| (1) | Vancouver Island | 70 | ||||||
| (8) | Durham | 61 | Vancouver Island | 73 | ||||
| (4) | Northern BC | 66 | Lethbridge CC | 82 | Lethbridge CC | 85 | ||
| (5) | Lethbridge CC | 81 | ||||||
| —–VANIER | ||||||||
| (3) | Humber | 56 | ||||||
| (6) | Mt. St. Vincent | 65 | Mt. St. Vincent | 65 | Vanier | 102 | ||
| (2) | N.A.I.T. | 73 | Vanier | 70 | ||||
| (7) | Vanier | 75 |
In the quarterfinals, the 7th-seeded Quebec champ Vanier Cheetahs stunned the Alberta champ and 2nd-seeded NAIT Ooks 75-73. The game came down to the wire as NAIT had a look at a buzzer beater three pointer to win the game, but the ball rimmed out. “We did a terrible job on that last possession,” said guard Ben Millaud-Meunier, who was chosen player of the game for Vanier. “We had three guys on Bol Kong and he did not take the last shot, but we got lucky so we’re good.” Kong earned the laurels for NAIT. The Cheetahs crashed the boards early to take an 11-5 lead, but NAIT battled back with some quick fast breaks to steal the lead 16-11. A couple turnovers and strong offensive rebounds on both sides ended with the Ooks leading 21-18. The 2nd quarter started with more end-to-end action as both teams looked to find their offensive momentum. The Cheetahs tried to put more pressure on the Ook’s offense and force the tempo but Kong started to heat up from the field knocking down a few shots in a row, helping NAIT break out to a 35-26 lead. But the Cheetahs countered with two 3-pointers by guard Jerome Blake, as well as a couple offensive rebounds and a slam dunk by forward Malcolm Henderson, to take a 38-37 lead. A clutch buzzer beater at the buzzer by guard Lenny Austin Antwi extended Vanier’s lead to 42-37. The Ooks appeared to take control in the second half as they got their transition game going to took a 52-42 lead. The Cheetahs were able to bounce back late in the quarter passing the ball around and driving to the basket, cutting the lead to 53-49. Aggressive defense by both teams held the score to 55-54 for the Ooks at the end of three quarters. The beginning of the 4th quarter saw both teams scrambling for possession with the Cheetahs taking a 63-57 lead. The Ooks tried to battle back with a strong halfcourt offense but the Cheetahs continued to hit shots, breaking out to a 68-62 lead. Aggressiveness and intensity continued to increase as the seconds ticked down on the clock late with less than two minutes to play and the Cheetahs leading 72-69. With under a minute left, Cheetah’s guard Blake hit one of two free throws to push the score to 74-69 for Vanier. The Ooks pressed the tempo and got fouled with less than 10 seconds remaining, and hit both free throws to push the score to 74-73 with four seconds to play. Down two points, The Ooks had a last attempt at winning with a three-pointer at the buzzer but the shot hit the rim. Ben Millaud-Meunier paced Vanier with 20 on 7-11 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 3-5 from the line. Jerome Blake added 19 on 6-20 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Michael Fosu scored 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 9 boards. Lenny Austin Antwi added 7 on 2-16 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 5 steals. Seth Amoah scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Malcolm Henderson added 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Mikee Dosado added 4, Carl Nicolae 2, Greishe Clerjuste 2 and Brent Browne 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 7 boards, while Chris Henny-Nyanguila and Michael Fazzolari were scoreless. The Cheetahs hit 27-80 (.338) from the floor, 6-17 (.353) from the arc and 15-25 (.600) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 10 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 14 steals.
Bol Kong paced NAIT with 26 on 10-18 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 12 boards and 6 blocks. Gerard Mozwa added 13 on 4-15 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 5 boards and 5 steals. Clayton Crellin notched 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Shane Reece added 10 on 5-16 from the floor and 7 boards. Jawaunn States scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Reece Gavin scored 3 and Shane Cox 2 on 0-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Corey Saban added 2, while Spencer Campbell, Nick Cupelli, Bruno Silverstrin and Roderick Iyekekpolor were scoreless. The Ooks hit 28-82 (.341) from the floor, 5-25 (.200) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 28 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 5 assists, 19 turnovers, 8 blocks and 15 steals.
