2003-04 OUA – men

REGULAR SEASON

	EAST				WEST
	Carleton	22-0	39-2	Dave Smart	McMaster	17-5	28-10	Joe Raso
	RMC	14-8	18-17	Craig Norman	Guelph	16-6	23-14	Chris O’Rourke
	York	13-9	23-17	Bob Bain	Brock	15-7	24-15	Ken Murray
	Ottawa	12-10	24-14	Dave DeAveiro	Waterloo	13-9	23-13	Tom Kieswetter
	Queen’s	10-12	17-15	Chris Oliver	Wilfrid Laurier	11-11	17-18	Peter Campbell
	Toronto	6-16	12-24	Sherwyn Benn	Windsor	11-11	14-18	Mike Havey
	Laurentian	6-16	6-21	Virgil Hill	Lakehead	5-17	10-25	Scott Morrison
	Ryerson	0-22	1-31	Patrick Williams	Western	5-17	8-23	Craig Boydell

Playoff non-qualifiers:

       Lakehead Thunderwolves: Matthew Erdman, Ryan Bishop, Aaron Casella, Christopher Swenson, Matthew Koeslag, Duncan Hutchison, Chris Richards, Sandy Millar, Aaron Rost, Lee Reckman, Matthew Verboom, Steve Zapior, Ryan Sinninghe, Brennan Percy, Kiraan Posey, coach Scott Morrison

       Laurentian Voyageurs: Nathan Graham, Colin Yates, Brody Bishop, Andrew Greig, Mike Raskevicius, Ryan Done, Pablo Martinez, Aaron Sidenberg, Lucas Wiebenga, Jesse Adjei, Colin Sheridan, Ben Palmer, James Goldsack, James Jefferson, coach Virgil Hill

       Ryerson Rams: Omar Bryan, Shae Frattura, Mark Ibrahimovic, Errol Fraser, Sherif Shehata, Vladimir Nikolic, Waleed Belcher, Vladimir Matevski, Igor Bakovic, Filip Krstevski, Peter Veltmann, coach Patrick Williams

       Western Mustangs: Adam Peaker, Daron Leonard, Kyle Coatsworth, James Yoon, Sagar Desai, Matthew Coatsworth, Tyler Done, James Harrison, Jeremy McCall, Alan Paron, Adam Ruickbie, Darren Veira, Greg Ross, Nathan Lee, Adam Peaker, coach Craig Boydell

In the East quarterfinals, 4th-seeded Ottawa defeated 5th-seeded Queen’s 63-60 at Montpetit Hall as Greg Sam 20 on 5-6 from the floor, 2.6 from the arc and 4 boards; Curtis Shakespeare 11 on 4-4 from the floor and 11 boards; Jeff Dallin 8 on 1-4 from the floor and 6 boards; Jermaine Campbell 8 on 2-6 from the floor and six boards; Alex McLeod 6, David Martin 4 on 2-5 from the floor; Marko Jovic 4, Teti Kabetu 2, Alex Duford 0, and Miran Omanovic 0. Ottawa shot 18-39 (.462) from the floor, including 4-16 (.250) from the arc. They hit 15-29 (.517) from the line, garnered 40 boards, 7 assists, 17 fouls, 10 turnovers, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Ben Doornekamp paced Queen’s with 17 on 8-15 from the floor and 10 boards, Neal Dawson added 10 on 5-13 from the floor and 8 boards, Simon Mitchell 10 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc and 6 boards, Will Featherstonhaugh 10 on 7-7 from the line and 5 boards, Brendan O’Leary 7 on 3-4 from the floor and 4 boards, Jon Cudney 3 on 3-3 from the line, Jordan Balaban 3 on 1-1 from the arc, Alex Liang 0, Jeff Bolton 0 and Kyle McCleery 0. The Golden Gaels (coached by Chris Oliver, assisted by Denis Beausoleil) also included Lucas Goltz, Adam Wilson, Cam Eby and Ben Lightburn. The Gaels shot 18-42 (.429) from the floor, 4-21 (.190) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, dishing out 6 assists, committing 22 fouls, having 8 turnovers, 4 steals and 4 blocks. With an upset looming, the Gee-Gees were rescued by fifth-year forward Jeff Dallin, who made several critical plays down the stretch, including a key block of a Ben Doornekamp turnaround jumper with 14 seconds to play and Ottawa clinging to a one-point lead. He recovered the loose ball, was fouled and hit both free throws. Greg Sam scored 14 in the second half, including a steal that led to a fastbreak slam dunk to give Ottawa its first lead with eight minutes to play and a steal in the final two minutes as the Gee-Gees tried to stave off a last-minute Queen’s charge. He also drilled a trey to give the Gee-Gees a 60-58 lead with a minute remaining on the clock. “We proved to ourselves tonight that we can come back from any deficit, any adversity”, said coach David DeAveiro. “I am most happy and proud for Jeffy D. who did what a fifth-year senior should do: carry the team when we needed it most. His three to bring us to within one with 2 minutes left was the momentum changer, his block at the end was the deciding factor and his clutch free throws gave us the cushion we needed for the last 10 seconds. Greg also was unbelievable for us in the second half especially.” Freshman Queen’s guard Simon Mitchell had drilled a trey and a 12-footer with three minutes to play to give Queen’s a 56-50 lead. But Curtis Shakespeare hit a turnaround jumper and caught a break when a Mitchell crossover dribble appeared to go off Jermaine Campbell and roll out of bounds. But officials ruled Ottawa ball and Dallin promptly nailed a trey to get the hometown crowd of 800 back in it. Ottawa’s pressure allowed Sam to step in and intercept a Doornekamp pass and race for the dunk. Gaels center Neal Dawson responded with a putback bucket but Sam answered with another trey. With the game tied at 37, Campbell hit one of two from the line, setting the stage for Dallin’s block.

