What was lacked in quantity was more than made up for in quality.
That would be the story of Thursday as only three U of S basketball players, female and male, were named to Canada West Conference all-star teams.
On the women’s side, Saskatchewan may have finished first with an 18-2 record, but only two members of the U of S team were named to the Canada West “dream teams.”
Then again, what a 1-2 punch Summer Maskiewich and Sabine Dukate were for the Huskies this season!
Maskiewich was selected to the first all-star team as a forward. The fourth year Arts and Science student from Calgary averaged career highs of 17.4 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per contest. Meanwhile, Dukate is on the second all-star squad. The fifth year Latvian guard averaged 14.3 points per game and made 39.3% of her three-point shot attempts.
On the men’s side where fifth year guard J.T. Robinson was the lone Huskie to be named to the all-star teams, slotting in on the second team. Robinson was seventh in scoring in Canada West, averaging 18.6 points per game.
Following are the news releases from the Huskies and Canada West Conference…
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February 20, 2020
Dukate, Masikewich honoured ahead of playoff opener
Huskie Athletics
EDMONTON – Canada West’s top women’s basketball players were acknowledged Thursday, as the conference’s all-star and all-rookies teams were unveiled. After finishing 18-2 during the regular season, a pair of Saskatchewan Huskies standouts earned conference honours. For the first time in her career with the Huskies, Summer Masikewich was recognized as a Canada West First Team All-Star. The native of Calgary earned a Second Team All-Star nod in the past two seasons, but set new career highs with 17.4 points-per-game and 9.1 rebounds-per-game, helping her earn First Team status for the first time in her career. In her final season in the green and white, Sabine Dukate added to her already lengthy resume, as she was recognized as a Canada West All-Star for the fourth-consecutive season. The Ventspils, Latvia, native earned a Second Team All-Star nod after averaging 14.3 points-per-game, shooting 39.3 per cent from three-point range. The pair of honours marks the sixth-consecutive season the Huskies have had at least two players make a conference all-star or all-rookie team. Masikewich and Dukate will be in action tonight at the PAC, as the Huskies begin their playoff schedule with a quarter-final matchup against the Victoria Vikes in Saskatoon. 13 teams landed at least one player on one of the four teams (three all-star and one all-rookie), with seven teams having multiple players honoured. Canada West’s women’s basketball award winners will be unveiled Thursday, February 27 at 10 a.m. MST. More than a dozen all-stars and all-rookies will be in action this weekend when the conference quarter-finals and semifinals take place in Calgary and Saskatoon, as the Calgary Dinos and Saskatchewan Huskies get set for hosting duties. CW WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYOFF CENTRAL You can watch every game on the road to the CW Basketball Championship Games by tuning into Canada West TV Presented by Co-op. FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM
- F / Taylor Claggett / Fraser Valley / 5 / Arts / Mission, BC
- F / Keylyn Filewich / UBC / 4 / Science / Winnipeg, MB
- F / Summer Masikewich / Saskatchewan / 4 / Arts & Science / Calgary, AB
- F / Maria Mongomo / UNBC / 5 / Psychology / Las Palmas, Spain
- G / Vanessa Wild / Alberta / 5 / Business / Spruce Grove, AB
SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM
- G / Kacie Bosch / Lethbridge / 5 / Arts / Lethbridge, AB
- G / Ashlyn Day / Victoria / 3 / Business / Kelowna, BC
- G / Sabine Dukate / Saskatchewan / 5 / Arts & Science / Ventspils, Latvia
- W / Erin McIntosh / Calgary / 5 / Kinesiology / Calgary, AB
- G / Liene Stalidzane / Calgary / 3 / Arts / Jelgava, Latvia
THIRD ALL-STAR TEAM
- G / Jessica Hanson / UBC / 5 / Kinesiology / Vancouver, BC
