Author: Mike Soriano

Mike is the founder and league coordinator of Big 4-0 Basketball, the only half-court 4v4 basketball league in Metro Vancouver. Born and raised in East Vancouver, Mike played high school basketball at Sir Charles Tupper Secondary and is a lifelong sports enthusiast who has competed in a number of sports such as basketball, tennis, hockey, soccer and long-distance running.
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5 Streetball Courts You Can Find Pick-Up Games

It’s a clear late-afternoon day in Metro Vancouver, temperature hovering around 22 degrees Celsius and the rain has managed to stay away. You want to take advantage of the ideal streetball weather outside to shoot a few hoops and run in a few pick-up games. In a fast-paced, traffic-congested city like Vancouver, it could be
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Streetball in Vancouver – Dead or Alive?

On a clear, summery Friday evening in Queen Elizabeth Park, a 4-on-4 half-court game occupies one of the three basketball courts. On the other courts, a middle-aged guy wearing a Toronto Raptors jersey is practicing his jump shot, and an 8-year old boy is dribbling around his proud father, heaving the occasional lay-up. It’s a

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