2012-13 OUA - men - From Naismith to Nash

REGULAR SEASON

EAST				WEST
Carleton	19-1	31-1	Dave Smart	Windsor	16-5	19-8	Chris Oliver
Ottawa	15-5	24-11	James Derouin	Lakehead	14-7	29-12	Scott Morrison
Ryerson	15-5	20-8	Roy Rana	McMaster	13-8	18-12	Amos Connolly
Laurentian	11-9	17-14	Shawn Swords	Brock	8-13	13-18	Brad Rootes
Queen’s	10-10	14-15	Stephan Barre	Laurier	8-13	8-20	Peter Campbell
York	8-12	10-18	Tom Oliveri	Waterloo	6-15	10-24	Greg Francis
Toronto	3-17	7-19	Rick Dilena	Guelph	5-16	7-23	Chris O’Rourke
				Western	3-18	3-20	Brad Campbell

Playoff non-qualifiers:

Guelph Gryphons: Daniel McCarthy, Zachary Angus, Charles Amponsah, Kareem Malcolm, Michel Clark, Calum Grenier, Trevor Thompson, Daniel Thompson, Jack Beatty, Markus Pelger, Thomas Armstrong, Ahmed Haron, Perrin Smith, Stefan Cornelissen, Adam Kemp, Martin Popiel, coach Chris O’Rourke, assistant Chris Dooley, assistant Nick Pankerichan, assistant James Gillingham, assistant Mike King, trainer Nadia Ramsaroop, video Jason Schmidt

Toronto Varsity Blues: Alex Hill, Arun Kumar, Dylan Churchill, Laszlo Schuetz, Benjamin Garvin, Matthew Savel, Adam Plummer, Denis Ankrah, Nick Irvine, Dakota Laurin, Mile Pajovic, Devin Johnson, Alejandro Prescott-Cornejo, Austin Chambers, Matthew Habte, Nick Irvine, redshirt Andy Tai, coach Rick Dilena, assistant Mike De Giorgio, assistant Fatih Akser, assistant Drazen Glisic, strength & conditioning Adrian Lightowler, student therapist Kelly Patchell, student therapist Brock Palma, student therapist Andrii Feshanets

Western Mustangs: Elliott Dooley, Jermaine Bernard, Jake Hutchcroft, Ryan Higgins, Quinn Henderson, George Johnson, Peter Scholtes, Greg Morrow, Charlie Drouin, Gabriel Soicher, Andrew Van Camp, Adam Vandervoort, Jack Daneyko, Anthony Spiridis, redshirt transfer Adam Jespersen, coach Brad Campbell, assistant John Curcio, assistant Kevin Barnes

In the West quarterfinals and OUA first round, the Brock Badgers edged the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 81-75. “This was a great team win tonight,” said Brock coach Brad Rootes. “We showed a lot of toughness and determination when they went up by double digits in the third quarter to come back and win on the road.” Four minutes into the opening quarter, Laurier led 9-4, before the Badgers went on a 12-0 run leading 16-9 with 2:31 left in the first. Brock led 39-32 at the half. In the third quarter, Laurier went on a 16-3 run and led by eight after 30 minutes 60-52. Brock would answer back in the fourth quarter, putting together a 5-0 run in the opening minute to cut the lead to three, 60-57. The Badgers led 72-71 with 3:21 remaining in regulation before the CIS leading scorer Max Allin knocked down back-to-back field goals for Laurier to take a 75-72 lead with 1:37 left in regulation. Brock answered with field goals from seniors Mark Gibson and Mike Luby to regain a 76-75 lead with 27 seconds remaining. Jameson Tipping hit 5-6 free throws in the final 15 seconds to secure the victory. Mark Gibson paced the Badgers with 20 on 8-24 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 7 boards. Tshing Kasamba added 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 9 boards. Jameson Tipping notched 14 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 11 boards. Mike Luby scored 10 on 5-9 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Didi Mukendi added 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. C.J. Smith scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Isaack Egueh notched 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Brian Nahimana added 2, along with 4 boards, which Michael Williams and Nathaniel Gardner were scoreless. Williams nabbed 2 boards. The Badgers hit 29-75 (.387) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 7 steals, 5 blocks, 15 turnovers and 15 fouls. Maxwell Allin paced the Golden Hawks with 23 on 9-18 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. William Coulthard added 18 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Aiddian Walters notched 14 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Nathan Thompson added 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Jamar Forde added 4 on 1-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Matthew Chesson scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Jemar Smith, Michael Grantis, Blake Hayley and Amen Obano were scoreless. The Golden Hawks hit 27-72 (.375) from the floor, 8-18 (.444) from the arc and 13-14 (.929) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks, 12 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Golden Hawks (coached by Peter Campbell, assisted by Scott James, Jamie Campbell, Borko Popic, Eddie Lopez, Alex Urosevic and Andre Claxton, manager Meagan Davis, therapist Jamie Carlson, student trainer Lindsey Parent) also included Filip Cvrkalj, Patrick Donnelly, Nicolaas Lau, Connor Shkimba and Garrison Thomas.

