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EASTWEST
Carleton14-024-2Taffe CharlesBrock14-121-3Willy Manigat
Ottawa13-319-4James DerouinMcMaster11-514-8Patrick Tatham
Queen’s 9-517-8Stephan BarreLakehead11-516-6Ryan Thompson
Ryerson 8-610-10Borko PopicWilfrid Laurier10-615-7Justin Serresse
Laurentian 7-9 9-12Shawn SwordsWestern 7-8 9-9Brad Campbell
Nipissing 6-10 7-14Thomas CoryWindsor 7-9 9-11Chris Cheng
Toronto 5-10 7-13John CampbellGuelph 5-9 7-9Chris O’Rourke
York 5-11 5-15Nate PhilippeWaterloo 4-10 6-12Troy Stevenson
Ontario Tech 1-4 3-18Greg FrancisAlgoma 0-16 0-21Etienne Jaquet

Playoff non-qualifiers:

Algoma Thunderbirds: Haris Assoua, Mossi-Singhy Bayang, Maxime Bellony, Teddy Kobe Bodock, Peter De La Paz, Vincent Falardeau, Josiah Harper, Jibril Jama, Steven Kabongo, Robin Kniss, Devin Miron, Roman Niro, Olajuwon Oyegoke, Edmond Surur, Joel Thabize, Travis Thomas, Jaylen White, Favour Adekojo?, coach Etienne Jacquet, assistant Aaron Brown, assistant Brent Irwin, assistant Winston Ivey, assistant Pat Murray, assistant Sam Ivey

        Guelph Gryphons: Felix Janusauskas, Khalid Ismail, Keenan Dowell, Brandon Halliburton, Jacob Edwards, Jalen Mason, Malcolm Glanville, Mathew Oliver, Rasheed Weeks, Graham Treffry, Carl Vetlmann, Everest Jaggs, Hadi El-Miari, Cameron Powell, Viktor Nausedas, Andrew Ackerman, coach Chris O’Rourke, assistant/player development Taylor Boers, assistant/recruiting Konrad Surman, assistant Shane Bascoe, assistant Tommy Yanchus

        Ontario Tech Ridgebacks: Graddy Kanku, Cameron Ramage, Patrick-Olivier Mpoyi, Kahleek Bakare-Whyte, Andrade Junior Cummings, Rahsean Neil-Simpson, Anthony Pate, Ba-Amara Ajame, Tesloch Luk, D’on Duncan, Chris Ogie, Levi Ogbonna, Ammar Hassan, Mugina Karugire, Matthew Bardoel, Roy Anku, coach Greg Francis, assistant Deluxshan Pathmanathan, assistant Bill Crowdis, assistant Emil O’Neill, assistant Ian Kadlec, assistant Sharmarke Mohamed

        Toronto Varsity Blues: Inaki Alvarez, Malik Pottinger, Steven Rwahwire, Eli Mouyal, Nathan Bromige, Lennart Weber, Evan Shadkami, Lukas Humle, Lucas Brunnenkant, Jeremy Aibi, Anthony Torelli, Kalyem Liburd-Mullings, Somachi Agbapu, Marshall Reed, Tomi Johnson, Anthony Daudu, Aleer Aleer-Leek, Charles Amo-Yartey, Dante Forchione, redshirt David Ramirez, coach John Campbell, assistant Madhav Trivedi, assistant/player development Jevohn Shepherd, assistant/scouting Mike De Giorgio, assistant Amde Evans, apprentice Bruce Wu, manager/fitness & performance Adrian Lightowler, assistant/lead fitness & performance Vanessa Treasure, therapist Jason Meehan, video & analytics Will Baldwin Aaditaya Joshi

        Waterloo Warriors: Jesse Garchinski, Kuel Thomas, Reuben Hasebenebi, Josh Akuamoah, Jayden Grewal, Ethan Marshall-Harris, Landon Atkinson, Kanayo Nnadi, Isaac Watsa, Noah Krauskopf, Ethan Andrew, Cameron Penner, Kevin Ossa, Raf Llorin, Justin Malnerich, Stefan Djukic, Nedim Hodzic, coach Troy Stevenson, assistant Kevin Barnes, assistant Chris Richards, assistant Michelle Hudyn, apprentice Tyler Vincent, manager Luka Vukoje

