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Three new recruits were welcomed to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men’s basketball program this week.
The first is Marquavian Stephens, Originally from Flint Michigan, Stephens joins the Huskies by way of Southwestern Community College in Chula Vista, California. A 6’3″ guard, Stephens brings an impressive resume to Saskatoon after he was named the MVP of the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference in each of the two seasons he suited up for Southwestern. Intending to join the College of Kinesiology, Stephens averaged 19.0 points-per-game last year and during his time with Southwestern the team didn’t lose a conference game in two seasons.
Saskatoon local , Seth Jones, comes from a family of iconic figures in Huskie history. His father Kirk played Huskie basketball from 1983-87 helping the team capture a share of the first regular season first place finish in program history. His mother Joanna competed with the track & field team from 1984-98, winning a Canada West title in 1986-87. On top of all of that, Seth’s cousin Andrew Spagrud is one of, if not the, most accomplished athletes in program history sitting atop the team record books in points (2,182), rebounds (1,039) and steals (221). As for Seth himself, the 6’5″ forward has starred for the Walter Murray Marauders, being named team MVP this past season. The BRIT three-point competition winner has also suited up for Team Saskatchewan the past two years. The future computer science major will be joining the team with some ties of his own, having played for current assistant coach Dan Dewar at Walter Murray.
Returning back to Saskatchewan to complete a basketball journey that has taken him throughout the United States, Regina product Tyrese Potoma will bring plenty of high-level experience to the Huskies. Named Mr. Basketball Saskatchewan in 2017, Potoma led the Campbell Collegiate Tartans to a provincial championship. After a year at the DME Sports Academy in Florida, Potoma joined the Laramie County Community College Golden Eagles where he was a team captain and averaged 18.8 points-per-game. Parlaying that success in Wyoming into an opportunity to compete at the highest level, Potoma suited up for the NCAA Division 1 Cleveland State Vikings last year, appearing in 19 games for the Vikings before making the decision to return to Saskatchewan, where athletes are eligible for five seasons rather than four in the NCAA.