In the other West quarterfinal and OUA first round, the McMaster Marauders stomped the Waterloo Warriors 82-60. Waterloo opened with a 9-2 run but the Marauders responded with a 17-2 run to take a 19-11 lead after one quarter. Warrior Jaspreet Gill gunned the Warriors back within 32-28 at the half. Joe Rocca hit a big trey as McMaster slowly began to build a lead in the third quarter, particularly after Waterloo guard Wells Davis was sidelined by a leg injury. McMaster led 49-39 after three quarters. Gill hit a pair of treys as Waterloo rallied to within 51-45 but Rocca again had in the answers, in the form of trey and then a four-point play on another trey. Adam Presutti and Nate Pelech added treys on the next two possessions to put the outcome well out of Waterloo’s reach. Marauders coach Amos Connolly told the Hamilton Spectator that “in the second half, Joe (Rocca) decided to take over and our guys were smart enough to give him the basketball.” Joe Rocca paced the Marauders with 27 on 10-16 from the floor, 6-11 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Nathan McCarthy added 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards and 3 steals. Taylor Black notched 13 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 8 boards. Nathan Pelech scored 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Rohan Boney added 6 on 2-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Aaron Redpath added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 9 assists. Scott Laws added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Adam Presutti scored 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 11 assists. James Spurritt, Jason Quiring, Kyle Chevalier and Lazar Kojovic were scoreless. The Marauders hit 33-65 (.508) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 7-9 (.778) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 27 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 18 turnovers and 13 fouls. Jaspreet Gill paced the Warriors with 21 on 8-21 from the floor, 5-13 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Mike Helsby added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Wells Davis scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Brendan Smith notched 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 5 boards and 4 assists. Wayne Bridge scored 5 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Matt Glibota added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 7 boards. Ben Davis scored 2, while Denham Buchanan and Zachary Angelini were scoreless. The Warriors hit 24-68 (.353) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 6 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 13 fouls. The Warriors (coached by Greg Francis, assisted by Tarry Upshaw and Chuck McMahon, student therapist Jason Chung) also included Jon Ravenhorst, Kyrie Coleman, Srdjan Pejicic, Troy Stevenson, Mike Pereira, Tremaine Fraser and redshirt Mark Peterson.

In the West semis and OUA quarterfinals, the host Lakehead Thunderwolves edged the McMaster Marauders 81-76. McMaster opened up the game on an 11-2 run but Lakehead coach Scott Morrison ran in his reserves and it worked well, as Nathan Wainwright hit a trey and Joseph Nitychoruk notched 3 buckets to rally the Thunderwolves within 19-16 after one quarter. McMaster outscored Lakehead 20-11 in the second quarter as post Taylor Black dominated the paint, giving the Marauders a 39-27 lead at the half. Lakehead opened the second half with a 6-0 run as Dwayne Harvey and Greg Carter elevated their defence and forced a series of turnovers. Lakehead outscored McMaster 22-10 in the third quarter, after which the score was knotted at 49. In the final frame, Lakehead got key treys from Ben Johnson, Dwayne Harvey and Ryan Thomson down the stretch to keep the Marauders at bay. Lakehead coach Scott Morrison noted that “over the years, this group of players has made a name for themselves with gritty comebacks just like the one we saw tonight. I have to give credit to our assistant coaches who came up with some excellent half-time adjustments in addition to our entire team – each man gave his all this week. McMaster played well without one of their top players [Adam Presutti] and guys like Taylor Black and Nathan Pelech really stepped up their game with excellent performances. It was a classic, patented win for this group of seniors to finish their home careers. Thank you to the enormous crowd we had tonight… They were lined up out the doors an hour before the game and lined up in the parking lot an hour afterwards, it is an honor to play and coach for this school and we will do everything we can to make our supporters just as proud next week.” Dwayne Harvey paced the Thunderwolves with 17 on 7-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Ben Johnson added 13 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Greg Carter notched 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 9 assists and 9 steals. Joseph Jones scored 9 on 4-6 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Ryan Thomson scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Joseph Nitychoruk scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor. Yoosrie Salhia notched 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Joe Hart added 5, along with 2 boards, Nate Wainwright 3 and Matt Schmidt 3, along with 4 boards, while Anthony McIntosh, Brendan King and Alex Robichaud were scoreless. The Thunderwolves hit 29-65 (.446) from the floor, 9-19 (.474) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 14 steals, 4 blocks, 16 turnovers and 13 fouls. Taylor Black paced the Marauders with 29 on 10-16 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Aaron Redpath added 16 on 7-19 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Nathan Pelech notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Joe Rocca scored 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Rohan Boney added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 assists and 2 steals. Scott Laws added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Nathan McCarthy, James Spurritt and Lazar Kojovic were scoreless. McCarthy nabbed 2 boards. The Marauders hit 29-65 (.446) from the floor, 10-23 (.435) from the arc and 8-10 from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 11 steals, 2 blocks, 19 turnovers and 16 fouls. The Marauders (coached by Amos Connolly, assisted by Christen Dickenson, Rod Bynum and Justin Gunter) also included Brett Sanders, Jason Quiring, Elliot Ormond, Adam Presutti, Kyle Chevalier, Shamlo Saeed and Feras Saleh.