        York Lions: Robert Lamour, Brendon Chevannes, Prince Kamunga, Ben Simmons, Tyler Pryce, Travon Hamilton, Chevon Brown, Elias Panagiotopoulos, Julien Lemon, Haven Holder, Alexis Kayonga, Luis Micourt, Ihsan Khan, Liam Rietschin, Yacine Loe, Sukhjot Kalsi, Warsame Mohamed, Somto Dimanochie, Mostafa Ezz Elarab, Danny Lazic, David Ofori, Mert Ozuak, Reuel Thomas, Jakobi Walters, coach Nate Philippe, assistant Andrew Broeren

        In the East quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Ryerson Rams torched the 5th-seeded Laurentian Voyageurs 92-61 after leading 11-7, 37-23 and 61-42 at the quarters. The Rams ball movement, ball theft and perimeter shooting overwhelemed the Voyageurs. Rams rookie Aaron Rhooms, who notched a double-double, said “I can’t emphasize how much support the team and coaches have given me this past season. I want to do everything I can for this group of guys,” he says. “We mean so much to one another off the court, and it translates on the court and gives us the ability to do what we did tonight.” Aaron Rhooms paced the Rams with 29 on 10-11 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Mouhamed Ndiaye added 18 on 6-15 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Ankit Choudhary notched 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists. Elijah Roye scored 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Nick Hamilton added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 steals. Jaaden Lewis scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 9 boards and 3 assists. Lenda Diarra added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Jaren Jones scored 3 on 1-5 from the arc and 2 boards, while Eli Farrakhan, Kayode Fakomi, Marcus Upshaw and Akeem Clarke were scoreless. Upshaw dished 3 assists and pilfered 2 balls. The Rams hit 35-68 (.515) from the floor, 14-34 (.412) from the arc and 8-10 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 25 assists, 19 turnovers, 4 blocks and 8 steals. Caillou Lacroix paced the Voyageurs with 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Jordan Katchunga added 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 6 boards. Gaetan Chamand notched 9 on 4-7 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Haroun Mohamed scored 8 on 4-17 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 5 boards, 8 assists and 3 steals. Coban Scott added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Cedreic Mbiaba notched 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Kamil Dia Hantchi scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Sebastiaan Boissevain added 2 on 1-3 from the floor. Shamar Forbes scored 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Noah Garba, Ethan Cudney and Kayleb McLaughlin-Parry were scoreless. The Voyageurs hit 25-70 (.357) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 5-10 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 14 assists, 16 turnovers, 1 block and 13 steals. The Voyageurs (coach Shawn Swords, assistant Ken Wallenius, assistant Hediyeh Karimian, student trainer Felipe Lourenco, student trainer Rashid Dia Hantchi) also included Curtis Gordon, Kane Myers, Shermar Brissett and Rudy Beya.

        In the other East quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Queen’s Gaels clipped the 6th-seeded Nipissing Lakers 69-59 after leading 26-15, 42-39 and 55-48 at the quarters. Cole Syllas paced the Gaels with 21 on 10-24 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 15 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Quinton Gray added 12 on 3-16 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Henry Van notched 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Connor Keefe scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Sebastian Campbell added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Adrian Nowak scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Isaac Krueger added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Michel-Edouard Jolic scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Brandon Aultman added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Scott Jenkins, Josh Reimer and David Lado were scoreless. The Gaels hit 29-73 (.397) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 6-11 (.545) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 14 assists, 12 turnovers, 4 steals and 6 blocks. Muktar Mohamed paced the Lakers with 19 on 6-17 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 11 boards and 2 steals. Layee Jabateh added 15 on 5-14 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 5 boards and 6 steals. Ricardo Neves notched 9 on 3-7 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Nick Gehlen scored 7 on 2-13 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. David Bokanga added 6 on 1-11 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Nathan Riley scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists, while Tanner Devlin, Jack Hagerty, Taijon Graham, Hazara Jawanda, David Quinn and D’Andre Johnson were scoreless. The Lakers hit 18-68 (.265) from the floor, 11-43 (.246) from the arc and 12-21 (.571) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 9 assists, 10 turnovers and 9 steals. The Lakers (coach Thomas Cory) also included Shandon Ashitei, Francois-Alexandre Betchi, Justin Ching, Thomas Gowland, Owen Hagerty, Matthew Iacono, Ozzy Ibhawoh, Ethan Laronde, Danny Lukusa, Kevin Mervart, Nathan Riley and Elijah Suffel.

