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The Saskatchewan Rattlers today announced that Barry Rawlyk will return to the club as its General Manager. This will be Rawlyk’s second year as the Rattlers GM, and third with the team after serving the 2019 Championship season as the lead assistant coach as well as assisting in the recruitment of the roster. Rawylk will continue to lead the basketball operations department for the Rattlers as they seek a second championship in three years.
He returns to the Rattlers as the current University of Saskatchewan Huskies men’s basketball team head coach. As the sixth head coach in University of Saskatchewan men’s basketball history, Rawlyk took the helm in an interim position in the 2010-11 season. In May 2012, he was officially named head coach of the men’s basketball program. During the 2010-11 season, Rawlyk led the Huskies to a fourth-place finish at the CIS (now U Sports) Championship and a second-place finish in Canada West. The following season, the team finished first in their conference and hosted the Canada West Final Four for the first time in the program’s history. Prior to joining the Huskies, Rawlyk spent over two decades coaching at Holy Cross High School in Saskatoon. During his time with the Crusaders, he led them to 11 City Championship titles as well as three Provincial Championships.
“I’m happy to be back with the Rattlers for another season”, said Rattlers general manager Barry Rawylk. “I look forward to continuing the work that we began in 2020 in the construction of the roster. I am steadfast in bringing talented and high-character individuals here to Saskatchewan. We are dedicated to bringing another championship back to the province.”
“We are thrilled to have Barry return to the Rattlers as our General Manager for the 2021 season”, said Rattlers Vice President Brad Kraft. “Barry has proven time and time again over the course of his career his ability to build strong, entertaining and competitive teams full of high-character individuals. We are focused and aligned in our 2021 free agency plan. With Barry’s experience and expertise, we are confident that we will be in a position that will give us the best possible chance to build another championship team in 2021.”
The CEBL is preparing for its third season in 2021 starting June 5, 2021 following the success of this past year’s CEBL Summer Series in St. Catharines, Ont., which saw millions of viewers across Canada and around the world tune in starting July 25 to watch 26 games played over 15 days in a single-site league competition. The CEBL became the first professional sports league in Canada to return to play after the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in mid-March shut down sports across the country. For more information on the Rattlers, visit therattlers.ca.
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March 3, 2021
Huskies unveil two standout additions to 2021-22 roster
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SASKATOON – A pair of faces familiar to the provincial basketball landscape will be joining the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men’s basketball team next season, as head coach Barry Rawlyk welcomed two new recruits to the program on March, 3.
Joining from high schools in Moose Jaw and Lloydminster, the duo boasts deep ties to the university, a track record of success on and off the court as well as a desire to compete at the highest level for the Huskies.
Hailing from Moose Jaw, Dylan Boughen helped lead the Central Collegiate Cyclones to the boys 4A provincial title in 2019.
“Continuing with our goal of attracting the best in-provincial talent to our program, we are thrilled to welcome Dylan to our team. His family has some very strong ties to the University of Saskatchewan, and have a long-standing record of successful involvement in athletics in this province,” said Rawlyk. “Dylan has demonstrated tremendous abilities both on the court and in the classroom, and we have no doubt he will prove to be highly successful as a student-athlete at the university level.”
Entering the Edwards School of Business in the fall, Boughen is a 6-4 guard that has represented Saskatchewan at both the U-15 and U-16 level in the past. Coming from a family of USask legacies; Dylan’s father, brother and cousins have attended the university including his cousin Noah Zerr who is an offensive lineman on the Huskie football team.
Alongside those achievements on the court, Boughen also can claim success in the classroom, earning a spot on the High Honour Roll from grades 9-12.
“I chose to play and attend the University of Saskatchewan because I want to be a part of the Huskies basketball culture, I get a really good feeling about their program and am really excited to contribute to it,” said Boughen. “It feels good to be a part of a program where my family and friends are close and can support me.”
Originally from Saskatoon but playing his high school basketball in Lloydminster, Ben Rose is an athlete that has experience competing across North America. Playing in prestigious tournaments in Miami and Anaheim, Rose is a 6-7 forward that can also list a third-place finish at the 2019 National Club Basketball Championship on his resume.
“We are very pleased to receive a commitment from Ben to join our program at USask. Ben is a highly motivated individual with potential to develop into a very good U SPORTS level student-athlete,” said Rawlyk. “He has proven himself to be a very tough competitor and comes to us with the sort of work ethic that will allow him to reach his full potential. We expect his skill set will fit very well into our style of play.”
Joining the College of Education, Rose has plans to take up coaching when his playing days are over. Another recruit with deep ties to the university, the desire to continue that tradition played a large role in the talented forward joining the Huskies.
“The University of Saskatchewan runs deep in my family. Family members have attended, graduated and returned to give back through teaching at this university,” said Rose. “To begin my new academic journey in Saskatoon with this kind of support at home, along with being able to play the sport I am most passionate about is an amazing start to life after high school.”
A standout in the classroom, Rose has made the Honour Roll for the past four years consecutively and looks forward to returning to Saskatoon and representing USask.
“When it came down to picking a school, location was a big factor for me and my family. The coaching staff were in constant communication throughout the process and this made my decision very easy,” said Rose. “It is a great opportunity for me to compete at a high level and attend a prestigious university like USask. It’s a blessing to be able to compete for my hometown.”
While the 2020-21 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Boughen and Rose join a team that has qualified for the playoffs in six of the last seven seasons, is led by head coach Barry Rawlyk who holds the record marks in program history with 137 regular season wins and a 65.8% regular season winning percentage.
