Final regular season standings:
North (7): Keyano (17-3); Lakeland (12-8); Northwestern Polytechnic (10-10); Concordia U-Edmonton (10-10); NAIT (9-11); Alberta-Augustana (7-13); The King’s University (0-20)
South (8): St. Mary’s (19-2); SAIT (17-4); Lethbridge (14-7); Briercrest (14-7); Red Deer Polytechnic (12-9); Olds (5-16); Ambrose (4-17); Medicine Hat (4-17)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings: Max Sauter, Jon Mueller, Sam Smilski, Brett Marlow, Marc Parma, Emmanuel Odera, Jakob Fulton, Cooper Nelson, Ryan Degner, Colby Anderson, Tarik Reed, Tanton Mueller, Jack Smilski, Willem Smith, Jonathan Gomes, redshirt Dominic del Rosario, redshirt Pietro Borrelli, redshirt Justin Krewenchuk, redshirt Ben Messom, coach Chad Bowie
Ambrose Lions: Sunday Kher, Terrell Keys, Lucas Pedersen, Wisdom Sunday, Hudson Wiebe, Japheth David, Hunter Snyder, Mateja Vukic, David Mubagwa, Guilherme Lacerda Ferreira, Ty Schenk, Matthew Henry-Harrison, Jackson Earle, Kieron Burgess, Jaden Brennan, Victor Idoko, redshirt Shol Ayach, redshirt Emmanuel Fagite, redshirt Carter Laythorpe, redshirt Thomas Wilcox, coach Neil Nystrom, assistant Chad Romanuk, assistant Cody Bouchard, assistant Aris Dela Paz, strength & conditioning Ian Cantello, shooting coach Jordan Carlson
The King’s University Eagles: Jaggar Crossland, Cam Knisely, Noe Tchomo, Gavin Ouellette, Gabe Oystermeyer, Josh Povhe, Brock Stupar, Josh Fraser, Jonathan Barwegen, Seth Parker, Tyrone Kumson, Tedi Eguagie, Cornelius Mingo Jr, Benjamin Thess, Evan Castle, Luke Brodeur, Logan King, Jean Pierre Otero Rodriguez, Charlie Foy, coach Jay Ouellette, assistant Tim Wadson, assistant Jeremy Spelsberg, assistant Quinn Peterson, assistant Bryce Olafson
Medicine Hat Rattlers: Kai Noon, Junior Luyeye, Kieran Isnor, Kace Archuleta, Jordan Huntley, Jordan Biggar, Nicolas Dut, Ethan Robinson, Aiden Gripp, Sabino Dumo, Kaden Clifton, Ben Ependa, Fred Kabore, Noah Neilsen, Cooper Ward, redshirt David Agbey, redshirt Kameron Roberts, coach Richard Humphrey
Olds Broncos: B.J. Lacy, Alonzo Tan, Peter Adonri, Gurech Gurech, Logan Bennett, Artemus Rapada, Isaiah White, Ethan Kielstra, Ethan Horb, Aidan Walsh, Paul Adronri, Corbin MacMillan, Nate Akade, Kenny Bates, redshirt Cooper Warren, redshirt Josh Fleck, redshirt Kale McDonald, redshirt Ryan Peters, redshirt Austin Newnham, coach Colin Ralko, assistant Jamie Mulholland, assistant Dean Webb
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Red Deer Poly Kings (5th, South) spanked the Briercrest Clippers (4th, South) 92-76 after leading 24-17, 51-35 and 63-51 at the quarters. Tyrique Williams was chosen player of the game for the Kings, while Jude Shepherd-Hill earned the laurels for the Clippers. Deandre Rowe paced the Kings with 19 on 9-17 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Tyrique Walters added 19 on 9-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Efe Iyamu notched 16 on 6-15 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Jose Mauro Barrozo Jr scored 1 1on 5-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 18 boards and 5 assists. Bernardo Moller added 11 on 4-7 from the floor and 3-5 from the arc. Kyle Hussein Abdi scored 8 on 4-4 from the floor and 7 boards. Eduardo Crespo added 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists. Macgregor Manyluk scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 6 boards, while Davin Eskins-Isidore and Parker Weinrauch were scoreless. Eskins-Isidore nabbed 2 boards. The Kings hit 41-85 (.482) from the floor, 9-30 (.300) from the arc and 1-3 from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 18 assists, 6 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. Jude Shepherd-Hills