The 6th-seeded Atlantic champ Mount Saint Vincent Mystics stunned the 3rd-seeded Ontario champ Humber Hawks 65-56. The Mystics trailed 13-1 to start the game and yet rebounded against as the OCAA champions missed a raft of layups down the stretch. Mystics coach Rick Plato chalked the win up to his team’s “defensive intensity. We did a really good job on the boards.” Key to the win was Justin Hill`s big jumper with two minutes left in the game that made it 61-50 – too high a hill for Humber to climb. Humber coaches were shaking their heads in the hallway after the game, lamenting their inability to “put a body on” the opposing big man, the Mystics’ Luke Reynolds. Plato said “I’m really proud of the way we played. We know that any team that wins the Ontario championships is really good.” The Mystics rebounded to pull within 13-9. Then Hill hit a three and Karl Frederick completed a fast-break layup to give the Mystics a 14-13. Plato praised his players’ composure when down by so much at the start. “We didn’t panic. We knew in the early going there would be some nerves,” he said, praising their veteran leaders’ composure. Todd Williams capped an amazing MSVU turnaround by taking a 32-20 lead on Williams foul shot. The quickness of the Halifax schools’ guards showed through in the opening half. Things finished 33-24 in favour of MSVU at halftime, Humber’s Mark Perrin hitting a driving layup as time ran out. The tempo and intensity quickened noticeably in the second half. A Mark Perrin steal and dunk to tie things at 49-49 was followed by an MSVU backcourt violation with 7:50 left in the game. With 4:38 left, Hill of the Mystics hit a jumper to make it 56-50 and drew an offensive foul at the other end. Then Reynolds hit a shot inside for an eight-point lead. Humber missed a couple of gimmes inside, and remained well back as coach Shawn Collins called a timeout with 3:39 remaining. Mike Dvorak`s three-point attempt hit air coming out of the break. Two hoops down low by Hawks’ Raymond Munier cut the difference to 35-28 in the third quarter. Then Munier hit another hoop with 5:05 to play in the third quarter, leaving Humber just five points down. A Mystics’ air ball and turnover was followed by point guard Mike Dvorak’s up-and-under move for a basket, and the Hawks trailed by just 41-40. Dvorak added a dagger from 3-point-range to put Humber ahead 43-42 with 1:50 left in the third, but they trailed 44-43 heading into the fourth quarter. Luke Reynolds was chosen player of the game for Mount Saint Vincent, while Raymond Munier earned the laurels for Humber. Plato said “we were great on the boards. Luke Reynolds was first on the boards and certainly controlled them and he had some key buckets inside.” Luke Reynolds paced Mount Saint Vincent with 17 on 7-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Todd Williams added 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-7 from the line and 5 boards. Karl Fredrick added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 3 boards. Justin Hill scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Sean Boulay added 7 on 1-5 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 5 boards. Anthony Zinn scored 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 2 steals. Jeremy Skidmore added 3, Kenneth Reardon 3 and John Caulfield 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 4 boards and 5 steals. Alex LeBlanc, Graham Carter, Derico Symonds and Ryan Smith were scoreless. The Mystics hit 23-48 (.479) from the floor, 3-8 (.375) from the arc and 16-35 (.457) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 8 assists, 15 turnovers, 1 block and 15 steals. Mark Perrin paced Humber with 12 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Raymond Munier added 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 12 boards. Michael Acheampong added 10 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Jeremy Alleyne notched 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 0-2 from the line. Mike Dvorak added 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 4 boards. Ron Gabay scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 6 boards. Kern Lewis scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 4 boards, while Brandon Sam-Hinton, Ryan Cook, Akeem Sween, Ancil Martin and Adrian Tucker were scoreless. The Hawks hit 22-70 (.314) from the floor, 4-21 (.190) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 2 assists, 16 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals.
The 5th-seeded Lethbridge Kodiaks clocked the 4th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves 81-66. “We just played our game, which is just running up the floor and getting good looks. We also got some big stops,” said CCAA All-Canadian and Lethbridge forward Dominyck Coward. The game began with both teams trying to establish themselves in the post area, with the Kodiaks taking the upper hand and the Timberwolves not clicking on offense, with Lethbridge beginning with a run of 7-0. But Timberwolves guard, Matt Mills drained a couple 3-pointers from beyond the arc to tie up the game at 11. Timberwolves hit a quick pull-up jumper with seconds left in the first quarter to take a 13-11 lead. Tight defence by both teams seemed to cool down the hot shooting from both sides through the first five minutes of the 2nd quarter, with the score being only 22-17 for the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves continued to put up points down the stretch but a couple steals, that led to fast break points by Kodiaks guard Logan Reiter, helped give them a 31-28 lead at the half. Early in the 3rd quarter the post play of Kodiaks forward Coward helped Lethbridge break out to a 47-35 lead, and continued to put the pressure on the Timberwolves with their defense. UNBC defense began to falter late in the quarter and the Kodiaks were able to dominate the rebounds to jump out to a 54-39 lead with a minute remaining on the clock. The 3rd quarter ended on a score of 56-43 Lethbridge. The 4th quarter started with the Timberwolves playing with more defensive intensity and pushing the tempo on offense. But the Kodiaks retained command. The Timberwolves cut the lead to 10 points but the Kodiaks began to turn up the heat and romped. Even when UNBC were more aggressive on the defensive end, the Kodiaks scored a couple acrobatic lay ups to continue to pad the lead. In the end the offensive and defensive rebounds combined with the ability to score late in the shot clock proved to be too much for the Timberwolves. Dominyck Coward paced Lethbridge with 21 on 8-14 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 15 boards. Jordan Reiter added 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-6 from the line and 8 boards. Logan Reiter added 17 on 8-20 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 7 steals. Morgan Duce added 14 on 5-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Spencer Wenzel added 10 on 5-13 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Josh Watson added 2, while Dallon Martin was scoreless, while dishing 3 steals and pilfering 2 balls. Scott Bogdan, Chris Thomson, Andre Moliterno, Alexi Frigon and Deng Awak were scoreless. The Kodiaks hit 33-80 (.413) from the floor, 6-15 (.400) from the arc and 9-20 (.450) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 13 assists, 19 turnovers, 3 blocks and 21 steals. Sebastien-Kevin Lewis paced UNBC with 17 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Inderbir Gill added 13 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Matt Mills notched 12 on 4-11 from the arc. Francis Rowe scored 11 on 4-15 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Sam Raphael added 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 4-8 from the line and 3 boards. Joel Rybachuk added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Dennis Stark scored 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals, while Dan Stark, Abdu Benrabah, Robert Rodriguez, Jesse Smith and Josh Jebose were scoreless. Smith nabbed 4 boards. The Timberwolves hit 21-71 (.296) from the floor, 12-38 (.316) from the arc and 12-20 (.600) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 9 assists, 24 turnovers and 16 steals.
