UBC Thunderbirds - 2025-26 Season <<Previous season
| Head Coach: | Phil Jalalpoor (First season) |
| League: | Canada West Pacific |
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UBC Thunderbirds - 2025-26 Season <<Previous season
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Summary of team record for the season
| Conference Record | U Sports Record | Overall Record | |||||||||
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| W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG |
| 3-2 | 0.600 | 413-394 | 82.6 - 78.8 | 7-2 | 0.778 | 752-671 | 83.6 - 74.6 | 8-2 | 0.800 | 836-743 | 83.6 - 74.3 |
Player roster
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Elig | Hometown | High School (Prior Team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Nylan Roberts | Forward | 6-7 | 210 | 2 | Abbotsford, BC | Yale Secondary |
| 2 | Zeru Abera | Guard | 6-3 | 185 | 1 | Burnaby, BC | St. Thomas More Collegiate |
| 4 | Holt Tomie | Guard | 6-2 | 190 | 5 | Calgary, AB | Bishop O'Bryne High (Mount Royal) |
| 6 | Nikola Guzina | Forward | 6-10 | 235 | 4 | Vancouver, BC | King George Secondary |
| 7 | Raj Dhadda | Guard | 6-5 | 180 | 1 | Kelowna, BC | Rutland Secondary, CTA West Prep |
| 8 | TJ Maveety | Forward | 6-5 | 200 | 3 | Orangevale, CA | Granite Bay High (Cuesta College, Yuba College) |
| 9 | Toni Maric | Forward | 6-8 | 220 | 5 | Vancouver, BC | Vancouver College |
| 10 | Gus Goerzen | Guard/Forward | 6-6 | 200 | 5 | Roberts Creek, BC | Elphinstone Secondary (UBC Okanagan) |
| 11 | Edouard Gauthier | Guard | 6-4 | 180 | 1 | Montreal, QC | College Jean de Brebeuf |
| 12 | Kashie Ugoji | Guard | 6-5 | 220 | 2 | Calgary, AB | Western Canada High |
| 13 | Tobi Akinkunmi | Forward | 6-7 | 220 | 5 | Calgary, AB | Western Canada High |
| 14 | Jacob Antchak | Forward | 6-8 | 240 | 2 | Langley, BC | Walnut Grove Secondary (Wisconsin - Green Bay) |
| 15 | Karan Aujla | Forward | 6-8 | 240 | 3 | Surrey, BC | Burnaby South Secondary |
| 16 | Juan Navarro | Guard | 6-2 | 210 | 1 | Victoria, BC | Brentwood College School |
| RS | Immanuel Oludele | Forward | 6-6 | 210 | Niagara Falls, ON | Ridley College (Simon Fraser, Saint Martin's) | |
| RS | Frank Linder | Forward | 6-7 | 200 | 1 | Nanaimo, BC | Dover Bay Secondary |
Game results for the season
| --- Non-Conference Games --- | ||||||
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Sat Oct 4, 2025 | Vancouver, BC | Seattle Mountaineers | Win | 84-72 | Stats | |
| Fri Oct 10, 2025 | Calgary, AB | Lethbridge | Win | 102-74 | Stats | Calgary Cup |
| Sat Oct 11, 2025 | Calgary, AB | Calgary | Win | 85-71 | Stats | Calgary Cup |
| Sun Oct 12, 2025 | Calgary, AB | Brock | Win | 75-60 | Stats | Calgary Cup |
| Fri Oct 17, 2025 | Vancouver, BC | Lethbridge | Win | 77-72 | Stats | |
| --- Regular Season Conference Games --- | ||||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Fri Oct 24, 2025 | Vancouver, BC | UFV | Win | 85-67 | Stats | |
| Sat Oct 25, 2025 | Langley, BC | Trinity Western | Win | 93-82 | Stats | |
| Fri Oct 31, 2025 | Vancouver, BC | Thompson Rivers | Loss | 74-85 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 1, 2025 | Vancouver, BC | Thompson Rivers | Loss | 68-73 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 7, 2025 | Vancouver, BC | Victoria | Win | 93-87 | Stats | |
| --- Games Yet to Play --- | ||||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Matchup | Comment | ||
| Sat Nov 8, 2025 | Vancouver, BC | UBCO | prior games | |||
| Sat Nov 15, 2025 | Burnaby, BC | Simon Fraser | prior games | Buchanan Cup | ||
| Fri Nov 21, 2025 | Saskatoon, SK | Saskatchewan | prior games | |||
| Sat Nov 22, 2025 | Saskatoon, SK | Saskatchewan | prior games | |||
| Fri Nov 28, 2025 | Kelowna, BC | UBCO | prior games | |||
| Sat Nov 29, 2025 | Kelowna, BC | UBCO | prior games | |||
| Fri Jan 9, 2026 | Vancouver, BC | Trinity Western | prior games | |||
| Sat Jan 10, 2026 | Vancouver, BC | Trinity Western | prior games | |||