       In the other East quarterfinal, 3rd-seeded York thrashed 6th-seeded Toronto 97-62. Tom McChesney scores 24 on 9-13 from the floor, including 3-5 from the arc and 4 assists. Jordan Foebel added 16 on 8-11 from the floor and eight boards and six blocks; Ryan French 15 on 7-12 from the floor and seven boards, Mike Di Claudio 12 on 4-4 from the floor, Dan Eves 11 on 5-6 from the floor, Branislav Misovic 8, Mark Prskalo 3, Scott McLeod 2, Chaka Harris 2, Mike Nixon 2, Yago Tascon 2. The Lions shoot 39-62 (.630) from the floor, including 7-11 (.640) from the arc and 12-19 (.630) from the line. They garnered 35 boards, including 28 on the defensive end, 21 fouls, 27 assists, 18 turnovers, 10 blocks and 7 steals. The Blues (coached by Sherwyn Benn) included Paul Sergautis, Randy Urban, Adam Diamant, Kofi Kusi-Achampong, David Tron, Joe Crampton, Mohammed Safarzadeh, Michael Tatham, Dayo Baiyewu, Michael DiGiorgio, Kenny Hilborn, Viktor Bezic, Michael Williams, Jonathon Taweel and Kelly Mukatuma.

       In the East semis, top-seeded Carleton nipped 4th-seeded Ottawa 62-61. It wasn’t quite their typical virtuoso performance. But the top-ranked Carleton men’s basketball Ravens earned the right to defend their Canadian Interuniversity Sport national title by dumping the cross-town rival University of Ottawa Gee-Gees at the Raven’s Nest on a Josh Poirier free throw with five seconds to play. Although the Ravens exploded out of the blocks to take a 9-0 lead on a three-pointer and a pair of low-post buckets by Paul Larmand, it was quickly apparent they were feeling the pressure of the moment. They soon began neglecting their defensive box-outs and their perimeter defence, while uncharacteristically forcing passes and bad shots on offence. The turnovers allowed the Gee-Gees to claw back within 34-32 at the half on timely perimeter shooting by David Martin and penetration-dribble drives by Alex McLeod and Jermaine Campbell. The Ravens went back to their bread-and-butter as veterans like Larmand and Matt Ross settled their younger teammates in the second half, pounding the ball to Poirier in the low post as they built a 51-43 lead. But the Gee-Gees kept drilling mid-range jumpers as they countered with a 9-2 run to trim the margin to 53-52 with six minutes to play. Larmand countered with a pair of three-pointers to restore Carleton’s working margin. But again, the Gee-Gees wouldn’t die and fought back to knot the score at 59 with 16 seconds to play on a Marko Jovic three-pointer. The Ravens set up Poirier in the blocks but he was fouled with five seconds to play, and drilled the winning free throw, despite having missed his previous seven charity tosses. A desperation three-pointer by McLeod fell just short at the buzzer. “It’s great to win,” said Poirier. “Now we have to put this behind us.” Ross noted that “it’s not the way we wanted to win. But we won and we’re going to nationals. We were a little nervous early. We weren’t getting a lot offensively. We came out good. But then we let up. That’s what we can’t do. When we get up by 10 that’s when we gotta get stops and put it out of reach.” Coach Dave Smart said the Raven’s youth and relative inexperience was evident. “For a lot of guys, it was their time in this kind of pressure situation. We tried to get a big lead quick instead of just methodically doing what we’ve done all year. We got a scare and we got lucky. But we’re going to nationals.” “Thank God for Josh, when he made that foul shot. We survived this one,” Smart added. Paul Larmand paced Carleton with 22 points on 8-13 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Josh Poirier added 17 on 7-9 from the floor, 3-10 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Mike Smart scored 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Robbie Green scored 6 on 2-7 from the arc and 3 boards. Matt Ross scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, and 5 boards. Ryan Bell added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie notched 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 assists, while Adam Falsetto was scoreless and nabbed 3 boards. The Ravens shot 23-47 (.489) from the floor, 8-18 (.444) from the arc and 8-17 (.471) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals. David Martin led Ottawa with 14 points on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 2 boards. Jeff Dallin notched 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Marko Jovic scored 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Greg Sam scored 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Alex McLeod scored 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Curtis Shakespeare scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor and 6 boards. Teti Kabetu scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Jermaine Campbell was held scoreless while notching 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. The Gee-Gees (coached by David DeAveiro, assisted by Andre Desjardins, James Derouin and Clarence Porter) also included Alex Ethier, Sean Peter, Sebastien Sogne, Andrew Gayle, Miran Omanovic, Alex Duford, Adam White and Jonathan Daniel. The Gee-Gees shot 24-64 (.375) from the floor, 4-20 (.200) from the arc and 9-12 (.750) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 5 assists, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 10 steals.