In the East semis, the Queen’s Gaels (3E) stunned the uOttawa Gee-Gees (2E) 59-55. The Gee-Gees led 15-14, 30-26 and 45-43 at the quarters. Quinton Gray paced the Gaels with 20 on 8-20 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Cole Syllas added 17 on 6-19 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 10 boards and 3 steals. Cameron Bett notched 7 on 3-8 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Henry Van scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Brandon Aultman added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Connor Keefe scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the line and 7 boards, while Sebastian Campbell and Isaac Krueger were scoreless. Krueger nabbed 6 boards and dished 2 assists. The Gaels hit 23-69 (.333) from the floor, 3-26 (.115) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 5 assists, 12 turnovers, 4 blocks and 9 steals. Guillaume Pepin paced the Gee-Gees with 19 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 7 boards. Josh Inkumsah added 12 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 13 boards, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Gage Sabean notched 8 on 2-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Maxime Boursiquot added 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the rac, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Marlon Kordrostami added 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, and 5 boards. Dragan Stajic added 3 on 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Quincy Louis-Jeune scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Cole Newton added 1 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Borys Minter and Thomas Chilton were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 17-61 (.279) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 15-20 from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 11 assists, 18 turnovers, 6 blocks and 7 steals. The Gee-Gees (coach James Derouin, assistant Mike L’Africain, assistant Clarence Porter, assistant scouting & analytics Chris Gent, assistant Ahmed Mahamoud, mental performance Sieger Roorda, strength & conditioning Alex Ethier, digital media coordinator Spencer Murdock) also included Kevin Civil, Camille Musuakala, Jerred Kinstler, Cole Newkirk, Elie Karojo, Charles-Antoine Gaba, Eugene Kanku and Darnaz Mabanza.

        In the other East semi, the Carleton Ravens (1E) dusted the Ryerson Rams (4E) 87-68 after leading 25-13, 37-32 and 69-47 at the quarters. Lloyd Pandi paced the Ravens with 24 on 10-15 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards and 9 assists. Aiden Warnholtz added 16 on 6-15 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Alain Louis notched 15 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 7 assists. Connor Vreeken scored 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 4 boards. Grant Shephard added 10 on 5-5 from the floor and 7 boards. Cordell Veira scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Biniam Ghebrekidan added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Nelson Cilien was scoreless and nabbed 4 boards. The Ravens hit 35-64 (.547) from the floor, 12-28 (.429) from the arc and 5-11 (.455) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls, 24 assists, 19 turnovers, 1 block and 6 steals. Aaron Rhooms paced the Rams with 26 on 10-19 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Ankit Choudhary added 16 on 7-16 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 boards and 6 assists. Mouhamed Ndiaye notched 11 on 3-11 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 assists and 5 steals. Jaaden Lewis scored 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Elijah Roye added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Jaren Jones scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Kayode Fakomi, Marcus Upshaw and Nick Hamilton were scoreless. Fakomi pilfered 2 balls. The Rams hit 27-64 (.422) from the floor, 9-31 (.290) from the arc and 5-7 (.714) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 13 assists, 14 turnovers, 2 blocks and 11 steals. The Rams (coach David DeAveiro, assistant Jeremie Kayeye, assistant Mike Sellish, assistant Mario Celebre, assistant Aprille Deus, student therapist Liam MacPherson) also included Tyler Sagl, Eli Farrakhan, Tom Dumont, Mirko Drca, Liam O’Leary-Orange, Elijah Roye, Lenda Diarra, Akeem Clarke, Jordan Gorecki, Stefan Kojovic and Robert Mannella.

