| Dalhousie | 19-1 | 36-2 | Rick Plato |
| New Brunswick | 13-7 | 18-9 | Brent Baker |
| Saint Mary’s | 11-9 | 17-12 | Jonah Taussig |
| St. Francis Xavier | 11-9 | 14-15 | Steve Konchalski |
| Cape Breton | 8-12 | 12-17 | Matt Skinn |
| Memorial | 8-12 | 12-18 | Peter Benoite |
| Acadia | 7-13 | 9-23 | Kevin Duffie |
| U.P.E.I. | 3-17 | 5-24 | Darrell Glenn |
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Acadia Axemen: Brett Speedy, Alex Muise, Eli Kraushar, Ryan Munro, Jack Tilley, Jaylen Passley, Marcus Upshaw, Brandon Aultman, Honore Niyongira, Rowan Power, Jacques Lukusa, Forest Mahoney, Joe Frenette, Logan Mahoney, Dylan Landry, coach Kevin Duffie, assistant Daniel De Palma, assistant Nick DeAdder, assistant Fred Cumby, director of operations Nathan Goudreau, graduate assistant Paulo Santana
Prince Edward Island Panthers: Elijah Miller, Kamari Scott, Michael Young, Keijuan Major, Glen Cox, Dakelle Brooks, Jack MacAulay, Jamesley Jerome, Adam Ryan, Samuel Campbell, Logan MacDonald, Magdi Tiea, Emmanuel Ndatujie, Vicente Balitaan, Vernelle Johnson, Adeboye Akinode, redshirt Logan Rempel, coach Darrell Glenn, assistant Patrick Havard, assistant David Mullaly, manager William Muirhead, manager Joel Bilyk, equipment manager Rayner Glenn, student trainer Logan Vessey
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded St. Mary’s Huskies torched the 5th-seeded Memorial Sea-Hawks 81-57. Dominant from the start, the Huskies led 17-8, 37-23 and 60-37 at the quarters. Travis Adams was chosen player of the game for the Huskies. Johneil Johnson paced the Huskies with 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Qyemah Gibson added 15 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Dontae Mitchell notched 14 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Travis Adams scored 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Nevell Provo added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Sebastian Gray scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7 boards, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Nikita Kasongo notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Will Spaulding added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 assists. Kordeiro James scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Tristan Hyde added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards, while Lyon McLean and Kevin Buakuma-Sayers were scoreless. The Huskies hit 30-77 (.390) from the floor, 11-32 (.344) from the arc and 10-20 from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 19 assists, 11 turnovers, 9 blocks and 8 steals. Cole Long paced the Sea-Hawks with 21 on 8-20 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 10 boards. Jason Thompson added 9 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Nathan Barker notched 6 on 2-16 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Deng Ring scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Boris Ristanovic added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Devon Tobin scored 2 on 2-2 from the line. Daniel Foo added 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jeff Damalie notched 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 6 boards. Nicholas Tuff added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Padraig Dawe scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Ohad Segev added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. The Sea-Hawks hit 21-75 (.280) from the floor, 0-12 from the arc and 15-18 (.833) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 6 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals. The Sea-Hawks (coach Peter Benoite, assistant Ian Coultas, assistant Matthew Bruce, manager Cassandra Colbert, therapist Krista Mullaly-Dobbin) also included James Wiseman, Emmanuel Ring, Caleb D’Entremont, Kosta Tiodorovic and redshirt Akech Tong.
