Byron Tokarchuk
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Byron Tokarchuk is a former basketball player from Canada
, who played at the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Saskatoon, with teammates David Karwacki
(former leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party
), John Cleland, Kirk Jones, and current Huskie Coach Greg Jockims. He and his teammates went on to the CIAU
nationals twice.
Byron was a member of the 1983 Canadian National Junior team, and went on to play with the Canadian National Team between 1984 and 1988.
He was named as first team All-Canadian four consecutive years, named Conference Player of the year twice, and went on to play overseas, in Mexico, and the UAE. He holds multiple records at the University of Saskatchewan, including most points in a game, and his all-time career scoring record was eventually surpassed by Andrew Spagrud
.
He was invited to participate in the San Antonio Spurs
rookie camp in 1989.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, who played at the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Saskatoon, with teammates David Karwacki
David Karwacki
David Karwacki , Canadian politician, was Leader of the Saskatchewan Liberals between October 2001 and December 2007....
(former leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party
Saskatchewan Liberal Party
The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...
), John Cleland, Kirk Jones, and current Huskie Coach Greg Jockims. He and his teammates went on to the CIAU
CIAU
The letters CIAU may mean any of the following:* CIAU-FM 103.1, a radio station in Radisson, Quebec* An acronym for "Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union", now known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport...
nationals twice.
Byron was a member of the 1983 Canadian National Junior team, and went on to play with the Canadian National Team between 1984 and 1988.
He was named as first team All-Canadian four consecutive years, named Conference Player of the year twice, and went on to play overseas, in Mexico, and the UAE. He holds multiple records at the University of Saskatchewan, including most points in a game, and his all-time career scoring record was eventually surpassed by Andrew Spagrud
Andrew Spagrud
Andrew Spagrud is a basketball player from Canada, who played for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Saskatoon. He played a professional basketball for the Sundsvall Dragons of the Swedish Ligan. Later has moved to Ostrava - Czech republic for of the...
.
He was invited to participate in the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
rookie camp in 1989.