       In the other East semi, the 3rd-seeded York Yeoman defeated the 2nd-seeded RMC Paladins 56-43. The Paladins and Lions traded blow for blow and bruise for bruise in their semi-final, which often seemed more an audition for the World Wrestling Federation. The score was knotted at 25 at the half but York took command as their perimeter shooters found their range. Branislav Misovic nailed a pair of three-pointers as the Lions took a 41-32 lead and then buried the Paladins on pull-up jumpers by Tom McChesney. “It was physical,” said Lions forward Ryan French, who held OUA East MVP Kevin Dulude to 13 points on 5-of-20 from the floor. “They tried to take us out of our game by being physical. But we matched their intensity and their strength and their focus.” York coach Bob Bain said that “it was one of those grinding games. I’m exhausted, it was so physical. But we hung in there and our depth really helped.” RMC coach Craig Norman noted that “25% shooting won’t cut it at this level.” Tom McChesney led York with 22 points on 7-14 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jordan Foebel added 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 9 boards, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Ryan French scored 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Dan Eves scored 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Branislav Misovic scored 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 1-1- from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Chaka Harris 1, along with 4 boards, while Yago Tascon, Mike Di Claudio, Scott McLeod and Matt Parfitt were scoreless. McLeod nabbed 3 boards. The Lions shot 21-51 (.412) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 12 assists, 12 turnovers, 4 blocks and 10 steals. Adam Asquini paced the Paladins with 14 points on 5-13 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Kevin Dulude added 13 points on 5-20 from the floor, 3-13 from the arc, 10 boards and 3 steals. Bayode Ajayi scored 10 on 3-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Stephen Scriver scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 7 boards. Jonathan Carreiro added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Bryan Matthews, Matthew McLeod and Grant Anderson were scoreless. The Paladins (coached by Craig Norman, assisted by Hugh Lynn and Paul Hungler) also included Joseph Grozelle, Bradley Krajcik, Jared Harnish, Matthew Bentley and Douglas Russell. RMC shot 15-55 (.273) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 7-8 (.875) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 9 assists, 13 turnovers and 6 steals.

