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After moving to Canada with his family at the age of 9, Binh Nguyen has always had ambitious hoop dreams. One of his goals is to finish his five years of university basketball eligibility and an undergraduate degree, but the 6'0 guard has also begun to imagine even bigger dreams and a professional basketball career […]
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CMU added another key recruit to their 2020 Men's Basketball first-year class, signing 6'4 Maples Collegiate forward Ezra Leano for the 2020-21 NIAC season. Blazers' head coach Scott Martin described Leano as, "an inside and outside offensive threat who comes from a strong, well-coached high school program." After guiding the Marauders to the AAAA Provincial […]
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With a full year of collegiate basketball now on his resume, CMU head coach Scott Martin is continuing to piece together his roster for 2020-21, adding the commitment of Dakota Collegiate forward Elliott Russenholt this week. At 6'3, Russenholt is expected to be the kind of forward that can stretch defenses as a solid outside […]
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After a year away from competitive basketball, former River East Kodiak Matt Brenton recently made his commitment to return to the court for the 2020-21 season with the CMU Blazers. Standing at a true 6'5, Brenton will fill a key void for the Blazers, who fielded a rather undersized roster in 2019-20. On top of […]
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It wil be a reunion of sorts for Jesse Fedak and CMU head coach Scott Martin, who combined as part of the Team Manitoba Provincial u17 boys program last summer. Though the 6'4 forward was unable to complete the senior year of his high school campaign with top-ranked Sturgeon Heights this season, Fedak helped his […]
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After some delay calculating results from the final weekend of the regular season the 2020 NIAC Basketball Championship bracket has now been confirmed and will begin with an historic matchup that slates two MCAC rivals against each other as Red River host CMU for a Wednesday night in the first-ever NIAC Championship game happening in […]
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Things did not go as planned for CMU on Thursday night, as the 3rd-ranked Blazers slid to a 105-76 defeat at the hands of the Providence Pilots in the 2019-20 MCAC Men's Basketball semifinal and Red River College. Without the services of rookie forward and team-leading rebounder, Pacifique Jubilate who was sidelined with an ankle […]
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Turn a heated ending into hot shooting – that was the game plan for CMU on Saturday night when the Blazers hosted Providence exactly 24 hours after the Pilots topped CMU by 25 points in Otterburne. The home team executed their strategy to the letter, shooting almost 50% from downtown coming out on the winning […]
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Congratulations to Seth McKenzie of Men's Basketball on being selected the CMU Lionheart Sports Male Athlete of the Month for January. The third-year guard helped the Blazers rebound from an 0-6 start to the 2019-20 NIAC regular season, leading CMU to four wins this month including a critical home win over the 2018 NIAC Champions, […]
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Isaiah Cole and Seth McKenzie combined for 52 points on Saturday night, as CMU scored their first regular season win of the 2019-20 regular season 97-82 over the Leech Lakers. Trailing 19-17 at the end of the first quarter, the visitors appeared to be respond with their own basket each time CMU drew even on […]
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