In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded New Brunswick Varsity Reds nipped the 6th-seeded Cape Breton Capers 77-76 as rookie Markus Masters notched an arcing layup that bounced off the top of the backboard and into the net as time expired, capping a rally from a 21-point, first-quarter deficit. “The play wasn’t even for me, it was for Chris (Spurrell),” admitted the Reds’ hero. “We waited for the play to develop and I looked at the shot-clock and saw the time was winding down, so I just had to make a move, so I went up, put it up, and it went in.” The Capers led 32-11 by notching a late 7-0 run, capped by a buzzer-beating trey from C.J. Bennett. The Varsity Reds opened the second frame with three unanswered buckets, including a Tyrell Leotaud trey, and rallied within 44-30 at the half. The Capers re-established a 20-point lead early in the second half on a dunk by Paul Watson before Masters nailed a trey to draw New Brunswick within 56-45 and then Daniel Pitcher heaved the ball from his own foul line to cut the margin to 64-50 after thee quarters. “I just slung it. It wasn’t even a proper shot,” said Pitcher. “I just threw it. I’m glad it went in. It was a big momentum swing, because then we all got excited and the crowd got into it. It was just a crazy, crazy shot.” The fired-up Reds opened the final frame with a 9-0 run and drew within 64-59 on a Pitcher layup. Chris Spurrell promptly added a pair of buckets and Ibrahima Doumbouya gave its first lead at 67-66 with a layup and 4:27 on the clock. Masters, who was chosen player of the game soon added a trey but the Capers clawed back to the lead on a trey from Osman Omar with 12.3 seconds to play, setting the stage for Masters’ final heroics. “The feeling, when it went in, was amazing,” said Masters. “The atmosphere too, our crowd was right there, behind us, my teammates were out on the court. To quiet down their fans too, was a really good feeling.” Pitcher said “I’m still in shock. From Marcus’ shot, the whole game, we were down 20, coming back. It’s just playoff basketball, I guess.” Masters said “we’re just a resilient team. We can come back from any deficit. We play really good defence when we can lock in, talk and communicate, and on the offensive side, there’s not many teams that can stop us.” Markus Masters paced the Varsity Reds with 20 on 8-17 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Chris Spurrell added 20 on 8-14 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Ibrahima Doumbouya notched 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 13 boards and 3 steals. Daniel Pitcher scored 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Matur Maluach added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Tyrell Leotaud scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards, while Nolan Willett and Derian Valdes were scoreless. The Varsity Reds hit 30-66 (.455) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 11 assists, 22 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. Osman Omar paced the Capers with 31 on 12-19 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Paul Watson added 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. C.J. Bennett notched 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jason Callaghan scored 10 on 5-12 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc. Chris Hankins added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Izaiah Ugoalah scored 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 assists. Ibrahim Gosselin-Diawara added 2 on 1-7 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc. Teddy Bodock-Kobe scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Cooper Ward, Harry Liu and Arshdeep Singh were scoreless. The Capers hit 30-67 (.448) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 7-12 from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 15 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 12 steals. The Capers (coach Matthew Skinn, assistant Ron Shaw, assistant Dennis Stapleton, assistant Madison Munro, assistant David Kapinga) also included Eugene Kanku, Noah Dunn, Lenda Diarra, redshirt Morgan MacIsaac, redshirt Julius McGee and redshirt Hendrik Stam.
In the semis, the top-seeded Dalhousie Tigers clocked the 4th-seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies 84-64. The Tigers led 14-5 early and 19-13, 40-30 and 66-44 at the quarters. They led by as many as 25 and the Huskies never seriously threatened. Tiger Alex Carson was chosen player of the game. Sascha Kappos paced the Tigers with 18 on 8-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 9 boards. Keevan Veinot added 15 on 5-17 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 6 boards and 7 assists. Alex Carson notched 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Jordan Wilson scored 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Xavier Ochu added 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 10 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Shamar Burrows scored 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Marley Blommers added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals, while Jordan Brathwaite, Matt McVeigh and Brent Martindale were scoreless. The Tigers hit 34-74 (.459) from the floor, 5-16 (.313) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 15 assists, 16 turnovers, 4 blocks and 9 steals. Johneil Johnson paced the Huskies with 24 on 7-11 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Qyemah Gibson added 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Travis Adams notched 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Nikita Kasongo scored 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Kordeiro James added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 steals. Tristan Hyde scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-2 from the line. Sebastian Gray added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 6 boards, while Dontae Mitchell, Nevell Provo and Will Spaulding were scoreless. Spaulding nabbed 4 boards and Provo 2. The Huskies hit 22-65 (.338) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 9 assists, 18 turnovers, 4 blocks and 8 steals.