In the other West semi and OUA quarterfinal, the Windsor Lancers dusted the Brock Badgers 85-61. The Lancers opened with a 9-2 run. The Badgers answered with a 7-0 run to knot the score. Windsor led 23-18 after one quarter but Brock opened the second frame with a 5-0 run. The teams then traded the lead four times before Windsor ran off a 5-2 run to take a 42-37 lead into the lockers. Windsor opened the second frame with 16-4 run and led 63-51 after three quarters. Brock guard Mark Gibson drained a trey to cut the lead to 63-56 but the Lancers responded with an 18-0 run to put the game out of reach. They led by as many as 25. Lien Phillip paced the Lancers with 21 on 8-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 13 boards. Evan Matthews added 15 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Ismar Seferagic notched 15 on 5-6 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Enrico Diloreto added 10 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Josh Collins scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2 assists and 3 steals. Michael Petrella added 3, along with 4 assists, Anthony Limbombe 3, Jared Malcom 2, along with 5 boards, Rotimi Osuntola 2, along with 6 boards, Michael Godfrey 2, Nana Ntim 2, along with 3 boards and Joey Ellenberger 2. The Lancers hit 34-75 (.453) from the floor, 10-29 (.345) from the arc and 7-11 (.636) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 12 turnovers and 16 fouls. Mark Gibson paced the Badgers with 17 on 5-16 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 6 boards. Jameson Tipping added 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Mike Luby scored 12 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. C.J. Smith notched 11 on 3-7 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Tshing Kasamba added 4 on 1-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards. Issack Egueh added 2, along with 2 boards, while Michael Williams, Brian Hanimana, Didi Mukendi, Nathaniel Gardner, Chris Milewicz and Peter Dupuis were scoreless. Mukendi had 6 boards and 3 assists. Williams and Milewicz each nabbed 2 boards. The Badgers hit 22-70 (.314) from the floor, 8-30 (.267) from the arc and 9-14 (.643) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 18 turnovers and 18 fouls. Badgers coach Brad Rootes told the St. Catharines Standard that “we got it down to seven points for five straight possessions. Their pressure eventually got to us. … We just broke down mentally near the end of the game, which was unfortunate.” The Badgers (coached by Brad Rootes, assisted by Brian Mulligan, Craig Steel, Greg Newton and Joel Whitty) also included Kek Biel, Jay Fast, Sanele Miotshwa, Brandon John, Clint Cybuski and Jon Silver.

In the East quarterfinals and OUA first round, the Ryerson Rams edged the York Lions 83-77. The first quarter had a flurry of lead changes before 5 straight points from York’s Aaron Rados gave the Lions an 11-6 lead. The Rams took back the lead at 17-13 with 3:25 remaining on five straight points from Jahmal Jones. The two squads exchanged baskets to close the frame with Ryerson holding a 20-17 lead. Jordon Gauthier put the Rams up 24-17 before York countered with an 8-0 run. With the game tied at 34, David Tyndale hit a deep two but the Rams found Yannick Walcott for a layup to knot the score at 36 at the half. Tied at 45-45 in the third quarter, Jones put up five straight points to give the Rams a 50-45 lead with four minutes to go. The Lions got to within three but with 3:05 left on the clock, Walcott drove straight to the hoop and converted a three-point play to give the Rams a 53-47 lead. Aaron Best closed the quarter with a trey to give Ryerson a 58-52 lead. York narrowed the gap to 68-66 with less than three minutes to go but Ryerson’s offence was clutch down the stretch, piling on 15 points in the final 2:30. Walcott was a lift off the bench, said Ryerson coach Roy Rana. “He’s a veteran, fourth-year guy. That’s one of the reasons why we brought him here, to give us experience, and I thought he really showed that tonight.” Jahmal Jones paced the Rams with 26 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Jordon Gauthier added 20 on 8-17 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 7 boards. Aaron Best notched 15 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Bjorn Michaelsen scored 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists, 2 seals and 2 blocks. Yannick Walcott added 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Juwon Ogunnaike-Grannum added 3, while Jeremiah Wheatle, Ostap Choliy, Afeworki Gebrekerestos and Kyle Hankins were scoreless. The Rams hit 28-57 (.491) from the floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 22-32 (.688) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 14 steals, 2 blocks, 17 turnovers and 18 fouls. Aaron Rados paced the Lions with 20 on 6-15 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. David Tyndale added 17 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 5 assists. Nick Tufegdzich scored 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Matt Ziobrowski added 11 0on 5-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Akeem Isaac scored 8 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-9 from the line and 3 boards. Raheem Isaac scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Richard Iheadindu, T.J. Rutty, Christian Coldea and Nidum Chandrakumar were scoreless. Iheadindu dished 2 assists. The Lions hit 28-60 (.467) from the floor, 8-22 (.364) from the arc and 13-17 (.765) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 9 steals, 4 blocks, 22 turnovers and 25 fouls. The Lions (coached by Tom Oliveri, assisted by Gerard Carlse, Chris Cheng, Warren Williams and Jay McNeilly) also included Jordon Campbell, Paul Petruccelli, Nathan Robinson, Daniel Tulloch, Vlad Velici and Darcy Watt.