paced the Clippers with 24 on 8-15 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 10 boards. Owen Shepherd-Hills added 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Francis Dogani notched 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 3 assists. Oroma Bongomin scored 8 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Riley Seaborn added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Zachary Martens scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 5 boards and 3 blocks. Carter Waind added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Corbin Gengenback scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 4 boards and 5 assists. Asher Elstad added 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals, while Kaedyn Banilevic and Brolin Simes were scoreless. The Clippers hit 26-69 (.377) from the floor, 10-26 (.385) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls, 20 assists, 13 turnovers, 4 blocks and 5 steals. The Clippers (coach Shane Sowden, assistant Damon Berggren, assistant Andrew Quiring, therapist Troy Waggonor, student manager Eric Weiler) also included Kaden Reed, Ben Macdonald, Benjamin Cooper, Trey Mckenzie-Hunter, Zachary Martens, Carson Irwin and Brandon Houndonougbo. …………………………………………………… The NAIT Ooks (5th, North) edged the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder 77-75. The Thunder led 21-12 after one quarter. The Ooks led 43-39 and 59-57 after three quarters. Griffin Lorenze was chosen player of the game for the Ooks, while Milton Lendein earned the laurels for the Thunder. Owen Weaver paced the Ooks with 17 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Yasser Abdullahi added 15 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 4 boards. Griffin Lorenz notched 12 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 8 boards and 3 assists. Amari Lessa Linklater scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Stian Gleddie added 8 on 4-8 from the floor and 4 boards. Antonio Benjamin scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 6 boards. Nhiall Kuech added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 9 boards. Gabriel Humilde scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Elijah Van Boom added 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line, while Kohl Wedman was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. The Ooks hit 28-71 (.394) from the floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 16-21 (.762) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 13 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 3 steals. Yaadvir Dhaliwal paced the Thunder with 16 on 5-16 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals. Kyler Dutka added 16 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists and 3 blocks. Nick Gibb notched 14 on 4-12 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Milton Lendein scored 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 9 boards. Alex Maclean added 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Mirza Todorovac scored 6 on 1-11 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. O’Ryan Wallace added 4 on 2-10 from the floor, 4 boards and 6 assists, while Nate Maxwell and Noah Julien were scoreless. Maxwell nabbed 2 boards. The Thunder hit 24-86 (.279) from the floor, 7-28 from the arc and 20-22 (.909) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 22 assists, 7 turnovers, 7 blocks and 9 steals. The Thunder (coach Reagan Wood, assistant Steve Flowers, assistant Mathew Hale, assistant Kyle Nanan) also included Nolan Lewis, Karan Mahay, Kaleb DeKlerk, Spencer Davison, Jaxon Kolesar-Lafaut, Cartar May, Roka Phalen-Baker and David Wilmes.
