2005-06 OUA - men - From Naismith to Nash

REGULAR SEASON

EAST				WEST
Carleton	20-2	30-4	Dave Smart	McMaster	17-5	29-7	Joe Raso
Ottawa	18-4	28-9	Dave DeAveiro	Brock	14-8	21-12	Ken Murray
Toronto	16-6	20-9	Mike Katz	Guelph	14-8	19-13	Chris O’Rourke
York	14-8	19-16	Bob Bain	Waterloo	13-9	20-13	Tom Kieswetter
Laurentian	8-14	11-19	Virgil Hill	Windsor	12-10	14-14	Chris Oliver
Queen’s	6-16	9-23	Rob Smart	Wilfrid Laurier	10-12	15-20	Peter Campbell
Ryerson	3-19	6-26	Glenn Taylor	Lakehead	8-14	13-17	Scott Morrison
RMC	0-22	0-32	Kevin Maguire	Western	3-18	5-27	Craig Boydell

Playoff non-qualifiers:

Lakehead Thunderwolves: Ryan Precious, Ryan Marrast, Scott Seeley, Vaughan Daley, Djordje Varagic, Chris Richards, Kiraan Posey, Lee Reckmann, Kieran O’Rourke, Matthew Verboom, Justin Dickens, Warren Gilchrist, Evan Woodland, Warren Thomas, coach Scott Morrison

RMC Paladins: Michael Gosselin, Joshua Stansbury, Bradley Krajcik, Scott Warren, Shawn Burdett, David Duizer, Douglas Priestley, Eric Jonsson, Josh Whiteside, Adam Asquini, Damian Auxilly, Kevin Darling, Andrew Goodall, Nathan Tucker, coach Kevin Maguire

Ryerson Rams: Omar Bryan, N’kruma Hylton, Peeter Veltman, Madhav Trivedi, Sanel Sehic, Justin Bobb, Geoffrey Proctor, Kyle Sorenson, Igor Bakovic, Brandon Krupa, Asare Kester-Akrofi, Duane Benjamin, Ibraheem Hussein, Kyle Fox, Joseph Imbrogno, coach Glenn Taylor

Western Mustangs: James Harrison, Matthew Curtis, Tarek Khalid, James Yoon, Kyle Coatsworth, Andrew Wedemire, Bradley Smith, Evan Southern, Guy Ferguson, Jeremy Mitchell, Jason Milliquet, Alan Paron, Dave Wilson, Adam Ruickbie, Greg Ross, coach Craig Boydell

In the East quarterfinals, 6th-seed Queen’s stunned 3rd-seed Toronto 64-56 as Simon Mitchell scored 13 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Jordan Balaban added 13 on 5-8 from the floor and 9 boards. Brendan O’Leary scored 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Neal Dawson scored 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 11 boards. Jonathan Daniels notched 6 on 2-3 from the arc and Alex Liang 5 on 3-5 from the floor. Cameron Eby scored 5, Glen Smith 2, Kyle McCleery 0, Robert Shaw 0, Justin Yoo 0 and Ryan Hairsine 0. The Golden Gaels hit 24-48 from the floor, 7-13 (.538) from the arc and 9-12 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 16 fouls, 17 turnovers, 2 steals and 4 blocks. Paul Sergautis paced Toronto with 15 points on 5-13 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-6 from the line and 3 steals. Dwayne Grant scored 13 on 5-18 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 5 boards. Mohammed Safarzadeh scored 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 7 boards. Mike Digiorgio scored 9 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 7 assists. Mike Williams scored 2 on 2-6 from the floor and 8 boards. Nick Snow added 2 and Mike Thomas 2, while Nick Magalas, Christopher White and Elvis Ibrahamovic were scoreless. Toronto (coached by Mike Katz, assisted by Nat Graham, Stephan Barrie, Rick Dilena, Jama Mahlalela, Tom Lyttle and Andrew Summerville) also included Tudor Lupea, Ahmed Nazmi, Kelly Makutuma, Tom Baginski and Lanre Asiwaju. The Varsity Blues shot 21-65 (.323) from the floor, 6-22 (273) from the arc and 8-17 (.471) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 16 fouls, 7 turnovers, 9 steals and 1 block. Queen’s blistered the nets, while the Blues hit nothing, whether layups or free throws or open jumpers. Queen’s built a 31-23 advantage at the half but Toronto chipped away until they knotted the score at 47. But they were never able to gain the lead and the Gaels iced it with a trey by Daniels with 37 seconds on the clock. “We struggled all night but give them credit, when we started to hit some shots and tied the game, they made big plays,” said Katz.

