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GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphons celebrated the best and brightest from a memorable 2024-25 season by holding the annual Gryphons Athletics Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Highlighting the major award winners were men's rugby standout Kobe Faust and women's soccer standout, Olivia Rizakos, who were named the University of Guelph's men's and women's athletes of the year. The awards handed out on the evening were produced by Nothers the Award Store, the official awards sponsor of the Guelph Gryphons athletics awards. A complete list of award winners from the 2025-26 Gryphons Athletics Awards Ceremony can be found below.]]>Gryphons Athletics major award winners group photo from 2025-26 year-end awards ceremonyWed, 1 Apr 2026 18:45:00 EST68503http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/21/basketball-men-mbb-recap-gryphons-push-top-seed-tmu-to-the-brink-fall-in-overtime-in-oua-quarterfinals.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/21/basketball-men-mbb-recap-gryphons-push-top-seed-tmu-to-the-brink-fall-in-overtime-in-oua-quarterfinals.aspxBasketball - Men

TORONTO, Ont. – A valiant effort from the Guelph Gryphons men's basketball team on Saturday night (Feb. 21) from the Mattamy Athletic Centre, pushing the top-seed TMU Bold to the limit as they bow out in OUA Quarterfinals in an 82-75 overtime loss. Guelph came into the game as the No. 8-seed following their victory over the Windsor Lancers in the OUA Preliminary Round on Wednesday (Feb. 18) to earn a quarterfinal matchup with the TMU Bold, who finished the regular season with a 17-5 record.]]>Amare Hamilton at TMUSat, 21 Feb 2026 21:34:00 EST88455http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/18/basketball-men-mbb-recap-a-15-0-4th-quarter-run-powers-gryphons-to-oua-quarterfinal-victory-over-lancers.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/18/basketball-men-mbb-recap-a-15-0-4th-quarter-run-powers-gryphons-to-oua-quarterfinal-victory-over-lancers.aspxBasketball - Men

GUELPH, Ont. – The Gryphons men's basketball team uses a 15-0 run to pull away in the 4th quarter to defeat the Windsor Lancers 82-76 to advance to the OUA Quarterfinals. On Wednesday night (Feb. 18), the Gryphons hosted their first playoff game since the 2008-09 season from the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre in the opening round of the OUA playoffs. The Gryphons came into the postseason as the No. 8-seed in the 12 team playoff field while the Windsor Lancers entered as the No. 9-seed.]]>Jack Tunstill dunk vs Windsor in playoffsWed, 18 Feb 2026 23:16:00 EST88449http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/17/general-gryphon-playoff-preview-oct-24-26-2025-nine-gryphon-varsity-teams-set-for-postseason-action-this-week.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/17/general-gryphon-playoff-preview-oct-24-26-2025-nine-gryphon-varsity-teams-set-for-postseason-action-this-week.aspxGeneral, Basketball - Men, Hockey - Men, Volleyball - Men, Nordic Skiing, Swimming, Track and Field, Basketball - Women, Volleyball - Women, Curling

GUELPH, Ont. – A busy week in February sees nine Gryphon varsity teams in action with it all kicking off on Tuesday (Feb. 16) with the women's curling team taking to the ice to begin nationals. Swimming, track and field and Nordic skiing will compete at their provincial championships while our basketball, volleyball and men's hockey teams begin their postseason. See below for more information on all of the Gryphon teams in postseason action this week.]]>Gryphons Playoff Preview (Feb. 17-22, 2026)Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:20:00 EST68445http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/15/basketball-men-mbb-recap-gryphons-win-82-78-at-york-in-regular-season-finale-gryphons-clinch-home-court-in-opening-round-of-oua-playoffs.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/15/basketball-men-mbb-recap-gryphons-win-82-78-at-york-in-regular-season-finale-gryphons-clinch-home-court-in-opening-round-of-oua-playoffs.aspxBasketball - Men

TORONTO, Ont. – Friday night (Feb. 13, 2026) at York University's Tait McKenzie Centre, the Guelph Gryphons men's basketball team won 82-78 over the York Lions in their regular season finale. With the result, the playoff-bound Gryphons end their regular season with a record of 12-10 (8th in the OUA). Five different players scored in double figures for the Gryphons, with second-year guard Mazen Yagubi (St. Catharines, ON) leading the way with 14 points on 5-8 shooting. Jack Tunstill (13 points, 11 rebounds) and Eric Armstrong (13 points, 13 rebounds) both had double-doubles, while Raef Wykes made his impact felt off the bench with 11 points and 7 rebounds in 22 minutes of floor time. The Gryphons shot 53.2% as a team from the field (33-62) and out-rebounded the Lions 50-to-28 on the night.]]>Gryphons men's basketball forward, Eric Armstrong, at YorkSun, 15 Feb 2026 19:54:00 EST88443http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/8/basketball-men-mbb-recap-playoff-bound-gryphons-split-home-weekend-doubleheader-to-improve-to-11-10.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/8/basketball-men-mbb-recap-playoff-bound-gryphons-split-home-weekend-doubleheader-to-improve-to-11-10.aspxBasketball - Men