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded St. Francis Xavier X-Men clipped the 3rd-seeded New Brunswick Varsity Reds 84-77. The X-Men broke to an 8-4 lead before Marcus Masters drilled a trey to draw the Varsity Reds within one. They took a lead on a trey from Chris Spurrell but Dondre Reddick answered with a bomb for St. FX. The score was knotted at 22 after one quarter but the roof soon fell in for the Varsity Reds. A Thomas Legallais trey gave St. FX a 37-27 lead with five minutes to play in the half and Jamie White soon added a trey as part of a 16-0 run to build the lead to 46-27. The X-Men led 46-34 at the half and 65-49 after three quarters. Player of the game hit a bomb to give St. FX a 55-36 lead. But the Reds rallied to within 78-75 down the stretch on a trey by Spurrell before Legallais iced it with four free throws and a layup in the final minutes. Varsity Reds coach Brent Baker said “you can’t spot somebody 20 points and hope to win in this barn. I don’t think we could finish a sentence, let alone a lay-up in the third quarter. We didn’t help ourselves.” Tyrell Leotaud said “we missed some freebies. We can’t start the game as bad as we did. As much of a second half team as we are, it’s much harder to come back from 20 down than 10 down.” Baker surmised the Varsity Reds were lethargic after their miracle quarterfinal comeback. “The hardest thing in sport is to get your team up after a big loss, or get your team up after a big win, that’s the challenge in coaching.” Avan Nava paced the X-Men with 20 on 7-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Azaro Roker added 20 on 7-10 from the floor, 6-10 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Thomas Legallais notched 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Michael Utsalo scored 8 on 4-7 from the floor and 4 boards. Jamie White added 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Justin Andrew scored 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 boards. Jaydan Smith added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Sidney Okeke scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 steals. Dondre Reddick added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. The X-Men hit 30-63 (.476) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 19-24 (.792) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 10 on the offensive galss, 18 fouls, 17 assists, 20 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. Markus Masters paced the Varsity Reds with 20 on 8-16 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Chris Spurrell added 18 on 6-14 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 assists and 3 steals. Ibrahima Doumbouya notched 16 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Tyrell Leotaud scored 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Matur Maluach added 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Daniel Pitcher scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Derian Valdes added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Nolan Willett, Sterling Simpson and Ethan Drost were scoreless. The Varsity Reds hit 27-73 (.370) from the floor, 9-27 (.333) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 12 assists, 13 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals.
In the final, the top-seeded Dalhousie Tigers dispatched the 2nd-seeded St. Francis Xavier X-Men 76-64. The Tigers broke to a 7-0 lead, extended the margin to 14-3 and led 24-16 after one quarter, largely by capitalizing on St. FX turnovers. The X-Men kept draining treys, including a pair by Thomas Legallais, as they rallied within 33-32 at the half, with the Tigers having the edge on a late jumper by Keevan Veinot. Dalhousie extended the margin to 58-52 after three quarters on a late trey by Alex Carson. Carson added another trey to open the final frame and maintained a comfortable working margin til the final buzzer. Alex Carson paced the Tigers with 22 on 7-15 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 5 boards and 4 steals. Keevan Veinot added 18 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 9 boards, 8 assists and 3 steals. Sascha Kappos notched 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Xavier Ochu scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Jordan Braithwaite added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Shamar Burrows scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jordan Wilson added 2 on 1-9 from the floor, 5 boards and 3 assists. Brent Martindale scored 1 on 1-1 from the line, while Samuel Wade, Adam Sellan, Matt McVeigh and Marley Blommers were scoreless. The Tigers hit 26-64 (.406) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 18-19 (.947) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 15 assists, 15 turnovers, 3 blocks and 11 steals. Avan Nava paced the X-Men with 18 on 6-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Justin Andrew added 16 on 7-20 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc and 3 boards. Azaro Roker notched 12 on 3-7 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 13 boards and 3 assists. Thomas Legallais scored 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jamie White added 5 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Michael Utsalo scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 4 boards. Dondre Reddick scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Jaydan Smith, Sidney Okeke, J.J. Sedore and Atik Gilao were scoreless. The X-Men hit 23-60 (.383) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 12 assists, 19 turnovers and 7 steals.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Alex Carson (Dalhousie); Keevan Veinot (Dalhousie); Avan Nava (St. FX); Azaro Roker (St. FX); and Markus Masters (New Brunswick).
