Manitoba18-224-8Kirby Schepp
Victoria17-324-6Craig Beaucamp
Alberta15-523-7Barnaby Craddock
Winnipeg15-523-11Mike Raimbault
U.B.C.13-720-8Kevin Hanson
Trinity Western12-815-10Trevor Pridie
Brandon12-818-13Gil Cheung
Calgary11-916-15Dan Vanhooren
Regina10-1016-17Steve Burrows
Fraser Valley 9-1110-16Joe Enevoldsen
Northern B.C. 8-1211-16Todd Jordan
Mount Royal 8-12 8-21Marc Dobell
Lethbridge 6-14 8-15Jermaine Small
UBC Okanagan 6-14 6-15Clayton Pottinger
Thompson Rivers 5-15 7-18Scott Clark
Saskatchewan 5-15 9-16Jamie Campbell
MacEwan 0-20 1-24Mike Connolly

Playoff non-qualifiers:

Lethbridge Pronghorns: Angelo Mbituyimana, Den Dak, Paul Asebiode, Kymani Pollard, Avery Hutcheson, Kevin Ibula, Tag Layton, Jack-Henry Fox-Grey, Shane Burdett, Shae Gibb, Karter Fry, Alec Hillman, Sebastian Perez, Jeffrey Rodehutskors, coach Jermaine Small, assistant Kenny Otieno, assistant Madison Cameron

        MacEwan Griffins: Filip Knezevic, Scottie Austin, David Agbey, Kenneth Logan, Matthew Osunde, Austen Dreaver, Thaivan Haak, Naythyn Whitedeer, Cornelius Glasgow, Isaiah Merk, Marco Mariani Correas, Taylor Cook, Job Janda, Milan Jaksic, Joeseph Gopie, Damilola Osuma, coach Mike Connolly, assistant Samson Cleare, assistant Sebastian Cava, student assistant Bradley Roslinski, student assistant Joshua Duncombe, student assistant Brian Ortiz, student therapist Laura Luu, assistant manager Scottie Mergaert

        Saskatchewan Huskies: Noah Nickel, Chan De Ciman, Agamveer Singh, Cam Wright, Erwin Loic, Tyrese Potoma, Alexander Dewar, Dylan Boughen, Benjamin Rose, Jude Shepherd-Hills, Fisayo Moibi, Ryker Wuttke, Griffin Sharkey, Kessler Bishop, Seth Jones, Maxwell Amoafo, Kelvin Nkubito, Mohamed Jabateh, coach Jaime Campbell, assistant Chad Jacobson, assistant Alex Campbell, assistant Alex Unruh, assistant Hudson Isaak, strength & conditioning Jordan Harbidge, student manager Brooklyn Mann, student trainer Jan Mark Rosalin, student trainer Ella Mclean

        Thompson Rivers Wolfpack: Daniel Bost, Asher Mayan, Ree Compton, Tyler Schilling, Denys Bachurin, Cyrus Harrison, Evan Smith, Simon Crossfield, Gavin Reis, Thomas Olsen, Reuben Wright, Justinas Leganovic?, coach Scott Clark, assistant Ted Murray, assistant Micheal Rouault

        U.B.C. Okanagan Heat: Hafith Moalin, Imoudu Ibrahim, Elan Kimpton-Cuellar, Jalen Shirley, Gus Goerzen, Leon Schenker, Jonathan Haughton, BB Chuks-Mady, Gavin Ashworth, Lansana Nwosu, Keaton Souster, Courage Ogbeide, Liban Yousef, D’Angelo Cortese-Affoon, Leon Schenker, Alex Christie, coach Clayton Pottinger, assistant Mitch Godwin, assistant Kevin Kishor, assistant Luke Penner, recruiting Dikran Zabunya, strength & conditioning Stephen Kooistra, therapist Jeff Thorburn, therapist Kevin Phillips, student trainer Isley Goma, student trainer Randall Chan, student trainer Layton Flegel, athletic director Tom Huisman