- G / Michaela Kleisinger / Regina / 5 / Kin. & Health Studies / Regina, SK
- F / Madison Landry / UNBC / 4 / Biomedical Studies / Prince George, BC
- G / Taylor Randall / Manitoba / 4 / Management / Dundas, ON
- G & F / Deanna Tuchscherer / Fraser Valley / 1 / Kinesiology / Chilliwack, BC
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
- G / Lauren Bartlett / Manitoba / Management / Winnipeg, MB
- F / Jaeli Ibbetson / UBCO / Sciences / Kelowna, BC
- G / Anna Kernaghan / Winnipeg / Kinesiology / Winnipeg, MB
- F / Jenika Martens / Mount Royal / University Entrance / La Crete, AB
- G & F / Deanna Tuchscherer / Fraser Valley / Kinesiology / Chilliwack, BC
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February 20, 2020
Robinson named Canada West Second Team All-Star
Huskie Athletics
EDMONTON – The conference’s brightest stars from the 2019-20 season were announced Thursday, as the Canada West men’s basketball all-stars and all-rookies were acknowledged. In his fifth-and-final year of eligibility, University of Saskatchewan Huskies guard J.T. Robinson earned the first conference all-star nod of his career. Robinson averaged 18.6 points-per-game this season, which was good for seventh in the conference, helping him earn Canada West Second Team All-Star status. The number marked a step forward for the guard, after he averaged 14.3 points-per-game and 14.1 points-per-game in his previous two years, as he excelled in the role as the primary scorer for Saskatchewan in his final season with the program. Robinson joins a lengthy list of Saskatchewan standouts to earn Canada West All-Status, including former teammates of the Vallejo, California, native in Joseph Barker and Lawrence Moore. The guard will attempt to prolong his career in the green and white this weekend in Calgary, as he looks to lead the Huskies to a pair of wins in the Canada West postseason. 13 of the conference’s 17 teams had at least one player honoured, with six of the 13 seeing multiple players acknowledged by CW coaches, who selected the three all-star teams and one all-rookie team. Canada West’s men’s basketball award winners will be unveiled Thursday, February 27 at 1 p.m. MST. Among the players named first team all-stars were Alberta’s Ivan Ikomey, UBC’s Jadon Cohee, and Calgary’s Brett Layton. The trio lead the top three teams in the conference into the quarter-finals, with Alberta (No. 1 seed) and Calgary (No. 2 seed) set to host the quarter-final/semifinal weekend. CW MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYOFF CENTRAL You can watch every game on the road to the CW Basketball Championship Games by tuning into Canada West TV Presented by Co-op. FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM
- G / Parm Bains / Fraser Valley / 5 / Business Admin / Surrey, BC
- G / Rashawn Browne / Manitoba / 5 / Arts / Toronto, ON
- G / Jadon Cohee / UBC / 5 / Unclassified / Langley, BC
- G / Ivan Ikomey / Alberta / 5 / Arts / Calgary, AB
- F / Brett Layton / Calgary / 4 / Law / Calgary, AB
SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM
- G / Narcisse Ambanza / Winnipeg / 4 / Business / Toronto, ON
- F / Joe Davis / Thompson Rivers / 5 / Arts / Kamloops, B.C.
- F / Mason Foreman / Calgary / 3 / Kinesiology / East Selkirk, MB
- F / Carter Millar / Regina / 3 / Science / Regina, SK
- G / JT Robinson / Saskatchewan / 5 / Arts & Science / Vallejo, California
THIRD ALL-STAR TEAM
- G / Sukhjot Bains / Fraser Valley / 5 / General Studies / Delta, B.C.
- F / Matthew Ellis / Victoria / 4 / Social Sciences / Calgary, Alta.
- G / Tyus Jefferson / Alberta / 4 / Arts / Riverton, Utah
- F / Grant Shephard / UBC / 3 / Kinesiology / Kelowna, BC
- F / James Wagner / Manitoba / 4 / Science / Winnipeg, MB
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
- G / Diego Maffia / Victoria / Humanities / Victoria, BC
- G / Nate Petrone / Mount Royal / Health & Phys. Ed. / Calgary, AB
- F / Fareed Shittu / UNBC / Business / Edmonton, AB
- G & F / Anthony Tsegakele / Brandon / Arts / Gatineau, QC
- G / Noah Wharton / Calgary / Science / Brampton, ON
