October 15, 2003 Sports the other press © Pre-season Schedule Prepares Team for Reality but not TV Men’s Basketball Flash Gordon Sports Editor The BCCAA basketball season is almost and Coach _ Steve McGilligan has been throwing test after test at his team. Not the multiple choice kind but rather team after team of tough competitive games. McGilligan even visited his mentor, UBC Head Coach Kevin Hanson for a friendly scrimmage against the UBC Thunderbirds. Against a strong CIS program McGilligan found his Royals a little out of their league. There wasn’t a major discrepancy between the skills his boys had versus the UBC players. It had more to do with the comfort the Thunderbirds had as a team. Their group has practised for quite a bit longer than the Douglas men’s team. However, guard Donald Burton out- played UBC's star point-guard Karlo Villanueva; Vllanueva is known for being lightning quick. Friday, October 4, the Douglas Royals stepped onto the court with the here Douglas basketball alumni. It was an even contest...quite balanced in the ugly play of both teams. The alumni have the excuse that they have not played together in awhile but the Royals played down to the disorderly brand of basketball. It took awhile for them to play well but guard Donald Burton showed his ability to take his defender anywhere he wanted to go. Coach McGilligan was also pleased with DeShawn Higgins and Cody Berg, who both played well in the second half. Thanks to a last second tip in from team captain Cole Bernie, the Royals eked a victory. Another important fac- tor in the game was Douglas showed they were a very deep team and able to use all twelve players on the bench. Following up on Saturday, Douglas tested themselves against the Blue Angels, a men’s basketball club from the Seattle area. The Blue Angels are made up of ex-college players in the US where basketball is a way of life. Even though it resulted in a loss, McGilligan was really pleased with his team’s per- formance. “In the first half we played really hard,” was among the praises McGilligan sung. From his observa- tions, Douglas will tend to rise to the competition. Consistency may be the biggest battle on the court for the Royals this year but they made it a close game, coming back from a ten point deficit in the second half to steal a lead of one point before the experienced Blue Angels took over for the 100-92 win. Guard Nick Hope played out- standing with great defense, Oscoring 25 points for the Royals. At Trinity Western, Douglas played yet another scrimmage against a big strong university team on the Monday. It has been a hectic schedule for the players to keep up with but they have not let the Coach down. Again rookie sensation, Donald Burton showed bril- liance on the court. He schooled Trinity Western guard, Adam Friesen on Burton held Friesen to just a few points in the game. Still ahead for the Royals is the Capilano Blues Tournament on October 10, 11 in North Vancouver. The tournament will give McGilligan, a rookie coach to BCCAA level of bas- ketball, more insight to what the league is like. From what I have seen of the offense and defense. team, athletically, they can match-up with anybody. They have the height in Cody Berg and Tim Powers. Until the in mid-October, the coaching staff continues to “coach” the street ball out of the team. McGilligan places emphasis on the fundamentals while working the team through a com- plicated but effective offensive game season starts plan. Douglas will have to put it to use when they play at Capilano. Their first game of the tournament is against the Kwantlen Eagles. Classifieds Students advertise for free! For free student classifieds up to 30 words, email: the_editorS7@hotmail.com with your name, student number, desired section, and put “classified” in the subject line. 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