In the other East quarterfinal, 4th-seeded host York edged Laurentian 85-82 in overtime as Tut Ruach scored 29 on 9-19 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 6 assists and 5 steals. Dan Eves added 21 on 5-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 7-10 from the line and 10 boards. Jordan Foebel scored 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 10 boards. Rohan Steen scored 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 steals. Amde Evans scored 6 on 3-9 from the floor. Matthew Terijko scored 5 on 3-4 from the line, Eylon Zemer 5 and Santiago Tascon 0. The Lions shot 27-65 (.415) from the floor, 10-24 (.417) from the arc and 21-32 (.656) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 17 fouls, 10 turnovers, 13 steals and 7 blocks. Brody Bishop paced the Voyageurs with 20 on 7-10 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Brady Bolan scored 14 on 6-12 from the floor. Matt Brown notched 13 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 7 boards. Ben Palmer scored 12 on 6-11 from the floor and 7 boards. Bryan Colbridge scored 11 on 5-8 from the floor and 8 boards. Nathan Graham notched 8 on 4-10 from the floor and 5 assists. Jermaine Glenn scored 5, Darrel Drake Jr. 0, Alex Whiteman 0 and Jesse Piercy 0. The Voyageurs (coached by Virgil Hill) also included Matas Tirilis and Paul Kovacs. Laurentian shot 33-72 (.458) from the floor, 7-18 (.389) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 23 fouls, 19 turnovers, 6 steals and 3 blocks. The teams traded the lead in the first half, with York leading 46-40 heading into the lockers. Eves hit a trey to open the second half but Laurentian rallied to knot the score at 76 before missing a chance to win in regular time when Bryan Colbridge threw up a duck. Ruach took control in the extra session, scoring seven of York’s nine points, including a pair of free throws that iced it with nine seconds to play.

In the East semis, top-seeded Carleton whipped Queen’s 77-43 as Osvaldo Jeanty scored 19 on 6-10 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie added 12 on 6-9 from the floor. Daron Leonard scored 11 on 5-7 from the floor and 4 boards. Aaron Doornekamp scored 11 on 5-7 from the floor and 4 boards. Stuart Turnbull added 8 on 3-9 from the floor and 6 boards. Kevin McCleery scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor. Rob Saunders scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor and 5 boards. Ryan Bell scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor. Pat Ross, Didier Doirin and Shawn McCleery were scoreless. The Ravens shot 32-61 (.525) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 4-7 (.571) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 15 fouls and 5 steals. Jonathan Daniels, Cameron Eby and Brendan O’Leary each scored 8 to lead the Golden Gaels. Daniels was 2-5 from the arc. Eby was 3-5 from the floor and 2-4 from the line, while O’Leary hit 2-7 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Ryan Hairsine scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor. Simon Mitchell scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor. Alex Liang added 3, Kyle McCleery 3, Neal Dawson 3, Justin Yoo 2, while Jordan Balaban, Robert Shaw and Glen Smith were scoreless. Queen’s (coached by Rob Smart) also included Marc-Andre Chagnon, Rob Bielecki, Logan Rivers, Patrick Beswick and Adrian Cordova. The Golden Gaels hit 14-40 (.350) from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 19 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 13 fouls, 4 steals and 3 blocks. It’s the time of year when coaches trot all the clichés, the one-game-at-a-time, play-within-yourselves, don’t-look ahead stuff. Yet, if there’s one reason for the success of the Carleton men’s basketball Ravens, which has led to three consecutive national crowns, it’s that inexorable capacity to implement those clichés and relentlessly stick to the game plan, as they proved against Queen’s. With point guard Osvaldo Jeanty again demonstrating that the stuff of champions is firmly embedded in his genes, the Ravens overcame early jitters to dispel any dreams Queen’s might have had of extending their Cinderella playoff run, having upset Toronto in the quarterfinals earlier this week. Jeanty said the Ravens played with a requisite do-or-die mentality. “When you get into the playoffs and it’s a one-game elimination, you gotta bring your best. I love these kind of games. That’s what players dream of, to get into big games like these and then play well.” That he did as his savvy leadership, along with Raven standbys like hard-nosed defence, aggressive boardwork and the ever-perfectly executed pick-and-roll proved the difference as Carleton took a 42-23 lead at the half. Jeanty hit four three-pointers on the half but it was passing and decision-making that were nothing short of impeccable, as might be expected from a guard who’s demonstrated through Carleton’s national title runs that he always comes to play when Raven fortunes are truly on the line. Although Carleton got altogether sloppy on the offensive end of the floor in the second half as they stretched their lead to as many as 33 points, they maintained their defensive focus and coasted into the title match. The Raven’s defensive intensity is finally being elevated to the level of the previous three CIS championship units, said Jeanty. “We’re getting there. We started to make that our focus since we lost to Ottawa U (by a 63-62 count midway through the season) and we’re starting to defend like we need to now.” Forward Rob Saunders added the Ravens were equally determined to demonstrate to the Gaels that they weren’t pushovers in the rebound wars. “They beat us on the boards the last two games, so we wanted to not only contest but dominate the boards. And I think we got it done.” Although statisticians failed to show, the unofficial tally had Carleton out-rebounding Queen’s 27-19. Coach Dave Smart said the Ravens boardwork and defence rotations were sound, particularly in the first half. “But we need some other guys to step up besides Oz and Aaron (Doornekamp) and be ‘main’ guys in the future. If we can get that, then we’re going to be tough. Right now, we’re a little sloppy at the offensive end.” Smart also noted Jeanty proved why he deservedly won the OUA East MVP honours. “Oz is a very determined human being and that’s probably the biggest understatement that anyone could make. There’s no fear in him because he doesn’t have time to really think about what could go wrong and because he’s so determined to make things go right. That’s what makes him tough. He always plays to win.”

