From Team Alberta to the Final Four!

For the first time, one of the biggest events in all of basketball will feature a team with a former member of Team Alberta on its roster.

Edmonton’s Aher Uguak is off to the 2018 NCAA Final Four in San Antonio with the Loyola Ramblers, who have captivated the sports world with their Cinderella run through March Madness. Loyola faces the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, March 31, with the winner advancing to the national championship game on Monday April 2.

A six-foot-seven forward, Aher is a redshirt sophomore with the Ramblers. He transferred to Loyola this season after spending his freshman year at New Mexico University, where he played 19 games for the Lobos in 2016-17.

Aher spent three years as part Alberta Basketball’s provincial program, suiting up for Team Alberta 15U in 2012 and 2013, and 17U in 2014. He attended Harry Ainlay from Grade 10 to 12, and helped the Titans win the ASAA 4A championship in all three of his seasons, 2013-14, 14-15, and 15-16.

Tip-off between Loyola and Michigan is at 4:09 p.m. MT and can be seen on the TSN networks as well as the TSN GO app.