| Thu Jan 15, 2026 | Prince George, BC | UNBC | prior games | |||
| Sat Jan 17, 2026 | Kamloops, BC | Thompson Rivers | prior games | |||
| Fri Jan 23, 2026 | Abbotsford, BC | UFV | prior games | |||
| Sat Jan 24, 2026 | Abbotsford, BC | UFV | prior games | |||
| Fri Jan 30, 2026 | Vancouver, BC | UNBC | prior games | |||
| Sat Jan 31, 2026 | Vancouver, BC | UNBC | prior games | |||
| Fri Feb 6, 2026 | Victoria, BC | Victoria | prior games | |||
| Sat Feb 7, 2026 | Victoria, BC | Victoria | prior games | |||
Overall scoring summary for the season
| Player | GP | Mins | Mpg | 3 Pt | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | RPG | PF | A | To | Bl | St | Pts | PPG | ||||
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| Nikola Guzina | 9 | 215 | 23.9 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 60-103 | 58.3 | 36-64 | 56.2 | 21-43 | 64 | 7.1 | 19 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 157 | 17.4 |
| Gus Goerzen | 9 | 218 | 24.2 | 19-47 | 40.4 | 32-70 | 45.7 | 10-10 | 100.0 | 4-14 | 18 | 2.0 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 93 | 10.3 |
| Holt Tomie | 10 | 240 | 24.0 | 8-21 | 38.1 | 30-96 | 31.2 | 32-42 | 76.2 | 6-42 | 48 | 4.8 | 15 | 51 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 100 | 10.0 |
| Tobi Akinkunmi | 10 | 200 | 20.0 | 18-45 | 40.0 | 28-64 | 43.8 | 11-17 | 64.7 | 8-21 | 29 | 2.9 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 85 | 8.5 |
| Edouard Gauthier | 10 | 171 | 17.1 | 12-47 | 25.5 | 29-84 | 34.5 | 15-19 | 78.9 | 14-23 | 37 | 3.7 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 8.5 |
| Nylan Roberts | 10 | 229 | 22.9 | 14-38 | 36.8 | 29-70 | 41.4 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 10-56 | 66 | 6.6 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 7.9 |
| Karan Aujla | 10 | 170 | 17.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 30-50 | 60.0 | 12-22 | 54.5 | 20-29 | 49 | 4.9 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 7.2 |
| Raj Dhadda | 8 | 113 | 14.1 | 14-31 | 45.2 | 18-39 | 46.2 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 6-6 | 12 | 1.5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 6.5 |
| Toni Maric | 8 | 129 | 16.1 | 4-13 | 30.8 | 17-36 | 47.2 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 13-34 | 47 | 5.9 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 5.5 |
| Zeru Abera | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 2-10 | 20.0 | 17-36 | 47.2 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 4-8 | 12 | 1.3 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 4.2 |
| Jacob Antchak | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 7-13 | 20 | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 1.8 |
| Kashie Ugoji | 9 | 131 | 14.6 | 3-15 | 20.0 | 3-30 | 10.0 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 7-8 | 15 | 1.7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1.3 |
| TJ Maveety | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 |
| * Team Totals | 10 | 1999 | 199.9 | 96-277 | 34.7 | 302-698 | 43.3 | 136-203 | 67.0 | 120-300 | 420 | 42.0 | 198 | 156 | 153 | 34 | 84 | 836 | 83.6 |
Season scoring summary for league games only
| Player | GP | Mins | Mpg | 3 Pt | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | RPG | PF | A | To | Bl | St | Pts | PPG | ||||
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| Nikola Guzina | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 31-49 | 63.3 | 19-32 | 59.4 | 10-26 | 36 | 7.2 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 16.4 |
| Holt Tomie | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 17-52 | 32.7 | 18-24 | 75.0 | 3-20 | 23 | 4.6 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 11.6 |
| Tobi Akinkunmi | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 11-25 | 44.0 | 15-35 | 42.9 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 4-8 | 12 | 2.4 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 10.0 |
