Basketball (Men's)

Langara Falcons name Cassidy Kannemeyer as head coach of the Men's Basketball program.

April 2023

Help us honour Duncan McCallum – Emeritus 2020

On June 17, Duncan McCallum was named one of Langara College’s 2020 Emeriti, an honorary title conferred to retired faculty or professional staff to recognize their distinguished service to the College.

He has dedicated his professional life to Langara College and its students. Duncan was the men’s basketball coach at Langara from 1970 to 1991 and was the College’s first – and longest serving – Director of Athletics, a title he held from 1970 until retirement in 1994. During that time, he ran the most successful and decorated athletic program in the province and one of the top college athletic programs in Canada.

Please join us in celebrating Duncan’s Emeritum title by donating to help build the scholarship in his name, the Duncan McCallum Athletic Scholarship. This award is designated to recognize student-athletes for their athletic achievements and scholastic standing.

Click here to donate now.

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2020 PACWEST Conference Awards
March 10, 2020

Congratulations to the Falcons named to the PACWEST All-Star team this season!

Luka Lizdek 2nd Team All-Star	Jas Dhudwal Co-Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie Team	Moeiz Athaya 2nd Team All-Star

Falcons Moeiz Athaya named PACWEST Athlete of the Week
January 29, 2020

Congratulations to Falcons forward Moeiz Athaya, who was named PACWEST Player of the Week for the second time in the 2019/2020 season. "Moeiz had an incredible weekend leading an injury plagued Falcons squad to a weekend split with the CBC Bearcats. On Friday night he led the Falcons to a one-point victory with 33 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocks. The next night he caught fire and fought hard against the Bearcats scoring 48 points in addition to 12 rebounds, five assists and had a block. He averaged 40.5 points per game, 11 rebounds per game, four assists per game, 1.5 blocks per game for the weekend." - as per the PACWEST.

Falcons Annual Alumni Basketball Games
October 17, 2019

2019 PACWEST Conference Awards
Feb 27, 2019

Congratulations to the Falcons named to the PACWEST All-Star team.

Grant Galbraith, 2nd Team All-Star	Moeiz Athaya, 2nd Team All-Star

Antonio Jhuty Featured on Varsity Letters
Jan 17, 2019

The Langara Falcon's very own Antonio Jhuty currently leads the PACWEST in points per game.  He was recently featured in an article written by Howard Tsumura for Varsity Letters.  Click the link below for the full story:

Antonio Jhuty: Falcons’ scoring machine peaking for prime-time as Langara prepares to host CCAA nationals at the LEC

Falcons Open 2019 With Split Against Camosun
Jan 7, 2019

The Langara Falcons men’s basketball team opened up 2019 with back to back games against the Camosun Chargers. The Falcons finished 2018 against the same Chargers squad and came away with an exciting come from behind win 105 to 103. This game, which was played on Nov 17 at Camosun, was a big milestone for head coach Paul Eberhardt as it marked his 100^th league win at Langara. “I was very proud of the comeback the boys made and it was a great way for me to get my 100^th win,” commented Coach Eberhardt. The PACWEST’s leading scorer Antonio Jhuty led the way in this game with 39 points while Grant Galbraith had a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds as did Tyler Anderson with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Langara finished the first semester of the season with 3 wins and 3 losses which put them in 4^th place in the league.

