outstanding playing career. In the 1999/2000 season the Bobcats were silver medal winners after dropping the final to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in a hard-fought 61-60 loss. The following year saw a rematch of the previous year's national championship final between Brandon and St. Francis Xavier. The game went to overtime where StFX eventually came away with an 83-76 win. In 2001/2002 the Bobcats won a bronze medal thanks to a 69-63 win over the Victoria Vikes. In the 2006/2007 academic year, the Bobcats basketball team advanced to the Canadian Basketball Finals. They placed second to the Carleton Ravens, in a hard fought 52-49 game. Alumni: Mike Vaira Dave Bauman Keith Streiter Jude Kelly Jerry Abernathy Brian Pallister Fred Lee Patrick Jebbison John Carson Whitney Dabney Dave Dominique Joey Vickery Dave Nackoney Keith Vassell Earnest Bell O'Neil Gordon Dany Charlery Chad Jacobson Scott Lelievre Adam Hartman Mario Joseph Yul Michel Gil Cheung Charlton Weasel Head Women's Basketball Head coach: James Bambury Assistant coach: Juan Diego Mosquera Assistant coach: Jaime Taggert The Bobcats women's basketball team has competed in the Canada West conference since the 1999-2000 season. Prior to joining Canada West, the Lady Bobcats were members of the Great Plains Athletics Conference from 1978-1999. Members of the Lady Bobcats women's basketball team have earned Academic All-Canadian status 45 times since 1989. Bobcat Hall of Famer Janet Lumsden played for Brandon University from 1980-1984 and still holds multiple school records including career points (1573) and points per game for one season (23.7 ppg in 1981-82). Lumsden and fellow Lady Cat Sandra Hamilton are both inductees in the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame. Hamilton was named CIAU All-Canadian, GPAC MVP, and CIS Outstanding Player of the Year runner-up in 1991-1992. Alumni: Janet Lumsden Sandra Hamilton Tracy Macleod Men's Volleyball Head coach: Grant Wilson Assistant coach: Ed Zalusky Assistant coach: Pat Thompson Assistant coach: Brendan White Assistant coach: Dan Boutwell Assistant coach: Mason Metcalf Formed in 2005-2006, the Bobcats men's volleyball team has risen from humble beginnings to a perennial nationally ranked team in U Sports. The Bobcats have made the Canada West playoffs every year since the 2007-2008 season. The Bobcats have qualified for the U Sports national championship tournament twice. The first appearance was in 2009 where they earned a bronze medal. In 2011, the Bobcats earned a spot in their first ever national championship final. They dropped a hard-fought match