        In the opening play-in round, held in Edmonton, the 5th-seeded University of British Columbia Thunderbirds dispatched the Mount Royal Cougars after leading 30-19, 52-42 and 82-62 at the quarters. The T-Birds took command quickly as Luka Lizdek and Tobi Akinkunmi lit up the scoreboards, while Keivonte Watts kept the Cougars vaguely with reach by hitting four treys. U.B.C. led by as many as 20. Thunderbirds coach Kevin Hanson said “we really rallied together. Our energy today was good defensively and offensively we set the tone in the first quarter. … Tobi Akinkunmi had a great game. He did good things at both ends of the floor and sparked us with his energy and one of his best games that he’s played for us. Then it was huge for us to have Brian Wallack back. He was unstoppable today with 24 points and 11 rebounds in 21 minutes. The whole team got a big boost from those two players.” Cougars coach Marc Dobell said “rebound(ing) really killed us. We weren’t able to secure enough defensive boards. We allowed them to get off to a hot start and we had trouble defensively. … Keivonte Watts had a great game for us. He did all that he could. The rest of the guys probably felt like they could have contributed more.” Brian Wallack paced the Thunderbirds with 24 on 10-14 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Tobi Akinkunmi added 23 on 7-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 9 boards. Triston Matthews notched 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Sukhman Sandhu scored 11 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc and 6 boards. Luka Lizdek added 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Nikola Guzina scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor and 3 boards. Jack Cruz-Dumont notched 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Alex Nwoye added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Jamesley Jerome scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Esaie Maurancy and Arjun Samra were scoreless. Maurancy nabbed 2 boards, dished 2 assists and blocked 2 shots. The Thunderbirds hit 40-83 (.482) from the floor, 11-27 (.407) from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 19 assists, 13 turnovers, 5 blocks and 8 steals. Keivonte Watts paced the Cougars with 35 on 11-20 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 8-10 from the line and 10 boards. Holt Tomie added 22 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 11-15 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Daniel Owoeye notched 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Mawien Mawien scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Sam Barnie added 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Daniel Mulder notched 4 on 1-3 From the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Ijah Nelson added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Aaron Fernandes scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Caden Kangas added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Scott Ducan scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Hunter Boriskewich and Thomas Teshome were scoreless. Teshome nabbed 2 boards. The Cougars hit 27-59 (.458) from the floor, 9-28 (.321) from the arc and 24-31 (.774) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 12 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. The Cougars (coach Marc Cobell, assistant John Reece, assistant Quinn Taylor, assistant Mike Vincelli, assistant Awet Abraha, student therapist Ila Ball, student therapist Taylor Stapley) also included Jackson Harris, Isaiah Owen, redshirt Ite Adekeye, redshift Ben Gilbert, redshirt Saleem Hnedi and redshirt Jaaron Janzen. 

        In the play-in round held in Winnipeg, the 6th-seeded Brandon Bobcats dumped the 11th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 106-94 after leading 38-17, 61-45 and 82-68 at the quarters. The Bobcats took command with a 21-2 run the first quarter and notched a season high 22 treys. The Cascades rallied with 88-85 down the stretch but Brandon iced the win with a late 10-2 run. Cascades coach Joe Enevoldson said “the start officially was our end. We were the better team for 25 minutes, but that start was something else. … Kudos to our character and resolve to cut it back down to three, but we kind of took our foot off the gas and played them even the rest of the way. You can’t do that in playoffs. You have to be dialed in for 40 minutes.” Jahmaal Gardner paced the Bobcats with 22 on 9-15 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Sultan Haider-Bhatti added 19 on 7-15 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Elisha Ampofo notched 18 on 6-10 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Anthony Tsegakele scored 14 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 13 boards and 3 steals. Khari Ojeda-Harvey added 11 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Jack McDonald notched 9 on 2-4 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Dominique Dennis scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Blake Magnusson added 5 on 1-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Travis Hamberger, Ian Simba Gasana, Malik Lewis and Silas Owusu-Acheaw were scoreless. The Bobcats hit 35-72 (.486) from the floor, 22-45 (.489) from the arc and 14-15 (.933) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 18 assists, 11 turnovers and 9 steals. Christopher Jackson paced the Cascades with 24 on 10-18 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Dario Lopez added 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Matthias Klim notched 16 on 7-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. Dylan Kinley scored 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 7 assists. Courtney Anderson added 10 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-3 from the line and 3 boards. Nolan Anderson notched 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Uyi Ologhola added 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Dhivaan Bhogal scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 3 boards, while Jaydan Bains, Arminas Ilciukas, Adam McDonald and Clay Kurtz were scoreless. The Cascades hit 41-80 (.512) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 5-12 (.417) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 17 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. The Cascades (coach Joe Enevoldson, assistant Cassidy Kannemeyer, assistant Grant Campbell, assistant Matt Guynup, assistant Troy Gottselig) also included Daniel McCullough and Jake Willemsen.