In the other East semi, 4th-seed York pummeled 2nd-seed Ottawa 76-55 as Dan Eves scored 20 on 7-11 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 9 boards. Tut Ruach scored 19 on 7-16 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 assists. Rohan Steen notched 18 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Jordan Foebel scored 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 12 boards and 4 blocks. Eylon Zemer added 3, Santiago Tascon 2, Frank Stones 0, Matthew Terejko 0, Azaz Awan 0 and Made Evans 0. The Lions shot 28-56 (.500) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 15 fouls, 10 turnovers, 5 steals and 5 blocks. Chris Swenson paced the Gee-Gees with 17 on 8-17 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Alex McLeod scored 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Marko Jovic scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc. Sean Peter scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor. Dax Dessereault scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor. Josh Gibson-Bascombe scored 2, Gregory Sam 2 and Curtis Shakespeare 2, while grabbing 6 boards. Jermaine Campbell scored 1, while grabbing 5 boards. Teti Kabetu added 1. The Gee-Gees (coached by David DeAveiro, assisted by James Derouin) also included Willy Manigat, Donnie Gibson, David Labentowicz, Alexander Duford, Craig Smith, Alex Ethier and Terry Hawryluk. Ottawa shot 23-61 (.371) from the floor, 3-12 from the arc and 6-9 from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 19 fouls, 12 turnovers, 7 steals and 3 blocks. Ottawa took their only lead at 4-2 on a jumper by Jovic. But Ruach knocked down a trey to ignite a 14-4 run capped by a Steen three-pointer from the wing. The Gee-Gees rallied within three but York responded with a 10-3 run and kept crashing the offensive glass as they built a 40-25 lead, before a pair of late Gee-Gee buckets trimmed the margin to 40-29 at the half. The Gee-Gees finally played with a measure of fire as they scored the first six points of the second half on a series of aggressive baseline drives by Sean Peter. But Foebel hit a pair of free throws and Ruach nailed another jumper as York re-assumed command and romped. The Lions outhustled, outscrapped and simply outworked the host Gee-Gees, almost as if they wanted it far more. Eves said the Lions played with urgency and desperation because they were determined to avenge a loss to the Gee-Gees in last year’s semi-final. “It’s kind of redemption for us,” Eves said. “We really needed this win. I’ve been thinking about that loss from last year, for a whole year, and I didn’t want to have to do that again.” The Lions took a 40-29 lead at the half by diving for every loose ball and clawing for every rebound, while getting a hand in shooter’s faces and hammering six three-pointers. The Gee-Gees defensive box-outs on the boards were nothing short of atrocious, if not entirely non-existent, while Eves ripped down uncontested offensive rebound after rebound and point guard Tut Ruach ran circles around Gee-Gees guards and found the pitch-outs and dishes to open Lion shooters. Ottawa’s work ethic was more substantive early in the second half as they trimmed the margin to five on a series of aggressive baseline drives by Sean Peter and Greg Sam. But York’s fabled ‘Big Three’ –Eves, Ruach and Jordan Foebel– took complete command down the stretch. Foebel’s low post defence was exceptional. Eves drained another pair of three-pointers, while Ruach’s clock management and decision-making was downright exceptional. “Their Big Three came to play today,” said Gee-Gees coach David DeAveiro. “It’s a disappointing end to our season and tough pill to swallow, to take a loss like this today, and to go out like this.” York coach Bob Bain was elated with his troops focus and concentration from the start. “We did the job defensively. We did the job in terms of hustle. I thought in every aspect (of the game) we outplayed them. But a lot of credit to Amde (Evans) and Eylon (Zemer) and Rohan (Steen) because they did a helluva job and shut down their good shooters. When you’ve got guys with character who are going to go out and play defence, then, we’re a winning team.”