| Gus Goerzen | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 11-31 | 35.5 | 16-43 | 37.2 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 3-8 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 9.6 |
| Raj Dhadda | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 10-18 | 55.6 | 2-5 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 9.0 | ||||
| Nylan Roberts | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 6-18 | 33.3 | 12-31 | 38.7 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 8-29 | 37 | 7.4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 7.0 |
| Karan Aujla | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 14-25 | 56.0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 9-12 | 21 | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 6.8 |
| Edouard Gauthier | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 3-14 | 21.4 | 10-35 | 28.6 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 6-12 | 18 | 3.6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 |
| Toni Maric | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 11-22 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 11-24 | 35 | 7.0 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 5.2 | |
| Zeru Abera | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 8-20 | 40.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 1-3 | 4 | 0.8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 3.6 |
| Kashie Ugoji | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 1-13 | 7.7 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 4-2 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | |
| Jacob Antchak | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | |||||
| TJ Maveety | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| * Team Totals | 5 | 999 | 199.8 | 48-138 | 34.8 | 146-346 | 42.2 | 73-103 | 70.9 | 61-151 | 212 | 42.4 | 102 | 80 | 71 | 20 | 34 | 413 | 82.6 |
Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players
| Player | Most points | Most rebounds | Most assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Guzina | 24 on Oct 12, 2025 vs Brock | 11 on Oct 11, 2025 vs Calgary | 4 on Oct 12, 2025 vs Brock |
| Holt Tomie | 24 on Nov 7, 2025 vs Victoria | 8 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Trinity Western | 9 on Oct 24, 2025 vs UFV |
| Edouard Gauthier | 21 on Oct 10, 2025 vs Lethbridge | 6 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Trinity Western | 5 on Nov 1, 2025 vs Thompson Rivers |
| Tobi Akinkunmi | 15 on Oct 24, 2025 vs UFV | 7 on Nov 7, 2025 vs Victoria | 3 on Oct 24, 2025 vs UFV |
| Karan Aujla | 15 on Oct 17, 2025 vs Lethbridge | 9 on Nov 1, 2025 vs Thompson Rivers | 3 on Oct 10, 2025 vs Lethbridge |
| Gus Goerzen | 15 on Oct 10, 2025 vs Lethbridge | 4 on Oct 31, 2025 vs Thompson Rivers | 3 on Oct 31, 2025 vs Thompson Rivers |
| Raj Dhadda | 14 on Oct 24, 2025 vs UFV | 3 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Trinity Western | 3 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Trinity Western |
| Nylan Roberts | 14 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Trinity Western | 11 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Trinity Western | 1 on Oct 11, 2025 vs Calgary |
| Zeru Abera | 9 on Oct 11, 2025 vs Calgary | 5 on Oct 11, 2025 vs Calgary | 1 on Oct 11, 2025 vs Calgary |
| Toni Maric | 8 on Oct 10, 2025 vs Lethbridge | 10 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Trinity Western | 5 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Trinity Western |
| Jacob Antchak | 6 on Oct 12, 2025 vs Brock | 8 on Oct 12, 2025 vs Brock | 1 on Oct 12, 2025 vs Brock |
| TJ Maveety | 3 on Oct 12, 2025 vs Brock | 2 on Oct 17, 2025 vs Lethbridge | 1 on Oct 10, 2025 vs Lethbridge |
| Kashie Ugoji | 3 on Oct 10, 2025 vs Lethbridge | 5 on Oct 10, 2025 vs Lethbridge | 2 on Oct 24, 2025 vs UFV |
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