        In the play-in round held in Victoria, the 8th-seeded Regina Cougars defeated the 9th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves 88-74 after leading 24-18, 45-30 and 62-49 at the quarters. The Cougars capitalized on foul trouble from the Timberwolves bigs as they built a double-digit lead at the half. Regina iced the win with three consecutive treys in the final frame, from Carter Millar, Nick Barnard and Brayden Kuski, on consecutive possessions. Cougars coach Steve Burrows said “we knew it was going to be a battle, especially playing in a neutral venue. I thought it was going to be a close-contested battle, and it was.” Timberwolves coach Todd Jordan said “it was tough, and we were short-manned having only eight guys healthy and going tonight. We dug ourselves in a little bit of hole early. They gave us some trouble on the offensive glass in the first half. We didn’t have enough to scrap back, but I thought our guys competed and battled in the second half, we just weren’t able to make the push we needed.” Carter Millar paced the Cougars with 22 on 8-16 from the floor, 6-10 from the arc, 9 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Matt Barnard added 17 on 7-16 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Nick Barnard notched 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Brayden Kuski scored 12 on 5-16 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 8 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Arinze Emeka-Anyakwo added 23 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Majok Madol added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Asher Ndah scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Jalen Edwards and Hayden Collier were scoreless. The Cougars hit 34-77 (.442) from the floor, 13-36 (.361) from the arc and 7-11 (.636) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 20 assists, 19 turnovers, 6 blocks and 10 steals. Fareed Shittu paced the Timberwolves with 21 on 7-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 17 boards and 2 assists. Micah Jessie added 15 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Dylon Matthews notched 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and boards. Evgeni Baukin scored 12 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Justin Sunga added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Darren Hunter scored 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Spencer Ledoux added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. The Timberwolves hit 27-65 (.415) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 16-23 (.696) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 12 assists, 19 turnovers, 3 blocks and 9 steals. The Timberwolves (coach Todd Jordan, assistant Aaron Brouwer, assistant Dale Dergousoff, assistant Nav Parmar) also included Yve Nsanzinshuti, Ben Onyenwosa, Cameron Lalli, Chris Ross, Jackson Netzel and Saymon Loki.

        In the last play-in game, held in Winnipeg, the 10th-seeded Calgary Dinos stunned the 7th-seeded Trinity Western Spartans 78-72 after leading 9-8, 38-25 and 50-46 at the quarters. Dinos coach Dan Vanhooren said the key to the victory was containing Spartans Mason Bourcier. “Well, he dropped 41 on us last year, so it was a major part of our game plan to contain him.” Spartans coach Trevor Pridie said “the guys played great and really battled. Calgary is a very talented team and we came out of the gate and couldn’t find an offensive rhythm and dug ourselves into a hole. We got good looks but they just weren’t dropping early. Defensively we were great and I’m so proud of the effort. We have such a great group of guys and I love battling with them. Obviously, we’re disappointed going out early. I wanted so much more for these guys. Calgary is a very good team and deserves the credit tonight.” Jeffrey Tezo paced the Dinos with 21 on 8-16 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Ezeoha Santiago added 18 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Spencer Roberts notched 14 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 16 boards and 2 blocks. Mason Foreman scored 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 12 boards. Noah Wharton added 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 2 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jackson Bayles scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 assists, while Dylan Kalambay, Matei Vucenovic, Aingar William, Manyang Tong, Yotam Elazar, Javier Ramos-Yzuierdo, Parker Johnstone, Alan Spoonhunter and Aiden Smith were scoreless. Spoonhunter nabbed 2 boards and pilfered 3 balls. The Dinos hit 29-76 (.382) from the floor, 8-28 (.286) from the arc and 12-13 (.923) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 16 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 11 steals. Mason Bourcier paced the Spartans with 14 on 4-12 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 11 assists. David Mutabazi added 14 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Austin Galuppo notched 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 steals. Tre Fillmore scored 11 on 4-8 from the floor and 3-6 from the arc. Andrew Goertzen added 9 on 4-4 From the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Connor Platz scored 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards and 5 blocks. Vlad Mihaila added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Daniel Stead scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Kyle Christoffersen, Daniel Lybbert, Marcus Shankar, Mitch Morgan, Leif Skelding, Josh Belvin and Jacob Fortune were scoreless. The Spartans hit 25-62 (.403) from the floor, 11-32 (.344) from the arc and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 16 assists, 20 turnovers, 6 blocks and 5 steals. The Spartans (coach Trevor Pridie, assistant Joel Ashbee, assistant Hugh Lynn, assistant Josiah Meppelink, assistant Aly Nuruddin) also included Jacob Fortune and Sam Dyck.