In the quarterfinals, held in Fort MacMurray, the SAIT Trojans (2nd, South) dispatched the Lethbridge Kodiaks (3rd, South) 92-78 after leading 22-14, 45-32 and 71-61 at the quarters. Akoi Yuot was chosen player of the game for the Trojans, while Ty Lewis earned the laurels for the Kodiaks. Akoi Yuot paced the Trojans with 27 on 11-17 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Marcus Masters added 17 on 7-22 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 8 boards and 6 assists. Kuol Kuol notched 16 on 8-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 10 boards and 2 steals. Will Tong scored 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Jaden Matthews added 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 5 assists. James Olawabi scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Manyang Tong added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 assists. Carson McKenzie scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 0-2 from the line, while Amon Walker, Tutu Akol, Mikasi Allen and Bernardy Laure were scoreless. The Trojans hit 39-78 from the floor, 10-23 (.435) from the arc and 4-7 (.571) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 20 assists, 12 turnovers, 3 blocks and 6 steals. Declan Peterson paced the Kodiaks with 19 on 7-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 10 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Filip Karanovic added 17 on 6-20 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 3 boards. Mason Hoffman notched 15 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Dray Walburger scored 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Rhett Lewis added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 assists. Ty Lewis scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Ryker Dewsbery added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Seth Tomasson, Marc Martin, Jackson Wright, Cody Tollestrup and Payton Saxton were scoreless. Tollestrup nabbed 2 boards. The Kodiaks hit 29-69 (.420) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 13-21 (.619) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 10 fouls, 14 assists, 6 turnovers, 5 blocks and 7 steals. The Kodiaks (coach Ryan Heggie, assistant Brooke Heggie) also included Treydon Barton, Mason Hoffman, Michael Olsen, Mitchel Olsen, Garrison Senner, Jared Heggie, Hunter Cook and Rylan Adrian.
The St. Mary’s University Lightning (1st, South) torched the Red Deer Poly Kings (5th, South) 113-86. The Kings led 29-15 after one quarter. The Lightning led 55-45 at the half and 84-74 after three quarters. Brock Dewsbery paced the Lightning with 31 on 11-18 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Caleb Jipp added 2 2on 8-21 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Johnpaul Okodua notched 17 on 7-12 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 13 boards. Pelumi Ajayi scored 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Angelo Santiago added 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Noah Steingart scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Ayudo Ayudo added 5 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Josh Castro scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Kevin Hammer added 2 on 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Isaac Layton scored 2o n 1-1 from the floor, while Riley Follensbee was scoreless. The Lightning hit 43-75 (.573) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 20-25 (.800) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 11 assists, 9 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. Jose Mauro Barrozo Jr paced the Kings with 30 on 11-23 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 15 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Efe Iyamu added 24 on 9-15 from the floor, 5-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 assists. Deandre Rowe notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Bernardo Moller scored 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Tyrique Walters added 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Eduardo Crespo scored 5 on 2-10 from the floor, 104 from the arc, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kyle Hussein Abdi added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 4 boards, while Magregor Manyluk, Davin Eskins-Isidore, Dylan Sims, Lucas Kuprowski and Parker Weinrauch were scoreless. The Kings hit 32-76 (.421) from the floor, 14-34 (.412) from the arc and 8-17 (.471) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 15 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 5 steals. The Kings (coach Jedell Foster, assistant Jesse Bonsu) also included Derrick Amponsa, Keyon Wisdom, Dylan Sims and Lado Lodo.
The Lakeland Rustlers (2nd, North) defeated the Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves 74-70 after leading 25-14, 38-29 and 59-54 at the quarters. The Wolves had an opportunity knot the score in the final minute but Bahaeddin Salma delivered a critical block as the Rustlers pulled out the win. Andre McFadden paced the Rustlers with 22 on 7-21 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Chance Samuel added 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 2 steals. Bahaeddin Salma notched 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jo Horobetz-Simpson scored 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 22 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Favour Ugbah added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Allayassa Bray scored 5 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Roy Anku added 3 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards, while David Demaano and Naythyn McDonald-Whitedeer wee scoreless. The Rustlers hit 24-80 (.300) from the floor, 8-24 from the arc and 18-22 (.818) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 13 assists, 6 turnovers, 1 block and 13 steals. Emmanuel Iioka paced the Wolves with 21 on 8-16 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 22 boards, 6 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals. Christian Liwanag added 20 on 7-16 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Daniel Rocha Zandbergen notched 10 on 5-7 from the floor and 9 boards. Tony Kibonge scored 7 on 2-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Mason Testawitch added 6 on 3-3 from the floor. Brandon Gillis scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 5 assists, while John Sasi and Kaden Gravenyard were scoreless. Sasi nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The Wolves hit 27-60 (.450) from the floor, 10-29 (.345) from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 20 assists, 25 turnovers, 7 blocks and 3 steals. The Wolves (coach Evan Lloyd, assistant Troy Sandboe, assistant Lucas Gorgichuk, assistant Rob Levy, manager Christopher Draves) also included Shak Nasim, Paul Ruot, Aaron Ungprasert, Tristan Hall, Terrance Lennox, redshirt Selikem Amevor, redshirt Tyson Wohlgemuth, redshirt Skyler Broughton, redshirt Cy Bellamy, redshirt Liam McCaffrey and redshirt Seth Salmandyk?.