In the other East quarterfinal and OUA first round, the Laurentian Voyageurs dispatched the Queen’s Golden Gaels 93-80. The Gaels broke to an early 8-3 lead on treys by James Asefa and Sukhpreet Singh. But Alex Ratte ignited a 21-7 Laurentian run that gave the Voyageurs a 24-15 lead after one quarter. Guard Mark Paclibar hit a trey to ignite a 9-4 Queen’s run. The Gaels added an 8-2 run featuring a Greg Faulkner trey but Voyageur point guard Josh Budd began finding Pasquale in open space, and Georges Serresse drove on a rebound and dished the ball wide to Pasquale to sink the step-back trey. A double-block by Josh Budd helped to spring Nelson Yengue free for an easy basket. A Serresse steal led to a fast break. He added a dunk and then Pasquale drained a trey to give Laurentian 52-38 lead at the half. The Gaels shifted to a full-court press in the second half and rallied within 10 but Pasquale kept nailing treys and Laurentian had a 73-58 lead after three quarters. The Gaels never again threatened. Manny Pasquale paced the Voyageurs with 33 on 11-19 from the floor, 7-14 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. George Serresse added 18 on 8-16 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alex Ratte notched 16 on 6-22 from the floor, 0-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Nelson Yengue scored 12 on 6-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Josh Budd added 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Jamie Weldon added 3, while Stephen Williams, Tychon Carter-Newman, Sam Hirst, Sam Levac, Kris Faucon and Ryan Bennett wee scoreless. Williams nabbed 2 boards. The Voyageurs hit 35-75 (.467) from the floor, 10-34 (.294) from the arc and 13-15 (.867) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 8 steals, 4 blocks, 13 turnovers and 21 fouls. Greg Faulkner paced the Gaels with 26 on 10-16 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Sukhpreet Singh added 22 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 9-15 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Nikola Misljencevic added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Roshane Roberts notched 8 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. James Asefa added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Mark Paclibar notched 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Cy Samuels added 3, along with 3 boards, and Ryan Golden 2, along with 2 assists. John Lenz and Mackenzie Simpson were scoreless. Simpson nabbed 2 boards. The Gaels hit 26-59 (.441) from the floor, 8-18 (.444) from the arc and 20-29 (.690) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 6 steals, 19 turnovers and 17 fouls. The Gaels (coached by Stephan Barrie, assisted by Chris Aim and Madhav Trivedi) also included Bernard Burgesson, Patrick Street, Andrew Mavety, Milan Mitrovic, Ryall Stroud, Matt Kerkhoff and James Macvicar.

In the East semis and OUA quarterfinals, the Carleton Ravens defeated the Laurentian Voyageurs 95-75. Raven forward Thomas Scrubb noted “we knew it was going to be a tough game and were aware that we had to play well. Laurentian made it close for a while but we picked up the tempo and kept hustling to the end. Now we`re headed to Toronto and the Final Four, the whole team is really excited to play in that.” Carleton led 21-14 after one quarter and 48-35 at the half but the Voyageurs rallied within 61-57 with three minutes to play in the third quarter. The Ravens led 67-60 after three quarters and elevated their intensity in the final frame. “When things got close we started making better decisions and Tommy calmed things down,” said Ravens assistant Rob Smart. Thomas Scrubb paced the Ravens with 22 on 8-15 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Tyson Hinz added 17 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 10-11 from the line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Clinton Springer-Williams notched 17 on 6-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Kevin Churchill scored 16 on 8-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 5 boards. Philip Scrubb added 10 on 3-15 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Dan Penner added 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Kewyn Blain scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 4 boards, while Kyle Smendziuk, Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles and Connor Wood were scoreless. The Ravens hit 34-69 (.493) from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 18-21 (.857) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 13 turnovers and 18 fouls. Manny Pasquale paced the Voyageurs with 33 on 10-25 from the floor, 6-13 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alex Ratte added 16 on 5-17 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Nelson Yengue notched 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 8 boards. Josh Budd scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Georges Serresse added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Tychon Carter-Newman notched 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Jamie Weldon, Stephen Williams, Ryan Bennett and Kris Faucon were scoreless. The Voyageurs hit 25-59 (.424) from the floor, 10-27 (.370) from the arc and 15-18 (.833) from the line, while garnering 21 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 7 turnovers and 22 fouls. The Voyageurs (coached by Shawn Swords, assisted by Jason Hurley, Aaron Sidenberg and Ken Wallenius) also included Thomas Chalmers, Sam Hirst, Andrew Lalonde, Sam Levac and Hamidou Ongoiba.

