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 |
| 4-2 | 0.667 | 513-464 | 85.5 - 77.3 | 8-2 | 0.800 | 852-741 | 85.2 - 74.1 | 9-2 | 0.818 | 936-813 | 85.1 - 73.9 |
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 | |
| Sat Nov 8, 2025 | Vancouver, BC | UBCO | Win | 100-70 | Stats | |
| --- Games Yet to Play --- | ||||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Matchup | Comment | ||
| 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 | 10 | 239 | 23.9 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 70-120 | 58.3 | 39-69 | 56.5 | 25-52 | 77 | 7.7 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 180 | 18.0 |
| Gus Goerzen | 10 | 236 | 23.6 | 20-53 | 37.7 | 34-78 | 43.6 | 10-10 | 100.0 | 5-14 | 19 | 1.9 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 98 | 9.8 |
| Holt Tomie | 11 | 262 | 23.8 | 9-23 | 39.1 | 32-100 | 32.0 | 33-44 | 75.0 | 6-44 | 50 | 4.5 | 16 | 58 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 106 | 9.6 |
| Edouard Gauthier | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 14-53 | 26.4 | 34-95 | 35.8 | 16-20 | 80.0 | 16-25 | 41 | 3.7 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 98 | 8.9 |
| Nylan Roberts | 11 | 251 | 22.8 | 18-45 | 40.0 | 35-79 | 44.3 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 13-64 | 77 | 7.0 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 97 | 8.8 |
| Tobi Akinkunmi | 11 | 216 | 19.6 | 18-47 | 38.3 | 28-67 | 41.8 | 11-17 | 64.7 | 9-22 | 31 | 2.8 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 85 | 7.7 |
| Karan Aujla | 11 | 186 | 16.9 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 31-56 | 55.4 | 12-22 | 54.5 | 22-32 | 54 | 4.9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 6.7 |
| Raj Dhadda | 9 | 130 | 14.4 | 16-35 | 45.7 | 21-45 | 46.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 6-7 | 13 | 1.4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 60 | 6.7 |
| Toni Maric | 9 | 151 | 16.8 | 4-14 | 28.6 | 23-43 | 53.5 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 15-37 | 52 | 5.8 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 6.2 |
| Zeru Abera | 10 | 106 | 10.6 | 2-11 | 18.2 | 17-37 | 45.9 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 4-11 | 15 | 1.5 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 3.8 |
| Jacob Antchak | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 13-24 | 54.2 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 9-13 | 22 | 2.2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 2.7 |
| Kashie Ugoji | 10 | 138 | 13.8 | 3-15 | 20.0 | 4-31 | 12.9 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 8-9 | 17 | 1.7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1.4 |
| 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 | 11 | 2199 | 199.9 | 106-307 | 34.5 | 343-779 | 44.0 | 144-215 | 67.0 | 138-333 | 471 | 42.8 | 211 | 182 | 173 | 37 | 98 | 936 | 85.1 |
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 | 6 | 144 | 24.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 41-66 | 62.1 | 22-37 | 59.5 | 14-35 | 49 | 8.2 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 105 | 17.5 |
| Holt Tomie | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 19-56 | 33.9 | 19-26 | 73.1 | 3-22 | 25 | 4.2 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 10.7 |
| Gus Goerzen | 6 | 149 | 24.8 | 12-37 | 32.4 | 18-51 | 35.3 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 4-8 | 12 | 2.0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 8.8 |
| Nylan Roberts | 6 | 134 | 22.3 | 10-25 | 40.0 | 18-40 | 45.0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 11-37 | 48 | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 8.8 |
| Raj Dhadda | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 13-24 | 54.2 | 2-6 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 8.8 | |||
| Tobi Akinkunmi | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 11-27 | 40.7 | 15-38 | 39.5 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 5-9 | 14 | 2.3 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 8.3 |
| Edouard Gauthier | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 5-20 | 25.0 | 15-46 | 32.6 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 8-14 | 22 | 3.7 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 6.7 |
| Toni Maric | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 17-29 | 58.6 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 13-27 | 40 | 6.7 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 6.3 | |
| Karan Aujla | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 15-31 | 48.4 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 11-15 | 26 | 4.3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 6.0 |
| Zeru Abera | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0-6 | 0.0 | 8-21 | 38.1 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 1-6 | 7 | 1.2 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 3.0 |
| Jacob Antchak | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2.6 | |
| Kashie Ugoji | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 2-14 | 14.3 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 5-3 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1.6 | |
| TJ Maveety | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| * Team Totals | 6 | 1199 | 199.8 | 58-168 | 34.5 | 187-427 | 43.8 | 81-115 | 70.4 | 79-184 | 263 | 43.8 | 115 | 106 | 91 | 23 | 48 | 513 | 85.5 |
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 | 13 on Nov 8, 2025 vs UBCO | 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 |
| Nylan Roberts | 18 on Nov 8, 2025 vs UBCO | 11 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Trinity Western | 1 on Oct 11, 2025 vs Calgary |
| 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 |
| Toni Maric | 12 on Nov 8, 2025 vs UBCO | 10 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Trinity Western | 5 on Oct 25, 2025 vs Trinity Western |
| Jacob Antchak | 11 on Nov 8, 2025 vs UBCO | 8 on Oct 12, 2025 vs Brock | 1 on Oct 12, 2025 vs Brock |
| Zeru Abera | 9 on Oct 11, 2025 vs Calgary | 5 on Oct 11, 2025 vs Calgary | 3 on Nov 8, 2025 vs UBCO |
| 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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