       In the East final, the top-seeded Carleton Ravens defeated the 2nd-seeded York Yeomen (now the Lions) 74-67. It seemed all they had to do was click their black and white sneakers together to get back on track. One night after getting the fright of their lives against the archrival University of Ottawa and nearly seeing their hopes of defending their Canadian Interuniversity Sport title slip away, the Ravens “played loose” as point Mike Smart noted, and breezed past the Lions. “There was nothing on the line and we didn’t feel we put forward our best effort (on Friday), so we came out and played hard. And in the second half, we played tougher ‘D’ and the shots started falling.” York blistered the nets and dominated the boards as they scrapped to a 32-29 lead at the half on the perimeter bombing of Tom McChesney and Dan Eves. But the torrid tempo eventually wore down the Lions. Smart got Carleton on the fast track early in the second half, hammering a three-pointer, an 18-footer as the shot clock expired, and twice delivering perfect feeds as the Ravens opened the frame with a 12-3 run to take their first lead. Although the unstoppable McChesney countered with a pair of fadeaway jumpers, and Lion forward Ryan French’s exceptional defence continued to silence Carleton gunner Paul Larmand, Smart’s decision-making was impeccable as he consistently attacked the basket with the penetration-dribble to break down York’s defence and find the open shooter as Carleton built its lead to 12. Still, McChesney wouldn’t quit. He drilled a pair of three-pointers to rally York within six with a minute to play. But Smart fed Ryan Bell for a layup to stem the bleeding and earn Carleton its third OUA East crown in four campaigns. “I’m so proud of these kids,” said coach Dave Smart. “To win 24 straight in this league says a lot about the character of these kids, particularly the young ones who were put on the floor in pressure situations as rookies, when they’re probably thinking “I didn’t sign up for this, this early’.” One of those rookies savored his first taste of a title. “It’s just great,” said Bell. “We came out with a little more energy today and it worked.” York coach Bob Bain says Smart’s penetration drives proved the difference. “But I’m proud of the fact we could come into their gym and play them even for most of the game.” Mike Smart paced the Ravens with 18 points on 4-10 from the floor, 9-12 from the arc, 10 assists, 2 steals and 4 boards. Ryan Bell added 16 points on 6-9 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Paul Larmand scored 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 6 boards. Josh Poirier scored 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Adam Falsetto scored 9 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Robbie Green scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Osvaldo Jeanty added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Matt Ross was scoreless on 0-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards. The Ravens shot 24-58 (.414) from the floor, 5-16 (.313) from the arc and 21-27 (.778) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 11 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals. Tom McChesney paced York with 29 on 11-21 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 2 steals and 3 boards. Dan Eves added 17 on 6-15 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Jordan Foebel scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 7 boards and 4 blocks. Ryan French scored 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Chaka Harris scored 4 on 1-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Branislav Misovic scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 4 boards. Scott McLeod added 1, while Mike DiClaudio, Mike Nixon and Matt Parfitt were scoreless. DiClaudio nabbed 2 boards. The Lions shot 25-67 (.373) from the floor, 8-20 (.400) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 10 assists, 11 turnovers, 5 blocks and 5 steals.

       In the annual OUA East awards, Carleton was shut out despite running the table with an unblemished (22-0) record. RMC forward Kevin Dulude, RMC coach Craig Norman and Queen’s guard Simon Mitchell scooped up the three major OUA East awards. The Ravens did, however, place three players –point guard Mike Smart, forward Paul Larmand and centre Josh Poirier — on the league’s first team all-star squad. Dulude, who led the league in scoring (21.05 points per game) for the second year in a row, and rebounding (10.68) for the third year in a row, was selected as the loop’s top player in voting by the league’s coaches. Norman, who turned the Paladins record around from (8-14) to a (14-8) second-place finish, is conference coach of the year. Mitchell, who averaged 9.05 points per game, will be named rookie of the year. It marks the second year in a row that Carleton’s team leader and playmaker has failed to be recognized for his efforts despite performing at a level that warranted national player-of-the-year consideration, let alone conference MVP honours. But Dulude’s selection will preclude point guard Mike Smart’s consideration for national player-of-the-year laurels, much as it did for brother Robbie Smart last year, although both delivered spellbinding seasons while running the Raven’s offence like a Swiss clock and unselfishly helping teammates put up gaudier numbers. Only conference MVPs are eligible for national MVP voting. “It’s a sign of total lack of respect for our program,” said one Carleton source. The selection of Dulude as OUA East MVP, and Adam Guiney as OUA West MVP, also all but preclude Smart from receiving Canadian Interuniversity Sport first or second team all-Canadian recognition. In fact, in the OUA coaches’ submission to the CIS for all-Canadian consideration, Smart places a distant sixth on the coaches list, making even second-team recognition altogether unlikely. Larmand has a far better shot at all-Canadian status, having been placed third among OUA nominees. Joining Dulude, Smart, Larmand and Poirier on the OUA first-team all-star squad is York point guard Tom McChesney. The second-team all-star squad features RMC forward Bayode Ajayi, U of Ottawa point guard Alex McLeod, U of Toronto forward Kenny Hilborn, Laurentian guard Jim Jefferson, York forward Ryan French and Queen’s forward Ben Doornekamp.