After the season, Memorial turfs coach Peter Benoite, after seven seasons at the helm, though there is no announcement from the university. He is replaced by assistant Ian Coultas on an “acting” basis. The Telegram reported that since 2010-11, Memorial has made only four AUS playoff appearances, including this past season when the Sea-Hawks lost their conference quarter-final game 81-57 to the Saint Mary’s Huskies. Memorial has never won an AUS men’s basketball championship, the only school in the conference not to do so. Memorial athletic director Karen Murphy told the Telegram that “because of the continuance of the Atlantic bubble (a covid-19 pandemic measure), “we were unable to do a full national search and bring candidates here. And I do think that’s an important part of searching for a suitable, permanent candidate for that role. Have them come here and see the community, and see the institution. “We’re not able to do that, and because of the precarious nature of the season right now, we did want to appoint somebody in that leadership role. I think it’s important for the student-athletes to have that. Coultas served as an assistant coach under Benoite for three seasons. Prior to Memorial, the 36-year-old St. John’s native coached high school basketball at Gonzaga, winning the provincial 4A title in 2015. He also coached several provincial teams from 2008-13, from under-13 up to U17.
The co-bronze medalist New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Tyrell Leotaud; Nolan Willett; Marcus Masters; Jaden Matthews; Rees Hasson; Derian Valdes; Chris Spurrell; Matur Maluach; Sterling Simpson; Daniel Pitcher; Finn Larkin; Ethan Drost; Ibrahima Doumbouya; coach Brent Baker; assistant Don McNeil; assistant Matthew Daley; assistant Ryan Smith; assistant Dylan Baker; assistant Patrick Troy; assistant Donnie Davis; student therapist Yasmine Badabanga; student therapist Lindsey Lohnes; student therapist Nathan Bustard
The co-bronze Saint Mary’s Huskies: Johneil Johnson; Nevell Provo; Will Spaulding; Nikita Kasongo; Sebastian Gray; Lyon McLean; Kordeiro James; Will Fiander; Dontae Mitchell; Tristan Hyde; Trayvone Clayton; Travis Adams; Kevin Buakuma-Sayers; Qyemah Gibson; coach Jonah Taussig; assistant Damon Cole; assistant Jeff Paris; assistant Mat MacDonald; assistant Ollen Smith
The silver medalist St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Jack Pittman; Jaydan Smith; Justin Andrew; Dondre Reddick; Sidney Okeke; Gayo Isaya; Thomas Legallais; Jamie White; J.J. Sedore; Azaro Roker; Atik Gilao; Avan Nava; Jaxon Smith; Mitchal Utsalo; coach Steve Konchalski; associate Tyrell Vernon; associate Peter ‘Doc’ Ryan; assistant Denton Anthony; student assistant Will Donkoh; student manager Lennox MacGillivray; student therapist Tony Preist; videographer Matthew Doyle
The gold medalist Dalhousie Tigers: Samuel Wade; Adam Sellan; Xavier Ochu; Jordan Wilson; Jordan Braithwaite; Samuel Maillet; Keevan Veinot; Minwoo Park; Alex Carson; Sascha Kappos; Matt McVeigh; Kendall Saunders; Ben Shoveller; Marley Bloomers; Brent Martindale; Shamar Burrows; redshirt Ifesinachi Chiekwe; redshirt Zekun Li; coach Rick Plato; assistant Anton Berry; assistant Michael Barrie; assistant Kevin Veinot; assistant Kevin Bezanson