On March 7, Nate Petrone and the no. 4 University of Calgary Dinos defeated the no. 2 UBC men's basketball team in the Canada West championship, hosted at War Memorial Gym.
On Saturday night in War Memorial Gym, UBC's women's basketball team defeated the University of Alberta Pandas 80–66 and advanced to the Canada West championship game for the first time since 2015.
On Saturday night in War Memorial Gym, UBC's women's basketball team defeated the University of Regina Cougars 77–55 in the second round of the Canada West playoffs.
On Saturday night in War Memorial Gym, the Thunderbirds defeated the University of Winnipeg Wesmen 74–72 in the playoff quarterfinal, thanks to a career-best performance from Fareed Shittu.
Friday and Saturday night at War Memorial Gym were electric, as the women's basketball team played the UBCO Heat and walked away with commanding 95–53 and 106–47 wins to clinch second seed in the playoffs.
Over the weekend, the UBC Thunderbirds took down the UBCO Heat in a two-game series — earning a narrow 85–80 win on Friday night before a 105–79 blowout on Saturday.
Halfway through the season, the 'Birds have a strong 10–4 conference record and are increasing their roster's depth ahead of the Final 8 national championship.
The Thunderbirds are currently sitting in first place in Canada West with a 12–1 record, with no intention of slowing down as the team heads into the second half of the season.
On Saturday night at War Memorial Gym, the UBC men's basketball team defeated the UNBC Timberwolves 88–59 with superior strategies and strong performances from Adam Olsen and Nikola Guzina.
On Saturday night in War Memorial Gym, the women's basketball put on a show against the UNBC Timberwolves and earned their season's highest-scoring win at 97–47.
On Friday night, the UBC women's basketball team hosted the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack and walked away with a commanding win, thanks to offence led by Mona Berlitz.