        In the quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds clipped the 4th-seeded Alberta Golden Bears 76-65 after leading 21-19, 40-38 and 59-49 at the quarters. U.B.C. hit a quartet from beyond the arc as they broke to an early lead. Adam Paige nailed a trey to give Alberta a 38-37 lead but Jack Cruz-Dumont responded with a buzzer-beating bomb to give the Thunderbirds a two-point lead into the lockers. The Thunderbirds locked down on defence as they took command in the third quarter and all but iced it with a 6-0 run to open the final frame. The Thunderbirds led by as many as 15. Thunderbird Brian Wallack told Canada West TV that “Alberta is a good team. We knew we had to bring our best. Our team played exceptional and I’m really proud of our guys.” UBC coach Kevin Hanson said “our entire group played so tough defensively. Offensively, we created some tough matchups on them and got them in foul trouble in the first half. Then to hold them to 27 points in the second half was a pretty special effort. … Brian [Wallack] loves the game so much. He came out and played physical, and didn’t play scared. For a guy to step up the way he did, he set the tone for us. Everybody fed off of his energy and his leadership.” Brian Wallack paced the Thunderbirds with 25 on 7-12 from the floor, 11-18 from the line, 18 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Tobi Akinkunmi added 19 on 6-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 5 boards. Triston Matthews notched 10 on 2-12 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. James Woods scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 steals. Jack Cruz-Dumont added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Luka Lizdek notched 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Nikola Guzina added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Jamesley Jerome scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Sukhman Sandhu, Esaie Maurancy, Alex Nwoye and Arjun Samra were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 23-57 (.404) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 21-31 (.677) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 13 assists, 19 turnovers, 4 blocks and 10 steals. Adam Paige paced the Golden Bears with 15 on 6-15 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 11 boards. Brandon Meiklejohn added 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Julian Vaughns notched 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Isaac Simon scored 12 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 4 boards. Lars Ishimwe added 4 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-10 from the line, 4 boards and 6 assists. Daniel McLaren notched 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Abdullah Shittu added 2 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 steals. Max Russell scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards, while Patrick Fisher, Logan Powell, Isaiah Torrington and Fahad Yusuf were scoreless. The Golden Bears hit 22-69 (.319) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 15-24 (.625) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 9 assists, 12 turnovers, 1 block and 6 steals. The Golden Bears (coach Barnaby Craddock, assistant Kent Johnson, assistant Jay Tomlinson, assistant Brandon Brock, assistant Ryan Bhalla, undergraduate assistant Andre Bonfiglio Compean, strength & conditioning Alex Hague, therapist Sydney Dyck, student therapist Genevieve Klatchuk, student therapist Tanner Kowal, student therapist Nole Paradoski) also included Bryce Solis and Ethan Egert.