In the last quarterfinal, the top-seeded BC champ Vancouver Island Mariners clipped the 8th-seeded host Durham Lords 70-61. They were both workhorses Thursday and came alive on the big stage, each scoring 24 points and being selected players of the game. Smith outrebounded his counterpart 14-8, but watched as his national championship dream slipped away in the dying seconds as a rousing comeback fell just short. “It was a game of runs,” said VIU coach Tony Bryce. “We weren’t great. I expect us to be better.” Trailing throughout the first half and 56-45 after three, the Lords fought back. Eric Smith hit two straight baskets, then Mikail McIntosh drove in for a big layup to suddenly add six points and cut the VIU margin to 63-59 with three minutes left. Bryce called a time-out. “I told our team it was going to come down to composure. They did a pretty good job from there handling it,” he said. The Lords stole a pass and Smith scored at the other end with just under two minutes left, trailing by four. The calls went against Durham down the stretch, though. Smith missed underneath, but appeared to be fouled with no call coming. At the other end, Thom got the foul call and completed a three-point play from the line. The Lords then threw the ball away as 51 seconds remained. Andrew Kaban gave the Mariners a safe seven-point lead with 25 seconds left, and then Jacob Thom iced it with two free throws just seconds later, and scored 17 very big points altogether. Smith converted inside early in the fourth to make it 56-47. He drove in for a layup to make it 56-49 with 7:54 left. With 6:54 left, Small sank a layup, missed the free throw, but the Lords held the Nanaimo-based Mariners on defence, and trailed by just 56-51 when the top seeds called a time-out with 6:37 remaining. Wohlers hit a huge three with 5:04 left for the Mariners, who now face Lethbridge in the semi-finals Friday. That gave VIU a 10-point lead and then Thom hit a layup for a 12-point edge. Vancouver Island opened an early 8-4 lead, but the host team stormed back to go up 12-9 on a Mikail Mcintosh three-pointer with four minutes left in the first quarter. Durham trailed 19-18 after one quarter. VIU led 27-20 on a dunk by guard Thom on a break with at 2:20 left in the second quarter. When Kaban scored underneath in a crowd it was 36-29 VIU. With the shot clock winding down, Small replied with a short jumper. But the dagger was a wide-open Mike Wohlers trey with four seconds left in the half. With 5:24 left in the third quarter, Smith completed a three-point play to make it 47-36 VIU. Andre Kaban was chosen player of the game for Vancouver Island, while Eric Smith earned the laurels for Durham. Andre Kaban paced Vancouver Island with 24 on 12-23 from the floor, 8 boards and 2 assists. Jacob Thom added 17 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals. Mike Wohlers added 8 on 3-17 from the floor, 2-12 from the arc, 7 boards and 4 steals. Bryan Tollbom notched 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards. Tyler Olsen scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Patrick McCarthy notched 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 5 boards. Joel Schat added 3 on 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Dakota Russell added 2, while Harrison Stupich, Evan Verdel, Clayton Billett and Jess Black were scoreless. The Mariners hit 30-73 (.411) from the floor, 3-19 (.158) from the arc and 7-13 (.538) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 12 assists, 17 turnovers and 20 steals. Eric Smith paced Durham with 24 on 11-21 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 14 boards. Courtney Small added 14 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-5 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Tyler McGarrity scored 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Mikail McIntosh scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Christoff Pierre added 2, while Dave Parks, Tyson Eteli, Saliym Cadogan, Livingston Cunningham, Cedric Carter, Tyler Wolff and Byron Wabano were scoreless. The Lords hit 25-62 (.403) from the floor, 3-12 from the arc and 8-16 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 9 assists, 21 turnovers, 2 blocks and 14 steals.
