LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western fifth-year guard Tyus DeVries (Chilliwack, B.C.) is the Spartan Male
Athlete of the Week after averaging 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in two games, including Saturday’s upset of the No. 1 Victoria Vikes.
The MBA student scored a TWU career-high 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Thursday’s 79-76 loss to No. 6 UBC at War Memorial Gym in Vancouver. DeVries played all 40 minutes, shot 12-for-27 from the field and added three assists and three steals.
DeVries shared the team lead with 21 points in Saturday’s 84-73 win at the Langley Events Centre. He added nine rebounds, a TWU career-high seven assists and one steal in 38 minutes, shooting 8-for-15 from the field and 4-for-6 from three. The win ended Victoria’s seven-game winning streak in the series and was TWU’s first over the Vikes since January 13, 2024.
The Spartans will host the Fraser Valley Cascades on Thursday, November 5, at 8 p.m. (PT) at the Langley Events Centre. The game can be seen live on Canada West TV.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 15 U SPORTS team championships and 35 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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