        In the East final, the Queen’s Gaels (E4) qualified for the national championships by stunning the Carleton Ravens (E1) 86-80 after leading 21-12, 38-35 and 62-60 at the quarters. The Ravens appeared to finally get on track in the fourth frame when Cordell Veira notched back-to-back treys but they soon found themselves in foul trouble and Gaels brothers Cole and Luka Syllas rallied Queen’s to knot the score at 72. The Gaels kept parading to the foul line before Cole Syllas iced the win with a late layup. Cole Syllas paced the Gaels with 39 on 15-28 from the floor, 6-13 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 10 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Quinton Gray added 16 on 5-18 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 4 assists. Luka Syllas notched 12 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Isaac Krueger scored 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 5 boards. Cameron Bett added 6 on 2-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Connor Keefe scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Brandon Aultman added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Henry Van was scoreless and nabbed 3 boards. The Gaels hit 3-371 (.465) from the floor, 12-34 (.353) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 17 assists, 10 turnovers, 3 blocks and 4 steals. Lloyd Pandi paced the Ravens with 25 on 10-15 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Alain Louis added 25 on 9-16 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 8 boards and 6 assists. Cordel Veira notched 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 steals. Grant Shephard scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 7 boards. Biniam Ghebrekidan added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 7 boards. Aiden Warnholtz scored 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 5 assists. Elliot Bailey added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Nelson Cilien scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Wazir Latiff and Connor Vreeken were scoreless. Vreeken nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The Ravens hit 31-66 (.470) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 17 assists, 10 turnovers, 4 blocks and 7 steals.

        In the West quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Lakehead Thunderwolves thrashed the 6th-seeded Windsor Lancers 101-77 after leading 18-11, 51-33 and 86-50 at the quarters. The Thunderwolves took command with a trey from Jared Kreiner midway through the first quarter and were never threatened. “It was a good team win,” Thunderwolves coach Ryan Thomson said. “I’m proud of the guys for their urgency and discipline on both ends tonight.” Jared Kreiner paced the Thunderwolves with 26 on 10-13 from the floor, 6-9 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Laoui Msambya added 18 on 6-9 from the line, 4-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards, 14 assists and 2 steals. Michael Okafor notched 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 11 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Nathan Bilamu scored 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Dylan Morrison added 12 on 6-9 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 blocks. Eric Gonzalez scored 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Chris Sagl added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Alston Harris scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists, while Igor Milkovic, Chume Nwigwe and Flynn Gilmour were scoreless. The Thunderwolves hit 38-74 (.514) from the floor, 15-34 (.441) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 30 assists, 13 turnovers, 5 blocks and 5 steals. Thomas Kennedy paced the Lancers with 19 on 8-17 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 16 boards and 3 assists. Ziphion Grant added 18 on 7-16 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Telloy Simon notched 11 on 4-15 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 13 boards and 3 assists. Shakael Pryce scored 11 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Lorenzo Barbieri added 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jake Polski scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 2 assists. Ben Mascarenhas added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 steals. Akot Aken scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists, while Justace Byam, Brayden Amlin, Ryan Wasylyshyn and Tyler Grevers were scoreless. Amlin dished 2 assists. The Lancers hit 32-83 (.386) from the floor, 7-33 (.212) from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 20 assists, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals. The Lancers (coach Chris Cheng, assistant Paul Ekeocha, assistant Igor Stjepanovic, graduate assistant Andrew Anderi, recruiting coordinator Barry Amlin, consultant Matt Devin, strength & conditioning Jim MacDougall) also included Jordon Fullerton, Segun Akimbulumo and Anthony Mensah.