       In the West quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Waterloo Warriors edged the 5th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 66-63. A last-minute surge had the Hawks down 3 with six-seconds to go and running a sideline inbounds play to try to score to send the game to overtime. But the shot came up short. The Hawks had rallied with an 8-2 run down the stretch to put themselves in a position to win. But their season-long nemeses of poor free throw shooting and missed layups proved their undoing. The Warriors, by contrast, hit 20-25 from the line and scored 32 points in the paint. Waterloo attacked early with the penetration dribble and Graham Jarman scored 17 in the half as the Warriors built an early lead. They were ahead by as many as 13 but the Hawks began drilled treys to rally within 38-36 at the half. A 7-2 run to open the second half extended their lead to seven but Laurier’s defence limited the Warriors to one field goal over the next 10 minutes as the Hawks trimmed the margin to two with eight minutes to play. But Waterloo hit 10 of their next 12 free throws to maintain their lead. Waterloo, playing without starting forward Michael Davis, who’d broken a bone in his left hand, was led by Jarman’s 25 points. Dave Munkley added 19 and 9 boards, while Andrew Coatsworth scored 9 and grabbed 4 boards. Bert Riviere paced Laurier with 15 points before fouling out with 2.5 minutes to play. Todd Cooney and Andrew MacKay each added 12. Rob Innes scored 8 and nabbed 11 boards. The Golden Hawks (coached by Peter Campbell, assisted by Jamie Lockington, Paul Falco, Mike Quigley and Dave Wall, student assistant Brian Vermunt, student trainer Beth Doxsee, manager Haley Caldwell, chiropractor David Orchard) also included Allen Lovett, Omar Miles, Luke Nieuwland, Corey McLaren, Chris Caruso, Wade Currie, Brett Coulthard, Nur Alamin, Josh Van Weiren and Trevor Csima.

       In the other West quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Brock Badgers dumped the 6th-seeded Windsor Lancers 72-55 before a raucus, packed Bob Davis Gymnasium. All-star Kevin Steinstra was unstopped in the paint as he hit 7-8 in the first half, while point guard Brad Rootes was focused. The Badgers defence shut down Trevor Boose, who’d scored over 30 both times the teams met during the regular season. Brock broke to a 7-0 lead, quickly extended their margin to 10 and found themselves ahead 42-27 at the half. They dominated the boards and coasted to the easy win as coach Ken Murray emptied the bench in the second half. Badgers coach Ken Murray told the St. Catharines Standard that “one of our goals today was we had to get off to a good start and get Kevin off to a good start. We did both.” Kevin Steinstra paced Brock with 20 points on 8-12 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 12 boards and 4 assists. Brad Rootes added 19 on 7-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 6 assists. Morgan Fairweather scored 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 2 boards. Ryan Walker scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Scott Murray notched 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Erik Falk added 2, along with 4 boards, Kevin McKenna 2, along with 4 boards, Rohan Steen 2, along with 2 boards, and Dusty Bianchin 1, along with 10 boards, while Dave Carlone, Nathan Steinstra, Kevin French and Derrick Stryker were scoreless. The Badgers shot 27-55 from the floor, 9-22 from the arc and 9-13 from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 14 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 5 steals. Anthony Rizzeto and Ryan Steer each scored 15 for Windsor. Rizzetto hit his 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 6 boards. Steer notched 15 on 6-17 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Trevor Boose scored 10 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Gregory Allin scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Richard Allin added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Antoine Terry added 2 and Jamal Edwards 1 on 0-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists, while Mat Burkhart, Justin Goggins and Sadiki Robertson were scoreless. The Lancers (coached by Mike Havey) also included Mike Lalonde, Sean Ludwig, David Ouellette, Jeff Abankwa, Robert Pragai and Ramsey Windsor. The Lancers hit 22-65 from the floor, 5-21 from the arc and 6-13 from the line, while garnering 32 boards, half on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 14 assists, 14 turnovers and 5 steals.

       In the West semis, top-seeded McMaster whipped 4th-seeded Waterloo 83-60. Waterloo elected to double, and sometimes triple-team, OUA West Player of the Year, Adam Guiney but McMaster’s supporting cast made them pay as they tied a team record with 15 treys. Forward Adam Steiner, returning to the lineup after five games with a hand injury, also asserted himself, scoring 12. The Marauders put the Warriors in an early hole when 6-5 Hamilton St. Thomas More graduate John Obrovac hit four bombs from beyond the arc. McMaster took an early 14-4 lead and never looked back. “Rob Scully came in and he hit a really deep one. He told us later, ‘hey, with all you guys hitting I had to get in on the action,” said Obrovac. Coach Joe Raso said Obrovac’s “shooting the ball real well for us this year. His shooting percentage from the three-point line has been real good (.500). I think what happened was they made a mistake in giving John the shot and he took it. He was just in a very comfortable mood. He is a good three-point shooter and we need John. We need that production from that position.” McMaster led 28-14 after nine minutes, and by as many as 20 before a late Waterloo rally trimmed the margin to 46-32 at the half. The Warriors cut the lead to 48-40 briefly but McMaster responded with another trey to restore a double digit lead they would never relinquish. Ben Katz scored 19 on 2-6 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 7 boards and 4 steals. Jon Obrovac added 19 on 5-10 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Rob Scully scored 13 on 3-5 from the arc. Adam Steiner scored 12 on 5-7 from the floor and 7 boards; Justin Gunter scored 10 on 2-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Adam Guiney scored 3 and nabbed 4 boards. Michael Hendrickse scored 3, Eli Carlone 2, Jeremy Patry 2, Matthew Webber 0, Steve Martin 0, S. Raphael 0, Chaz Elhag 0 and Jon Behie 0. McMaster shot 12-30 (.433) from the floor, 15-28 (.536) from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 18 fouls, 13 turnovers, 10 steals and 5 blocks. Dave Munkley paced Waterloo with 15 points on 5-12 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 3 boards. Graham Jarman scored 10 on 5-9 from the floor and 3 assists; Mike Sovran scored 10 on 3-8 from the floor and 3 boards. Andrew Coatsworth scored 9 on 2- 4 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 9 boards. Chris Edwards scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Gerard Magennis added 4, Matt Kieswetter 2, Bryan Nichol 2, Andrew Westlake 2, Durran Wedderburn 0, and Boris Zadkovic 0. The Warriors (coached by Tom Kieswetter) also included Nenad Medic, Olivier Quesnel, Michael Davis and Mili Milidrag. Waterloo shot 22-49 (.449) from the floor, 1-10 from the arc and 13-20 (.650) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 15 fouls, 17 turnovers, 8 steals and 2 blocks.

