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The UBC-Okanagan Heat men's volleyball team has signed Chris Wilson from Earl Marriot Secondary School for the 2013-14 season.

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Chris Wilson

The 6’7’’ Middle has impressed the Heat coaching staff both with his academic and athletic achievements during his high school career.

Head Coach Greg Poitras sees a lot of potential with his latest recruit.

"Chris is our earliest commitment we’ve ever had in the program. We are extremely excited that after weighing all the options he had that he decided to become a member of the Heat. At 6’7 [he] has huge upside in the middle position and possibly at the wing position down the road.”

Wilson says it was love at first sight.

“It’s the first university that I ever had the opportunity to visit, and from the first visit I could never think of school the same. It was a smaller school than what I imagined, with enough space to move around freely without feeling constricted."

Wilson has been selected as an All-Star at the AAA level multiple times so far during his high school career, as well as a Provincial All-Star for U18 club play.

He has a wealth of experience not only indoors but also on the beach, having placed second in the BC Summer Games, first at the Provincial Championships and third at Nationals.

Meanwhile, the Heat will finish their preseason with a game against the Trinity Western Spartans on Saturday, October 6.

The first Canada West action for UBC Okanagan will be Friday, October 26 in Kamloops against the Thompson Rivers WolfPack.

The following night the Heat will be home to the WolfPack, starting at 7:00 p.m., at the UBCO gymnasium.