| EAST | WEST | ||||||
| Ottawa | 19-3 | 28-6 | James Derouin | Western | 16-6 | 23-8 | Brad Campbell |
| Queen’s | 19-3 | 30-6 | Stephan Barre | Laurier | 14-8 | 20-10 | Justin Serresse |
| Ontario Tech | 16-6 | 19-11 | Delushan Pathmanathan | Waterloo | 8-14 | 9-23 | Troy Stevenson |
| Carleton | 13-9 | 19-13 | Taffe Charles | Windsor | 5-17 | 10-20 | Chris Cheng |
| Nipissing | 5-17 | 7-20 | Thomas Cory | Guelph | 5-17 | 9-24 | Chris O’Rourke |
| Laurentian | 4-18 | 6-21 | Brandon Edwards | Algoma | 3-19 | 5-24 | Ryan Vetrie |
| CENTRAL | |||||||
| Toronto | 14-8 | 21-11 | Madhav Trevedi | ||||
| Toronto Metropolitan | 13-9 | 20-12 | David DeAveiro | ||||
| McMaster | 12-10 | 15-18 | Patrick Tatham | ||||
| Brock | 11-11 | 19-20 | Willy Manigat | ||||
| York | 11-11 | 14-15 | Jermain Holness | ||||
| Lakehead | 10-12 | 15-15 | Ryan Thomson |
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Algoma Thunderbirds: Taleh Wade, Alex Semenov, Patrick-Oliver Mpoyi, Steven Kabongo, Johan Germain, Jibril Jama, Boluwatife Obasoto, Adong Dut, Riley Rathwell, Kur Mayuom, Jesse Connolly, Lake Delmar, Owen Wisman, Austin Nzige-Nyambok, Jaylen White, Shawn Cher-Enfat, coach Ryan Vetrie, assistant Clayton Cain, assistant Sam Ivey, assistant Winston Ivey, assistant Pat Murray, assistant Gary Cormier, strength & conditioning Tyler Belanger, therapist Courtney Tomkins, psychologist Arthur Perlini, dietitian Karly Meincke
Guelph Gryphons: Raef Wykes, Shaathon Walker, Luke Trojanowski, Dylan McFee, Amari N’daw, Malcolm Reid, Emmanuel Ansah, Mathew Oliver, Adrian Morra, Dezayne Mingo, Carl Veltmann, Vytas, Nausedas, Eric Armstrong, Viktoras Nausedas, August Kennedy, Tailon Crawford, Ismail Hassan, Jack Torry, Mazen Yagubi, coach Chris O’Rourke, assistant Taylor Boers, assistant Daniel Dooley, graduate assistant Jacob Edwards, strength & conditioning Mac James, therapist Kevin Jury, therapist Julie Morrow, student therapist Emma Hatcher, student therapist Nicole Burns, student therapist Lauren Cutler
Laurentian Voyageurs: Ahmad Cidi-Joseph, Jason Desjarlais, Kamil Dia Hantchi, Abdulmajid Hassan, Caldre Campbell, Shamar Forbes, Chikosi Boardi, Pierre Mukandila, Ismael Konate, Evan Munro, Tyler Brown, Caillou Lacroix, Gaetan Chamand, Daniel Muila, Cedric Mbiaba, Keenan Morain, Noah Garba, Josias N’Guessan, coach Brandon Edwards
Nipissing Lakers: Alex Blackmore, Alexandre Brouard, Nathan Courie, Omar Farah, Denim Gordon, Taijon Graham, Jack Hagerty, Owen Hagerty, Kevin Hunter, Alvin Icyogere, Jordan Kenning, Darnaz Mabanza, Trevor Mayhew, Marcus Moore, Ricardo Neves, Nolan Nukkala, Onwah Okeoghenemaero, J.J. Omaga, Graeme Robertson, coach Thomas Cory, assistant John Gore, assistant Brett Zufelt, assistant J.D. West, assistant Joey Puddister, assistant Steph Smith
Waterloo Warriors: Raf Llorin, Ross Pockar, Josh Akuamoah, Andrew Cook, Daniel Thompson, Kevin Ofime, Kanayo Nnadi, Kiran Chadwick-Rupp, Ashton Klysh, Ethan Andrew, Thach Peter, Elijah Idehen, Mac Steenburgh, Cristian Craciun, Stefan Djukic, David Colterman, Hazara Jawanda, Ben Mascarenhas, Isaac Watsa, coach Troy Stevenson
Windsor Lancers: Xavier Ochu, Daniel Cummings, Lorenzo Barbieri, Quinn Carey, Anthony Mensah, Brayden Amlin, Ryan Wasylyshyn, Yohann Sam, Ziphion Grant, Segun Akimbulumo, Andrew Brayall, Denzell Cummins, David Madamidola, Yashar Greaves-Saadat, Luke Grace, redshirt Matt Aebersold, coach Chris Cheng, assistant Paul Ekeocha, assistant Greg Surmacz, apprentice Gaurav Sahota, recruiting coordinator Joey Garland, consultant Matt Devin, video coordinator Jake Ryan, analytics Ryan Brunelle, analytics Josh Smart, operations Jared Garon, student therapist Katherine Carter, student therapist Khalil Sam, Lucas Grace?????,
In the opening round, the 6th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks defeated the 11th-seeded York lions 78-72. York ripped off a 13-3 run after the teams traded treys and then Jahlijah Grant and Elias Panagiotopoulos hit back-to-back treys as the Lions took a 30-21 lead after one quarter. The Golden Hawks opened the second frame with an 8-2 run and drew within 39-37 at the half. Laurier extended its lead to nine but a late 7-0 run drew York within 60-58 after three quarters. The Lions took a 65-64 lead on a trey by Evan Shadkami but the Golden Hawks responded with a 13-2 run to take a 10-point lead. York rallied no closer than five. Golden Hawks coach Justin Serresse said “only the strong survive. I truly believe that. You’ve got to be strong-minded, you’ve got to be disciplined, you’ve got to be the resilient to be able to operate in any industry, but obviously we’re in the sports industry and we know that is definitely a key factor. … Majok [Deng] and Benhur [Gebrekidan], those two guys inspired everybody. Those two seniors, they don’t want to go home.” Gebrekidan said “recently, we’ve had some of the younger guys show us they’re capable of way more. Every game we’ve seen Jalen [Levene}, Max [Voorpool], Dylan Brooks and Terell [Lloyd] today, young guys that are coming in and they’re just giving us something… that’s what’s helped us. … Coaches have been telling me, you don’t want to leave something on the table… it’s your last year, you’ve got to leave it all out on the floor. I just ran with that mentality. Every game, shoot the ball with confidence. I’m just trying to get myself open and trying to get my teammates open. I’m displaying way more confidence than I have in the past and just trusting my abilities. I’m doing things, I’ve been doing that practice and like working on, but just I didn’t have that confidence in games to do it.” Taye Donald paced the Golden hawks with 21 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 8-9 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Ethan Passley added 17 on 7-15 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 assists. Benhur Gebrekidan notched 16 on 6-13 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 8 boards and 4 assists. Terell Lloyd scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 steals. Majok Deng added 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 6 boards and 4 blocks. Maxwell Voorpool scored 5 on 2-9 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Nana Boateng added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 5 boards, while Jalene Levene and Isaiah Fisher were
scoreless. Fisher nabbed 5 boards. The Golden Hawks hit 28-72 (.389) from the floor, 12-35 (.343) from the arc and 10-11 (.909) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 15 assists, 14 turnovers, 6 blocks and 7 steals. Evan Shadkami paced the Lions wit h22 on 9-18 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Joshua Noton added 16 on 5-18 from the floor, 4-13 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Elia Panagiotopoulos notched 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Tyler Pryce scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor and 5 boards. Alexis Kayonga added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jahlijah Grant scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Osezua Ibhawoh added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Nickele Harris scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 blocks, while Travon Hamilton and Kevin Mervart were scoreless. Mervart nabbed 3 boards. The Lions hit 27-68 (.397) from the floor, 11-33 from the arc and 7-10 from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 15 assists, 11 turnovers, 4 blocks and 10 steals. The Lions (coach Jermain Holness, assistant Omar Bryan, assistant Osama Khaled, assistant Jey-son Edwards, assistant Rob Dew, student manager Eleseo Hernandez, strength & conditioning Justin Staffiere) also included Jean-Baptiste Otshudi, Dante Forchione, Johnny Brown, Nathaniel Simms, Reilly Klutchert and Liam Rietschin. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded McMaster Marauders dispatched the 8th-seeded Toronto Metropolitan Bold 74-67. The Bold led 20-12 after one quarter and 34-28 at the half. The Marauders full-court pressure began to yield dividends in the second half as they held the Bold scoreless for the first 6 minutes and built a 53-48 lead after three quarters. Bold coach David DeAveiro said “the run just (kept) building. That just tells me we’re not ready mentally yet to get through a situation like that. They started to press us and we started to turn it over. There were too many gaps, too many lulls in our effort.” Tyler Garcia paced the Marauders with 18 on 7-10 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Mike Demagus added 13 on 4-16 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Elijah Bethune notched 11 on 4-5 from the floor and 3-3 from the arc. Daniel Graham scored 10 on 4-8 from the floor and 2-6 from the arc. Nathan Charles added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ay Osunde scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc. Parker Davis notched 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Moody Qasim added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Riaz Saliu scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals, while Tyrelle Miller, Jeremiah Francis and Kazim Raza were scoreless. The Marauders hit 28-68 (.412) from the floor, 11-30 (.367) from the arc and 7-13 (.538) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 16 assists, 15 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. David Walker paced the Bold with 22 on 8-17 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Aaron Rhooms added 16 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 14 boards. Lincoln Rosebush notched 13 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Michael