE: The same for dual citizen Kaetlyn Murdoch ... Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams Announced - SunBeltSports.org
UPDATE: Big shout to Brampton, ON's Dylan Ennis for earning All Rookie honors ... RICE'S ENNIS NAMED TO C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM - TheCypressTimes
Now for more high school play off action ...
Great effort, defense not enough at the Islands
Capping off hoop history in North Van
Wildcats work overtime to grab third
Langley Times - Gators fall in Fraser Valley final
Programs for young hoopsters offered in Burnaby
Richmond Review - Palmer a spot shy at district hoop championships
This is actually pretty funny, at least for us watching and not playing ... Video: Canadian High School Basketball Game Ends Double Court Storm : The Clubhouse
Mass finals tournaments considered | Other Sports | Sports | Edmonton Sun
Tough losses don’t slow Riverside’s current heading into B.C. girls championships | The Province
InsideHalton Article: Titans ousted early at OFSAA basketball
Crusaders ousted at OFSAA - The Whig Standard - Ontario, CA
Saints boys eliminated from OFSAA consolation play - Kenora Daily Miner and News - Ontario, CA
Saints open OFSAA with win, Knights out - The Sault Star - Ontario, CA
Saints boys suffer opening game loss at OFSAA - Kenora Daily Miner and News - Ontario, CA
Marial Shayok puts on show as St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish win opener
Crusaders pull off hoops upset at OFSAA - The Whig Standard - Ontario, CA
Muskies ousted | Fort Frances Times Online
YorkRegion Article: Voyageurs back in OFSAA quarter-finals
Saints OFSAA march over - The Sault Star - Ontario, CA
Mississauga Article: Hoops teams eliminated in Ottawa
Torchettes came a long way - School Sports - The Journal Pioneer
Skyhawks good as gold | Local Sports | St. Albert Gazette
Scona girls basketball team does itself proud - Edmonton Examiner - Alberta, CA
Killarney's basketball Tanabe coach of the year—really
Kelowna Capital News - Immaculata golden at provincials
Spartans on a roll going into provincials
Top Forward Juwon Grannum Pledges To Run With The Rams | Crown Magazine
UPDATE: Cougars add two forwards
UPDATE: Vikes Announce New Recruits for Women's Basketball
UPDATE: Rapids small but mighty talented
UPDATE: YorkRegion Article: Vaughan advances to hoops final
UPDATE: InsideHalton Article: Titans ousted early at OFSAA basketball
UPDATE: Web broadcaster's basketball coverage streaming to computer screen near you
UPDATE: For Rebelles, a golden effort
UPDATE: Barons drop semifinal, will play for OFSAA bronze - The North Bay Nugget - Ontario, CA
UPDATE: Hosting Zones - Strathmore Standard - Alberta, CA
UPDATE: Spartans on a roll going into provincials
And here are the CIS looks ...
The CIS Blog: Men's Basketball: The final tracker, looking at the Final 8 teams
Mission City Record - UFV Cascade women fall in Canada West bronze medal match
Kamloops This Week - No three stooges
Stingers head to Prairies for must-win game | The Concordian
deWit off to Nationals - The Cornwall Standard Freeholder - Ontario, CA
Selectors ripped off Acadia with No. 8 seeding | The Chronicle Herald
Metro - CIS rule leaves Axemen with daunting matchup
Women finish 4th in West Still in the fight for nationals
Women’s Basketball captures OUA bronze - Sports - The Brock Press - Brock University
Stingers men best in Quebec | The Concordian
All business for Johnson | The Chronicle-Journal
Acadia sweeps Atlantic University Basketball Championships - Basketball - The Register/Advertiser
What a difference a day makes for U of R Cougars’ Alyssia Kajati
Kelowna Capital News - Darren Semeniuk steps aside as Heat coach
UPDATE: Carleton team to beat at Final 8
UPDATE: Kajati turned it around in Canada West final
UPDATE: Interesting story here on UBC ... UBC leading charge to rethink varsity sport in Canada - CUP Newswire
UPDATE: Huskies' Trulsrud fiery competitor
UPDATE: Stand up and cheer for Acadia - Basketball - The Register/Advertiser
And last but not least we have some CCAA news ...
Mountaineers rated in middle of the basketball pack
DurhamRegion Article: Durham takes home plenty of hardware at the OCAA basketball awards banquet
MacEwan stays perfect, wins ACAC women's basketball title - Edmonton Examiner - Alberta, CA
Prince George Free Press - Lady Timberwolves ranked third in Canada
Prince George Free Press - Men set sights on nationals
UPDATE: UBCO basketball coach steps down - Sports - Castanet.net
UPDATE: Prince George Free Press - Great way to end PacWest affiliation
UPDATE: Corina Bruni a star for Algoma University Thunderbirds - Sault This Week - Ontario, CA
UPDATE: Blues win bball bronze on home court
UPDATE: Locals fail to move on at college provincials
UPDATE: Douglas downed in B.C. hoops