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.
Playoff Update:
When the weekend of OUA men's basketball action came to a close, the playoff picture for the 2026 Wilson Cup playoffs was finalized, with Guelph coming in as the No. 8-seed in the 12-team playoff field. Guelph will host the No. 9-seeded Windsor Lancers on Wednesday night (Feb. 18) in the opening round of playoffs, with the winner earning a trip to TMU to face the No. 1-seeded TMU Bold on Saturday (Feb. 21) in an OUA quarterfinal matchup. Wednesday night's game between the Gryphons and Lancers will mark the first time since the 2008-09 season in which the Gryphons men's basketball team has
hosted an OUA playoff game.
2026 OUA Men's Basketball Playoff Seeding:
- TMU Bold (first round bye | will host an OUA quarterfinal on Feb. 21)
- Carleton Ravens (first round bye | will host an OUA quarterfinal on Feb. 21)
- Western Mustangs (first round bye | will host an OUA quarterfinal on Feb. 21)
- Brock Badgers (first round bye | will host an OUA quarterfinal on Feb. 21)
- Ottawa Gee-Gees (host No. 12-seed Laurier on Feb. 18)
- Queen's Gaels (host No. 11-seed Toronto on Feb. 18)
- Lakehead Thunderwolves (host No. 10-seed Laurentian on Feb. 18)
- Guelph Gryphons (host No. 9-seed Windsor on Feb. 18)
- Windsor Lancers (at No. 8-seed Guelph on Feb. 18)
- Laurentian Voyageurs (at No. 7-seed Lakehead on Feb. 18)
- Toronto Varsity Blues (at No. 6-seed Queen's on Feb. 18)
- Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (at No. 5-seed Ottawa on Feb. 18)