In the last quarterfinal, the Keyano Huskies (1st, North) clipped the NAIT Ooks (5th, North) 81-69 after leading 24-8, 39-31 and 57-56 at the quarters. Omeechi Williams was chosen player of the game for the Huskies, while Griffin Lorenz earned the laurels for the Ooks. Omeechi Williams paced the Huskies with 29 on 10-17 from the floor, 6-11 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Nahshon Hurst added 18 on 7-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Keenan Miller notched 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Evan Meyer scored 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 assists. D.J. Haynes added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 7 boards. Tafari Carefoote-Jones scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 assists. De’Andre Anderson added 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Efosa Omorogbe scored 2 on 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Liban Yousef added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Ben Simmons, Dorrell Bedminster and Duressa Essa were scoreless. Simmons dished 2 assists. The Huskies hit 31-62 from the floor, 9-21 (.429) from the arc and 10-12 (.833) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 14 assists, 12 turnovers, 1 block and 4 steals. Nhiall Kuech paced the Ooks with 18 on 8-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 steals. Owen Weaver added 17 on 8-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Yasser Abdullahi notched 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Stian Gleddie scored 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Griffin Lorenz added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Gabriel Humilde scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Antonio Benjamin, Amari Lessa Linklater, Elijah Van Boom, Jaylon Alfonso, Mikkel Manio and Kohl Wedman were scoreless. The Ooks hit 30-63 (.476) from the floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 4-8 from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 13 assists, 10 turnovers, 1 block and 4 steals. The Ooks (coach Jordan Baker, assistant George Hoyt, assistant Graeme Ryder) also included Austin Walter, Tayson Potoma and Owen Weaver.
In the semis, the St. Mary’s University Lightning (1st, South) dispatched the Lakeland Rustlers (2nd, North) 87-82. The Lightning led 28-24 after one quarter and 35-34 at the half. The Rustlers led 57-53 after three quarters. Lightning coach Nathan Russ said “it’s where we wanted to be. It’s the progression that we talked about for this program after last year and years ago. … (In the second half), ultimately it was just to calm down and get back to how we play the game and who we are; to play with our pace and our energy and excitement and we responded really well.” Ruff added that Brock Dewsbery is “a class act superstar. He knows how to finish a game, knows how to rally his guys around him and he is fabulous at hitting big-time shots.” Dewsberry was chosen player of the game for the Lightning, while Bahaeddin Salma earned the laurels for the Rustlers. Caleb Jipp paced the Lightning with 29 on 11-25 from the floor, 3-12 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Brock Dewsbery added 22 on 9-17 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Pelumi Ajayi notched 17 on 7-17 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-7 from the line and 8 boards. Johnpaul Okodua scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 14 boards, 9 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Ayudo Ayudo added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Josh Castro scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Noah Steingart added 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Angelo Santiago scored 1 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals, while Kevin Hammer, Riley Follensbee and Isaac Layton were scoreless. The Lightning hit 34-78 (.436) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 11-21 (.524) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 22 assists, 15 turnovers, 4 blocks and 10 steals. Bahaeddin Salma paced the Rustlers with 25 on 11-20 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 6 assists. Andre McFadden added 19 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jo Horobetz Simpson notched 11 on 3-10 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 12 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Chance Samuel scored 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 5 assists. Favour Ugbah added 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Roy Anku scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 5 boards. Allayassa Bray added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards, while David Dimaano, Marius Avelino, Kaleb Buckle, Naythyn McDonald-Whitedeer and Samson Okwera were scoreless. The Rustlers hit 32-73 (.438) from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc and 9-12 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 19 assists, 21 turnovers, 3 blocks and 6 steals.