In the East final, 4th-seed York stunned host Carleton 82-74 as Tut Ruach scored 23 on 7-20 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 10 assists and 4 steals. Daniel Eves added 15 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Jordan Foebel scored 15 on 5-7 from the floor, 5-5 from the line and 7 boards. Rohan Steen scored 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Amde Evans notched 9 on 3-6 from the floor and 5 boards. Santiago Tascon scored 3, Eylon Zemer 3 and Matthew Terejko 2. The Lions shot 27-58 (.466) from the floor, 9-21 (.429) from the arc and 19-22 (.864) from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 16 fouls, 7 turnovers, 6 steals and 2 blocks. Osvaldo Jeanty paced the Ravens with 23 points on 5-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 12-14 from the line and 6 boards. Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie notched 20 on 10-19 from the floor and 10 boards. Ryan Bell scored 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Stuart Turnbull scored 5, Pat Ross 5, Kevin McCleery 5, Daron Leonard 2, Shawn McCleery 2, while Robert Saunders was scoreless. The Ravens shot 28-62 (.452) from the floor, 4-16 (.250) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 19 fouls, 10 turnovers, 3 steals and 4 blocks. Most university basketball teams equate a visit to the national capital with something akin to a Stephen King novel: a night of horrors. Yet, for the second weekend in a row, the York Lions treated the road trip to Ottawa as light comedy, by racking up yet another big win over a highly-favored local foe. The Lions munched the Ravens. “We’re on a nice little roll,” said point guard Tut Ruach, who masterfully controlled the tempo. “But we’re all healthy now and we wanted a chance to show everyone what we’re capable of.” Coach Bob Bain was elated his troop’s patience. “Any time you can come to Ottawa and beat an Ottawa team on their home court is huge. To do it two weeks in a row against this quality of team is a tribute to our guys. Tut was unbelievable. Dan (Eves) hit some big shots and Jordan (Foebel) was really tough inside.” Wanting to take no chances that they won’t be at full-strength at the nationals, the Ravens played without all-star center Aaron Doornekamp, who’s been nursing a sprained ankle for weeks and has been placed in a cast to dissuade him from ignoring coaching instructions by practicing. Their offence clearly struggled in his absence. Still, Carleton built an early 24-20 lead as Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie drilled a series of mid-range jumpers. But then Ruach took total command as Carleton’s foul trouble quickly mounted and their defensive intensity abated. Ruach drilled a pair of three-pointers and shifted into penetrate-and-pitch mode to create open perimeter jumpers for Eves, Eylon Zemer and Santiago Tascon as the Lions built a 46-41 lead at the half. Ruach’s clock management and ball distribution continued to be exemplary as York extended its lead to 12 midway through the second half before Osvaldo Jeanty ignited the Ravens offence with a series of aggressive drives that either yielded a layup or a pair of free throws. Carleton trimmed the margin to five with just over three minutes to play but Eves drained a critical three pointer and Ruach nailed four free throws as the Lions held on for the win. “We knew they were going to try to take the ball out of my hands,” said Ruach. “I just made a conscious effort to find open guys and they knocked down the shots.” The disconsolate Ravens were unavailable for comment after rushing to their locker-room following the loss.

