Image: Nathan Bartha / Former G.W. Graham basketball player Nathan Bartha goes up for a dunk. Three Chilliwack basketball players, including Bartha, will be featured in a Tuesday night battle between the Capilano Blues and the men's prep team from the University of the Fraser Valley, the FV Mountaineers. Tip-off is 7 p.m. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

University basketball in Chilliwack

Sardis Secondary to host university basketball game Tuesday night featuring 3 Chilliwack players

Oct 8, 2024 | 9:59 AM

CHILLIWACK — Three Chilliwack basketball players will be featured in a Tuesday night battle between a Metro Vancouver university and the men’s prep team from the University of the Fraser Valley.

For the second time this month, university-caliber basketball will be on display in Chilliwack when the FV Mountaineers, the men’s prep team from UFV, take on the Capilano Blues of North Vancouver Tuesday night at Sardis Secondary (45460 Stevenson Road) in Chilliwack. Tip-off is 7 p.m.

The game will showcase the talents of three Chilliwack basketball players, including Nathan Bartha, Matthew Selles and Zachary Klim.

Bartha, a 6-foot-4 playmaker, averaged 18.5 points, 13 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2 blocks and 1.4 steals per contest at G.W. Graham last year. He earned JV MVP and senior varsity MVP honours.

“I’m super excited to take on Capilano University,” Bartha said.

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Klim, a product of G.W. Graham, made a name for himself on the Capilano Blues men’s basketball squad last season, playing 23 games and averaging 11 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. He is a business administration major at Capilano.

Image: Capilano University / Zach Klim, #21 (middle), a 6-foot-11 forward for the Capilano Blues men’s basketball team. The former G.W. Graham player is expected to play in tonight’s contest between the FV Mountaineers and Capilano at Sardis Secondary.

Tickets to tonight’s contest are $5 for students, $10 for adults, cash only. All proceeds go to support the Sardis Secondary boys basketball program.