Team Saskatoon (from left: Willie Murdaugh, Nolan Brudehl, Michael Lieffers, and Michael Linklater) won the Lausanne Masters tournament

Former Huskies win international tournament

Six years after winning a national championship with the Huskies men’s basketball team, Nolan Brudehl (BscKin’13), Michael Lieffers (BEd’10), and Michael Linklater are contending for another title–this time on the international circuit.

By Sean Conroy

Representing Saskatoon on the FIBA 3x3 World Tour, the trio won the Lausanne Masters tournament, defeating Paris 17-14 in the championship game.

Linklater was the tournament MVP and Brudehl led all scorers through the tournament with 37 points. With the victory, Saskatoon qualified for the World Tour Final in Abu Dhabi on October 27-28, 2016.

Nolan Brudehl ( BScKin’10) led all scorers at the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Lausanne Masters
Read more on the team’s victory in Lausanne, Switzerland.