In the West quarterfinals, 6th-seed Wilfrid Laurier stunned 3rd-seeded host Guelph 81-74 as Andrew Mackay scored 20 on 6-10 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Wade Currie added 19 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 7-7 from the line. Bert Riviere scored 14 on 5-7 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 3 boards. Rob Innes added 10 on 4-7 from the floor and 5 boards. Todd Cooney scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 5 boards. Omar Miles scored 6 on 4-6 from the line. Jesse Macdonald added 3, Corey McLaren 2, Matthew Walerk 0 and Brett Coulthard 0. The Hawks hit 25-50 from the floor, 7-14 from the arc and 24-32 (.750) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 22 fouls, 15 turnovers, 5 steals and 1 block. John Ross Bailey paced the Gryphons with 31 points on 10-16 from the floor, 11-14 from the line and 5 boards. John-Scott Esposito added 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 3 boards. Jay Mott added 8 on 2-3 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Johnathan Gurnham scored 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Aron Bariagabre scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor. Joel Richardson added 4 and Taylor Brown 2, while Nick Pankerichan, Charles Agyemang, Luke Nevar and Duncan Milne were scoreless. Pankerichan nabbed 4 boards. The Gryphons (coached by Chris O’Rourke, assisted by Pat Dooley, Matt King and Toffer Treiguts, manager Jonathan Moscatelli, trainer Heather Stewart) also included Zack Nevar, Sebastian Kasiuk, Kwabena Akenteng, Phil Mathies, Wes Ontonovich and Jay Mott. Guelph shot 24-51 (.471) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 23-32 (.719) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 23 fouls, 12 turnovers and 8 steals. Laurier had runs of 7-0, 14-3 and 8-0 as they opened a 19-point lead in the first half. But a late Gryphons 11-0 rally trimmed the margin to 40-32 at the half. The Hawks opened the second half with a 9-0 run to regain a 17-point lead. Guelph rallied by trying to turn the match into a foul fest but the Hawks had the answers at the line and pulled off the upset.

In the other West quarterfinal, 5th-seed Windsor nipped 4th-seed Waterloo 61-58 as Rich Allin scored 16 on 8-13 from the floor. Ryan Steer added 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Trevor Boose scored 10 on 5-11 from the floor. Greg Allin scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor. Kevin Kloostra scored 5 on 2-11 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Broderick Knight added 4, Djordje Azanjac 4, Justin Goggins 0 and Matt Burhart 0. The Lancers hit 27-57 (.474) from the floor, 4-13 (.308) from the arc and 3-5 from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 13 fouls, 10 turnovers, 1 steal and 1 block. Graham Jarman led the Warriors with 20 on 9-19 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 5 assists. Chris Edwards scored 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Gerard Magennis scored 5 on 2-9 from the floor. Matt Kieswestter scored 4 on 1-6 from the floor. David Burnett scored 3, Olivier Quesnel 2, Boris Zadkovic 0 and Ben Frisby 0. The Warriors (coached by Tom Kieswetter) also included Dan White, Michael Davis, Matt Hayes, Mallic Stephen, Duran Wedderburn, Boris Zadkovic and Joel Reinders. Waterloo shot 24-63 (.381) from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 4-6 from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 12 fouls, 6 turnovers, 6 steals and 2 blocks. Steer hit a three-pointer with 0.2 seconds left on the clock to give the Lancers the win. Windsor had runs of 8,10 and 6 points as they built a 33-19 lead at the half. Waterloo opened the second half with a 18-4 run to knot the score. The teams traded the lead down the stretch until Windsor built a four-point margin with a minute to play. Jarman countered with a bucket and the Warriors began fouling to get into the bonus. On the third inbounds play in a row, Davis stole the ball and called timeout. Waterloo set up Edwards for a layup with 17 seconds on the clock to knot the score. The Warriors packed the paint, forcing Steer to throw up a long bomb from 25 feet, which hit nothing but net. The win ended an 18-year playoff drought for the Lancers. “As a road team, you have to be able to counterpunch and that’s what we couldn’t do early in the season,” said Windsor coach Chris Oliver. “Tonight, we were able to make the plays at the end.”