Kayembe scored 6 on 1-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Gabriel Gutsmore added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Cameron Ramage scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards, while Adrian Stevens, Bijon Sihu, Simon Chamberlain, Kobe Charles, Elijah Roye and Aidan Wilson were scoreless. The Bold hit 25-67 (.373) from the floor, 4-26 (.154) from the arc and 13-16 (.813) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 12 assists, 20 turnovers, 5 blocks and 7 steals. The Bold (coach David DeAveiro, assistant Jeremie Kayeye, assistant Aprille Deus, assistant Greg Hamilton, assistant Moustapha Youssouf, video/scouting/recruiting Michael Parson, student manage Vincent Chu, student manager Shaan Grewal, coordinator operations Sami Brown, assistant student manager Aatma Tarcicius, assistant student manager Idress Raheem, assistant student manager Richard Okeugo) also included Roland Okeugo, Galand Okeugo, Marsei Caston, Julian Walker, Jahcobi Neath, Khenyan Brown, Akeem Clarke, redshirt Greg Angelekos and redshirt Serhat Chen. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Ontario Tech Ridgebacks earned their first playoff win in history by clipping the 12th-seeded Lakehead Thunderwolves 89-78 after leading 22-20, 50-42 and 74-60 at the quarters. The Thunderwolves rallied no closer than five. Zubair Seyed paced the Ridgebacks with 19 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 4 boards and 7 assists. Keon Baker added 19 on 7-14 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 4 steals. Ayub Nurhussien notched 17 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Levin Ogbonna scored 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Emmanuel Okonkwo added 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Jesse Okeke scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Caleb Kassa added 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 assists. Stefan Prica scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Tombe Pitia, Kevin Okeke and Marc Henriques were scoreless. Pitia nabbed 2 boards. The Ridgebacks hit 32-67 (.478) from the floor, 11-28 (.393) from the arc and 14-14 from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 17 assists, 14 turnovers, 3 blocks and 9 steals. Harold Santacruz paced the Thunderwolves with 24 on 10-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 9 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Christopher Sagl added 20 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 11-12 from the line, 7 boards, 8 assists and 3 steals. Nathan Bilamu notched 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 assists. Jared Kreiner scored 8 on 2-9 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Chume Nwigwe added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 steals. Tyler Sagl scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Flynn Gilmour added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Jonathan Goode, Eduardo Hernandez Batista, Faramade Ajayi, Carsen Unrau and Joshua Strongman were scoreless. Strongman nabbed 2 boards. The Thunderwolves hit 28-66 (.424), 5-28 (.179) from the arc and 17-26 (.654) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 15 assists, 14 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals. The Thunderwolves (coach Ryan Thomson, assistant Evan Woodland, assistant Cory Keeler, assistant Matt Edwards, assistant Matt Erdman) also included Martins Bumbieris, Adazi Adazi, Walter Head, Seth Johnson, Jackson Lawrence, Lubacu Msambya, Douglas Junior Owusu Ansah, Ethan Willmore and Laoui Msambya. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Brock Badgers stunned the 7th-seeded host Carleton Ravens 70-69. The Badgers led 19-18 after one quarter on treys by Isiah Bujdoso and Xavier Fearon. But the Ravens kept bombing from the arc and led 39-30 at the half and 55-46 after three quarters. Bujdoso hit a jumper and Jevon Brown a trey as the Badgers rallied. A dunk from Jordan Tchuente and another Brown trey gave the Badgers their first lead of the quarter with four minutes to play and they iced the win at the line. Ravens coach Taffe Charles said “for us a lot of rookies were playing a pile of minutes, first year they’ve ever been playing in these minutes and they did very very well. Guys who have never played in a playoff game playing 32-34 minutes, these are some tough, tough minutes to play and they will benefit from it. We fell short and it hurts. These guys are upset right now, but as a coach whose been doing this for a long time, I could just tell we weren’t ready to compete at the highest level.” Jevon Brown paced the Badgers with 22 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 8 boards, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Jordan Tchuente added 