       In the other West semi, 3rd-seeded Brock stunned 2nd-seeded Guelph 70-59 to secure their first trip to the CIS nationals since 1993. The Badgers notched a series of second half runs to pull the upset. With the game tied and eight minutes to play, Brock closed it out with a 21-8 run. They’d earlier opened the second half with a 12-0 run to erase a 27-25 halftime deficit. Guelph had unanswered with its own 13-0 run before Steinstra hit a pair of free throws to ignite a final Badgers push. Morgan Fairweather was unstoppable in the second half, scoring 15 of his 18 points. Fairweather hit 5-11 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc and 4-4 from the line and dished 2 assists. Dusty Bianchin added 17 on 8-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 12 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Kevin Steinstra scored 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line 8 boards and 5 assists. Scott Murray scored 10 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 5 boards. Brad Rootes scored 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Rohan Steen scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists, while Ryan Walker was scoreless. Brock shot 23-54 from the floor, 8-22 from the arc and 16-18 from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 12 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 blocks and 4 steals. Badgers coach Ken Murray told the St. Catharines Standard that “the one thing that we had going for us is the three first-year plays (Rootes, Murray and Bianchin) we start are all used to play in big games (in both provincial high school and club ball). … Once Kevin French got hurt, Dusty is one of the players who has taken his game to another level. We’re playing pretty well without Kevin French and that is surprising me. My gut feeling is he won’t be back and we’re going to have go with what we have.” Murray added that Morgan Fairweather “seems to be a lot more comfortable out there and he hit some big shots when we were pulling away.” Fairweather said “especially from the three-point line over the last five or six games, the shot has been feeling really good. When you’re feeling that good, you have to take the shot.” Bianchin said “we played all year for this game and we’ve boing this for three or four years now, playing and winning the big games. That is what we do and that is why we play. … We’re feeling great and we’re getting contributions from everyone on the floor. It’s flowing as a team and we’re having fun out there.” Kyle Julius led Guelph with 20 points on 7-17 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Nadan Kapetanovic scored 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 6 boards. Radhi Knapp scored 8 on 3-16 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 12 boards. Eric Malcolm scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. John-Scott Esposito notched 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Taylor Brown added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists, while John-Michael Irving and Mark Valvasori were scoreless. The Gryphons (coached by Chris O’Rourke, assisted by Pat Dooley, Matt King and Scott Robinson, trained Drew Eidt) also included Mark Melehes, Shane Cooney, Andrew Skiperis, Matt Rosar, Jonathan Gurnham, Jason Popofski, Jeff Foster and Jonathan Odumeru. The Gryphons shot 22-61 from the floor, 6-21 from the arc and 9-14 from the line, while grabbing 34 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 8 assists, 17 turnovers and 9 steals.