        In the other West quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks stomped the 5th-seeded Western Mustangs 103-72 after leading 10-0 early and 25-13, 53-30 and 79-51 at the quarters. Golden Hawks coach Justin Serresse said his troops focused on containing Western gunner Omar Shiddo. “You don’t guard a guy like that one-on-one, you guard him with team effort, everybody’s paying attention to him. … It was a team effort from top to bottom. Everybody that played contributed positively.” Serresse added that a Ben Stevens double-double was helpful. “Usually, Ben has been pretty strong in the playoffs. For him it’s all about the energy he puts in on the floor. When he’s confident and he’s asking for that ball, he’s demanding it, the guys find him.” Ali Sow paced the Golden Hawks with 22 on 8-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards and 5 steals. Ben Stevens added 22 on 10-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the line, 15 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Romello Taylor notched 18 on 8-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 3 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Benhur Bebrekidan scored 12 on 4-10 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 assists. Kareem Elliott added 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Adnan Begovic notched 6 on 2-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Josh Stephens scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Majok Deng added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Zoran Savic scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor. The Golden Hawks hit 42-70 (.600) from the floor, 12-29 (.414) from the arc and 7-15 from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 20 assists, 15 turnovers, 6 blocks and 5 steals. Omar Shiddo paced the Mustangs with 31 on 11-29 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Richard Jaxon Cohee added 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Aryan Sharma notched 10 on 4-16 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jerric Palma scored 8 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 3 boards. Julian Walker added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Isaiah Familia notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Tyson Dunn scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Matteo Zagar added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. George Horn scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards. The Mustangs hit 25-72 (.347) from the floor, 10-33 (.303) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 8 assists, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. The Mustangs (coach Brad Campbell, assistant Joel Delcarmen, assistant Mo Haidar, assistant Nikola Farkic, assistant Benson Amihere, strength & conditioning Jeff Watson, assistant strength & conditioning Kristine Walker, video scouting Jacob Lindley, manager of analytics Alex Salsali, video coordinator Yashkarn Pabla, trainer Pawmir Aminullah, trainer Mena Atalla) also included Peyton Campbell, John Vrdoljak, Isaiah Pemberton, Jonathan Avgousti, Anthony Zrvnar, Nolan Ormerod, Aaron Tennant, Ukasha Khan and Owen Knapp Dick.

        In the West semis, the Brock Badgers (1W) crushed the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (4W) 82-58 after leading 21-14, 43-26 and 58-38 at the quarters. Kascius Small-Martin paced the Badgers with 17 on 6-12 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Isaiah Bujdoso added 17 on 7-16 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists. Godsman Kwakwah notched 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 0-3 from the line and 2 boards. Tajinder Lall scored 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards and 7 assists. Jesse Barnes added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 7 boards. Emmanuel Owootoah scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Daniel Caldwell notched 6 on 3-3 from the floor and 2 steals. Jordan Tchuente scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Daniel Cayer added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Kwadwo Otchere scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-3 from the line and 4 boards, while William Boyer-Richard and Michael Okeke were scoreless. The Badgers hit 31-72 (.431) from the floor, 14-34 (.412) from the arc and 6-17 (.353) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 19 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. Ali Sow paced the Golden Hawks with 22 on 6-21 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 2 boards and 5 assists. Ben Stevens added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 10 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Benhur Gebrekidan notched 9 on 3-9 from the arc and 7 boards. Romello Taylor scored 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Josh Stephens added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Majok Deng scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Adnan Begovic added 2 on 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Kareem Elliott and Zoran Savic were scoreless. Elliott nabbed 3 boards. The Golden Hawks hit 19-61 (.311) from the floor, 8-27 (.296) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 10 assists, 20 turnovers, 4 blocks and 6 steals. The Golden Hawks (coach Justin Serresse, therapist Natalie Paladino, student trainer Sadia Kurani, strength & conditioning Kurtis Proksch) also included Ryan Benn, Nana Boateng, Dylan Brooks, Gurtegh Dhaliwal, Jacopo Ghezzi, Jordan Kenning, Vladimir Lukomski, Kim-Joshua Massela, Ethan Passley, Ismael Sow, Mazen Zankar, redshirt? Ethan Passley and redshirt? Jacopo Ghezzi.

        In the other West semi, the McMaster Marauders (2W) defeated the Lakehead Thunderwolves (3W) 94-82 after leading 21-20, 46-37 and 76-57 at the quarters. Mychael Paulo paced the Marauders with 29 on 12-16 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Sefa Otchere added 22 on 7-9 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Mike Demagus notched 18 on 6-12 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jordan Henry scored 9 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Christian Bentley added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Jonathan Kitenge scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Nathan Charles added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Ay Osunde scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Ares Culley-Bremner, Brandon Bernard, Tristan Lindo and Luke De Gannes were scoreless. Culley-Bremner nabbed 6 boards, while Lindo dished 2 assists. The Marauders hit 36-67 (.537) from the floor, 14-31 (.452) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 21 assists, 9 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. Amas Okafor paced the Thunderwolves with 21 on 9-19 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Nathan Bilamu added 16 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Lubacu Msambya notched 12 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Dylan Morrison scored 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jared Kreiner added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Alston Harris scored 6 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Eric Gonzalez added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 7 boards. Chume Nwigwe scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, while Chris Sagl, Igor Milkovic and Flynn Gilmour were scoreless. Sagl nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The Thunderwolves hit 33-75 (.440) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 9 assists, 8 turnovers, 2 blocks and 5 steals. The Thunderwolves (coach Ryan Thomson, assistant Katie Ulakovic, assistant Evan Woodland, assistant Matt Erdman, trainer Jessica Watson) also included Seth Johnson, Ethan Willmore, Nas Roberts, Jevon Westcarth, Ryan Brooks and Jamani Barrett.