18 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 9-15 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Isaiah Bujdoso notched 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Andrew McKenna scored 8 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc an d5-8 from the line. Kevaughn Ellis added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 5 steals. Davante Hackett scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 2 steals. Xavier Fearon added 3 on 1-1 from the arc, while Jordan Nelson, Georges Mfwamba Ngan, Michael Matas, Nils Gesmann and Michael Okeke were scoreless. Gesmman nabbed 2 boards and blocked 2 shots. The Badgers hit 18-54 (.333) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 25-42 (.595) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 8 assists, 15 turnovers, 5 blocks and 14 steals. Xavier Spencer paced the Ravens with 22 on 7-13 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Marjok Okado added 11 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Augustas Brazdeikis notched 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Daniel Smith scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Emanuel Milon added 6 on 0-2 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 4 boards. Noah Horobetz Simpson scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 12 boards. To Randriasalama added 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Aubrey Dorey-Havens scored 2 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists, while Ben Riley, Jacob Knight, Reginald Jean-Seraph and Nathan Christopher were scoreless. The Ravens hit 20-52 (.385) from the floor, 11-25 (.440) from the arc and 18-21 (.857) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 27 fouls, 12 assists, 20 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals. The Ravens (coach Taffe Charles, assistant Davy Sanuelus, assistant Zachary Angelini, assistant Patrick Sullivan, therapist Gabrielle Nickoluk, strength & conditioning Nick Westcott) also included Raphael Constant, Jacob Knight, Drake Kucharik, Wazir Latiff, Daniel Smith and Emmanuel Ugbah.
In the quarterfinals, the 10th-seeded Brock Badgers torched the 2nd-seeded host Ottawa Gee-Gees 81-58. The Gee-Gees led 25-19 after one quarter and 45-38 at the half but folded their tents after the break. Ellis hit a pair from the arc and Jevon Brown another and a floater as the Badgers took the lead and then capped the frame with a trey from Davante Hackett to take a 59-53 lead into the final frame. Badgers coach Willy Manigat said “this season is about getting to this point and putting it all together at the right time. We’re healthy now and showing what we could have been all year. … Our whole mantra is to defend and rebound and go have fun. Tonight, our guys did that. To hold a team like Ottawa to 13 points in the second half is the story of the game.” Isaiah Bujdoso paced the Badgers wit 21 on 8-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Jevon Brown added 19 on 7-12 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Jordan Tchuente notched 14 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 15 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Georges Nfwamba Ngan scored 11 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 10 boards and 2 assists. Kevaughn Ellis added 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Davante Hackett scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Nils Gesmann added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Andrew McKenna and Xavier Fearon were scoreless. The Badgers hit 30-56 (.536) from the floor, 11-25 (.440) from the arc and 10-12 (.833) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 18 assists, 19 turnovers, 2 blocks and 11 steals. Dragan Stajic paced the Gee-Gees with 18 on 7-17 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 6 steals. Justin Ndjock-Tadjore added 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. Jacques-Melaine Guemeta notched 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Brock Newton scored 9 on 4-12 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Khalifa Koulamallah added 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Cole Newton sored 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Kevin Otoo and Cid Ruhamyandekwe were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 23-59 (.390) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 5-9 (.556) from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 10 assists, 16 turnovers and 11 steals. The Gee-Gees (coach James Derouin, assistant Mike L’Africain, assistant Clarence Porter, assistant Damian Buckley, assistant Ahmed Mahamoud, mental performance Sieger Roorda) also included Enrique Garcia, Sam Playter, Wil Zylyk, Liban Abdalla, Steven Angenent, Thomas Armstrong and Josh Muoka.
