NAIT's basketball teams tipped off their season this weekend, with the men's and women's home opener on Friday, Oct. 25. The beginning of the new season signaled a fresh start for the team; they faced off against the Keyano College Huskies, who snatched their playoff...
NAIT's basketball teams tipped off their season last weekend, with the men's home opener on Friday, Oct. 25. Last season saw the Ooks qualify for the divisional playoffs, but they lost to Keyano 81-69. The opening weekend had them matched up against Keyano again,...
Editor's note: This version of this article originally appeared in the February 14 print issue of the Nugget. All statistics and information were correct at time of printing. It's been almost two years since the Ooks women's team lifted the trophy at the CCAA National...
Anyone who follows the Ooks men’s basketball team knows the name Griffin Lorenz. Now in his last year of eligibility, Lorenz is the team’s leading scorer and has been playing basketball since he was born. “So I actually started when I was really young,” Lorenz...
The Ooks men’s basketball team has achieved an 8-10 record this season so far. With the playoffs approaching, let’s take a look at how they’ve got here. The men’s team started the season 5-5 in their first 10 games. They had a lot of close matchups, including a couple...
To be an elite scoring threat in a competitive sports league is one thing, but to do it as a rookie in a new league is another. Ooks men’s basketball rookie point guard Ephraim Humilde was just that. Humilde stepped right into the Ooks lineup with plenty of talent...
The 2022-23 ACAC men’s basketball season was an excellent one for the NAIT Ooks, and especially so for Benjamin Kamba, whose ability to contribute at both ends of the court earned him a spot on the ACAC North Division's All-Conference First Team. Photo via NAIT Ooks...
The 2022-23 season is now over for the NAIT Ooks men’s basketball team. This year was a season full of memorable moments and learning curves that provided quite the experience for all. After a 13-7 regular season, the Ooks placed third in the ACAC North Division,...
How well a team gels together is a huge factor to a season’s success, and the women’s team just couldn’t get things rolling in the early part of the 2022-23 season. After they won last year’s ACAC Championship, the team saw considerable turnover–the entire roster has...
Ooks men’s Head Coach Jordan Baker had a conversation with his team at the start of the 2022-23 season about what it would take, to meet their goal of an ACAC championship. They’ve demonstrated their dedication to that goal throughout this season. The...