GUELPH, Ont. – The Gryphons men's basketball team responded in a big way on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 8) as they defeated the Algoma Thunderbirds to split their weekend home games following their defeat to the No. 5-ranked TMU Bold on Friday night (Feb. 8). The split at home sees the Gryphons record improve to 11-10 on the season as they have qualified for the OUA playoffs for the second consecutive season.]]>Adrian Morra vs AlgomaSun, 8 Feb 2026 16:59:00 EST88429http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/2/general-gryphon-athletics-celebrates-academic-success-among-varsity-student-athletes.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/2/2/general-gryphon-athletics-celebrates-academic-success-among-varsity-student-athletes.aspxBaseball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Figure Skating, Football, General, Golf, Basketball - Men, Hockey - Men, Lacrosse - Men, Soccer - Men, Volleyball - Men, Nordic Skiing, Rowing, Swimming, Track and Field, Basketball - Women, Hockey - Women, Lacrosse - Women, Soccer - Women, Volleyball - Women, Wrestling, Rugby - Men, Rugby - Women, Cross Country - Women, Curling, Badminton, Fencing, Squash

The University of Guelph Department of Athletics is pleased to recognize the outstanding academic achievements of its varsity student-athletes during the 2024–25 season.]]>Academic Award Winners with a Gryphon Logo and a book certificateMon, 2 Feb 2026 13:41:00 EST18418http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/1/31/basketball-men-mbb-recap-gryphons-beat-nipissing-fall-to-laurentian-in-northern-ontario-road-trip.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/1/31/basketball-men-mbb-recap-gryphons-beat-nipissing-fall-to-laurentian-in-northern-ontario-road-trip.aspxBasketball - Men

NORTH BAY & SUDBURY, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphons men's basketball team split a pair of road games on the weekend during a northern Ontario road trip to North Bay and Sudbury. The Gryphons record on the season now sits at 10-9, with just three games now remaining in Guelph's 2025-26 regular season schedule. The Gryphons will be back on home court next weekend to host TMU (Feb. 6) and Algoma (Feb. 8), before playing in their regular season finale on Feb. 13 at York.]]>Jack Tunstill at LaurentianSat, 31 Jan 2026 21:48:00 EST88414http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/1/21/basketball-men-mbb-recap-a-fast-gryphon-start-fuels-them-to-95-70-win-over-laurier.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/1/21/basketball-men-mbb-recap-a-fast-gryphon-start-fuels-them-to-95-70-win-over-laurier.aspxBasketball - Men

GUELPH, Ont. -  A fast start from the Gryphons men's basketball team leads them to a 95-70 victory over the Laurier Golden Hawks on Wednesday night (Jan. 21) from the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre. The Gryphons came out of the locker room and started the game firing on all cylinders from the field. With Laurier leading 10-9, the Gryphons would break the game open with an 18-2 run to lead 27-12 as it'd would be more than enough for their 9th win of the season. Guelph opened the game making 12 of their first 20 baskets in the first quarter as they shot 47.3% in the game as a team. Turnovers played a major role in the game as the Gryphons only had 11 give aways in the game while coming away with 14 steals on 24 Golden Hawk turnovers and scoring 31 points off those turnovers. Balanced scoring for the Gryphs as five players finished with double-digit points led by Eric Armstrong's game high 21 points. Jack Tunstill finished with 18 points on the night, Mazen Yagubi with 17 points and Amare Hamilton had 15 off the bench. Emmanuel Black also had a 10 point, 10 rebound double-double in the victory.]]>Eric Armstrong vs LaurierWed, 21 Jan 2026 21:56:00 EST88398http://gryphons.ca/news/2026/1/19/basketball-men-mbb-recap-gryphons-earn-weekend-split-on-road-rebounding-with-win-at-ontario-tech-after-tough-loss-at-queen-s.aspxhttp://gryphons.ca/news/2026/1/19/basketball-men-mbb-recap-gryphons-earn-weekend-split-on-road-rebounding-with-win-at-ontario-tech-after-tough-loss-at-queen-s.aspxBasketball - Men

GUELPH, Ont. – The Gryphons men's basketball team earned themselves a split on the road over the weekend. Guelph dropped their Friday night (Jan. 16) matchup to the Queen's Gaels before rebounding on the following night in the win over Ontario Tech.]]>Raef Wykes vs Queen'sMon, 19 Jan 2026 12:20:00 EST88392