Vancouver, B.C. - After the mid-season holiday break, the UBC Thunderbirds are rolling into the new year red hot. The T-Birds are 15-2 on the season with a win percentage of .882 and 9-1 through conference play with a 8 game win streak. Heading into the new year UBC will look to keep their momentum going with upcoming matchup against UBC Okanagan Heat(5-7). UBC Thunderbirds are ranked #2 in the Canada West Conference and #4 in the USports Ranking.
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
UBC
Jadon Cohee - 19.8ppg | 3.6apg | 4.9rpg
Manroop Clair - 19.4ppg| 4.9rpg | 2.0apg
Grant Shephard - 15.4ppg | 8.7rpg | 1.0bpg
Mason Bouncier - 11.1ppg | 4.5rpg | 5.1apg
UBC OKANAGAN
Tristian Matthews -16.9ppg | 6.7rpg | 1.5apg
Aldrich Berrios -14.0ppg | 5.6rpg | 2.0apg
Philip Okanlawon - 12.6ppg | 4.1rpg | 2.3apg
Hafith Moallin - 12.2ppg | 4.5rpg | 3.8 apg
Tip-off for UBC Thunderbirds will be at 8:00pm on January 4th, 2019 as they'll host UBC Okanagan Heat inWar Memorial Gym.