        The 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen outlasted the Brandon Bobcats 87-84 in triple-overtime as Donald Stewart nailed a trey with 0.1 seconds to play. The Wesmen led 16-11 after one quarter and 34-33 at the half. The Bobcats led 52-47 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 62 after regulation, at 70 after the first overtime and at 79 after the second extra session. Anthony Tsegakele had drilled a contested trey to force the second overtime. The Wesmen’s Shawn Maranan had drained a trey with 13 seconds to play to force the third overtime. In final session, Khari Ojeda-Harvey gave Brandon an 84-81 lead but Alberto Gordon notched a bucket in the lane and Mikhail Mikhailov hit a free throw, setting the stage for Stewart’s winner. Donald Stewart paced the Wesmen with 21 on 7-19 from the floor, 3-12 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Mikhail Mikhailov added 17 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 18 boards and 5 blocks. Shawn Maranan notched 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 6 assists and 3 steals. Alberto Gordo scored 17 on 6-19 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Malachi Alexander added 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Paul Francisco scored 6 on 2-2 from the arc. Ryan Luke added 1 on 0-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Charles Goossen, Elijah Mensah, Romel McCalla, Thomas Emmanuel and David Lado were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 31-83 (.373) from the floor, 10-37 (.270) from the arc and 15-23 (.652) from the line, while garnering 61 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 17 assists, 21 turnovers, 7 blocks and 9 steals. Anthony Tsegakele paced the Bobcats with 27 on 9-18 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 8-12 from the line, 18 boards and 5 assists. Khari Ojeda-Harvey added 23 on 8-19 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Elisha Ampofo notched 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Jack McDonald scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Dominique Dennis added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Sultan Haider-Bhatti scored 5 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 7 boards. Travis Hamberger added 2 on 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Tilkisew Gebeyehu, Blake Magnusson, Jahmaal Gardner, Braden Cancade, Ian Simba Gasana, Malik Lewis and Silas Owusu-Acheaw were scoreless. The Bobcats hit 29-79 (.367) from the floor, 10-34 (.294) from the arc and 16-23 (.696) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 14 assists, 17 turnovers, 4 blocks and 7 steals. The Bobcats (coach Gil Cheung, assistant Brett Nohr, assistant O’Neil Gordon, assistant Derek Barnett, student therapist Alberto Pozo) also included Christian Konu and Edge Capuno.

        The 2nd-seeded Manitoba Bisons edged the 10th-seeded Calgary Dinos 75-72. The Dinos led 18-10 after one quarter. But the Bisons kept crashing the offensive glass and led 34-29 at the half and 57-46 after three quarters. Manitoba led by as many as 18 after Tito Obasito notched a pair of treys during an 8-0 run. Calgary rallied to within one but Simon Hildebrandt and Isaac Miller-Jose iced the win with flawless shooting from the free throw line down the stretch. “This team is all about group effort, rebounding, points scored, assists, they come from everybody. Rebounding was huge, and it came from everybody,” Miller-Jose said. “Elijah [Lostracco] pulled down some big boards over taller guys, he was getting up there.” Isaac Miller-Jose paced the Bisons with 20 on 7-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Simon Hildebrandt added 13 on 3-10 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Wyatt Tait notched 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 8 boards. Mason Kraus scored 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Elijah Lostracco added 8 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 8 assists. Bolatito Obasoto scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Jonam Kazadi added 4 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Cieran O’Hara scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 5 boards, while Brandt Lenz and Daren Watts were scoreless. The Bisons hit 24-61 (.393) from the floor, 10-30 from the arc and 17-24 (.708) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 17 assists, 14 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals. Noah Wharton paced the Dinos with 22 on 8-18 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 6 boards. Alan Spoonhunter added 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Ezeoha Santiago notched 14 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Mason Foreman scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 13 boards and 2 assists. Spencer Roberts added 6 on 3-3 from the floor. Jeffrey Tezo scored 4 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Javier Ramos-Yzquierdo added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Manyang Tong, Jackson Bayles and Aingar William were scoreless. The Dinos hit 29-66 (.333) from the floor, 6-30 (.200) from the arc and 8-9 (.889) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 9 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 5 steals. The Dinos (coach Dan Vanhooren, assistant Kyle Landry, assistant Cooper Hamaliuk, assistant David Kapinga, assistant Blaine Miciak, athletic development Rich Hesketh, therapist Bonnie Sutter, student therapist Arthur Benauro, manager Cole Charlebois) also included Nate Petrone, Parker Johnstone, Dylan Lutes, Dylan Kalambay, Aidan Smith, Spencer Roberts, Matei Vucenovic, Reed Korver and Yotam Elazar.