In the West semis, 6th-seeded Laurier continued its improbable run by edging the 2nd-seeded Brock Badgers 54-49 as Bert Riviere scored 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Rob Innes notched 9 on 4-12 from the floor and 7 boards. Wade Currie scored 8 on 4-12 from the floor. Brandon Gorman scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Jesse Macdonald scored 7 on 5-6 from the floor and 3 boards. Andrew Mackay scored 5 on 1-7 from the arc, 2-11 from the floor and 5 boards. Todd Cooney scored 3 on 1-7 from the floor. Corey McLaren scored 2, Matthew Walker 2, Omar Miles 1, Brett Coulthard 0 and Trevor Csima 0. The Hawks shot 21-69 (.304) from the floor, 2-15 (.133) from the arc and 10-14 (.714) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 21 fouls, 3 turnovers, 13 steals and 3 blocks. Kevin Stienstra paced the Badgers with 17 points on 6-13 from the floor, 5-12 from the line, 15 boards and 3 blocks. Chris Keith scored 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Mike Kemp scored 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Jesse Tipping scored 7 on 3-12 from the floor and 5 boards. Scott Murray scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor and 8 boards. Rory Tufford scored 2 and Matthew Bassett-Spiers 0. The Badgers (coached by Ken Murray) also included Brad Rootes, Omer Kadray, Derrick Stryker, Philip Poulin, Josh Kettlewell, David Swinden, Eric Ormsby, Felix Ohnmacht and Jonathan Rass. Brock shot 19-53 (.358) from the floor, 2-16 (.125) from the arc and 9-23 (.391) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 16 fouls, 16 turnovers, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Trailing by five with two minutes the play, the Hawks pilfered the ball on three consecutive possessions and closed out the game with a 12-2 run to pull out the victory. Brock led 31-24 at the half but missed several opportunities to ice it in the second half as a result of poor free throw shooting. With Brock lead 47-42, Brandon Gorman hit three of four shots, including a trey that put Laurier ahead 49-47 with 1:19 to play. Jesse MacDonald added two steals and 5-6 from the line over the final two minutes. The Badgers were without point guard Brad Rootes, who had surgery a week earlier for a torn meniscus. Kevin Steinstra told the St. Catharines Standard that “we figured if we could keep them in the 60s, we would win. They were in the 50s, but we never thought we would only score 49 points. That was a little frustrating – the shots weren’t falling for us, for whatever reason. … We couldn’t make the outside shots when we needed them. We couldn’t make any shots really. … (Rootes) would have made a difference. He’s one of the best three-point shooters in the country. But we put our effort in; we worked hard in practice but we couldn’t get it done today. If we can’t beat them (Laurier) then we don’t deserve to go to nationals.” Badgers coach Ken Murray said “we did a wonderful job defensively and unfortunately, what won the game for them was a three-pointer. We did a wonderful job shutting down the perimeter and it was a defensive error there. … If you can’t make those shots, you can’t win at this level.”

In the other West semi, top-seeded McMaster defeated 5th-seeded Windsor 67-55 as Ben Katz scored 18 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 4-5 from the line. Justin Gunter added 12 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Toms Lokmanis scored 8 on 4-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Rob Scully notched 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. John Obrovac scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor and 6 boards. Adam Steiner scored 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Martin Ajayi added 5 on 1-7 from the floor. Nathan Histed scored 4, Joe Polizzi 2, Jason Scully 0, Andrew Losier 0 and Jeremy Patry 0. The Marauders shot 22-45 (.489) from the floor, 6-17 (.353) from the arc and 17-22 (.773) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 16 fouls, 10 turnovers, 8 steals and 3 blocks. Kevin Kloostra paced Windsor with 23 points on 9-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-8 from the line and 4 boards. Rich Allin scored 14 on 7-14 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 assists. Greg Allin scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor and 7 boards. Broderick Knight scored 2, Trevor Boose 2, Ryan Steer 2, Justin Goggins 1, Djordje Azanjac 1 and Matt Burkhart 0. Windsor (coached by Chris Oliver, assisted by Barry Amlin) also included Corey Boswell, Kyle Kane, Tyler McGarrity, Matt Handsor, Hoy Monk, Allen Mujacic and Peter Chapman. The Lancers shot 22-51 (.431) from the floor, 2-13 (.154) from the arc and 9-21 (.429) from the line, while garnering 22 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 19 fouls, 13 turnovers, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Windsor opened with a trey by Rich Allin to take their only lead of the night. Ben Katz responded with seven unanswered points as the Maroon & Grey took command. Katz scored 12 as McMaster moved to a 14-7 lead. Windsor’s defence stiffened but the Marauders led 39-31 at the half. Windsor rallied to within 41-39 after five minutes in the second half but McMaster responded to take a 55-44 lead. Neither team scored for the next four minutes and Windsor was forced to foul down the stretch, which the Marauders easily converted into a win. “All you need to look at in this one is the shooting percentage for free throws and the three-point line,” said Windsor coach Chris Oliver. “We defended hard and we defended well enough to win in the second half. But at the end of the day, you have to make shots to win the game.” McMaster coach Joe Raso noted that “we didn’t shoot the ball really well, but I thought we won the game on defence. We grinded. Ultimately, we wore them down.” Ben Katz added that “On the defensive end, we stopped them in the second half. That was our focus in preparing for the game. We executed our game plan.”