The top-seeded Queen’s Gaels clipped the 9th-seeded McMaster Marauders 74-67. The Gaels led 24-14, 44-34 and 66-60 at the quarters. The Gaels led by as many as 12, while the Marauders twice drew to within two but Queen’s invariably had the defensive answers. Gael Luka Syllas said “it felt good. A little bit of a strange game with the 3 p.m. start but once we started getting running and getting on the same page, we did well. McMaster’s a good team, a little bit closer of a game than maybe we wanted, but at the end of the day, we got the win. … We knew going into it basketball’s a game of runs. [Coach] Steph [Barrie] called some really key timeouts, making adjustments, on the ball screens especially. And guys dug deep defensively, guarding their yard, making sure their key guys weren’t getting in the paint, getting easy looks.” Barrie said “when we played McMaster the first time, it was a close game. We knew this was going to be a tough game and they had gained momentum off the TMU win, so that makes them scary. What we’re happy about is we were able to find a way down the stretch in certain ways to get over the hump. There’s still a lot of stuff we have to get better at, but at this point in the season, it doesn’t matter how it gets done, you just have to find a way to get it done.” Luka Syllas paced the Gaels with 31 on 15-22 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards, 7 assists and 2 blocks. Michael Kelvin added 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-4 fro mthe arc, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Cameron Bett notched 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 assists. Fofo Adetogun scored 9 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 14 boards and 5 assists. Connor Kelly added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Cole Syllas scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7 boards, 10 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals. Aaron Tennant notched 4 on 2-8 from the floor and 2 steals. Simon Bailey added 5 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Isaac Krueger scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor and 3-4 from the line, while Kai Dalen, Scott Jenkins and Gianni Itegeli were scoreless. The Gaels hit 32-64 from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 27 assists, 12 turnovers, 7 blocks and 5 steals. Mike Demagus paced the Marauders with 20 on 8-22 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 assists. Tyler Garcia added 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. A.Y. Osunde notched 24 on 5-11 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 3 boards. Nathan Charles scored 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Parker Davis added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Mohamud ‘Moody’ Qasim scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Daniel Graham added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Elijah Bethune scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards, while Jeremiah Francis, Kazim Raza and Riaz Saliu were scoreless. Saliu nabbed 2 boards. The Marauders hit 31-78 (.397) from the floor, 15-42 (.357) from the arc and 2-6 from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 20 assists, 9 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals. The Marauders (coach Patrick Tatham, assistant Sheldon Cassimy, assistant Brandon Brock, assistant David McCulloch, video coordinator Ahmad Almasri, analytics Taysir A, analytics Stephane Ingo, manager Elesea Glenn, student therapist Alex Magno, student therapist Kris Sanderson, student therapist Jack Simmons) also included Tyrelle Miller, Ares Culley-Bremner, Nathan Charles, Brendan Amoyaw, Cashius McNeilly, Sebastian Di Manno, Thomas Matsell, Kazim Raza, Matt Groe and Stevan Japundzic.
The 4th-seeded Toronto Varsity Blues edged the 5th-seeded Ontario Tech Ridgebacks 59-54 to collect their first quarterfinal win since 1997. The Varsity Blues led 23-16 after one quarter and 38-29 at the half by dominating the paint. The Ridgebacks took a 41-39 lead in the third before reserves Nadav Sahar and Ryan Rudnick combined for five points to give the Varsity Blues a 47-45 lead after three quarters. The score was knotted at 54 with two minutes to play when the Blues Dane Quest notched a layup and Noah Ngamba drained a jumper with 10 seconds to play before a bobbled handoff led to an over-and-back call against the Ridgebacks, sealing the win for the Varsity Blues. Callum Baker paced the Varsity Blues with 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Noah Ngamba added 1 1on 4-17 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Ryan Rudnick notched 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Dane Quest scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Nadav Sahar added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Somachi Agbapu scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 blocks. Anthony Daudu added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 10 boards, while David Ramirez, Aaron Uppal, Nathan Bureau, Simeon Jeffers and Tomi Johnson were scoreless. The Varsity Blues hit 21-66 (.318) from the floor, 4-24 (.167) from the arc and 13-21 (.619) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 6 assists, 15 turnovers, 6 blocks and 5 steals. Zubair Seyed paced the Ridgebacks with 17 on 7-16 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Levin Ogbonna