Cascades Hall of Fame
The 1987-88 men’s basketball team was a historic trailblazer for UFV, then known as Fraser Valley College. They won the Cascades’ first conference championship, setting a standard of excellence for the athletic department to build on. The team went 12-2 during the BCCAA regular season and 2-0 in the playoffs, defeating Trinity Western 78-74 to clinch the title. They advanced to the CCAA national championship tournament in Truro, N.S., where they posted a 1-2 record and finished fourth.
Head coach Tom Antil and assistant coach Sam Vandermeulen guided the team, which featured Greg Margharitis, Steve Klassen, Brian Phillip-Stewart, Kirk Tyfting, Bruce Hamilton, Mike Jackson, Steve Antil, Mark Klassen, Stan Thiessen and Ron Driediger.