In the West final, McMaster thrashed Wilfrid Laurier 75-57 as Adam Steiner scored 15 on 4-11 from the floor, 7-8 from the line and 3 boards. Ben Katz added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 7 boards and 4 steals. Toms Lokmanis notched 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 11 boards. John Obrovac scored 10 on 3-6 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Justin Gunter notched 9 on 3-10 from the floor and 4 boards. Martin Ajayi added 8 on 2-3 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Nathan Histad scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 7 boards. Andrew Losier scored 2 and Rob Scully 2, while Jason Scully, Jeremy Patry and Joe Polizzi were scoreless. The Marauders shot 25-59 (.424) from the floor, 4-13 (.308) from the arc and 21-31 (.677) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 23 fouls, 7 turnovers, 11 steals and 2 blocks. Rob Innes paced Laurier with 11 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the line and 6 boards. Omar Miles added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 assists. Bert Riviere notched 8 on 4-7 from the floor and 10 boards. Wade Currie scored 8 on 1-5 from the floor and 6-6 from the line. Andrew Mackay scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor. Trevor Csima added 4, Corey McLaren 4, Matthew Walker 4, Brandon Gorman 2, Todd Cooney 1, Jesse Macdonald 0 and Brett Coulthard 0. The Golden Hawks shot 19-55 (.345) from the floor, 2-12 (.167) from the arc and 17-27 (.630) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 23 fouls, 19 turnovers, 1 steal and 6 blocks. Laurier took its lead early before McMaster jumped to a 21-15 margin and extended it to as many as 14. A late Golden Hawk rally trimmed the margin to 36-29 at the half. McMaster opened the second frame with a 5-0 run. Laurier trimmed the margin to single digits before post Toms Lokmanis went to work in the paint as the Marauders pulled away.