In the bronze quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded NAIT Ooks dumped the 3rd-seeded Humber Hawks 83-76. NAIT got off to a slow start as they trailed 27-12 in the first half. The Alberta champs would storm back in the third quarter as they outscored the Hawks 28-12 to take the lead for good. Shane Reece paced NAIT with 20 on 8-12 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Bol Kong added 18 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Clayton Crellin added 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-8 from the line, 6 boards and 4 steals. Shane Cox added 15 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 4-8 from the line. Corey Saban added 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 steals. Reece Gavin added 4 and Juawan States 2, along with 5 boards and 5 assists. Gerard Mozwa, Spencer Campbell, Nick Cupelli, Bruno Silverstrin and Roderick Iyekekpolor were scoreless. The Ooks hit 32-63 (.508) from the floor, 3-12 from the arc and 16-33 (.485) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 11 assists, 22 turnovers, 2 blocks and 23 steals. Jeremy Alleyne paced Humber with 19 on 8-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Michael Acheampong added 16 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 5 steals. Mark Perrin added 14 on 7-17 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc and 5 steals. Akeem Sween added 13 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 6 boards. Mike Dvorak added 6 on 2-7 from the floor and 4 boards. Raymond Munier notched 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Ron Gabay added 2 and Ancil Martin 1, while Brandon Sam-Hinton, Troy Roberts, Ryan Cook, Kern Lewis and Adrian Tucker were scoreless. The Hawks hit 32-71 (.451) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 6-12 from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 11 assists, 28 turnovers, 2 blocks and 20 steals.
In the other bronze quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves dumped the 8th-seeded Durham Lords. Missed free throws cost Durham down the stretch as did the loss of their key second big offensive weapon, Courtney Small, who fouled out with eight minutes left – a huge blow to the Lords who went down 60-52 on a pair of Timberwolves buckets right after that. Midway through the third quarter the Timberwolves switched to a zone defence and coach Todd Jordan felt this was a big key. “We played a lot better in the second half. Rob Rodriguez was good on defence.” Saliym Cadogan hit a three to keep the Lords in it with 6:40 left. Durham coach Desmond Rowley was called for a technical a minute later after a couple of calls went against his team. Rodriguez hit one of two foul shots and that made it 66-58 UNBC. With 3:52 left, Durham’s Mikail McIntosh hit two foul shots to make it 68-60 UNBC. DJ Parks hit one of two free ones a minute later, and it was 68-61 UNBC. Dennis Stark missed a couple of free throws, and Durham had life with 2:30 left. But McIntosh missed two free throws himself. OCAA player of the year Eric Smith, contained by a stout Timberwolves defence that collapsed on him all game, sank one of two free throws for the Lords. But Sam Raphael hit one of two at the other end. Cadogan nailed a key jumper to make it 69-64 UNBC with 1:30 left. Then Tyler McGarrity hit a big one from the top of the key with 51 seconds to go, narrowing the gap to 69-66. A UNBC pass went off Jesse Smith’s hands with 30 seconds left. Cadogan had an open look at a three, but it bounced off the rim and Timberwolves Gill was fouled with 18 seconds left. Gill stepped to the line and hit one of two for a four-point lead. Smith drove to the hoop and was fouled, but missed one of two foul shots to leave his team needing a three to tie with 11.6 seconds left. Gill then hit two key foul shots with nine seconds left, and Parks’ three fell just short as time ran out. The defending champs and the hosts went toe to toe in the first quarter with UNBC holding a slight advantage. Small was big in the opening stanza, collecting eight points, as the Prince George school’s defence keyed on Durham star Smith in the low post. Durham led 38-34 at halftime. Mikail McIntosh drove for a 46-41 Durham lead with 6:15 left in the third. Two foul shots by Rodriguez tied it at 48, then Gill drove for a 50-48 UNBC lead late in the quarter. McGarrity drew a charge and Smith hit from inside, and UNBC held a slim 52-50 lead heading into the final frame. Inderbir Gill paced UNBC with 24 on 8-18 from the floor, 8-12 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Francis Rowe added 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Sam Raphael added 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Dennis Stark scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the line and 11 boards Sebastien-Kevin Louis added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 assists. Robert Rodriguez added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Jesse Smith scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Matt Mills, Joel Rybachuk, Dan Stark, Abdu Benrabah, Kenny Carnes and Josh Jebose were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 25-63 (.397) from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 18-31 (.581) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 10 assists, 21 turnovers and 14 steals. Tyler McGarrity paced Durham with 19 on 8-18 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Saliym Cadogan added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Courtney Small added 10 on 5-9 from the floor. Eric Smith notched 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-10 from the line and 11 boards. Dave Parks notched 8 on 3-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Mikail McIntosh added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Bryon Wabano added 3, while J.J. Ireland, Christoff Pierre, Tyson Eteli, Livingston Cunningham, Cedric Carter and Tyler Wolff were scoreless. The Lords hit 27-67 (.403) from the floor, 3-19 (.158) from the arc and 10-22 (.455) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 26 fouls, 15 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 15 steals.
