Men’s Basketball News

Brock’s Madalyn Weinert and Toronto’s Iñaki Alvarez have been named the U SPORTS basketball athletes of the week for the period ending December 4, 2022. 

Madalyn Weinert, Brock

  • Position:  Guard
  • Year: 2nd
  • Hometown:  St. Catharines, Ont.
  • Major: Medical Sciences

Madalyn Weinert picked up a pair of double-doubles as the Badgers split their final weekend of action before the holiday break. On Friday, she scored a game-high 22 points and added 14 rebounds, six assists, four blocks and a steal as the Badgers downed then-No. 9 Carleton 73-65. The next night, she scored 20 points and added 13 rebounds (including seven offensive boards) as the Badgers fell to No. 6 Ottawa.

 Iñaki Alvarez, Toronto

  • Position: Guard
  • Year: 3rd
  • Hometown: Altafulla, Spain
  • Major: Kinesiology

Iñaki Alvarez put up a career-high 40 points, including going 6-for-8 from three-point range, while adding three boards, one assist and one steal in a narrow 96-95 loss to then No. 3-ranked Queen's Gaels on Saturday. The night before, he scored 12 points and added six rebounds, eight assists and three steals in the Varsity Blues’ 90-81 win over Ontario Tech.