In the Wilson Cup, the McMaster Marauders dumped the host York Lions 95-86 as Martin Ajayi scored 19 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 4 boards. Rob Scully added 18 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc and 7-8 from the line. Adam Steiner added 14 on 5-10 from the floor and 4-5 from the line. John Obrovac notched 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Ben Katz scored 12 on 6-13 from the floor and 6 boards. Nathan Histed added 7 and Toms Lokmanis 6, while nabbing 7 boards. Justin Gunter scored 4, Andrew Losier 2, Jason Scully 0, Jeremy Patry 0 and Joe Polizzi 0. The Marauders shot 33-68 (.485) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 22-27 (.815) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 23 fouls, 8 turnovers and 9 steals. Tut Ruach notched 20 for the Lions on 8-21 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc and 3 assists. Jordan Foebel scored 20 on 8-9 from the floor, 4-10 from the line, 14 boards and 3 steals. Made Evans scored 20 on 7-15 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Dan Eves scored 12 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Rohan Steen scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor. Santiago Tascon scored 6, Matthew Terejko 2 and Frank Stones 0. The Lions shot 31-63 (.492) from the floor, 13-29 (.448) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 23 fouls, 20 turnovers, 5 steals and 5 blocks. The opening half was marked by a series of scoring runs from both teams. The Lions started the game on an 8-0 run behind a pair of quick threes by Amde Evans. Following an early timeout, McMaster exploded by scoring the next 14 points, highlighted by a pair of Ajayi three-pointers. With less than three seconds remaining in the half, Scully drained a long trey to give the Marauders a 40-38 halftime lead. McMaster began the second half on a 6-0 run, extending the lead to 46-38. Steiner, who was limited to six minutes in the first because of foul trouble, scored six of his 14 points in a span of just over a minute. York’s Tut Ruach hit a long three-pointer to bring the Lions to within three early in the half, however, back-to-back threes by Scully and Obrovac extended the Marauder lead to 11.
After the season, Brad Campbell is appointed head coach at Western, initially on a one-year interim basis, replacing Craig Boydell, who steps down after 14 years at the helm. Boydell was a four-time OUA coach of the year and won a CIS title in 1991. Boydell, a native of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, graduates from Rutgers and earned a Ph.D from the University of Massachusetts. Campbell a graduate of Ottawa’s Nepean High, played at Western and assisted Boydell for years. He was acting head coach of the Mustangs in 2005 when Boydell was on medical leave. After one season, he is given the job permanently. “Over the past two decades, Craig Boydell has strived to integrate teaching and coaching at Western. His fundamental understanding of the game of basketball provided the foundation of his success, but his ability to connect with student-athletes will be Craig’s true legacy,” says Michael Lysko, Western’s Director of Sports and Recreation Services. “We are extremely pleased that Brad has agreed to lead our program this year and look forward to seeing him put his own stamp on the Western Mustangs.” Campbell said “I am extremely pleased to become the new head coach of the Western Mustangs. As someone who has been a part of this program’s history of excellence both as a player and coach, I am both honoured and proud to lead the Mustangs into the future.” Boydell closes out his career with a record of 327-122 (73% winning percentage). As a rookie with the Mustangs, Campbell averaged 16 points per game and was named to the OUA West all-rookie team. A severe knee injury five games into his second season limited Campbell to spot duty for the rest of his career that ended in 1995-96.

The co-bronze medalist Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks: Rob Innes; Omar Miles; Bert Riviere; Wade Currie; Andrew Mackay; Trevor Csima; Corey McLaren; Matthew Walker; Brandon Gorman; Todd Cooney; Jesse Macdonald; Brett Coulthard; Andrew Pawliwec; David Crowley; Matt Eves; Jeff Mitchell; Phil Pesek; Andrew Peterson; Matthew Sacks; coach Peter Campbell; assistant Jason Hurley; assistant Paul Falco; assistant Alex Urosevic; assistant Mike Quigley; assistant Dave Wahl; manager Haley Caldwell; student trainer Jessica McLaughlin; SID Zachary Bell; chiropractor David Orchard

The co-bronze medalist Carleton Ravens: Osvaldo Jeanty; Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie; Ryan Bell; Stuart Turnbull; Pat Ross; Kevin McCleery; Daron Leonard; Shawn McCleery; Robert Saunders; Didier Doiron; Herbert Thompson; Derek McConnery; Aaron Doornekamp; coach Dave Smart; assistant Taffe Charles; assistant Bill Arden; assistant Rob Smart Jr.; assistant Dean Petridis; manager Aaron Blakely

The runner-up York Yeomen: Tut Ruach; Dan Eves; Jordan Foebel; Rohan Steen; Amde Evans; Eylon Zemer; Matthew Terejko; Michael Allicock; Frank Stones; Santiago Tascon; Joshua Ross; Wesley Anderson; Omar Passley; Marcus Cox; Azaz Awan; Zach Friedman; coach Bob Bain; assistant Tom Olivieri; assistant Adam Urbach; therapist Kevin Dunn; therapist Gabe Yeung; strength and conditioning coach Steve Lidstone; doctor Marty Cloth; academic mentor Chris Bain; math mentor Peter Peskun; SID Jim McLarty; athletic director Patricia Murray

The champion McMaster Marauders: Adam Steiner; John Obrovac; Rob Scully; Toms Lokmanis; Nathan Histed; Martin Ajayi; Justin Gunter; Ben Katz; Jason Scully; Andrew Losier; Jeremy Patry; Joe Polizzi; Kyle Cupido; Brandon Lukasik; Andrew Capern; coach Joe Raso; assistant Rod Bynum; assistant Andrew Sergi; assistant Amos Connolly; assistant Jeff Joseph; graduate assistant Matt Wood; manager Eric Magdanz; sports psychologist Nic Medic; equipment manager Larry Holmes; student trainer John Macphee; student trainer Tyler Quennell; water boy Matt Fox; athletic director Theresa Quigley