POOL A | NB | ALTA | BC | NS | MAN | Record | ||
New Brunswick | —– | 82-71 | 89-76 | 86-72 | 85-56 | (4-0) | ||
Alberta | 71-82 | —– | 92-72 | 76-71 | ||||
British Columbia | 76-89 | 72-92 | —– | 82-81 | 75-63 | (3-1) | ||
Nova Scotia | 72-86 | 71-76 | 81-82 | —– | 89-72 | (1-4) | ||
Manitoba | 56-85 | 63-75 | 72-89 | —– | ||||
POOL B | ONT | QUE | SASK | PEI | NFLD | Record | ||
Ontario | —– | 82-67 | 84-55 | 93-44 | (4-0) | |||
Quebec | 67-82 | —– | 86-66 | 89-53 | 96-63 | (3-1) | ||
Saskatchewan | 55-84 | 66-86 | —– | 84-78 | 101-56 | (2-2) | ||
P.E.I. | 44-93 | 53-89 | 78-84 | —– | 99-83 | (1-3) | ||
Newfoundland | 63-96 | 56-101 | 83-99 | —– | (0-4) | |||
Semi | Ontario 93 Alberta 86 | |
Semi | Quebec 76 New Brunswick 67 | |
9th | Manitoba d’d Newfoundland | |
7th | Nova Scotia 59 PEI 41 | |
5th | British Columbia 91 Saskatchewan 86 | |
Bronze | New Brunswick 91 Alberta 90 | |
Final | Ontario 76 Quebec 73 | |
In pool A play, held in London: …………………………………………………… Nova Scotia defeated Manitoba 89-72 as Vanteo Grant scored 30 on 12-15 from the floor, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 boards. John Bustin added 23 points, while Jeff Saxby scored 16 and grabbed 5 boards. “Our big three carried us most of the way in scoring and our bench did their part,” Nova Scotia assistant coach Wade Smith told the Halifax Daily News. …………………………………………………… Alberta dumped Nova Scotia 76-71 after rallying from a three-point deficit with under two minutes to play. “It was a tough one to lose because it was Alberta’s second game of the day,” said Nova Scotia assistant coach Wade Smith. “But for 18 minutes in the second half, we were the better team. Jeff Saxby led Nova Scotia with 22 points and 6 boards. John Bustin added 19 and Vaneteo Grant 12. Nova Scotia shot .410 from the field and trailed 39-35 at the half. …………………………………………………… British Columbia nipped Nova Scotia 82-81 despite trailing by seven with just three minutes to play. ‘We just couldn’t close the deal,” said Nova Scotia coach Wade Smith. Nova Scotia climbed to within a point with 14 seconds to play and forced a turnover on a five-second violation on the inbounds play. But they were unable to pound the ball low and were reduced to a perimeter desperation shot which failed. John Bustin led Nova Scotia with 19 points. Vanteo Grant and Anton Perry each added 15, while Edwin Reynolds scored 14 and grabbed 9 boards. Jeff Saxby added 11 and nabbed 5 boards. Nova Scotia led 39-32 at the half. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick pounded Nova Scotia 86-72 as Ryan Graham scored 23, Nick Donald 18, Joe Thompson 14 and Dylan Lisson 11. John Bustin led Nova Scotia with 32. Edwin Reynolds added 10. “We can out here to put Nova Scotia basketball back on the map and there’s absolutely no doubt we achieved that,” said coach Wade Smith. ‘We’ve accelerated the growth of the younger players.” …………………………………………………… New Brunswick topped Manitoba 85-56 as Andy Cotter scored 27, Joe Thompson 14, Nick Donald 13 and Ryan Graham 10. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick dumped British Columbia 89-76 as Joe Thompson scored 15, Dan Goggin 15, Nick Donald 14, Andy Cotter 13 and Devon Lisson 13.
In pool B play: PEI thumped Newfoundland 99-83 as Brian Finniss and Walter Moyse each scored 26. Donnie Killorn added 16 and Hugh Mullaly 15. Mark Miller led Newfoundland with 27. Joey Wadden added 20 and Mark Morrissey 14. …………………………………………………… Ontario thrashed PEI 93-44. Trevor Postma led PEI with 9. Jeff Gallant added 7, Pat Rossiter 7, Adam Hood 5 and Hugh Mullaly 5. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan defeated PEI 84-78 as Jon Selgado scored 30, Whit Hornsberger 10 and Zach Michell 10. Brian Finniss led PEI with 27. Walter Moyse added 18, Donnie Killorn 9, Hugh Mullaly 9 and Trevor Postma 8. …………………………………………………… Ontario whipped Saskatchewan 84-55. Jon Selgado led Saskatchewan with 13. Whit Hornsberger added 12. …………………………………………………… Quebec whipped Saskatchewan 86-66. Whit Hornsberger led Saskatchewan with 23. Jemahl Manning and Mike Anderson each added 10. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan whipped Newfoundland 101-56 as Scott Graham scored 14, Cole Lawson 13 and Whit Hornsberger 13.