In the other East semi and OUA quarterfinal, the uOttawa Gee-Gees nipped the Ryerson Rams 74-70. Warren Ward and Ryerson guard Jahmal Jones kept exchanging breathtaking plays as Ryerson built a 15-12 lead. But Ward found Johnny Berhanemeskel in the corner for a four-point play (a trey and a free throw) and Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue repeatedly broke free in the blocks as the Gee-Gees built a 26-23 lead. Jones, though, kept attacking off the dribble and the Rams kept aggressively crashing the offensive boards as Ryerson rallied to take a 33-32 lead at the half on a buzzer-beating trey by Ostap Choliy. With both teams scrapping for every board and defensive position, the second half was a sensational demonstration of playoff basketball. The Gee-Gees kept isolating Gonthier-Dubue in the post and he kept delivering. Jones and Aaron Best kept knifing for layups. Every loose ball was an excuse for everyone to dive at the floor. The Gee-Gees led 50-48 after three quarters. Gonthier-Dubue kept notching unbelievable buckets in the paint as uOttawa built its margin to 62-57 but Yannick Walton kept the Rams within reach with driving layups and Jones hammered a trey to give Ryerson a 64-63 lead with four minutes to play. Vikas Gill responded with a 15-foot jumper and then stole the ball, which led to a Gonthier-Dubue free throw. The Rams found Bjorn Michaelsen in the blocks for a layup to knot the score at 66 with a minute to play. Mike L’Africain drilled a trey to give the Gee-Gees the lead with 50.5 seconds to play. Best countered with a pair of free throws before Ward, in perhaps the biggest play of the game, played penetrate-and-dish to unselfishly set up Gonthier-Dubue for a layup that gave uOttawa a 71-68 lead, with 23.5 seconds on the clock. Jones countered with a driving layup for the Rams before L’Africain hit a free throw with 16.1 seconds to play to give the Gee-Gees a 72-70 lead. Berhanemeskel forced a turnover with 7.6 seconds remaining and then hit a pair of free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining to ice the win. “We played with toughness and belief,” said Ward. And “energy,” said Gonthier-Dubue. “We just executed the game plan so well and we played as a group, finally. Everyone was making the good pass and we just did what we did.” Ward added that “we deserved this. We’ve been in so many battles in this gym all year long. I’m just so proud of these guys.” Gee-Gees coach James Derouin called it an “amazing win. We just couldn’t get a stop and they hit so many tough shots. But these kids stepped up when we needed them. They were tough.” Ryerson coach Roy Rans said the difference was Michaelsen’s foul trouble “which allowed Dubue to get into a bit of a rhythm. And they made some big plays and we turned it over a couple of times down the stretch.” Derouin said Gonthier-Dubue “really was the difference because once he gets into a rhythm like he did tonight it’s so hard to stop him. He is just so relentless. He really represents everything that’s good about uOttawa and this basketball program. He is one of our best students, he’s a bilingual kid and I just love him to death, he really deserves so much high praise. I’m very happy with our performance tonight because it was a scrappy game and it wasn’t pretty. Those are the games that we have struggled with in the past so it shows how our team is moving forward.” Gonthier-Dubue noted that “we worked so hard all year and I made so many sacrifices to come play here. Today was a due or die game so I just put my heart into it and gave it my all. I’m just happy that we proved that we are not a team to be taken lightly.” Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue paced the Gee-Gees with 31 on 12-15 from the floor, 7-11 from the line and 7 boards. Warren Ward added 19 on 8-21 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Johnny Berhanemeskel scored 11 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Vikas Gill notched 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Mike L’Africain scored 4 on 1-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Mehdi Tihani added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jordan Vig, Moe Ismail, Dimitrios Seymour and Caleb Agada were scoreless. Vig nabbed 3 boards. The Gee-Gees hit 26-62 (.419) from the floor, 5-23 (.217) from the arc and 17-22 (.773) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 4 steals, 4 blocks, 7 turnovers and 16 fouls. Aaron Best paced Ryerson with 20 on 6-16 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 8 boards. Jahmal Jones added 19 on 8-17 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jordon Gauthier notched 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Yannick Walcott added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Juwon Grannum-Ogunnaike added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 blocks. Bjorn Michaelsen added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 7 boards. Ostap Choliy added 3 and Kyle Hankins 2, while Gavin Berry and Jeremiah Wheatle were scoreless. The Rams hit 25-62 (.403) from the floor, 5-23 (.217) from the arc and 15-19 (.789) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 3 steals, 6 blocks, 10 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Rams (coached by Roy Rana, assisted by Patrick Tatham and Jermaine Small, manager Dipesh Mistry) also included Afeworki Gebrekerestos, Matthew Beckford, Nem Stankovic, Greg Osawe, Derrick Allahyarian, Kenneth Asante and Chris Thomson.

In the Wilson Cup semis, held at Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, the Carleton Ravens thrashed the Lakehead Thunderwolves 72-51 to advance to their seventh consecutive Wilson Cup. The Ravens led 17-8, 30-16 and 53-32 at the quarters. Lakehead’s offence sputtered throughout the first half, being held to a single field goal in the second quarter. Philip Scrubb was chosen player of the game for the Ravens, said “we definitely have some things that we need to clean up, offensively I didn’t think we played very confident tonight. Towards the end we got some good shots off and our defence wasn’t bad. There are positives to take out of it, but we have to play a full 40 minutes tomorrow.” Philip Scrubb paced the Ravens with 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Tyson Hinz added 14 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Thomas Scrubb notched 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Clinton Springer-Williams added 10 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 12 boards and 2 assists. Dan Penner added 10 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Kewyn Blain scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Kevin Churchill scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 3 boards, while Kyle Smendziuk, Jean-Pierre Charles, Connor Wood, Justin Shaver and Gavin Resch were scoreless. Smendziuk nabbed 2 boards and stole 2 ball. The Ravens hit 26-65 (.400) from the floor, 9-27 (.333) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 10 steals, 4 blocks, 14 turnovers and 23 fouls. Joseph Jones paced the Thunderwolves with 15 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 5-7 from the line. Joseph Nitychoruk added 12 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 5 boards. Joe Hart scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 boards. Ben Johnson added 5 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Dwayne Harvey added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-5 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Matt Schmidt added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4 boards, Greg Carter 2 notched 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Yoosrie Salhia added 1, along with 2 boards, while Brendan King, Alex Robichaud, Nate Wainwright and Anthony McIntosh were scoreless. King nabbed 3 boards. The Thunderwolves hit 14-57 (.246) from the floor, 6-28 (.214) from the arc and 17-29 (.586) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 5 steals, 16 turnovers and 14 fouls.

