Congrats to former Mustang player and current assistant coach Matt Tweedie on his marriage to Jess Blake on Fri. Aug. 27th. The Wedding took place in London.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Congratulations To Matt & Jess Tweedie
Congrats to former Mustang player and current assistant coach Matt Tweedie on his marriage to Jess Blake on Fri. Aug. 27th. The Wedding took place in London.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Alumni Game Fri. Oct 1st 8pm Thames Hall
Video of Homecoming Weekend 2010. Alumni Game Friday October 1st 8pm Thames Hall.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Update: Mustangs Pre-Conference Schedule
October Schedule:
| DATE | TIME | OPPONENT | LOCATION | HOME / AWAY | TIME/RESULT | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00:00 PM | Kentucky | St. Denis Centre, Windsor, Ont. | A | L 68-96 | Details | |
| 8:00 PM | Western Alumni | Thames Hall | H | 8:00 PM | Details | |
| 7:00 PM | St. Clair College | Alumni Hall | H | 7:00 PM | Details | |
| 7:00 PM | Guelph Phoenix (Club) | Alumni Hall | H | 7:00 PM | Details | |
| 7:00 PM | Memorial University | Alumni Hall | H | 7:00 PM | Details | |
| 4:00:00 PM | Algoma | Thames Hall | H | 4:00:00 PM | Details | |
| McGill Tournament | Montreal, Quebec | A | Details | |||
| McGill Tournament | Montreal, Quebec | A | Details | |||
| McGill Tournament | Montreal, Quebec | A | Details | |||
| 2:00:00 PM | UQAM | Thames Hall | H | 2:00:00 PM | Details |
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Former Mustang Matt Curtis plays big in TV Werne Debut
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| Matt Curtis |
Former Mustang great Matt Curtis ('09) impressed in his professional debut with his German team, TV Werne, as he lead them to a 78-52 victory scoring 36 pts vs TV Hohenlimburg in an exhibition game this past Wednesday.
If you speak German you can read the game article by Clicking Here
"It was a little tough to get adjusted and get on the same page with the guys after one practice, but it was a good start and once the other imports come on sept.4th we will have a pretty strong team" said Curtis.
More from Curtis and his adventures in Germany throughout the season.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Bob Gage celebration comes to campus Sept. 13
By Andy Watson - Mustangs Athletics
LONDON, Ont. - The University of Western Ontario is inviting friends, colleagues and Mustangs past and present to join in a tribute to the late Bob "Scoop" Gage on Monday Sept. 13.
DOWNLOAD INVITATION
Dr. Amit Chakma, President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Western Ontario, invites all to this very special announcement and reception which will celebrate the life and legacy of Scoop on Monday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. at Alumni Hall. A reception will follow.
Please RSVP by Thursday, September 9, 2010 by phone to 519-661-2111 x88960 or by email to events@uwo.ca.
DOWNLOAD INVITATION
Dr. Amit Chakma, President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Western Ontario, invites all to this very special announcement and reception which will celebrate the life and legacy of Scoop on Monday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. at Alumni Hall. A reception will follow.
Please RSVP by Thursday, September 9, 2010 by phone to 519-661-2111 x88960 or by email to events@uwo.ca.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Mustangs Fall to Kentucky 96-68
#13 Mustang Greg Edelsward battles for the loose ball vs. Kentucky
See the links below for game articles
Game Day: Western vs. Kentucky 7pm St. Denis Centre Windsor
4th yr PG Ryan Barbeau
Can't make it to Windsor to see the game? Watch it on-line at:
http://www.ukathletics.com/allaccess/index.html?media=184867
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Antique photograph sends man on journey
Article by Heather Travis Western News
Thursday, August 12, 2010
For On-line article Click Here
John Mims had no idea where London, Ont., was, nor had he heard of The University of Western Ontario. But for approximately 25 years, he unknowingly harboured a piece of Western's athletic history in his home.
“I fell in love with this picture as soon as I saw it,” says Mims, who paid his first visit to the university on Monday, Aug. 9. The Albuquerque, N.M., resident dropped by Thames Hall to meet with Ted Hessel (BA ’58), curator of the J.P. Metras Sports Museum at Alumni Hall.
John Mims made an unlikely discovery of a photograph of the 1924 Mustangs men's basketball team at an antiques and collectables show in Phoenix, Ariz. and recently visited The University of Western Ontario to find out more about the players and team.
Mims wanted answers to a mystery that has been hanging on his wall for years.
Around 1985, Mims and his wife, Mary, visited an antiques and collectables show in Phoenix, Ariz., and purchased a framed black-and-white photograph of a basketball team for $10. Written in white ink on the matting is “U. of W. O. Basketball Team, Intermediate Intercollegiate Champions, Runners-Up in S.O.B.A.”
Having never visited the area, Mims did not recognize the university referred to in the inscription. At a time before Google became the go-to search engine for finding out worldly facts, Mims turned to Webster’s Dictionary to identify the initials.
“I saw ‘U. of W. O.’ and didn’t know what it meant,” he says, finding Western among a list of universities at the back of the dictionary.
He considers himself an amateur historian and loved the idea of unraveling the story behind his prized photograph.
Now both retired and travelling in the area, Mims and his wife decided to venture to the university to find out more about the team and the date of the photograph.
A stamp on the backside says it was framed in Galt, Ont., which is now part of Cambridge, Ont.
“I had fantasies of meeting relatives of some of these players,” he says. “I wondered what these guys went on to do; why they played. I’ve been taking this step-by-step and this was the culmination of the efforts.”