In the other semi, the Keyano Huskies (1st, North) clipped the SAIT Trojans (2nd, South) 93-83 after leading 19-15, 43-39 and 72-55 at the quarters. Huskies coach Jeremy Wielenga said “it was tough. Trying to put them away, they’re the six-time defending champs and they were laying it on the line. … We showed some nerves and we didn’t really handle it as well as we could’ve. It’s just about winning and surviving and advancing so here we are.” Evan Meyer was chosen player of the game for the Huskies, while Akoi Yuot earned the laurels for the Trojans. Evan Meyer paced the Huskies with 20 on 8-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Omeechi Williams added 17 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Keenan Miller notched 16 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 5 boards. D.J. Haynes scored 14 on 6-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 3 boards and 7 assists. Efosa Omorogbe added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Nahshon Hurst scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 8 assists. Tafari Carefooote-Jones added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. De’Andre Anderson scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Ben Simmons added 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 0-4 from the arc, while Dorrell Bedminster, Liban Yousef and Duressa Essa were scoreless. Yousef nabbed 3 boards. The Huskies hit 32-63 (.508) from the floor, 8-24 from the arc and 21-30 (.700) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 33 fouls, 26 assists, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 8 steals. Marcus Masters paced the Trojans with 27 on 6-16 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 12-14 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Akoi Yuot added 26 on 8-17 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 10-12 from the line, 13 boards and 3 steals. Kuol Kuol notched 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 7 boards. Jaden Matthews scored 7 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 2 boards. Tutu Akol added 4 on 1-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Amon Walker scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Manyang Tong added 1 on 1-2 from the line. James Owolabi scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Will Tong, Mikasi Allen, Carson McKenzie and Bernardy Laure were scoreless. Tong and McKenzie each nabbed 2 boards. The Trojans hit 22-54 (.407) from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 35-44 (.795) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 7 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the Lakeland Rustlers (2nd, North) clipped the SAIT Trojans (2nd, South) 71-58. The Trojans led 19-17 after one quarter and 41-37 at the half. The Ruslters led 59-49 after three quarters. Rustlers coach Sheray Thomas said “it’s consolation. It’s good to end the season with a win. Obviously, we had higher hopes, but sometimes it doesn’t go that way. With a lot of turnover, a lot of new guys, we’re happy to be third in Alberta. … Guys just played with a lot of confidence. We started double screens, started getting active. I think we held them to two quarters below 12 or 13 points. That helped us. We were able to make some shots and come away with it.” Thomas added that Bahaeddin Salma was “a well-deserved all-star. We were banged up so we really needed him to step up.” Chance Samuel was chosen player of the game for the Rustlers, while Jaden Matthews earned the laurels for the Trojans. Chance Samuel paced the Rustlers with 16 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 8-11 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Bahaeddin Salma added 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Favour Ugbah notched 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Roy Anku scored 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Allayassa Bray added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Jo Horobetz Simpson scored 4 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Naythyn McDonald-Whitedeer added 3 on 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Andre McFadden scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while David Dimaano, Marius Avelino, Kaleb Buckle and Samson Okwera were scoreless. The Rustlers hit 24-61 (.393) from the floor, 8-28 (.286) from the arc and 15-22 (.682) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 18 assists, 10 turnovers, 1 block and 6 steals. Kuol Kuol paced the Trojans with 13 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Marcus Masters added 9 on 3-15 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Tutu Akol notched 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-8 from the line and 9 boards. Jaden Matthews scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 8 assists. Amon Walker added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 steals. Mikasi Allen scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Will Tony added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Abu Jah scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. James Owolabi added 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Bernardy Laure scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 5 boards, while Carson Mckenzie was scoreless. The Trojans hit 20-54 (.370) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 12-22 (.545) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 14 assists, 17 turnovers, 2 blocks and 2 steals. The Trojans (coach Matthew Daley, assistant Pat Boulin, assistant Pat Troy) also included Josh Lawrence, Frazier Eboko, Jaxon Fisher, Ethan Fisher and redshirt Steve Adjuya.