added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Caleb Kassa notched 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Ayub Nurhussien scored 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Keon Baker added 4 on 2-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Jesse Okeke scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 6 boards. Emmanuel Okonkwo added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Tombe Pitia scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. While Stefan Prica, Kevin Okeke and Marc Henriques were scoreless. The Ridgebacks hit 23-59 (.390) from the floor, 4-21 (.190) from the arc and 4-6 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 11 assists, 20 turnovers, 4 blocks and 6 steals. The Ridgebacks (coach Deluxshan Pathmanathan, assistant Sharmarke Mohamed, assistant Samayet Hasan, assistant Rahsean Neil-Simpson, assistant Rich Zamperin, manager Tristan Cave, manager Shelbi Rooney) also included Mitchell Tzambazis, Kevin Okeke and Aaron Aboonabi.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Western Mustangs dusted the 6th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 92-72. The Golden Hawks opened the affair with a 9-2 run and extended the margin to 26-17 after one quarter. The Mustangs notched a 7-0 run to open the second frame but the Golden Hawks continued to dominate the boards and regained a 46-35 lead at the half. The Mustangs again came out hard, opening with an 8-0 run, and eventually took a 60-58 lead after three quarters. Golden Hawks coach Justin Serresse said “[we were] slowly chipping away, chipping away. We just didn’t have enough in the tank, and not enough rotation wise. And I mean, it is a part of the game.” Aryan Sharma paced the Mustangs with 34 on 12-21 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Tyson Dunn added 19 on 8-18 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards, 13 assists and 4 steals. Noah Otshudi notched 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Milan John scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Matteo Zagar added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 7 boards. George Horn scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Jerric Palma added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Imran Armstrong scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Cole Cruz-Dumont and Kennedy Charles were scoreless. Cruz-Dumont nabbed 3 boards. The Mustangs hit 37-78 (.474) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 28 turnovers, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 10 steals. Taye Donald paced the Golden Hawks with 20 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 9-9 from the line, 3 boards and 7 assists. Benhur Gebrekidan added 12 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Vladimir Lukomski notched 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Majok Deng scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Terell Lloyd added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 7 boards. Jalen Levene scored 6 on 2-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Nana Boateng added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 4 boards. Maxwell Voorpool scored 3 on 1-7 from the floor and 1-6 from the arc. Ethan Passley added 1 on 1-2 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 steals, while Isaiah Fisher was scoreless. The Golden Hawks hit 24-61 (.393) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 18-22 (.818) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 16 assists, 14 turnovers, 1 block and 6 steals. The Golden Hawks (coach Justin Serresse, assistant Alex Moura, assistant Chuder Teny, assistant Brandon Emmanuel, assistant Ankit Wadera, therapist Natalie Paladino, manager Sami Beggar, student trainer Bradley Dwomoh, student trainer Nana Ampofo, student trainer Jamila Abrams) also included Ryan Benn, Dylan Brooks, Aman Ghebre, Ezekiel Joseph-Mullings, DeAndrae Pierre, Noah Ramsbottom, Jerome Romans Muirhead, Jacob Tournier, Chidera Ubosi and Jahmyah Brown Jeffers
In the semis, the 10th-seeded Brock Badgers continued their magical run by edging the 3rd-seeded Western Mustangs 75-72. Badgers coach Willy Manigat said “I’m just proud that they’re finally believing and understanding what I’ve seen all year, and what they have agreed all year that we could be. They put their egos aside and were unselfish and played team basketball. We win as a team, and they had each other’s back. … Jordan [Tchuente] played his tail off tonight, and this is what you want your seniors to develop into in these moments. He was ready for the moment and we’ve been hard on him, but he showed up today and did what he was supposed to do. That is how you carry a team.” Kevaughn Ellis notched a trey, Jordan Tchuente a pair from the arc, and Jevon Brown a runout dunk as Brock exploded from the blocks. The Badgers led 24-19 after one quarter. The Mustangs trimmed the margin to ne but George Mfwamba Ngandu notched six straight as Brock rebuilt a lead, while Tchuente, Isaiah Bujdoso and Davante Hackett scored buckets in the final two minutes as Brock rebuilt its lead to 41-32 at the half. Brock extended its lead to 16 before Western trimmed the margin to 57-52 after three quarters. Momentum seemed to swing both ways in the fourth. But Bujdoso drained a trey with three minutes to play and Tchuente took control down the stretch, scoring the Badgers