        In the last quarterfinal, the top-seeded Victoria Vikes dispatched the 8th-seeded Regina Cougars 88-70 with a dominant fourth quarter performance. The Cougars led 15-14 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 33 at the half. The Cougars opened the third quarter with an 8-0 run, including a pair of treys from Carter Millar, but the Vikes rallied with a late 1-2 run and took a 55-52 lead after three quarters in a trey by Diego Maffia. A trey from Jaden Touchie and a layup from Dominick Oliveri gave the Vikes a 77-69 lead with 3:10 to play and they held the Cougars without a bucket over final minutes of play. Diego Maffia paced the Vikes with 30 on 11-27 from the floor, 4-15 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards, 9 assists and 4 steals. Elias Ralph added 20 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Renoldo Robinson notched 12 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Izzy Helman scored 11 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Sergio Pereira added 8 on 4-9 from the floor and 5 boards. Jaden Touchie notched 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Ethan Boag added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 7 boards. Dominick Oliveri scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 10 boards and 3 assists. The Vikes hit 31-81 (.383) from the floor, 9-34 (.265) from the arc and 17-18 (.944) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 15 assists, 6 turnovers, 4 blocks and 6 steals. Carter Millar paced the Cougars with 31 on 11-25 from the floor, 7-14 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 13 boards. Brayden Kuski added 14 on 6-16 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 assists. Arinze Emeka-Anyakwo notched 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4-5 from the line. Nick Barnard scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jalen Edwards added 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Matt Barnard scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Majok Madol added 3 on 3-4 from the line and 2 assists, while Asher Ndah was scoreless. The Cougars hit 24-63 (.381) from the floor, 10-32 (.312) from the arc and 12-16 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 11 assists, 16 turnovers, 1 block and 2 steals. The Cougars (coach Steve Burrows, assistant Wade Hackl, assistant Joel Hunter, assistant Jamal Williams, assistant Navanga Burke) also included Isaiah Bay, Dakota McBride-Marean, Logan Neumann, Cade Mather, Nigel Warden, Zachary Hillis, Kaz Dornstauder, Hayden Collier and Drayden Hornoi.

        In the semis, the top-seeded Victoria Vikes dispatched the 5th-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds 91-83. The Vikes opened with an 11-0 run, holding U.B.C. scoreless for nearly four minutes before the Thunderbirds responded with a 6-0 run to draw within 17-15 after one quarter. The Thunderbirds took their first lead with an 8-0 run in the second quarter but Jaden Touchie notched a trey and three free throws and Ethan Boag a late trey to knot the score at 43 at the half. U.B.C. took a 63-57 lead in the third frame before Renoldo Robinson notched a late layup and a dunk to give the Vikes a 69-65 lead after three quarters. They then staved off the Birds in the final frame. “It was a game of possessions,” said Vikes coach Craig Beaucamp. “We were beat in the first half, but we got after it in the second half, competed, and had guys step up and make big plays for us.” Thunderbirds coach Kevin Hanson said “I think we certainly had what’s considered ‘playoff basketball,’ you couldn’t ask for much more than that. UVic is tough with talented players, and they made some plays down the stretch while we had a few mistakes down the stretch, but both teams left their heart on the floor.” Renoldo Robinson paced the Vikes with 26 on 9-17 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 7 boards. Dominick Oliveri added 14 on 7-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the line, 14 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Elias Ralph notched 12 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 8 boards and 3 assists. Izzy Helman scored 12 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Diego Maffia added 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Ethan Boag scored 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Jaden Touchie added 7 on 1-5 from the arc and 4-5 from the line, while Shadyn Smid, Sergio Pereira and Jakob Neufeld wee scoreless. The Vikes hit 30-63 (.476) from the floor, 8-27 (.296) from the arc and 23-29 (.793) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 12 assists, 20 turnovers, 6 blocks and 5 steals. Triston Matthews paced the Thunderbirds with 23 on 8-24 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 12 boards and 4 steals. Sukhman Sandhu added 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Brian Wallack notched 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-5 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. James Woods scored 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 steals. Jack Cruz-Dumont added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Tobi Akinkunmi scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Jamesley Jerome notched 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Lukz Lizdek added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 steals. Esaie Maurancy scored 1 on 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals, while Nikola Guzina, Alex Nwoye and Arjun Samra were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 30-81 (.370) from the floor, 11-29 (.379) from the arc and 12-22 (.545) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 10 assists, 12 turnovers and 11 steals.