In the semis, the 7th-seeded Vanier Cheetahs edged the 6th-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics 70-65. “Our team played hard all game and I think the shot I managed to hit near the end really killed them,” said Cheetahs guard, Jerome Blake. Blake, who scored 41 points in the RSEQ championship game, nailed a key three pointer to put the Cheetahs up for good in the game. The first couple minutes of play of the game were run by the Mystics, who opened up an early lead with successful shooting from the field. The Cheetahs bounced back with a strong half-court offense that helped them drain shots on multiple possessions in a row. The end of the first quarter saw the Cheetahs on top 21-18. Both teams began the second quarter struggling against each other to establish a consistent offense, half way through the quarter the score was 27-25 for the Mystics. A late tip-in was canceled out by a 3-pointer seconds before the buzzer by Cheetahs guard Lenny Austin Antwi, giving them the lead 34-33 at the half. The 3rd quarter started with both teams scoring on their first few opening drives, with the Mystics taking the lead by one 42-41 and five minutes remaining in the quarter. Even play on both ends of the floor had the teams still close in score but the Mystics had some of their shots drop that the Cheetahs had rim out. The score with one minute remaining in the third quarter was 49-46. But with seconds left on the clock, the Cheetahs tied up the game with a late 3-pointer by guard Jerome Blake, to tie the game up at 49 entering the 4th quarter. A couple fast breaks early led to the Cheetahs recapturing a 54-53 lead. A clutch 3-pointer by Mystics forward Anthony Zinn gave his team the lead initially at 58-55, but Blake from the Cheetahs scored five points in a row for his team to take a 60-58 lead. A smooth halfcourt offense, with crisp passing and good shot selection awarded the Cheetahs with a 65-60 advantage with less than two minutes remaining. Jerome Blake paced Vanier with 24 on 7-14 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 6-11 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Ben Millaud-Meunier added 11 on 4-20 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Lenny Austin Antwi added 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Seth Amoah added 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 7 boards and 5 steals. Malcolm Henderson added 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 4 boards. Michael Fosu scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Greishe Clerjuste added 4 and Mikee Dosado 2, while Johnathan Bermillo, Carl Nicolae, Brent Browne and Michael Fazzolari were scoreless. Browne nabbed 5 boards. The Cheetahs hit 26-77 (.338) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 10-22 (.455) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 13 assists, 9 turnovers, 1 block and 26 steals. Sean Boulay paced Mount St. Vincent with 21 on 8-18 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Luke Reynolds added 13 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 13 boards and 2 blocks. Justin Hill added 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Anthony Zinn added 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 13 boards. Jeremy Skidmore added 4, Todd Williams 4, along with 4 boards and Kenneth Reardon 2, along with 4 boards, and Karl Fredrick 1. Alex LeBlanc, John Caulfield, Graham Carter, Derico Symonds and Ryan Smith were scoreless. Caulfield nabbed 9 boards and dished 2 assists. The Mystics hit 26-72 (.361) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 8-15 (.533) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 10 assists, 27 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals.
In the other semi, the 5th-seeded Lethbridge Kodiaks stunned the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariner 82-73. The Kodiaks contained high-scoring Andrew Kaban to 11 less than his season average. Trailing 67-56 with 5:28 left, Kaban tried too hard to get them back in it, and threw out a forearm driving to the basket, earning an offensive foul in the process, and fouled out. It was a huge turning point. “I think he’s used to playing against bigger players and (quick guard Jordan) Reiter gave him a hard time on defence, drawing two offensive fouls,” Kodiaks coach Mike Hansen told the Lethbridge Herald, adding that he thought they “frustrated” the VIU star a bit. “The first half we played so poorly, but in the second half we showed resiliency. We tried to be more aggressive.” Their star forward’s exit had VIU frustrated. As guard Jacob Thom took an offensive foul, down eight points late in the game, Mariners coach Tony Bryce waved a white towel to the refs. But his team made a defensive stop and Tyler Wilson hit a basket to cut the Lethbridge lead to 69-63 with three minutes to play. Lethbridge mistakes kept VIU alive, though. Dominyck Coward blew a dunk instead of taking a wide-open layup and then they fouled Tyler Olsen attempting a three-pointer. He hit one of three to leave it 72-65 Kodiaks, but Lethbridge committed a time-count violation trying to inbound the ball. Torrid-shooting Mike Wohlers, VIU’s player of the game, hit a three with 57 seconds left. And Thoms hit a three with 41 seconds to go in a then two-point game, and they trailed 73-71. Lethbridge sank two of four free throws, then Bryce was hit with a technical with 31 seconds left. Lethbridge player of the game Morgan Duce converted one of two and Lethbridge nailed two from the charity stripe to put the game out of reach. VIU came out strong to start the second half, taking a 49-39 lead with 6:00 left in the third quarter. Then Lethbridge made its big run. Spencer Wenzel converted a three-point play two minutes from the third-quarter buzzer to give his team a 54-53 lead. By early in the fourth, Duce’s three-pointer made it 63-55 for Lethbridge. Oregon native Wohlers hit back-to-back threes to make the halftime score 41-35 VIU. After VIU held the early margin, the Kodiaks ended the first quarter with a flourish – on dunks by Scott Bogdan and Coward – to lead 20-17. Morgan Duce paced Lethbridge with 23 on 7-18 from the floor, 3-13 from the arc, 6-10 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Logan Reiter added 15 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7-11 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Jordan Reiter notched 13 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 5 boards. Dominyck Coward notched 12 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Josh Watson added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Spencer Wenzel added 6 on 2-5 from the floor and 2-3 from the line. Scott Bogdan added 4, while Robert Findlay, Dallon Martin, Chris Thomson, Andre Moliterno, Alexi Frigon and Deng Awak were scoreless. The Kodiaks hit 28-74 (.378) from the floor, 5-29 (.172) from the arc and 21-38 (.553) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 11 assists, 20 turnovers, 4 blocks and 12 steals. Mike Wohlers paced Vancouver Island with 31 on 10-24 from the line, 7-17 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Tyler Olsen added 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 3 boards. Andre Kaban scored 10 on 5-12 from the floor and 3 boards. Bryan Tollbom added 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 10 boards and 2 assists. Jacob Thom scored 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Patrick McCarthy notched 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 8 boards. Dakota Russell scored 2, while Harrison Stupich, Evan Verdel, Joel Schat, Clayton Billett and Jess Black were scoreless. The Mariners hit 27-70 (.386) from the floor, 8-26 (.308) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 26 turnovers, 1 block and 15 steals.