final five points, including what proved to be the game-winning trey in the final minute. “Anyone who has been watching us all year would’ve thought we would fold and throw it away and lose by 20, which is what happened on our home floor against them earlier in the season,” Manigat added. “This time we just stayed together and we fought. When you fight, you’re going to give yourself a chance to win.” Jordan Tchuente paced the Badgers with 26 on 9-14 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 13 boards and 2 blocks. Jevon Brown added 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Isaiah Bujdoso notched 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2 boards, 6 assists and 3 blocks. Georges Mfwamba Ngan scored 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Kevaughn Ellis added 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Davante Hackett scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Andrew McKenna added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Xavier Fearon scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 assists. Marlon Leston added 1 on 1-2 from the floor, while Michael Okeke was scoreless. The Badgers hit 27-60 (.450) from the floor, 8-23 (.348) from the arc and 13-21 (.619) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 15 assists, 9 turnovers, 5 blocks and 10 steals. Tyson Dunn paced the Mustangs with 18 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Aryan Sharma added 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Milan John notched 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 assists. Noah Otshudi scored 10 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jerric Palma added 10 on 4-9 from the floor and 2-5 from the arc. Matteo Zagar scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 8 boards and 2 assists. Kennedy Charles added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while George Horn, Cole Cruz-Dumont and Imran Armstrong were scoreless. Horn nabbed 3 boards. The Mustangs hit 29-68 (.426) from the floor, 8-26 (.308) from the arc and 6-7 (.857) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 21 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Queen’s Gaels edged the 4th-seeded Toronto Varsity Blues 95-90 in double-overtime. The Varsity Blues led 18-17 after one quarter. The Gaels led 40-38 at the half. The score was knotted at 56 after three quarters, at 71 after regulation and at 81 after the first overtime. The Gaels closed out the affair with a 5-0 run. Gaels coach Steph Barrie said “that was probably one of the best games in terms of the game. Two teams did not want to lose, kept finding ways to not lose. Combine that with the crowd, the unbelievable crowd, that was a special game for our players to play in. We never lost any belief at any point in the game. Kudos to our guys for just staying in the moment long enough to win.” Lukas Syllas said “I don’t think it was just an individual performance, as a team we really stepped up,” Syllas said. “We followed our scout pretty well. We played really hard defensively. At the end we played clean, which really helped, because a lot of guys were in foul trouble. In the fourth quarter, overtime, that’s when I really try to step up. … Everyone really stepped up. Our bench was really active throughout the whole game. The energy we brought today was big. It wasn’t just one person, it was the whole team.” Luka Syllas paced the Gaels with 39 on 15-27 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 8-13 from the line, 6 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Cameron Bett added 21 on 8-17 from the floor and 5-10 from the arc. Cole Syllas notched 13 on 6-17 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 13 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Michael Kelvin scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Isaac Krueger added 7 on 1-1 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 4 boards. Fofo Adetogun scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 9 boards. Aaron Tennant added 2 on 2-6 from the line and 4 boards, while Connor Kelly, David Ayon, Kai Dalen, Scott Jenkins and Simon Bailey were scoreless. The Gaels hit 36-79 (.456) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 17-30 (.567) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 29 fouls, 12 assists, 10 turnovers, 4 blocks and 7 steals. Noah Ngamba paced the Varsity Blues with 30 on 10-21 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 8-13 from the line, 6 boards and 7 assists. Dane Quest added 24 on 8-17 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7-11 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Callum Baker notched 15 on 4-20 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 3 boards and 7 assists. Somachi Agbapu scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 9 boards. Anthony Daudu added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 10 boards. Nadav Sahar scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Ryan Rudnick added 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards, while David Ramirez, Aaron uppal, Nathan Bureau, Simeon Jeffers and Tomie Johnson were scoreless. Johnson nabbed 4 boards, while Bureau dished 2 assists. The Varsity Blues hit 29-80 (.363) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 25-36 (.694) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 18 assists, 12 turnovers, 3 blocks and 5 steals.