       In the West final, top-seeded McMaster defeated 3rd-seeded Brock 78-71. The Marauders opened the game on fire, feeding off the home crowds to take a 9-1 lead. The Badgers closed the gap to 12-11 on a Morgan Fairweather jumper and finally took the lead with 30 seconds to play in the frame on a Rohan Steen bucket that gave them a 39-38 lead at the half. Brock opened the second frame with an 11-0 run before John Obrovac finally got the Marauders on the boards with a trey. Brock extended its lead to 57-43 before Rob Scully hit back-to-back bombs that re-ignited McMaster’s offence. Ben Katz cut the margin to 64-60 with a pair of treys. Scully added his fifth trey of the night to cut the margin to 64-63 with five minutes to play. McMaster took the lead 44 seconds later when Adam Guiney followed his own miss to score and Justin Gunter made a steal and hit 5-6 from the line down the stretch to pull out the win. Marauders coach Joe Raso wrote the word “passion” on the blackboard after the game to emphasize the difference. When the Maroon and Grey played with it, they dominated, Raso said. Brock out-rebounded McMaster 39-29. Bob Scully paced the Marauders with 21 points on 6-12 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Ben Katz scored 20 on 7-12 from the floor and 4-5 from the arc while grabbing 4 boards. John Obrovac scored 10 on 4-8 from the floor. Adam Steiner added 10 on 4-9 from the floor and 9 boards. Adam Guiney scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor and 7 boards. Justin Gunter added 7 points and 6 assists off the bench. Eli Carlone scored 4, Matthew Webber 0, Michael Hendrickse 0, Jeremy Patry 0, Steven Raphael 0 and Steve Martin 0. The Marauders shot 27-59 (.458) from the floor, 11-20 (.550) from the arc and 13-16 (.813) from the line, while garnering 17 fouls, 29 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 12 turnovers, 6 blocks and 5 steals. Kevin Steinstra paced Brock with 27 points on 11-19 from the floor, 5-11 from the line and 9 boards. Brad Rootes added 17 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc and 6 boards. Scott Murray scored 11 on 4-8 from the floor and 8 boards. Morgan Fairweather notched 9 on 4-10 from the floor and 3 boards. Dusty Bianchin scored 2, Rohan Steen 1, Derrick Stryker 0, Ryan Walker 0 and Eric Falk 0. Steinstra told the St. Catharines Standard that “it was probably the best game I’ve played offensively and defensively. In the beginning, they single-teamed me and I took advantage of that. When they three two guys at me (at the start of the second half), my teammates did a great job of making shots. We relaxed a bit and they made a run at us. … We’re a young team. Most of the year, we’ve been hiding that. We’ve played a lot more mature than we are.” Badgers coach Ken Murray said “we looked at the scoreboard and thought the game was over. There was too much time left and once Mac got the momentum, we couldn’t stop it. They showed why they are a good basketball team and why they won the conference. They are a veteran team and we are a very young team. We made some young mistakes.” The Badgers shot 27-62 (.435) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 11-21 (.524) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 12 assists, 12 turnovers 3 blocks and 4 steals.

In the Wilson Cup, Carleton defeated McMaster 68-59 to capture the first of their back-to-back titles, later repeating as national champs. The Ravens feasted on the McMaster Marauders like an appetizer before the main course yesterday to earn their second successive Wilson Cup in what was the final game played at the 40-year-old Raven’s Nest, before the opening of Carleton’s new Alumni Hall & Sports Centre the following fall. “Hopefully, this is the start of going back-to-back, both in Ontario and at nationals,” said guard Osvaldo Jeanty. “We wanted to come out and prove that we’re a tough team and we’re going to be hard to beat at nationals. We feel kind of insulted when people say we’re a soft team that just makes threes.” The slugfest was great preparation for nationals, added point guard Mike Smart, who earned the Kitch McPherson Trophy as MVP of the Ontario final after scoring 19. “They’re very scrappy and we knew it would be a rough game. But we dug in. We defended and we got buckets when we needed to.” The Ravens hit eight three-pointers, including a pair apiece by Jeanty and Adam Falsetto, as well as a buzzer-beating bomb by Smart, as they took an 36-30 lead at the half despite suffering a five-minute scoring drought and missing a half-dozen layups in the low-post. They continued to miss uncontested bunnies as McMaster knotted the score at 42 on a series of interior buckets by Adam Steiner. But Smart drove the baseline for an old-fashioned three-point play and then drilled a three-pointer to ignite a 12-1 run to get Carleton back on track. The Marauders briefly trimmed the margin to four before the Ravens put the final outcome of McMaster’s out of reach with another of their trademark runs, a 10-0 burst bookended by hoops from rookies Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie and Ryan Bell. It earned them a standing ovation from a sold-out Raven’s Nest, led by the deafening din of a group of basketball-helmet-headed students, self-described as ‘The Smarties: C U in Halifax’, who’d harangued the Marauders behind their bench all afternoon by banging pots and screaming chants on the order of: “McMaster McSucks.” Coach Dave Smart noted that “we struggled to score in the low post but we did a good job on the boards.” Smart was fined $500 earlier in the week for telling a Hamilton newspaper the Wilson Cup has become a “meaningless” game before nationals. But it was good preparation, Smart said. “They go to war and they play hard. I pride our team on being the toughest team in the country and if there’s a team that could be as tough, it’s them, so it’s great to play them.” McMaster coach Joe Raso concurred, saying it was a good test for both teams. “We made some mistakes and we paid the price for them. But when we walked out of here, I said to our guys: can you beat this team? And they felt they could. That’s all I have to know as a coach.” Mike Smart led Carleton with 19 points on 5-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 5 boards and 7 assists. Adam Falsetto added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Osvaldo Jeanty scored 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Josh Poirier scored 8 on 2-11 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 11 boards and 5 assists. Ryan Bell scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 6 boards. Paul Larmand scored 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Robbie Green scored 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Matt Ross added 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie added 2. The Ravens hit 20-58 (.345) from the floor, 9-19 (.474) from the arc and 19-21 (.905) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 13 assists, 9 turnovers and 3 steals. Ben Katz led McMaster with 16 points on 6-18 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Adam Steiner scored 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jason Gunter scored 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. John Obrovac scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Adam Guiney added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, Steve Martin 2 and Rob Scully 1 on 0-11 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Matthew Webber, Eli Carlone and Jeremy Patry were scoreless. The Marauders shot 22-58 (.379) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 12 assists, 8 turnovers, 3 blocks and 6 steals.