In the final, the Keyano Huskies (1st, North) captured their first ACAC crown by clubbing the St. Mary’s University Lightning (1st, South) 94-79 after leading 25-19, 53-40 and 65-53 at the quarters. Huskies coach Jeremy Wielenga said “words can’t really describe it. It was weird year that had a lot of ups and downs and highs and lows. These guys came together at the right time and what a special weekend and special moment. I couldn’t be more thankful.” D.J. Haynes was chosen player of the game for the Huskies, while Johnpaul Okodua earned the laurels for the Lightning. D.J. Haynes paced the Huskies with 19 on 8-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Keenan Miller added 18 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Evan Meyer notched 18 on 7-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards, 6 assists and 2 blocks. Omeechi Williams scored 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Efosa Omorogbe added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc and 2 assists. Nahshon Hurst scored 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. De’Andre Anderson added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists, while Ben Simmons, Dorrell Bedminster, Tafari Carefoote-Jones, Liban Yousef and Duressa Essa were scoreless. Carefoote-Jones nabbed 2 boards and dished 4 assists. The Huskies hit 34-62 (.548) from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 17-23 (.739) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 27 assists, 23 turnovers, 6 blocks and 7 steals. Brock Dewsbery paced the Lightning with 27 on 11-24 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Caleb Jipp added 17 on 4-17 from the floor, 0-9 from the arc, 9-9 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Pelumi Ajayi notched 15 on 6-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Johnpaul Okodua scored 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Angelo Santiago added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards, 8 assists and 4 steals. Riley Follensbee scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Noah Steingart added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Kevin Hammer, Ayudo Ayudo, Josh Castro and Isaac Layton were scoreless. The Lightning hit 26-62 (.419) from the floor, 3-20 (.150) from the arc and 24-30 (.800) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 19 assists, 14 turnovers, 1 block and 10 steals.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Evan Meyer (Keyano); Omeechi Williams (Keyano); D.J. Haynes (Keyano); Brock Dewsbery (St. Mary’s U); Baha Salma (Lakeland); and Marcus Masters (SAIT).
The bronze medalist Lakeland Rustlers: Roy Anku; David Dimaano; Marius Avelino; Favour Ugbah; Chance Samuel; Bahaeddin Salma; Andre McFadden; Naythyn McDonald-Whitedeer; Abdul Al-Tamimi; Samson Okwera; Jordan Horobetz-Simpson; coach Sheray Thomas; assistant Luke Kuypers; assistant Artavis Holiday; assistant Joel Donauer; assistant Jennifer Thomas; strength & conditioning Chad Zacharias; manager Greg Perillat
The silver medalist St. Mary’s Lightning: Angelo Santiago; Kevin Hammer; Caleb Jipp; Pelumi Ajayi; Josh Castro; Brock Dewsbery; Johnpaul Okodua; Ayudo Ayudo; Randall Mosca; Riley Follensbee; Conlin Thompson; Noah Steingart; Isaac Layton; redshirt Frank Mosca; redshirt Mateo Reyes; redshirt Camden MacDougall; redshirt Isaiah Macdonald; coach Nathan Ruff
The champion Keyano Huskies: Ben Simmons; Omeechi Williams; De’Andre Anderson; Keene Caribou; Keellaa Gatwech; Abdishakur Jama; Keenan Miller; Efosa Omorogbe; D.J. Haynes; Tafari Carefoote-Jones; Ryan Williams; Duressa Essa; Dorrell Bedminster; Evan Meyer; Nahshon Hurst; Emeka Asiegbu; Amaris Hughes; Rofri Mpaka; Ater Majok; Josiah Aaron; coach Jeremy Wielenga; assistant Clarence Smith; therapist Karissa Kuhr