In the other Wilson Cup semi, the uOttawa Gee-Gees dumped the Windsor Lancers 78-58. The Gee-Gees dominated the final frame 23-12. “We were having some trouble with their defence because they are so good with their backcourt pressure. We decided to try and keep it simple on offence and just use screens to get clean looks and it worked out great,” said Gee-Gees coach James Derouin. “It can be tough sometimes because we get stretches where we don’t hit shots but we know that with the group of shooters that we have it is just a matter of time and they will start dropping.” Ottawa struggled with Windsor’s full-court press early on. Enrico Diloreto knocked down a long three-pointer to help the Lancers to a 9-7 lead. He then found Rotimi Osuntola Jr. with an arching alley-oop pass after an Evan Matthews rejection on the defensive end. The teams then traded threes as a long-ranger from Michael Petrella was followed by a jumper from beyond the arc from Gee-Gee Warren Ward. Lien Phillip notched a three-point play, picking up the lay-in plus the harm to tie the score before Ward hit a bucket to give Ottawa an 18-16 lead after one quarter. The Gee-Gees pulled ahead by 10 in the second quarter, primarily on three-point bombs by Ward. They led 37-27 at the half. The Lancers capitalized on an Ottawa dry spell midway through the third quarter as they narrowed the gap to only five points. But Ward took over for the Gee-Gees and they rebuilt a 55-46 lead after three quarters. The Gee-Gees took their biggest lead in fourth quarter on a trey from Johnny Berhanemeskel and pulled away down the stretch. “We are tough, we are resilient and most importantly we can shoot. We deserve every single shot we made tonight because we worked hard for all of them,” said Ward, who was chosen player of the game. “These guys believed in me even when I was injured. They showed me so much support. I have to say that I have never experienced playing with such a tightly knit group. It’s a great feeling. … It’s the one-year anniversary of my knee surgery, so this win is even more special to me. I’m so happy and proud of my team and our coaches. I feel like we’re very underrated, I don’t think our team gets enough respect. We’ve come a very long way, if you watch us play you see the way we share the basketball and we’ll be ready to compete tomorrow. It’s going to be fun.” Warren Ward paced the Gee-Gees with 26 on 11-14 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 0-4 from the line, 8 boards and 6 assists. Johnny Berhanemeskel added 21 on 8-22 from the floor, 5-14 from the arc, 7 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Vikas Gill notched 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Mike L’Africain added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Mehdi Tihani scored 7 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 5 boards. Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jordan Vig added 2, along with 2 boards and Moe Ismail 1, while Ryan Evans, Matt Nelson, Caleb Agada and Dimitrios Seymour were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 28-60 (.467) from the floor, 14-32 (.438) from the arc and 8-14 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 19 turnovers and 13 fouls. Lien Phillip paced the Lancers with 19 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Enrico Diloreto added 16 on 6-18 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Rotimi Osuntola Jr. added 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Michael Petrella scored 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 steals. Jared Malcom scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Evan Matthews added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 9 boards. Ismar Seferagic added 2, while Anthony Limbombe and Nana Ntim were scoreless. The Lancers hit 22-75 (.293) from the floor, 5-27 (.185) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 11 steals, 3 blocks, 13 turnovers and 17 fouls.