After the season, R.M.C. coach Craig Norman bailed for McGill.

       Toronto holds a competition to select a new head coach to replace interim coach Sherwyn Benn. The Blues selected Mike Katz, a long-time national team assistant and head coach of Humber College, and formerly George Harvey Collegiate in Toronto. “It wasn’t an easy decision to leave Humber after the run I’ve had there. But I figured I had one more challenge left in me,” said Katz, who played the Varsity Blues from 1968-71. “Mike has shown incredible commitment to his teams and players, as well as having an intense passion for the game matched with extensive knowledge of the sport,” says Liz Hoffman, dean of co-curricular education at the Faculty of Physical Education and Health. ”We’re thrilled to have him join the Varsity Blues program as head coach.” Katz coached Humber since 1984, where he won seven provincial and five national titles, while producing seven all-Canadians. He had an overall won-loss record of 455-156 in the college ranks and was a four-time OCAA Coach of the year and a three-time national coach of the year. Katz was also an assistant with the Canadian senior team in 2000 Olympics and 1993 and 2002 Worlds. He coached the 1997 World University Games team to silver medal and was head coach of the Ontario provincial team from 1986 to 1989, during which Ontario won one gold and a silver at the national championships. Katz selected Rick Dilena, head coach of Seneca College, as his assistant, as well as Stephen Barrie, one of his former point guards at Humber, along with Nat Graham, a former OUA West all-star at Western.

       Windsor coach Mike Havey resigns after 13 years to become associate athletic director. He is replaced on interim basis by Pat Osborne for one year.

The co-bronze medalist York Lions: Tom McChesney; Dan Eves; Jordan Foebel; Ryan French; Chaka Harris; Branislav Misovic; Scott McLeod; Mike DiClaudio; Mike Nixon; Matt Parfitt; Yago Tascon; Thad Jayaseelan; Raymond Montaniel; Darko Trifunovic; Mark Prskalo; James Chen; coach Bob Bain; assistant Tom Oliveri; assistant Adam Urbach; therapist Jim Christakis; therapist Caroline Geofroy; manager Prashanth Niranjan

The co-bronze medalist Brock Badgers: Kevin Steinstra; Brad Rootes; Scott Murray; Morgan Fairweather; Dusty Bianchin; Rohan Steen; Derrick Stryker; Ryan Walker; Eric Falk; Kevin McKenna; Kevin Jones; Dave Carlone; Nathan Steinstra; Kevin French; Matt Bassett-Spiers; coach Ken Murray; assistant Steve Atkin; assistant Brian Mulligan; assistant Mark Catlin
       The runner-up McMaster Marauders: Adam Guiney; Rob Scully; Ben Katz; Justin Gunter; Eli Carlone; Stephen Martin; John Obravac; Adam Steiner; Jon Behie; Chaz Elhag; Jeremy Patry; Matthew Webber; Steven Raphael; Mike Hendrickse; coach Joe Raso; assistant Rod Bynum; assistant Andrew Sergi; assistant Steve Maga; assistant Amos Connolly; manager Matt Wood; equipment manager Larry Holmes; athletic therapist John Thompson; athletic therapist Marc Poirier; sports psychologist Nicola Medic; athletic director Therese Quigley

       The champion Carleton Ravens: Paul Larmand; Josh Poirier; Mike Smart; Osvaldo Jeanty; Robbie Green; Matt Ross; Adam Falsetto; Ryan Bell; Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie; Pat Ross; Andrew Cutler; Bernie Edmunds; James Fleming; Phil Wilson; coach Dave Smart; assistant Bill Arden; assistant Taffe Charles; assistant Bill Fraser; assistant Andy Stewart; athletic therapist Bruce Marshall; athletic therapist Crissy McPhee; SID David Kent; athletic director Drew Love