In the bronze semis, the 6th-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics smacked the 4th-seeded Northern British Columbia Timberwolves 84-49. MSVU took a commanding 24-7 lead early with dominant defence and led by 13 at the half. More tough defence and a few key three-point shots helped MSVU dominate the third quarter, leading by 20. They extended their lead to 30 in the final frame and romped. Justin Hill paced Mount St. Vincent with 16 on 7-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 4 assists. Sean Boulay added 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 steals. Kenneth Reardon added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Todd Williams notched 10 on 5-7 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 assists. Luke Reynolds added 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Anthony Zinn scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor. Graham Carter added 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 6 boards. Jeremy Skidmore added 5, Ryan Smith 2 and John Caulfield 2 on 1-1 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Alex LeBlanc, Karl Fredrick, Mac Ellis, Derico Symonds and Jay Kelly were scoreless. The Mystics hit 36-57 (.632) from the floor, 8-16 from the arc and 4-7 (.571) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 12 assists, 19 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals. Sebastien-Kevin Louis paced UNBC with 10 on 4-11 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Dennis Stark added 10 on 3-4 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 2 steals. Francis Rowe scored 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Inderbir Gill added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Dan Stark scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Matt Mills scored 3 on 1-13 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc and 3 steals. Jesse Smith added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Robert Rodriguez scored 2, while Joel Rybachuk, Sam Raphael, Abdu Benrabah and Josh Jebose were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 18-61 (.295) from the floor, 4-26 (.154) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 8 assists, 15 turnovers and 10 steals.
In the other bronze semi, the top-ranked Vancouver Island Mariners clipped the 2nd-seeded NAIT Ooks 87-80. “Our team showed a lot of character out there today,” said Mariners coach Tony Bryce. “They bounced back and handled themselves well after a tough game last night.” Starting off strong, NAIT took the lead early scoring the first two baskets, but VIU returned fire quickly and kept the score close all quarter. Well placed three pointers and quality foul shots led to a 27-26 lead for NAIT after one quarter. It was evenly matched as both NAIT and VIU almost went basket for basket the entire quarter. NAIT led 44-40 at the half. Tight defense on both sides led to another evenly scored quarter. Neither team achieve more than a four-point lead throughout the entire third quarter. Vancouver Island took command in the fourth quarter. Andrew Kaban paced Vancouver Island with 24 on 11-18 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Mike Wohlers added 21 on 7-18 from the floor, 2-12 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Jacob Thom notched 21 on 7-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 11 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Bryan Tollbom scored 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Patrick McCarthy added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Tyler Olsen added 2 and Evan Verdel 2, while Harrison Stupich, Joel Schat, Clayton Billett, Jess Black and Dakota Russell were scoreless. The Mariners hit 34-71 (.479) from the floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 15 assists, 25 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals. Clayton Crellin paced NAIT with 23 on 8-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Shane Reece added 20 on 7-14 from the floor, 6-7 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Bol Kong scored 20 on 8-20 from the floor, 4-13 from the arc, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Shane Cox added 10 on 4-15 from the floor, 1-8 arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Corey Saban added 4 and Reece Gavin 3, while Gerard Mozwa, Spencer Campbell, Jawaun States, Nick Cupelli, Bruno Silverstrin and Roderick Iyekekpolor were scoreless. The Ooks hit 29-75 (.387) from the floor, 8-31 (.258) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 11 assists, 24 turnovers, 3 blocks and 15 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners nipped the 6th-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics 73-71. “We worked hard all year long and even though we didn’t get to play for gold, winning the bronze at nationals is great and I’m very proud of the tournament our team had.” said Vancouver Island coach Tony Bryce. The Mystics made a late 8-0 charge to get within 71-70, capped by a Justin Hill three pointer. Down 73-71 with seconds left on the clock, MSVU’s Williams threw up a long range three-point attempt for the win, but the ball just rimmed out giving VIU the win. The show began with a slow start, and either team not wanting to make mistakes early. Missed shots by both teams caused by tight zone defenses, made it hard for the offense to establish a post-game inside. The VIU Mariners jumped out to a 13-5 lead half way through the 1st quarter by getting to the free throw line and making simple lay ups out of the half-court offense. But the MSVU Mystics fought back with nothing but net shooting from forward Anthony Zinn helping his team to a 13-12 score in favour of the Mariners. The 1st quarter ended all tied up at 13. An early put back and a slam-dunk quickly helped the Mariners regain the lead 17-13. But a couple offensive rebounds and a 3-pointer from Zinn gave the advantage back to the Mystics by a score of 20-17. Another 3-pointer from the Mystics helped them pad the lead to 23-17 half way through the 2nd quarter. The Mariners tightened up the defense and made their possessions count on offensive the next couple minutes of the quarter and battled out to a 25-23 lead. Two 3-pointers near the end of the half by guard Mike Wohlers increased to advantage to 33-28. The 3rd quarter started with the Mariners trying to push the tempo and by doing so, helped them to score on fast breaks to extend lead to 40-32. Post play from forward Andrew Kaban padded the advantage to 11 and the biggest lead of the game so far for the Mariners, 47-36. The Mystics attempted to run a smooth offense with excessive ball movement but the Mariners stayed hot from the field and took a lead of 51-39 with three minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Both teams looked to shoot the 3-ball during the last minute of the quarter and the Mystics closed the gap with this strategy. The Mariners led 58-49 after three quarters. The Mystics looked to drive to the basket at the beginning of the 4th quarter and it helped cut the lead down to 62-55. Consistent pressure by both defenses forced tough possessions by each team and half way through the 4th quarter the Mariners were up 65-57. A clutch 3-pointer near the end of the shot clock by Mystics forward Sean Boulay helped chop the lead to 65-62 with less than three minutes to play. The Mystics then applied the half court press with a minute remaining on the clock, and unintentionally drew fouls but the Mariners were able to hit a couple free throws to take their advantage to 71-62. But the Mystics defensive pressure got them back in it unless missing the trey at the buzzer. Patrick McCarthy was chosen player of the game for Vancouver Island, while Anthony Zinn earned the laurels for Mount St. Vincent. Andrew Kaban paced Vancouver Island with 20 on 6-15 from the floor, 8-10 from the line and 3 boards. Mike Wohlers added 17 on 6-16 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jacob Thom added 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Patrick McCarthy added 12 on 6-7 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 steals. Tyler Olsen scored 9 on 4-6 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Joel Schat added 2, while Harrison Stupich, Evan Verdel, Clayton Billett, Jess Black, Dakota Russell and Bryan Tollbom were scoreless. The Mariners hit 28-57 (.491) from the floor, 3-11 (.273) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 14 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 11 steals. Sean Boulay paced Mount St. Vincent with 19 on 7-14 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Anthony Zinn added 16 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Justin Hill added 12 on 4-8 from the arc. Kenneth Reardon added 8 on 2-4 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Luke Reynolds added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Jeremy Skidmore added 4, Todd Williams 4, Graham Carter 2 and Karl Fredrick 1, while Alex LeBlanc, John Caulfield, Mac Ellis, Derico Symonds, Jay Kelly and Ryan Smith were scoreless. The Mystics hit 24-68 (.353) from the floor, 11-30 (.367) from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 12 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals.
