Final regular season standings (7): Mount St. Vincent (18-0); Holland (13-5); New Brunswick-Saint John (11-7); Crandall (9-9); St. Thomas (8-10); University of King’s College (3-15); Mount Allison (1-17)
Playoff non-qualifier:
Mount Allison Mounties: Kwame Asiedu, Keith Rowen, Emanuel Adugna, Kaden Augustin, Jonas Munroe, Brennan Devereux, Simon Tector, Trevor Doucet, Sebastian Tector, Ryan Norris, Gabe Powter, Ewen MacKenzie-Whyte, Rashawn Ferguson, coach Mitchell Webber, assistant Ryan Chase, assistant Sam Drummond, manager Joshua Weinberg Fillmore, student trainer Taryn Greco, student trainer Shafnan Ahmed
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Crandall Chargers clipped the 5th-seeded St. Thomas Tommies 95-84. The Chargers led 20-18 after one quarter. The Tommies led 47-42 at the half. The Chargers led 71-59 after three quarters. Luca Del Bosco paced the Chargers with 21 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 10-10 from the line, 10 boards and 7 assists. Marc Hofer added 19 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Colby Mcintosh notched 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 0-2 from the line. Devon Glenn scored 12 on 3-12 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 boards and 12 assists. Daniel Hawkes added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jayden Lucas scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Dave Hutton notched 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Ethan Culberson added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Ryan Campbell scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Jack Way, Charles McKenna and Jayden Johnson were scoreless. The Chargers hit 32-72 (.444) from the floor, 15-36 (.417) from the arc and 16-23 (.696) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 28 assists, 8 turnovers and 6 steals. Noah McCarthy paced the Tommies with 31 on 8-22 from the floor, 4-13 from the arc, 11-12 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Vincent Lyttleton added 13 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Caleb Scholten notched 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Owen Amos scored 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Ethan Tumwine added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Evan Vallane scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 13 boards. River Lanz added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Kaden Lavallee scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Zack Dool, Noah Boudreau, Cam Evans, Ben Dool and Quinn Devries were scoreless. The Tommies hit 27-70 (.386) from the floor, 11-35 (.314) from the arc and 19-23 (.826) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 10 assists, 14 turnovers, 1 block and 3 steals. The Tommies (coach John Hickey, assistant Kenny Jean-Louis, assistant Tyrese Paul, assistant Travis Valanne, assistant Kyle Woodworth, manager Isaac Jones) also included Felix Abbott and Brady Herbert.
In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded University of New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves dusted the 6th-seeded University of King’s College Blue Devils 93-48 after leading 21-11, 41-27 and 66-39 at the quarters. Ethan Szemerda paced the Seawolves with 18 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Alex Ariola added 16 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 13 boards and 3 assists. A.J. Nash notched 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Jack Fury-Miller scored 9 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Ben Power added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ewan Wilson scored 9 on 3-6 from the arc. Dov Kahn added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Doyle Burton scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Ryan Pollard added 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Lance Howlett scored 3 on 1-5 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Aiden Conners and Eamon Johnston were scoreless. Johnston dished 4 assists. The Seawolves hit 36-79 (.456) from the floor, 10-33 (.303) from the arc and 11-11 from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 29 assists, 10 turnovers, 9 blocks and 10 steals. Kalon Macdonald-Wood paced the Blue Devils with 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Kevin Lupetu added 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Kevahn Taylor notched 8 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-10 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Caleb Rennie scored 7 on 3-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Kevin Ofime added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Kibrom Kefte scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 0-2 from the line. Jerome Williams added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards, while Marco Cvitanovic, Beckett Nadeau, Avery Lloyd, Noah Lopez and Aiden Sheppard were scoreless. Cvitanovic nabbed 7 boards and dished 2 assists. The Blue Devils hit 18-59 (.305) from the floor, 2-13 (.154) from the arc and 10-20 from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 11 assists, 14 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals. The Blue Devils (coach Luc Stevenson) also included Tariq Fowler, Joshua Haller, Yosias Beyene, Jacob Seymour and redshirt Will Ferguson.