        In the West final, the host Brock Badgers (W1) defeated the McMaster Marauders (W2) 88-75 after leading 22-16, 47-29 and 70-47 at the quarters. Badgers coach Willy Manigat said “because we don’t think of anything as big moments, we just focus on the current moment, every possession matters, every practice matters, every rep matters, whether that’s five-on-five or five on zero, that’s been our message all year. Our message is about staying locked into every moment. There was no nervous energy because we were just treating this like any other game, we wanted to put our best foot forward and play Brock Basketball.” Jordan Tchuente paced the Badgers with 22 on 8-9 from the floor, 6-6 from the line, 8 boards and 3 blocks. Tajinder Lall added 21 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Godsman Kwakwah notched 17 on 7-15 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc and 5 boards. Kascius Small-Martin scored 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Isaiah Bujdoso added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards, 7 assists and 4 steals. Emmanuel Owootoah scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Daniel Caldwell added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards, while Jesse Barnes, William Boyer-Richard, Daniel Cayer, Kwadwo Otchere and Michael Okeke were scoreless. Barnes nabbed 5 boards. Cayer nabbed 2 boards and dished 4 assists. The Badgers hit 32-68 (.471) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 15-17 (.882) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 16 assists, 22 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals. Jordan Henry paced the Marauders with 16 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals. Mychael Paulo added 16 on 5-16 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Mike Demagus notched 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 8 boards. Ay Osunde scored 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2-6 from the line. Christian Bentley added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Sefa Otchere scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Nathan Charles added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Ares Culley-Bremner scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Jonathan Kitenge added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Tristan Lindo and Luke De Gannes were scoreless. The Marauders hit 29-70 (.414) from the floor, 6-31 (.194) from the arc and 11-24 (.458) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 10 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 15 steals.

        In the Wilson Cup final, the Brock Badgers ended a 30-year championship drought and earned their second OUA title by torching the Queen’s Gaels 95-75 after leading 24-15, 45-33 and 70-58 at the quarters. Badgers forward Kascius Small-Martin said “We didn’t even know if we were going to have a season this year, so to have it and win it all is unreal. It’s a dream come true, honestly. We just stuck to the plan, stuck to the script and worked hard day in and day out and we got the job done.” Badgers coach Willy Manigat said “we fight. Every day is about fight, every day is about discipline, and every day is about being the best versions of ourselves. When you’re doing that every day then these games feel like battles, and you build comradery. We have student-athletes that understand that. Understanding it’s about buying in and doing their best. It’s a credit to them.” Tajinder Lall paced the Badgers with 27 on 11-16 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Daniel Caldwell added 17 on 5-5 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Godsman Kwakwah notched 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kascius Small-Martin scored 12 on 5-16 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 assists. Jordan Tchuente added 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Isiah Bujdoso notched 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Emmanuel Owoo-toah added 3 on 1-5 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Kwadwo Otchere scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Daniel Cayer added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. William Boyer-Richard scored 1 on 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Jesse Barnes added 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Michael Okeke was scoreless. The Badgers hit 36-74 (.486) from the floor, 14-31 (.452) from the arc and 9-16 (.563) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 25 assists, 9 turnovers, 5 blocks and 9 steals. Henry Van paced the Gaels with 18 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Cole Syllas added 18 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Quinton Gray notched 12 on 4-16 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Isaac Krueger scored 10 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-10 from the line and 4 boards. Cameron Bett added 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Luka Syllas scored 8 on 2-10 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists, while Michel-Edouard Jolic, Sebastian Campbell, Adrian Nowak and Ian Keefe were scoreless. The Gaels hit 24-69 (.348) from the floor, 8-31 (.258) from the arc and 19-25 (.760) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 12 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 3 steals.