In the final, the 7th-seeded Vanier Cheetahs clubbed the 5th-seeded Lethbridge Kodiaks 102-85. The young Cheetahs’ four-guard formation outgunned the Kodiaks’ combination of quickness, inside power and tenacious defence in the battle for gold and national basketball supremacy. No Cheetah was bigger than championship MVP Jerome Blake, who was deadly all night. Vanier coach Andrew Hertzog said he felt confident they would win if they could stay close until crunch time, and they actually led 74-70 after three quarters. “The fourth quarter is our time. If we are anywhere close going into the fourth quarter, we win the game. We have been behind by 10 and 15 points more times in the second half than I can think of this season.” When they trailed early in the second half, Hertzog encouraged them to crank up the aggressiveness. “I told them, ‘if we are going to make mistakes, let’s make sure they are aggressive mistakes.’” Seth Amoah put the French accent on the Vanier victory with a dunk as just a minute remained. The game was actually a lot closer than the score indicated and, in fact, Lethbridge looked to be well in command of the game and tempo in the third quarter. The Kodiaks led throughout the first half by scores of 8-3, 15-7 and 27-25 after one quarter. They lengthened the lead 44-37 with two minutes to go in the half. Lethbridge led 48-41 at halftime. But Vanier continued their tournament trend of big comebacks and started the second half with seven straight – three from Blake’s long ranger to tie the contest at 48-48. The Kodiaks’ twin towers inside of 6-9 Spencer Wenzel and 6-6 Dominyck Coward appeared to give them a slight edge inside in the first part of the contest, but almost every time Lethbridge threatened to pull away, Blake seemed to come up with a big hoop. His pass to Greishe Clerjuste gave them a 68-66 lead with 1:20 left in the third. Coward hit two free throws near the end of the third quarter to get his team within 74-70. At 3:39 of the fourth quarter, Blake hit two free throws to make it 80-74 Vanier. Coward responded inside to keep it close. At 5:19, Blake drew a foul driving to the hoop. He hit one of two to leave it 82-76 Vanier. He added two more with just fewer than four minutes left. It was 86-76 on a fast break by Ben Millaud-Meunier with three minutes left in the game. The four-guard offence that worked so well in the final was actually a strategic “response to what Lethbridge was doing,” said Hertzog. “When they went to four guards, we didn’t have much of a choice; they were too quick for us.” Logan Reiter was chosen player of the game for Lethbridge. Kodiaks coach Mike Hansen told the Lethbridge Herald that “I’ve been dumbfounded all week at how we shot the ball. We were one for 11 from three in the first half. We’ve got guys who can shoot, just for whatever reason, it wasn’t happening this week. I’m really proud of all these guys because I don’t think they ever let me down when it came to effort or desire. You know, there are times when things don’t go your way but it isn’t because of heart, I know that. It’s hard right now. I told these guys at the beginning of the year that the only team in the country that could beat them was themselves, and that’s what happened. I thought we missed some chances to close them out and extend our lead in the first half and then they came out in the second half and we started doing things that are uncharacteristic for this team.” Hansen added that some of his players were “playing for a call instead of playing basketball.” Jerome Blake paced Vanier with 32 on 10-25 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 8-10 from the line and 6 boards. Lenny Austin Antwi added 24 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Seth Amoah scored 16 on 8-12 from the floor. Ben Millaud-Meunier notched 11 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 7 steals. Brent Browne added 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 7 boards and 3 steals. Johnathan Bermillo notched 4 on 1-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Greishe Clerjuste added 4, along with 6 boards, Malcolm Henderson 2 and Michael Fosu 2 on 0-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Mikee Dosado, Jhony Verrone, Carl Nicolae, Chris Henny-Nyanguila and Michael Fazzolari were scoreless. The Cheetahs hit 35-80 (.438) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 25-35 (.714) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 15 turnovers, 3 blocks and 16 steals. Dominyck Coward paced Lethbridge with 22 on 10-16 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Logan Reiter added 18 on 6-20 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 5 boards. Spencer Wenzel added 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Jordan Reiter notched 12 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Morgan Duce added 8 on 2-17 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Josh Watson scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 6 boards. Robert Findlay, Dallon Martin, Scott Bogdan, Chris Thomson, Andre Moliterno, Alexi Frigon and Deng Awak were scoreless. The Kodiaks hit 31-88 (.352) from the floor, 5-27 (.185) from the arc and 18-21 (.857) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 13 assists, 27 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals.
Vanier’s Jerome Blake was chosen the tournament MVP. Joining Blake on the all-tournament team were Logan Reiter (Lethbridge); Sean Boulay (Mount Saint Vincent); Andrew Kaban (Vancouver Island); Dominyck Coward (Lethbridge) and Lenny Austin Antwi (Vanier)
The second all-star team featured Inderbir Gill (Northern British Columbia); Jacob Thom (Vancouver Island); Jordan Reiter (Lethbridge); Mike Wohlers (Vancouver Island); and Ben Millaud-Meunier (Vanier)
The bronze medalist Vancouver Island Mariners: Harrison Stupich; Evan Verdel; Mike Wohlers; Jacob Thom; Andrew Kaban; Joel Schat; Clayton Billett; Jess Black; Tyler Olsen; Dakota Russell; Patrick McCarthy; Bryan Tollbom; coach Tony Bryce; assistant Henry Bui; assistant Carson Williams; athletic director Bruce Hunter
The silver medalist Lethbridge Kodiaks: Dominyck Coward; Jordan Reiter; Robert Findlay; Dallon Martin; Josh Watson; Logan Reiter; Scott Bogdan; Chris Thomson; Morgan Duce; Andre Moliterno; Spencer Wenzel; Alexi Frigon; Deng Awak; coach Mike Hansen
The gold medalist Vanier Cheetahs: Jerome Blake; Lenny Austin Antwi; Ben Millaud-Meunier; Jonathan Bermillo; Seth Amoah; Jhony Verrone; Carl Nicolae; Chris Henny-Nyanguila; Greishe Clerjuste; Brent Browne; Malcolm Henderson; Michael Fosu; Michael Fazzolari; Mikee Dosado; coach Andrew Hertzog; assistant Stephen White; assistant Dakarai Jarvis; assistant Louis Chevrier; therapist Fernando Fiscina; therapist Max Hanna