Camosun travelled to play Langara in a weekend double header to start 2019 and the Friday night game was every bit as close and exciting as the Falcons two point win in November. Both teams took turns taking the lead as the game featured many exciting offensive plays and fast breaks. After new addition to the team, point guard Royce Sargeant, knocked down a three-pointer with 2 minutes remaining to tie the game Antonio Jhuty then followed it with a three-pointer of his own to give the squad a three point lead. The Chargers hit a basket to close within one and Jhuty made 1 of 2 free throws to give Langara a two point lead with 7 seconds remaining. The Chargers then got the ball to their big man on the baseline and he hit a tough 15 foot jumper to tie the game at 89 and send it in to overtime. The overtime period belonged to Sargeant and Jhuty as they scored 14 of the teams 21 overtime points as Langara pulled away to win 110 to 98. Jhuty continued his amazing scoring , finishing the night with 41 points on 13 for 25 shooting and 10 for 12 from the free throw line. Sargeant put a clinic on with his quickness and ball-handling and he scored 33 points to go along with 6 assists, 7 steals, and 5 rebounds. “Antonio and Royce work very well together and are the most exciting backcourt in the league,” noted Coach Ebe. Big man Grant Galbraith did great work on the boards pulling down 15 rebounds and also scoring 12 points while Moeiz Athaya had 15 points and 8 rebounds.

Both teams were definitely tired after a short turnaround for Saturday afternoon’s third and final game of league play. The game was very close once again, as Langara led by two at the half at 40 to 38. After three quarters, Camosun had taken the lead by two points 64 to 62. The fourth quarter continued to stay close, but with about 5 minutes left Camosun picked up their defense and the Falcons struggled to score. The Chargers slowly pulled away to win 88 to 75. “We didn’t play great team ball down the stretch and took some bad shots,” noted Eberhardt. “The 13 points we scored in the quarter is by far our worst quarter of the year.” Galbraith continued his consistent play with 20 points and 7 rebounds while Athaya had 21 points and 5 boards and Jhuty added 12 points. Newcomer Drake Downer chipped in 11 points and 6 rebounds while Sargeant had an incredible 12 rebounds to go along with 5 assists and 7 points.

Langara now sits at 4 wins and 4 losses which puts them in 4^th place in the PACWEST one game behind their next match-up, the Douglas Royals, who have 5 wins and 3 losses.

Falcons Even Their Record at 2 Wins 2 Losses
Nov 14, 2018

The Langara Falcons men’s basketball team picked up two much needed wins this weekend over CBC and Okanagan to even their record on the season to two wins and two losses. “The boys showed great character to come back with two wins after starting the season 0 and 2. We are showing steady improvement and I am pleased with our development thus far,” noted head coach Paul Eberhardt.

This years’ edition of the Falcons only returns two players from last years’ squad in big man Grant Galbraith and shooting guard Antonio Jhuty. “I expect both Grant (5th year) and Antonio (4th year) to be our team leaders,” notes Coach Ebe. The team was dealt a tough blow at the start of September when two time All-Canadian point guard, Ravi Basra, was diagnosed with a torn ACL and will miss the entire season.

New players to this years’ team include 3rd year 6’6” forward Tyler Anderson who played two years of University basketball at Brandon, 2nd year 6’5” guard Moeiz Athaya who played one year at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and 6’8” 2nd year forward, Kenneth Monture who played last season at Quest University. The new rookies on this years’ team include point guard Nishad Tarak from Belmont and perimeter players Luca Bonameci from Byrne Creek, Tyson Brown from Semiahmoo, Daniel Afanasiyevskyy from Richmond, and Sina Hashemi from Port Moody Secondary. 5th year guard Timmie Choi and 4th year guard/forward Drake Downer will be joining the team in January.

The team opened up the season against the Douglas College Royals. Ranked 5th nationally, and were seconds away from winning when Douglas hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game. The Royals went on to win 124 to 114 in overtime. Antonio Jhuty led the team in scoring with 29 points while rookie point guard Nishad Tarak went 7 for 9 from the three-point line on his way to 27 points. Galbraith had a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds while Athaya chipped in with 16 points. The next night the Falcons played the Capilano Blues, ranked #12 nationally, and after a very close first half Langara struggled in the second half losing 108 to 90. Galbraith had another solid game with 21 points and 13 rebounds while Athaya had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Jhuty had 18 points, and Tyler Anderson had 16 points and 11 rebounds.