        After the season, Ontario Tech coach Greg Francis announced that he was taking a personal leave of absence. He was replaced on an interim basis by three-year lead assistant Deluxshan Pathmanathan, who formerly spent three seasons as an assistant at Durham College. He also served a stint as the coach of the Sri Lankan U18 national team.

        York coach Nate Philippe resigns after years at the helm to begin a career in the finance industry. He is replaced on an interim basis by assistant Jermain Holness. After a single season, he is given the job on a permanent basis. Holness previously served as an assistant on the Toronto Metropolitan coaching staff. He also served as an assistant with the CEBl’s Edmonton Stingers in 2020 and 2021. The Toronto native was a graduate of Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona.

        Coach John Campbell and the University of Toronto part ways with no explanation provided for the change. Campbell is replaced on an interim basis by assistant Madhav Trivedi. After one season, Trivedi is given the job on a permanent basic. Trevedi served as an Varsity Blues assistant for two years. He was formerly the interim head coach at Brock for one season. Prior to that, he spent five seasons as an associate coach for McGill University, two seasons as an assistant coach with the Queen’s Gaels and one season as an assistant at Toronto Metropolitan University after playing four years with the Rams. 

Laurentian coach Shawn Swords announces that he is taking a one-year leave of absence to serve as an assistant with the G-League’s Long Island Nets. He is replaced on an interim basis with assistant Georges Serresse. A graduate of Laurentian, Serressee played professionally for four years in France before returning to Canada, where he toiled three years with the National Basketball League of Canada’s Sudbury Five.

        The co-bronze medalist Carleton Ravens: Aiden Warnholtz; Lloyd Pandi; Alain Louis; Grant Shephard; Connor Vreeken; Elliot Bailey; Simon Chamberlain; Nelson Cilien; Ivan Cucak; Biniam Ghebrekidan; Reginald Jean Seraphin; Khalifa Koulamallah; Wazir Latiff; Marjok Okado; Gebreal Samaha; Emmanuel Ugbah; Cordell Veira; coach Taffe Charles; assistant Davy Sanelus; assistant Jamie Campbell; assistant Patrick Sullivan; assistant Eric Parthenais; strength & conditioning Nick Westcott; therapist Gabrielle Nickoluk

        The co-bronze medalist McMaster Marauders: Christian Bentley; Ay Osunde; Brandon Bernard; Tristan Lindo; Nick Fambegbe; Nathan Charles; Jordan Henry; Jonathan Kitenge; Glynn Willis-Paris; Mike Demagus; Luke Degannes; Sefa Otchere; Thomas Matsell; Mychael Paulo; Kazim Raza; Luka Mircetic; Ares Culley-Bremner; Joshua Loblaw; Stevan Japundzic; coach Patrick Tatham; assistant Rushiraj Pancholi; strength & conditioning Jay Melhado; digital content manager Michael Foster

        The silver medalist Queen’s Gaels: Luka Syllas; Ryan Heim; Cameron Bett; Henry Van Herk; Quinton Gray; Cole Syllas; Connor Keefe; Michel-Edouard Jolicoeur; Caelan Scott; Scott Jenkins; Isaa Krueger; Ayden Adeyanju-Jackson; Brandon Aultman; Adrian Husic; Ian Keefe; David Lado; Adrian Nowak; Josh Reimer; Sebastian Campbell?; Kai Dalen; Michael Kelvin III?; coach Stephan Barrie; assistant John Curcio; assistant Greg Faulkner; assistant Jacob Yager; assistant Justin Wallace; manager sports medicine Ryan Bennett; strength & conditioning Colin McAuslan; retention coordinator Milana McNamee; recruitment coordinator Breanna Burton

The gold medalist Brock Badgers: Jesse Barnes; William Boyer-Richard; Jevon Brown; Isaiah Bujdoso; Daniel Caldwell; Daniel Cayer; Brandon Charles; A.J. Golbourne; Godsman Kwakwah; T.J. Lall; Cormac McMahon; Michael Okeke; Asare Otchere; Emmanuel Owoo-toah; Tyler Plummer; Kascius Small-Martin; Jordan Tchuente; Malakai Whittaker; Erik Wouters; coach Willy Manigat; assistant Brandon Edwards; assistant Rami Arabi; assistant Pat Sullivan; graduate assistant William Gatchalian; operations coordinator Trevor Wakayama