The University of the Fraser Valley men's basketball program announced the addition of standout point guard Isaiah Lee to the team's 2025 recruiting class last Friday. Lee joins his brother Jaylen with the Cascades and continues a strong family legacy with UFV basketball.

"He's a highly skilled guy," UFV head coach Joe Enevoldson said of his new recruit. "He's played in big games, he helped lead MEI to the provincial final last year, so he's not afraid of the moment."

"He can shoot it and get to the rim. He's going to be a bigger point guard in our conference. He's got a winning mindset and he's another guy who really wants to be here, and really wants to be a Cascade." 

Isaiah Lee
6'3" Point Guard, Chilliwack, BC
MEI
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Lee, who has claimed EVAA MVP, and AAA First-Team All-Star honours at the high school level, noted that UFV was an obvious landing spot for him."

UFV was my best situation and thought it would be a good fit for me. I know most of the players on the basketball team already so I won't have trouble fitting in."

Lee's father Mike Lee, played for the Cascades and helped the team capture two CCAA National titles (2000 and 2002), while his grandfather Pat Lee coached the UFV men's program to three CCAA National titles (2000, 2002 and 2004). 

"First and foremost, regardless of whether his dad and grandfather were here before, it had to be a fit for him" Enevoldson noted on the legacy Lee follows. "it's a incredible story to have a grandfather, father and sons/brothers play at a university program. I think it speaks to what we're trying to build here, and we are trying to emulate the success that Pat and Mike had when they were here in the CCAA."

Read more in the Abbotsford News story here.
 

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The Cascades men's basketball team continues their 2024 Canada West on January 10, as they host the UNBC Timberwolves at 8pm at the UFV Athletic Centre. The game can also be seen live on Canada West TV.

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