In week #2 the team played a rare Thursday night game against the CBC Bearcats and after a slow start the team exploded for 92 points in the final three quarters to pick up the win 109 to 98. Antonio Jhuty had his career high 37 points with an impressive performance from the foul line as he went 14 for 15 and Athaya also had an impressive game with 23 points and 15 rebounds. Galbraith chipped in with 21 points while Tarak had 8 points and 4 assists and Anderson had 7 points and 10 rebounds. On Saturday the team took on the Okanagan Coyotes and the game was very close from start to finish. With one minute the Falcons were up by two, Jhuty put the game away with a tough driving lay-up and 4 made free throws as the Falcons won 83 to 78. Jhuty finished with 30 points including going 9 for 10 from the foul line while Athaya had another huge night with 27 points including a couple of big dunks. Tarak had his best game of the year with an impressive 9 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds while Galbraith had 8 points and 14 rebounds.

“It has been a tough start to the year with us as we have had several setbacks and some unexpected roster changes but I am very pleased with how we are starting to come together as a team,” said Eberhardt

The team is now tied for third in the PACWEST with two wins and two losses and will finish the first semester travelling to Nanaimo and Victoria to take on the VIU Mariners and the Camosun Chargers.

Falcons Earn Bronze
Mar 7, 2018

The Langara Falcons went to the PACWEST championships with high hopes to win the title but unfortunately fell short of their goal and they had to settle for the bronze medal.  The team had a bye to the semi-finals where they played a very tough Douglas Royals. Douglas had won the league series 2 games to 1 in 3 very close games and the semi-final was also a very close game.  The Royals jumped out to an early 10 point lead but the Falcons fought back and trailed only by 5 after the first quarter 28 to 23. Langara continued to chip away at the lead and were only trailing by 2 points at the half 49 to 47. The Falcons had trouble scoring in the third quarter and were outscored by 6 so they went in to the fourth quarter trailing 69 to 61. With the hot shooting of Antonio Jhuty Langara got back in the game and the score was tied with 5 minutes left. The game remained tight but Douglas was very strong on the boards and hit some key shots down the stretch as they went on to beat the Falcons 96 to 85. “Clearly we are very disappointed but you have to give credit to Douglas who played a great game,” commented head coach Paul Eberhardt. Ravi Basra led the Falcons with 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists including a perfect 8 for 8 from the foul line. Jhuty scored 13 points with 4 three’s while Harry Liu had 16 points, Graddy Zubaidi had 10 points and Harry Brar had 8 points and 6 rebounds.

The team next played Camosun on Saturday in the bronze medal game. “This is always a very tough game to play,” noted Eberhardt. “However I am very proud of how we competed and it always feels good to win your last game of the year.” Langara had a strong first half putting up 47 points in the first half and holding Camosun to 36. The Chargers made a couple of runs in the second half and got it back to a two point game but Langara never gave up the lead and finished very strong in the fourth quarter as they went on to win 82 to 71. The Falcons had a very balanced attack with 4 players in double digits as Brar had 15 points, Liu had 14 points, Zubaidi had 12 points and Martin Bogajev had 11 points. Basra continued to show why he is the best point guard in the league as he had 7 points, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists. Basra was named to the all tournament team at the conclusion of the tournament and he was also selected as a CCAA All-Canadian for the second year in a row.

“Overall we are very pleased with our season,” noted Eberhardt. “We had hoped to win a PACWEST championship but the league was very competitive this year and we showed some very good signs that we will continue to be one of the top teams in, not only our league, but also in Canada.” The Falcons will have many returning players next year and with Langara securing the host berth for next years CCAA championships (to be held at the Langley Events Centre) things are looking very exciting for the 2018-2019 season.

Falcons All-Stars
Feb 28, 2018

Congratulations to the Falcons named to PACWEST All-Star Teams.

Ravi Basra	Martin Bogajev	Harry Liu
1st Team All-star	2nd Team All-Star	Rookie of the Year & All-Rookie Team