        In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen defeated the 2nd-seeded Manitoba Bisons 73-70. The Wesmen led 19-15 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 39 at the half. The Wesmen led 59-51 after three quarters. With the score knotted at 66, Alberto Gordo notched a pair of treys on back-to-back Winnipeg possessions, the latter with just a second remaining on the shot clock. Manitoba rallied with a pair of free throws from Simon Hildebrandt and a layup by Wyatt Tait. The Wesmen led 72-70 with 23 seconds to play when Tait missed a runner but notched the rebound. His putback was blocked by Ryan Luke and the Wesmen notched a free throw. With five seconds to play, Bison guard Elijah Lostracco’s trey fell short at the buzzer. Gordo said of his trey against the expiring shot clock that “it  was just a shot that we had to get up. With all the practice that I’ve done to get to this moment all throughout the year, and at the end of the day it’s just a matter of getting your shots up. … It’s not really about luck. It’s all the practice that’s behind every shot. I’m really happy that it went in. Not everyone can make that type of shot.” Shawn Maranan paced the Wesmen with 20 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 13 assists and 3 steals. Alberto Gordo added 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 7 boards. Mikhail Mikhailov notched 10 on 5-10 from the floor and 16 boards. Ryan Luke scored 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Malachi Alexander added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-5 from the line and 5 boards. Paul Francisco scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-5 from the line. Donald Stewart added 3 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Emmanuel Thomas scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Charles Goossen, Elijah Mensah, Romel McCalla and David Lado were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 26-58 (.448) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 12-20 (.600) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 16 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 5 steals. Simon Hildebrandt paced the Bisons with 20 on 6-17 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 5 boards. Wyatt Tait added 15 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Jonam Kazadi notched 8 on 4-4 from the floor and 2 steals. Cieran O’Hara scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Mason Kraus added 7 on 2-13 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Isaac Miller-Jose scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Elijah Lostracco added 5 on 2-11 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Bolatito Obasoto scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 assists and 2 steals. Daren Watts added 1 on 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Aka Ebubechukwu, Uros Gatic, Brandt Lenz and Samuel Jensen were scoreless. The Bisons hit 27-70 (.386) from the floor, 2-28 (.071) from the arc and 14-23 (.609) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 15 assists, 9 turnovers, 4 blocks and 11 steals.

        In the final, the top-seeded Victoria Vikes earned their second consecutive Canada West title by clipping the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen 95-80 after leading 29-18, 48-39 and 75-61 at the quarters. The Vikings notched a 5-0 run off a Diego Maffia trey and then held Winnipeg scoreless for the remainder of the first quarter. Winnipeg rallied with a 6-0 run to draw within 37-30 but the Vikes rebuilt a nine-point lead at the half. The Vikes notched three consecutive treys to close out the third quarter as they took command. They iced it with an 11-3 run in the final frame. Vikes coach Craig Beaucamp said “Winnipeg is a really tough team and answered us punch-for-punch over the first three quarters. I thought we were pretty resilient and kept playing at the same rate the whole way through. We got a couple stops in the second that really led to the separation. Winning is hard, and repeating [as conference champions] is very, very hard. I’m really proud of the guys and happy for them.” Wesmen coach Mike Raimbault said “we have a great young group. They’re working week by week to try and improve, and it was a great experience for us to be in a game like this; it will be valuable for us in the future.” Diego Maffia paced the Vikes with 20 on 6-17 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 9 assists. Elias Ralph added 18 on 7-12 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 6 boards. Renoldo Robinson notched 18 on 6-14 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Dominick Oliveri scored 14 on 7-11 from the floor, 22 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Ethan Boag added 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Jaden Touchie scored 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 3 boards. Izzy Helman added 6 on 2-2 from the arc, while Shadyn Smid, Sergio Pereira, Trent Monkman and Jakob Neufeld were scoreless. The Vikes hit 34-72 (.472) from the floor, 15-38 (.395) from the arc and 12-19 (.632) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 16 assists, 8 turnovers, 1 block and 4 steals. Mikhail Mikhailov paced the Wesmen with 22 on 10-16 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Shawn Maranan added 17 on 6-16 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Alberto Gordo notched 14 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ryan Luke scored 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Emmanuel Thomas added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Malachi Alexander notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. Romel McCalla scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Donald Stewart added 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Paul Francisco scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Charles Goossen, Elijah Mensah and David Lado were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 30-72 (.417) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 13-17 (.765) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 15 assists, 7 turnovers and 5 steals.