In the Wilson Cup final, the Queen’s Gaels captured their first crown since 1957 (when they won a share of the regular season title) by nipping the Brock Badgers 79-76 on a buzzer-beating trey by Cole Syllas, who was chosen the Kitch McPherson Trophy winner as player of the game. Syllas said “as a kid from Kingston coming to games, seeing the struggles Queen’s has had in basketball over the years. The rise we’ve had over the last decade of building, building, building up to this point of finally getting gold, finally getting a championship, getting our names on a banner that every time we come back here, being a part of history is pretty incredible. It’s just one of those shots you dream of. You can work as hard as you want, but it just comes down to man hours and getting the shot off, and today it went in. It was pretty magical.” The Badgers led 11-0 early and 28-23, 47-38 and 62-58 at the quarters. They were ahead by 14 in the second quarter. The Gaels rallied to knot the score at 73 with three minutes to play. The teams traded treys, setting the stage for Syllas’ heroics. Cole Syllas paced the Gaels with 29 on 10-19 from the floor, 6-10 from the arc, 3-7 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Luka Syllas added 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Michael Kelvin notched 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Isaac Krueger scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Cameron Bett added 5 on 1-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Aaron Tennant scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Fofo Adetogun added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists, while David Ayon, Kai Dalen, Connor Kelly, Scott Jenkins and Simon Bailey were scoreless. The Gaels hit 26-64 (.406) from the floor, 11-30 from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 20 assists, 9 turnovers, 7 blocks and 5 steals. Jevon Brown paced the Badgers with 20 on 7-22 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Jordan Tchuente added 17 on 7-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Kevaughn Ellis notched 12 on 4-6 from the arc and 5 boards. Isaiah Bujdoso scored 7 on 2-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards, 9 assists and 2 blocks. Andrew McKenna scored 6 on 2-4 from the arc. Marlon Lestin added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 2 boards. Davante Hackett notched 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Thierry Tshibola scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Georges Mfwamba Ngan added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Xavier Fearon scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line, while Nemanja Sarkanovic and Michael Okeke were scoreless. The Badgers hit 26-70 (.371) from the floor, 13-32 (.406) from the arc and 11-13 (.846) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 20 assists, 10 turnovers, 4 blocks and 6 steals.
The co-bronze medalist Toronto Varsity Blues: Dane Quest; Lucas Prekovic; Inaki Alvarez; David Ramirez; Noah Ngamba; Lennart Weber; Aaron Uppal; Callum Baker; Nathan Bureau; Simeon Jeffers; Somachi Agbapu; Tomi Johnson; Anthony Daudu; Aleer Aleer-Leek; Ryan Rudnick; coach Madhav Trivedi; assistant Amde Evans; assistant Tianhao Wu; assistant Ajay Sharma; assistant Philip Jevtovic; manager Nathan Duke; manager Hasan Ispahany; fitness & performance Christopher Johnson; therapist Rob Manka; student therapist Bianca Chamberlain; student therapist Jide Otoh; student therapist Colin O’Dwyer; student therapist Spencer Chen
The co-bronze medalist Western Mustangs: Jerric Palma; Cole Cruz-Dumont; Matteo Zagar; Noah Otshudi; Aryan Sharma; Liam Holmes; Tyson Dunn; Milan John; Jonathan Avgousti; Hunter Thompson; Kennedy Charles; Imran Armstrong; George Horn; Jacob Bassam; Miktle Malbuyoc; John Vrdoljak; Tye Cotie; coach Brad Campbell; assistant Joel Delcarmen; assistant Mo Haidar; grad assistant Austin Robertson; strength & conditioning Kristine Walker; fitness analyst Jad Basma; graphics coordinator Marcus Nandu; manager Shawn Ma; analytics manager Peyton Campbell; analytics manager Will Nickerson; analytics manager Travis Barekman; analytics manager Luke Sinclair; social media manager Nadine Ochco; director of video servies Zain Khan; student trainer Rebecca Thomas; student trainer Kevin Thai
The silver medalist Brock Badgers: Anthony Heyes; Jordan Tchuente; Kevaughn Ellis; Davante Hackett; Nemanja Sarkanovic; Jordan Nelson; Andrew Mckenna; Isaiah Bujdoso; Xavier Fearon; Georges Mfwamba Ngandu; Michael Matas; Nils Gesmann; Ben Herbert; Michael Okeke; Jevon Brown; Marlon Lestin; coach Willy Manigat; assistant William Gatchalian; assistant Octavio Guibao; assistant Marlon Lestin; therapist Kelsey Marshall; sport performance Taylor Tiessen; student therapist Nathan Bradshaw; student therapist Lucas Ramagnano; student therapist Brianni Bruni; student sport performance Kyla Wood; student sport performance Farica Truong; student sport performance Josiah Whynn; student sport performance Vasko Philip
The champion Queen’s Gaels: Luka Syllas; David Ayon; Cameron Bett; Kai Dalen; Connor Kelly; Cole Syllas; Aaron Tennant; Lucas Ponting; Samuel Kong; Adefolarin ‘Fofo’ Adetogun; Scott Jenkins; Michael Kelvin III; Isaac Krueger; Gianni Itegeli; Malcolm ‘Simon’ Bailey; Adrian Nowak; Chris Kerstens; Filip Subotic; coach Stephan Barrie; assistant John Curcio; assistant Jacob Yager; assistant Greg Faulkner; assistant Justin Wallace; assistant Cal Steele; assistant Desmond Adam; development & operations Seb Campbell; development & operations Ryan Heim; development & operations Ian Keefe