In the semis, the top-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics whipped the 4th-seeded Crandall Chargers 91-74 after leading 23-19, 49-38 and 70-53 at the quarters. Adam Callaghan paced the Mystics with 22 on 9-15 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jaxon Smith added 19 on 8-17 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Isaac Matheson notched 17 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Isaiah Cromwell-Wrig scored 10 on 2-4 from the floor and 6-6 from the line. Jaydan Smith added 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards, 10 assists and 3 steals. Demeric Mercer scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Keigan Feron added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards and 3 blocks. Sam Gilmore scored 2 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Kyan Feron, Garrett Malloy, Sam Gillett and Micah Anderson were scoreless. The Mystics hit 34-74 (.459) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 17-19 (.895) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 20 assists, 11 turnovers, 5 blocks and 10 steals. Luca Del Bosco paced the Chargers with 24 on 7-16 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Marc Hofer added 22 on 7-17 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Devon Glenn notched 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 7 assists. Daniel Hawkes scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Colby Mcintosh added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Ethan Culberson scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Ryan Campbell added 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Jack Way scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards. Jayden Lucas added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Chareles McKenna scored 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Dave Hutton and Jayden Johnson were scoreless. The Chargers hit 24-68 (.353) from the floor, 8-22 (.364) from the arc and 18-23 (.783) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 17 assists, 16 turnovers and 9 steals.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded UNB-Saint John Seawolves stunned the 2nd-seeded Holland Hurricanes 78-68 after leading 16-15, 36-30 and 56-48 at the quarters. Jack Fury-Miller paced the Seawolves with 26 on 9-15 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Ethan Szemerda added 18 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 8 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Ben Power notched 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. A.J. Nash scored 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 9 boards and 5 assists. Lance Howlett added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Alex Ariola scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 8 boards and 3 assists, while Doyle Burton, Ewan Wilson, Aiden Conners, Dov Kahn, Ryan Pollard and Evan Cartwright were scoreless. Burton nabbed 2 boards. The Seawolves hit 27-65 (.415) from the floor, 8-30 (.267) from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 26 assists, 18 turnovers, 9 blocks and 10 steals. Aaron Simmons paced the Hurricanes with 19 on 9-19 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Zachary Dawkins added 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 12 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Dorrell Bedminster notched 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Owen Parson scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Michel Surur added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Spencer Rossiter scored 4 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2 assists and 3 steals. Bryce Corless added 3 on 1-17 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jaidon Martin scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Ryan Mackinnon added 1 on 1-1 from the floor, while Jahson Tomlinson, James Mullett and Romarie Johnson were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 28-77 (.364) from the floor, 3-22 (.136) from the arc and 9-16 (.563) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 19 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 11 steals.
In the final, the 3rd-seeded host UNB-Saint John Seawolves captured their first ACAA title by stunning the top-seeded and previously undefeated Mount St. Vincent Mystics 77-64 after leading 22-21, 45-35 and 60-50 at the quarters. Jack Fury-Miller paced the Seawolves with 21 on 8-21 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Ben Power added 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. A.J. Nash notched 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards and 11 assists. Ethan Szemerda scored 10 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 7 assists. Lance Howlett added 6 on 2-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Doyle Burton scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Aiden Conners added 4 on 1-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Ewan Wilson scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Dov Kahn, Ryan Pollard, Alex Ariola and Eamon Johnston were scoreless. The Seawolves hit 29-61 (.475) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 10-14 (.714) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 28 assists, 11 turnovers, 7 blocks and 4 steals. Jaydan Smith paced the Mystics with 19 on 8-19 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Isaiah Cromwell-Wright added 14 on 6-17 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 8 boards and 4 steals. Isaac Matheson notched 11 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Jaxon Smith scored 9 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 2 boards. Demeric Mercer added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Adam Callanghan scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists, while Keigan Feron, Kyan Feron, Nichale Brine, Garrett Malloy, Sam Gillett, Sam Gilmore and Micah Anderson were scoreless. Keigan Feron dished 2 assists. The Mystics hit 26-78 (.333) from the floor, 1-18 (.056) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 16 assists, 5 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals.
No all-tournament team was selected according to ACAA executive-director Ron O’Flaherty.
The co-bronze medalist Crandall Chargers: Devon Glenn; Jordan Wolfe; Ethan Culberson; Ryan Campbell; Marc Hofer; Daniel Hawkes; Jack Way; Lucas Tower; Jayden Lucas; Dave Hutton; Colby Mcintosh; Chareles McKenna; Luca Del Bosco; Theo Badu; coach Todd McKillop; assistant Alex Robichaud; assistant Matt Robertson; assistant Randy MacLean
The co-bronze Holland Hurricanes: Marcus Lyons; Aaron Simmons; Spencer Rossiter; Michael Surur; Jahson Tomlinson; James Mullett; Ryan MacKinnon; Jaidon Martin; Tyrell Casimir; Romarie Johnson; Brayden McDonald; Bryce Corless; Neill Shaw; Owen Parsons; coach Tim Kendrick; assistant Lonnie States; assistant Marvin Rhyno; assistant William Muirhead; assistant Logan Rempel
The silver medalist Mount Saint Vincent Mystics: Adam Callaghan; Isaac Matheson; Kyan Feron; Jaydan Smith; Demeric Mercer; Zach Keddy; Aiden Nesca; Nichale Brine; Garrett Malloy; Sam Gillett; Sam Gilmore; Ryan Miller; Keigan Feron; Ben Robson; Mekhi Paris; Micha Anderson; Jaxon Smith; Malik-Jamal Cadore; Isaiah Cromwell-Wright; coach Danny De Palma; assistant Marcel Boudreau; assistant Sean Francois; assistant Campbell Colpitts; assistant Tariq Tho
The champion University of New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves: Ewan Wilson; Ethan Szemerda; Aiden Conners; Quinn Lanier; Dov Kahn; Ryan Pollard; A.J. Nash; Doyle Burton; Colin Loughery; Alex Ariola; Ernest Vovk; Jack Fury-Miller; Lance Howlett; Ben Power; Eamon Johnston; Evan Cartwright; redshirt Blake Curtis; redshirt Sarki Nasser; coach Paul Vaughan; assistant Dominic Laviolette; assistant Adam Lambert; assistant Darko Milosevic; manager Riley Oram; manager Rowan Howlett