        After the season, Thompson Rivers coach Scott Clark steps aside after 13 years at the helm to assume the role of manager, high performance sport, with the Wolfpack. He previously served as head coach at Simon Fraser University between 1995 and 2010. Clark was replaced by Saskatchewan assistant Chad Jacobson. He was the lead assistant for the Huskies since 2015 and acting head coach for a few months in 2022, leading the Huskies to a silver medal at nationals. “I am very grateful and truly honoured to have been given the opportunity to join WolfPack Athletics and Thompson Rivers University,” said Jacobson. “I am so thankful to the WolfPack leadership team for believing in me and providing me the opportunity to lead and continue to build upon the strong foundation and past success of the program. I am looking forward to getting the chance to work with our student-athletes, WolfPack athletics staff, and the Thompson Rivers University community.” Jacobson also previously served as coach Brandon T.A. Neelin high school, spent a year as an assistant with Brandon and served as both both head and assistant coach of the Saskatchewan Rattlers in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. He played three years for Minot State University before returning to Brandon to toil for the Bobcats, where he helped them to a runner-up finish at the CIS National Championship and was named the university’s male athlete of the year in 2007.

The co-bronze medalist Manitoba Bisons: Mason Kraus; Simon Hildebrandt; Jackson Tachinski; Elijah Lostracco; Brandt Lenz; Wyatt Tait; Tito Obasoto; Isaac Miller-Jose; Daren Watts; Samuel Jensen; Cieran O’Hara; Aka Ebubechukwu; Jonam Kazadi; Dorien Peiluck; Uros Gatic; coach Kirby Schepp; assistant Srdjan Komlenovic; assistant Donny Hayes; assistant Rashawn Browne; strength & conditioning Cole Scheller; therapist Mandy Los; director operations Tyler Penner; manager Thendo Magugumela; manager Joseph Ajibola; analytics Marcus Hlady; student therapist Michael Pelley; student therapist Joseph Yumang

The co-bronze medalist U.B.C. Thunderbirds: Esaie Maurancy; Temwa Mtawali; Alex Nwoye; Luka Lizdek; Jamesley Jerome; Nikola Guzina; Brian Wallack; Triston Matthews; Toni Maric; Jack Cruz-Dumont; James Woods; Kashie Ugoji; Tobi Akinkunmi; Oliver Munt; Karan Aujla; Sukhman Sandhu; Samra Arjun?; coach Kevin Hanson; assistant Dany Charlery; assistant Taylor Williams; assista Luka Zaharijevic; trainer Olivia Austin; strength & conditioning Joe McCullum

The silver medalist Winnipeg Wesmen: Romel McCalla; James Rae; Emmanuel Thomas; Eric Racine; Isaiah Cole; Shawn Maranan; David Lado; Malachi Alexander; Paul Francisco; Alberto Gordo Miguelez; Ryan Luke; Charles Goossen; Elijah Mensah; Donald Stewart; Mikhail Mikhailov; coach Mike Raimbault; assistant Don Thomson; assistant Matt Dyck; assistant Kyle Vince; assistant Jeff Kovalik-Plouffe

        The champion Victoria Vikes: Dominick Oliveri; Elias Ralph; Izzy Helman; Jaden Touchie; Diego Maffia; Trent Monkman; Jakob Neufeld; Ethan Boag; Sergio Pereira; Renoldo Robinson; Djordje Jovic; Arpan Singh; Shadynn Smid; coach Craig Beaucamp; assistant Josh Mullen; assistant Gary Peden; assistant James Blake; assistant/academic advisor Tara Beaucamp; player development/video coordinator Josh Reddy; manager Jordan Meinhardt; student therapist Matt Herman