“It was nice because it was a dream he had and we got to do it,” adds Mary, admitting she wondered about the source of her husband’s fascination with the photograph.
“It was special to him,” she says with a smile.
The image of nine basketball players in uniform, which he later discovered was taken in 1924, reminds Mims of a simpler time.
“Am I nostalgic for a time like that? Yes,” he says. “There was a certain look of a team here that I always admired.”
Mims also played basketball in high school.
Part of the appeal of the photograph was the names identifying the players written in ink below the image.
Shortly into their visit, Hessel found the yearbook from 1924, which contains an exact replica of photograph. Through this discovery, Mims dated his antique find.
The names of the players printed on the matting also mirrored those in the yearbook. Some of the players were also identified in the 1922 and 1923 yearbooks.
Reconnecting pieces of Western’s athletic history with the university is “the kind of thing we are trying to do,” Hessel says of the museum. “It is almost just as exciting for me as it is for him.”
Hessel shared information about the Mustangs with Mims and helped make the yearbook discovery. He hopes a copy of the image will be made available in the museum.
The unlikely find is “one of those things that is exciting,” adds Hessel, noting it is uncertain whom the photograph originally belonged to.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
John Mims made an unlikely discovery of a photograph of the 1924 Mustangs
men's basketball team at an antiques and collectables show in Phoenix, Ariz. and recently
visited The University of Western Ontario to find out more about the players and team.
For On-line article Click Here
John Mims had no idea where London, Ont., was, nor had he heard of The University of Western Ontario. But for approximately 25 years, he unknowingly harboured a piece of Western's athletic history in his home.
“I fell in love with this picture as soon as I saw it,” says Mims, who paid his first visit to the university on Monday, Aug. 9. The Albuquerque, N.M., resident dropped by Thames Hall to meet with Ted Hessel (BA ’58), curator of the J.P. Metras Sports Museum at Alumni Hall.
John Mims made an unlikely discovery of a photograph of the 1924 Mustangs men's basketball team at an antiques and collectables show in Phoenix, Ariz. and recently visited The University of Western Ontario to find out more about the players and team.
Mims wanted answers to a mystery that has been hanging on his wall for years.
Around 1985, Mims and his wife, Mary, visited an antiques and collectables show in Phoenix, Ariz., and purchased a framed black-and-white photograph of a basketball team for $10. Written in white ink on the matting is “U. of W. O. Basketball Team, Intermediate Intercollegiate Champions, Runners-Up in S.O.B.A.”
Having never visited the area, Mims did not recognize the university referred to in the inscription. At a time before Google became the go-to search engine for finding out worldly facts, Mims turned to Webster’s Dictionary to identify the initials.
“I saw ‘U. of W. O.’ and didn’t know what it meant,” he says, finding Western among a list of universities at the back of the dictionary.
He considers himself an amateur historian and loved the idea of unraveling the story behind his prized photograph.
Now both retired and travelling in the area, Mims and his wife decided to venture to the university to find out more about the team and the date of the photograph.
A stamp on the backside says it was framed in Galt, Ont., which is now part of Cambridge, Ont.
“I had fantasies of meeting relatives of some of these players,” he says. “I wondered what these guys went on to do; why they played. I’ve been taking this step-by-step and this was the culmination of the efforts.”
“It was nice because it was a dream he had and we got to do it,” adds Mary, admitting she wondered about the source of her husband’s fascination with the photograph.
“It was special to him,” she says with a smile.
The image of nine basketball players in uniform, which he later discovered was taken in 1924, reminds Mims of a simpler time.
“Am I nostalgic for a time like that? Yes,” he says. “There was a certain look of a team here that I always admired.”
Mims also played basketball in high school.
Part of the appeal of the photograph was the names identifying the players written in ink below the image.
Shortly into their visit, Hessel found the yearbook from 1924, which contains an exact replica of photograph. Through this discovery, Mims dated his antique find.
The names of the players printed on the matting also mirrored those in the yearbook. Some of the players were also identified in the 1922 and 1923 yearbooks.
Reconnecting pieces of Western’s athletic history with the university is “the kind of thing we are trying to do,” Hessel says of the museum. “It is almost just as exciting for me as it is for him.”
Hessel shared information about the Mustangs with Mims and helped make the yearbook discovery. He hopes a copy of the image will be made available in the museum.
The unlikely find is “one of those things that is exciting,” adds Hessel, noting it is uncertain whom the photograph originally belonged to.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
New Mustangs To Make Debut vs Kentucky on Monday
Click the link below to get a sneak peek at Western's newcomers for 2010-2011.
Newcomers:
Adam Jespersen 6'8 F London, ON
Peter Scholtes 6'5 F London, ON
Quinn Henderson 6'3 G Dundas, ON
Andrew Vincent 6'0 G Timmins, ON
Nathan DiLoreto 6'2 G London, ON
Luke Braund 6'6 F Vancouver, BC
http://www.westernmustangs.ca/sports/2010/8/13/MBB_0813105950.aspx?id=504
Friday, August 13, 2010
Today's Article On Western In The Lexington Herald-Leader Newspaper Puts It All In Perspective
http://www.kentucky.com/2010/08/13/1389939_p2/uks-canadian-foes-know-what-theyre.html
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
**Update: Kentucky Game August 16th Now At 7pm
For more details Click Here
ESPN article on Kentucky's Trip to Canada Click Here
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