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Derek Sankey is one of UBC Men's Basketball's most decorated athletes. Derek suited up for the Thunderbirds between 1967-71 and during that time he helped lead UBC to a junior varsity national title and the university's first-ever men's basketball CIAU (now U SPORTS) National Championship. In the 1969-70 season the team beat McMaster University to take the championship with a definitive score of 96-75. In that tournament, Derek was selected to as a tournament first-team all star. That same year Derek was also named as a CIAU All Canadian.
Derek's basketball success went beyond just his university career. While at UBC he also represented the Canadian National Team and the World Student Games team. He played for the Canadian National Team from 1970-76, representing Canada at the 1975 Pan Am Games and at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. He is the only UBC Men's Basketball player to have played on that Olympic Team, which placed 4th.
For his accomplishments as an athlete, Derek was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994, and the Basketball BC Hall of Fame. To this day, Derek continues to stay connected to the Thunderbirds program and acts as a great ambassador for UBC and UBC Men's Basketball.
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