In the semis, Ontario beat Alberta 93-86 in overtime. The score was knotted at 74 in regulation but Ontario kept draining treys in the extra session to win it. Ontario trailed by six with three minutes to play but Mike Smart drilled a pair of treys to force overtime. In the extra session, Smart, St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish guard B.J. Charles and Brantford guard J.S. Esposito each nailed a series of big baskets as Ontario took command. “Alberta got up 10 early, but we came back to tie it at halftime,” Ontario coach Dave Smart told the Ottawa Citizen. “The whole second half was pretty tight. They got up six late and then [Mike Smart] hit the critical threes to tie it up. At the end, we were playing for one and Mike got fouled (on the final shot), but it was after the buzzer. Alberta made some tough shots all night. We got the shots we wanted. But we just couldn’t make the open shot and when we did, we won easily in overtime.” Mike Smart paced Ontario with 29. Jon Popofski added 19 while Charles and Nadan Kapetanovic each scored 12. Mustafa Cetin led Alberta with 26. Point guard Bruce Dunham added 24.
In the other semi, Quebec defeated New Brunswick 76-67. Andy Cotter led New Brunswick with 16. Nick Donald added 15, Joe Thompson 14 and Dan White 11.
In the 9th-place playoff, Manitoba defeated Newfoundland & Labrador x-x. Newfoundland & Labrador (coach Gary Sooley, coach Mike Sooley, coach Mark Miller, manager Laurie Winsor) included Jesse Beaulieu, Mark Miller, Stephen Stead, Mike Morrisey, Mike Tulk, Joey Wadden, Matthew Clarke, Steve Francis, Peter Ingram, Timothy Windsor, Sean Simmons and William Hodder.
In the 7th place match, Nova Scotia defeated PEI 59-41. Nova Scotia (coached by Steve Konchalski) included Shawn Smith, Anton Berry, Vanteo Grant, John Bustin, Jon Thibault, Mike Baxter, Jeff Saxby, Andrew McNeil, Nathan Upshaw, Edwin Reynolds, Corey Hallett and Neil MacDonald. Walter Moyse led PEI with 10. Pat Rossiter added 8 and Donnie Killorn 6. PEI (coached by Butch Postma, Scott MacDonald and Ricky Hood) also included Brian Finniss, Adam Hood, Trevor Postma, Doug McKinney, Ryan Keliher, Hugh Mullaly, Jeff Gallant and Jeff Connolly.
In the fifth-place match, British Columbia defeated Saskatchewan 91-86. Whit Hornsberger led Saskatchewan with 28. Jon Salgado and Scott Graham each added 13.
In the bronze medal match, New Brunswick nipped Alberta 91-90 as Ryan Graham scored 27, Nick Donald 18 and Andy Cotter 11. John Riad led Alberta with 26. Mustafa Cetin added 17. Alberta led by three at the half. Alberta also included Mike Melnychuk, Steve Sir, J.R. Patrick, Brandon Horton, Nathan Deklerk, Sean Wragg, Slav Kornik, Ian Ferguson
In the final, Ontario edged Quebec 76-73 as Jon Popofski hit a series of critical buckets down the stretch. “We were up five at half and we got up by 14 in the second half and they fought back to tie it up,” Ontario coach Dave Smart told the Ottawa Citizen. “But Popofski made some great (offensive) plays in the final few minutes.” Smart said the squad appeared to gain confidence the further they made it into the draw. “We really came in questioning how good we were because of the teams we played. In the first (round-robin) game against Quebec, we were struggling and all of a sudden, we got it together. Probably the key to the confidence was when we got it going for a 10-minute stretch in that game. That sort of gave us some confidence that extended through to the rest of the week.” Popofski finished with 27 points to pace Ontario. Nadan Kapetanovic had 13 while Ben Doornekamp added 12 points and six rebounds. Keder Hyppolite Jr. led Quebec with 12.
The all-tourney selections were: MVP Mike Smart (Ontario); Kedder Hyppolite Jr (Quebec); John Bustin (Nova Scotia); Mark Miller (Newfoundland); Mustafa Cetin (Alberta); Walter Mayse (PEI); Jon Popofski (Ontario); Joe Thompson (New Brunswick); Nick Donald (New Brunswick); Ben Doornekamp (Ontario); David Noel (Quebec).
The bronze medalists from New Brunswick: Joe Thompson; Nick Donald; Andy Cotter; Dan Goggin; Dylan Lisson; Sean Breen; Ryan Graham; Matt Bentley; Nick Foster; Dan White; Zack Simon; Zack Simon; David Myers, Gabe Hanselpacker; coach Dwight Dickinson; assistant Rick Cotter
The silver medalists from Quebec: Kedder Hyppolite Jr; David Noel;
The gold medalists from Ontario: Mike Smart; Jon Popofski; Ben Doornekamp; B.J. Charles; Dion Williams; Matt Ross; Nate Doornekamp; J.S. Esposito; Adam Guiney; Chris Vandeberg; Chris Keith; Nadan Kapetanovic; coach Dave Smart