University of Calgary
Department of Athletics
2500 University Drive
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Sports Info: Ben Matchett
Phone: (403) 220-3424
Fax: (403) 210-9396
Enrollment: Undergraduate - 19,552 (2005)
Nickname: Dinos
Colours:
Canada West Titles: Men's Basketball - 1965, 1966, 1976, 1993, 2004
Athletic Director: Don Wilson
Phone: (403) 220-3409
E-mail: don.wilson@ucalgary.ca
Athletic
Website: GoDinos.com
Head Coach: Dan Vanhooren
E-mail: dvanhoor@ucalgary.ca
Dan Vanhooren took over the Mens Basketball program in May 2000. As a former player in the Canada West Conference at the University of Alberta, Vanhooren knew the landscape that he was entering. The Red Deer, Alberta native earned Mountain Division Coach of the Year honours in 2004-05. In the spring of 2004 the Dinos went to the National Semi-Finals where they ran into the CIS juggernaut known as Carleton University (the 2nd of 5 straight CIS titles for the Ravens).
Prior to joining the Dinos he coached the Medicine Hat Rattlers of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference for four seasons. In 1999-2000 he coached the Rattlers to the bronze medal in the ACAC and was ACAC Southern Division Coach of the Year.
2007-2008 Dino Recruiting Class:
Henry Bekkering 66 F (transfer/Eastern Washington; 3.9 ppg in 2005-06)
Jeff Price 60 PG (transfer/Mount Royal College; 17.7 ppg, 5.7 apg in 2006-07)
Tyler Fidler 69 F (Calgary, AB/Western Canada)
Andrew Champagnie 60 PG (Edmonton, AB/Ross Sheppard)
Josh Lovestone 64 F (transfer/SAIT; 12.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg in 2006-07)
Brennan Fule 62 G (Strathmore, AB/Strathmore)
2007-2008 Dinos Roster
Dustin Reding GUARD 6'7" 215lbs 2 Calgary,AB Bowness HS
3 Josh Lovestone FWD 6'5" 210lbs 3 Salmon Arm,BC SAIT (Salmon Arm HS)
4 Joel Bancroft GUARD 6'1" 185lbs 3 Airdrie,AB Red Deer College (Bert Church HS)
5 Jeff Price GUARD 6'1" 185lbs 3 Calgary,AB Mt. Royal College (Lord Beaverbrook HS)
12 A. Champagnie GUARD 6'1" 180lbs 1 Edmonton,AB Ross Sheppard HS
13 Jeremy Odland GUARD 6'4" 210lbs 5 Calgary,AB Mt. Royal College (Lord Beaverbrook HS)
14 Brennen Fule GUARD 6'2" 185lbs 1 Strathmore,AB Strathmore HS
15 Henry Bekkering FWD 6'6" 235lbs 4 Taber,AB Eastern Washington Univ. (W.R. Myers HS)
20 Logan Armstrong GUARD 6'5" 190lbs 1 Bigstone,AB Youngstown HS
22 Cody Darrah GUARD 6'4" 197lbs 5 Edmonton,AB Univ. of Alberta (Strathcona HS)
24 Tyler Fidler GUARD 6'9" 200lbs 1 Calgary,AB Western Canada HS
31 Robbie Sihota FWD 6'6" 225lbs 3 Calgary,AB Lester B. Pearson HS
33 Ross Bekkering FWD 6'8" 225lbs 3 Taber,AB W.R. Myers HS
40 Joe Schow FWD 6'9" 230lbs 3 Medicine Hat,AB Simon Fraser Univ. (Magrath HS)
42 Chris Unsworth FWD 6'8" 230lbs 2 Maple Creek,SK Medicine Hat HS
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