The Vikes Men's Basketball team has had a busy last few weeks. There are a number of events and games that have occurred since our last post. Here is a summary of what has happened.Alumni Hoopfest Day
On Sept 21st, the Vikes hosted their first annual Alumni Hoopfest day. The event included a 3 on 3 tournament and a food and social that followed. It was a great to see our current players playing alongside many of our great Vikes Basketball alumni. In total we had 12 teams participate and more alumni joined us for the social later that evening. We look forward to building on this "day" next year as word spreads on this annual event.
Team Retreat - Comox
The following weekend (Sept 27-28), the Vikes headed up to Comox for their annual team retreat. Once again, former Vike Ross McDonald hosted the team at Mark Isfeld Secondary School. This is the 4th consecutive year the team has travelled to Comox and it continues to be an excellent venue for the team to spend some quality time together early in the season. Over the course of the weekend, the team practiced, participated in team building activities, and played in the annual Inter-squad game. The game was open to the community and once again was very well attended. It was great to see so many past players and parents in the stands. Thanks again to Ross McDonald for all his efforts in making this event a success.
Alumni Scrimmage
On Saturday October 5th, the Vikes hosted their alumni in an informal scrimmage at McKinnon gym. This was a great opportunity for the players to play against some top notch talent in an organized scrimmage format. The alumni gave the team a lesson in toughness, intensity and perimeter shooting, as they took it to the Vikes for the better of 5 quarters.
UBC Invitational Tournament
This past weekend, the Vikes had an opportunity to play some games against university opponents as they travelled to UBC for the UBC Invitational tournament. The team played Concordia (Montreal), Concordia (Portland, NAIA) and Wilfred Laurier. Overall, it was a very successful weekend with the Vikes going 3-0 in the tournament. Game recaps and box scores can be found on the Vikes website at Men's Basketball.
Carleton House-Laughton Tournament
This coming week, the Vikes travel to Ottawa where they will participate in the Carleton House-Laughton tournament. This will be a chance for the team to measure themselves versus some of the top teams in the country. Over the three days the Vikes will face Bishops, Lakehead and the reigning national champions the Carleton Ravens.