In the Wilson bronze medal match, the Lakehead Thunderwolves smacked the Windsor Lancers 78-64 to earn a berth at the CIS nationals. A combination of tight defence and accurate three-point shooting propelled Lakehead to a 19-12 lead after one quarter. The Thunderwolves held OUA West player of the year Lien Phillip scoreless in the first frame, while Joseph Jones ignited a late 16-5 run with a pair of treys. The Thunderwolves extended their lead to double digits in the second quarter but Phillip hit a pair of free throws and Ismar Seferagic a trey to rally Windsor within three. Phillip notched a putback rebound but the Wolves responded with a 7-0 run capped by a corner trey from Dwayne Harvey. Phillip responded with a big three after a penetration and kickout by Josh Collins and then added a pair of free throws to draw Windsor within 34-29 at the half. Lakehead came out running, starting the quarter on a 14-7 run to stretch their lead to 12. Late in the third the Lancers ran an isolation 1-on-1 play for Phillip at the top of the key with Lakehead captain Yoosrie Salhia guarding him. It would be the defining defensive stand for Lakehead, as Yoosrie stuck to the 6-8 post and sent his turn-around jumper aside with one swat of his hand, and hauled down the rebound. Dwayne Harvey came alive, knocking down 8 points as the Thunderwolves took a 57-46 lead after three quarters. They opened the final frame with a 12-4 run and romped. Jahmal Jones was chosen player of the game for Lakehead. Thunderwolves coach Scott Morrison said “I was extremely proud of our basketball team today. After yesterday’s poor showing the guys had a lot of reasons to be down. However, our true strengths as a team shone through today in the form of a big heart, excellent teamwork and the confidence that should come from winning as many big games as this group has won over the years. Add one more to that list.” Joseph Jones paced the Thunderwolves with 23 on 8-15 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Dwayne Harvey added 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Ben Johnson notched 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Joe Hart scored 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Greg Carter added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Yoosrie Salhia added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Matt Schmidt added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 8 boards. Joseph Nitychoruk added 2, while Brendan King, Alex Robichaud, Nate Wainwright and Anthony McIntosh were scoreless. The Thunderwolves hit 29-56 (.518) from the floor, 8-19 (.421) from the arc and 12-21 (.571) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 9 seals, 1 block, 17 turnovers and 14 fouls. Lien Phillip paced the Lancers with 15 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 13 boards and 2 steals. Rotimi Osuntola Jr added 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Ismar Seferagic notched 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Michael Petrella added 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Enrico Diloreto added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Nana Ntim scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Joey Ellenberger added 3 and Anthony Limbombe 2, while Evan Matthews, Josh Collins and Michael Godfrey were scoreless. The Lancers hit 22-69 (.319) from the floor, 8-24 (.333) from the arc and 12-20 (.600) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 6 steals, 1 block, 13 turnovers and 16 fouls. The Lancers (coached by Chris Oliver, assisted by Barry Amlin, Larry Loebach and Greg Allin) also included Ryan Christie, Reda Souala, Henock Araia and Jared Malcolm.

In the Wilson Cup final, the Carleton Ravens nipped the uOttawa Gee-Gees 72-69. Carleton jumped out early with OUA east player of the year Philip Scrubb and brother Thomas, the east defensive player of the year combined to score the first six points of the game. Although star Warren Ward was forced to the bench with two fouls, the Gee-Gees still managed to scramble back and briefly claim a 14-13 lead before the Ravens replied with two baskets to take a 17-14 lead after the first quarter. The Ravens got balanced scoring in the second quarter, and a late trey from Phillip Scrubb, as they extended their lead to 38-28 at the half. The Gee-Gees came out of the break with intensity. Strong inside and perimeter play from Ward ignited an 8-2 run. But the Ravens responded with a run and to lead 54-45 after three quarters as the Gee-Gees continued to inexplicably turn over the ball and get pushed around on the boards. A quick start again in the fourth got Ottawa within five, but wouldn’t get that close again until a late game push when just 4.7 seconds remained. Ward hit an off-balance three, with two defenders in his face, to pull within three, and then the Gee-Gee defence forced a five-second violation in the ensuing inbound play. With one play left to tie the ballgame, Ward’s three-point attempt missed giving Carleton their second straight Ontario University Athletics title and their eighth in the last 11 seasons. Thomas Scrubb was chosen MVP of the game and noted that “Ottawa is probably the second-best team right now in the country. I’m sure we’ll be playing them again this season.” Scrubb was also quite complimentary of the Wilson Cup venue. “I think it’s the best stadium that we’ve played in this season. Downtown Toronto is a great location and you feel like you’re a professional here. We don’t get to play in stadiums like this very often, it’s different, special.” Scrubb earlier told The Score that “this was a great team win. Coming into the tournament we (Carleton) knew that every team member would have to play hard if we wanted to win the Wilson Cup. Lakehead and Ottawa are very talented teams, we had to play well to beat them and we did.” Gee-Gees coach James Derouin said “we had a tough weekend on the glass and that kills us because that gives the other team so many more possessions and more opportunities to score. In the end you just can’t turn the ball over and give up so many rebounds to a team of this calibre. Carleton is such a strong defensive team that it really took us out of our usual game play. It’s disappointing because if we could have gotten into a bit of a rhythm a bit early the outcome of the game might have been much different. Even though we lost tonight, the weekend was a success because we did what we came here to do and that is to qualify for nationals.” Ward said “the fact that I picked up two fouls early on really put us in a bind because I should have been on the floor a lot more than I was. The other problem was our rebounding, it was simply atrocious and we will need to be much better at nationals.” Ravens coach Dave Smart told the Score that “we defended well all weekend, that was one of the keys to our success. Playing against Ottawa is always a grind. They have given us problems all season and did it again in the final. We were fortunate enough to win both games.” Thomas Scrubb paced the Ravens with 17 on 8-24 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 steals. Philip Scrubb added 15 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Clinton Springer-Williams added 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Dan Penner added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Kewyn Blain added 8 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Tyson Hinz notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Kevin Churchill scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 2 boards, while Kyle Smendziuk was scoreless. The Ravens hit 26-68 (.382) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 15-18 (.833) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 10 steals, 1 block, 13 turnovers and 18 fouls. Warren Ward paced the Gee-Gees with 27 on 8-19 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue added 14 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 8 boards. Johnny Berhanemeskel notched 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Vikas Gill scored 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Mehdi Tihani added 3, along with 3 boards and 2 blocks, and Mike L’Africain 2, along with 2 assists, while Caleb Agada, Jordan Vig, Dimitrios Seymour and Moe Ismail were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 25-59 (.424) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 7 steals, 5 blocks, 13 turnovers and 19 fouls.

