Black History Month: Lunzaya Nlandu, Men's Basketball

Photo by Robert Murray/Huskies Athletics

February 28, 2023

During Black History Month, Keyano College Huskies Athletics will be celebrating and recognizing the accomplishments of Black student-athletes and staff who have made an impact during their time at Keyano College. Today, the program is recognizing Men's Basketball Head Coach Lunzaya Nlandu.
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In need of a quick transition and quick leadership, Lunzaya Nlandu delivered for the Keyano Huskies Men's Basketball team.

Taking over after the 2014-15 campaign, Nlandu led the Huskies for a pair of seasons, compiling a 27-21 record in Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Men's Basketball Regular Season play and earning the program a Bronze Medal at the ACAC level.

In that first year, he led a talented Huskies squad to first place in the ACAC North Division with a 19-5 record. At ACAC Men's Basketball Championships that season, the squad would finish third, though they had bigger sights set on the horizon with the responsibility of hosting the 2016 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men's Basketball Championships.

While they fell in their opening game of the tournament on the home court to the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners, the Huskies rallied to beat the Mohawk College Mountaineers by a 102-91 score.

Eventually falling in the Bronze Medal semi-final to the Holland College Hurricanes, the Huskies put forth a respectable showing on the home court, finishing in the same position as the top-ranked Mariners.

In a time of need, Nlandu provided a strong voice for the Huskies to showcase themselves on the provincial and national stage.

Black History Month Spotlight:
February 1: Omeechi Williams, Men's Basketball
February 2: Tyshaine Page, Women's Basketball
February 3: Jonatas Michel, Men's Basketball
February 4: Felicia Rodney, Women's Soccer/Futsal
February 5: Angel Goldson, Men's Soccer/Futsal
February 6: Chawncy McClenan, Women's Basketball
February 7: Athus Silva, Men's Volleyball
February 8: Kika Greenlee, Women's Basketball
February 9: Kevin Dia, Men's Basketball
February 10: Kayla Lutterodt, Women's Basketball
February 11: João Cunha, Men's Volleyball
February 12: Sasha Warmington, Women's Basketball
February 13: Ringo Dau, Men's Basketball
February 14: Joy Victor, Women's Basketball
February 15: Sean-Michael Clancey, Men's Basketball
February 16: Jonatton Cordoba, Men's Soccer/Futsal
February 17: Teathloach (Tali) Guet, Men's Soccer/Futsal
February 18: Moiyan Toure, Women's Basketball
February 19: Rami Ghanem, Men's Basketball
February 20: Aliyah Johnson, Women's Basketball
February 21: Taliik Ross, Men's Basketball
February 22: Dwayne Vigilance, Women's Basketball
February 23: DJ Haynes, Men's Basketball
February 24: Lunzaya Nlandu, Men's Basketball