Immediately after the regular season, the University of Toronto athletic director Beth Ali began advertising for a replacement for two-year interim coach Rick Dilena. Among the criteria: “a minimum of five years coaching experience in the CIS, three of which are at the head coach level.” Dalhousie coach John Campbell bit was named head coach of the Blues, effective May 13, 2013. “After a nation-wide search, it was clear to us that John is the right coach for the job,” said Beth Ali, director of intercollegiate and high-performance sport. “His knowledge of the game and his coaching experience, not only across the CIS but on the international stage, will help us revitalize our program as we move into a new chapter of men’s basketball at U of T.” Campbell joins the Blues after 11 seasons as the Dalhousie Tigers bench boss. During that time, he guided the Tigers to two AUS championship titles (2008-09, 2010-11) and earned Atlantic University Sport (AUS) coach of the year honours in 2010-11. Internationally, Campbell helped Canada to a silver medal as the assistant coach at the FISU Games in Shenzhen, China. Most recently, he was an assistant with the British Basketball under-20 team that placed sixth at the 2012 European championships. Prior to Dalhousie, Campbell was the head coach of the Laurentian Lady Vees women’s basketball team, where he captured two Ontario University Athletics (OUA) titles, a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) bronze medal and was named the OUA East coach of the year three times (1999, 2001, 2002). He also worked as an assistant coach with both the University of Victoria (1996) and Laurentian University (1994) men’s basketball teams. “I’m excited for the opportunity to come to U of T,” said Campbell. “The investment that the athletic department is making in men’s basketball is very exciting. I believe with the combination of the new Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport and the support of the institution, there’s a possibility of great success. I’m very excited to meet the players and to continue the recruitment of top student-athletes.” Campbell is a graduate of the physical education program at Laurentian University, where he was a two-time provincial all-star during a successful playing career.

Lakehead coach Scott Morrison announced that he will take a year’s leave of absence to work with the Maine Red Claws, an affiliate of the Boston Celtics. Nine-year assistant Matt Erdman was appointed interim coach for a year.

Brock coach Brad Rootes announced that he was resigning to pursue a career as a police officer. He is replaced by Charles Kissi, who was serving as an apprentice coach for the Toronto Raptors. “We look forward to Charles joining our staff,” says Brock director of Athletics Robert Hilson. “He is an excellent leader that possesses strong values that are consistent with Brock University, Brock Athletics, Brock Alumni and the Niagara Community.” Kissi, a police officer with Toronto Police Services, said “Brock University has a great athletics program with a lot of success and it is a university that strives for excellence in everything it does. I look forward to working alongside great leaders in Robert Hilson and Chris Critelli as well as all the other coaches and people at Brock.” Kiss was formerly the coach of the Ryerson women’s Rams in 2010-11 and was an assistant to Sandy Pothier in 09-10. Kissi played CIS ball with the McMaster Marauders.

The bronze medalist Lakehead Thunderwolves: Joseph Jones; Dwayne Harvey; Ben Johnson; Joe Hart; Greg Carter; Yoosrie Salhia; Matt Schmidt; Joseph Nitychoruk; Brendan King; Alex Robichaud; Nate Wainwright; Anthony McIntosh; Ryan Thomson; Brandon Myketa; Jamar Coke; coach Scott Morrison; assistant Matt Erdman; assistant Mark English; assistant Pat Charlebois; assistant Andrew Quirion; assistant Jamie Searle

The silver medalist Ottawa Gee-Gees: Warren Ward; Vikas Gill; Johnny Berhanemeskel, Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue; Mike L’Africain; Mehdi Tihani; Caleb Agada; Jordan Vig; Moe Ismail; Dimitrios Seymour; Matt Plunkett; Zach Traer; Matt Nelson; Ryan Evans; Akeem Gardner; coach James Derouin; assistant Emil O’Neil; assistant Clarence Porter; assistant Kris Dale; assistant Justin Serresse; strength & conditioning David Labentowicz, therapist Jovanna Smoljanic; therapist Carolyn Smith; SID Jen Elliott; athletic director Luc Gelineau

The champion Carleton Ravens: Philip Scrubb; Tyson Hinz; Thomas Scrubb; Clinton Springer-Williams; Kyle Smendziuk; Kevin Churchill; Dan Penner; Gavin Resch; Connor Wood; Kewyn Blain; Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles; Ryan Augustine; Guillaume Boucard; Justin Shaver; Cole Penman; Nathaniel Cziranka-Crooks; coach Dave Smart; assistant Rob Smart Jr.; assistant Dean Petridis; assistant Shawn McCleery; assistant Manny Furtado; strength & conditioning Andy Stewart; therapist Bruce Marshall; nutritionist Harinder Ghuman; manager Aaron Blakely; SID Christina Atallah; athletic director Jennifer Brenning