REGULAR SEASON
| UQAM | 11-5 | 17-12 | Olga Hrycak | ||
| Laval | 10-6 | 15-15 | Jacques Paiement Jr. | ||
| McGill | 8-8 | 12-17 | Craig Norman | ||
| Bishop’s | 7-9 | 10-17 | Rod Gilpin | ||
| Concordia | 4-12 | 10-16 | John Dore | ||
Playoff non-qualifier Concordia Stingers: Decee Krah, Evens Laroche, Hamza Ruhezamihigo, James Clark, Vali Lazarescu, Pierre Thompson, Jean-Prospere Philistin, Jean-A Moussignac, Kafil Eyitayo, Sebastien Martin, Sasha Louis, Morgan Tajfel, Taylor Garner, Omar Zerbo, coach John Dore, associate Ernie Rosa, assistant David Bloom, assistant Emerson Thomas, assistant Mike Hickey
In the semis, the UQAM Citadins clocked the Bishop’s Gaiters 98-70 as Adil El Makssoud’s lit up the gym. The Gaiters led through most of the first quarter, but surrendered the lead at 1:24 when Kevin Levy hit a three-pointer to give UQAM a 19-18 lead. UQAM led 23-19 after the first quarter, thanks to a 7-2 run to end the period. The Citadins started to pull away in the second quarter, as the Gaiters went over four minutes midway through the quarter without scoring a field goal. UQAM took advantage, scoring 11 straight points to run out to a 40-25 lead with three minutes left. They maintained a 46-31 lead at the half. UQAM pulled out to a 23-point lead at 3:57 of the third, after El Makssoud made the score 58-35. Bishop’s responded with an 18-0 run over the next 2:28 to pull to within five points at 58-53 with 1:29 left in the quarter that sent the large travelling contingent into hysterics. However, that was as close as the Gaiters got, as UQAM ended the quarter on a 7-0 run, and had stretched the lead out to 19 points less than two minutes into the fourth. Adil El Makssoud paced UQAM with 34 on 13-24 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 9 steals. Kevin Bitondo scored 20 on 8-10 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Souleymane Diagne scored 14 on 7-12 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 assists. Kevin Levy Scored 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Olivier Hudon scored 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 steals. Arthaud Plesius added 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Francois Rheaume scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Paul-Emile Colas added 1, while Rasheed Nguinambaye, Eric Cote-Kougnima and Thierry Justin were scoreless. The Citadins hit 36-74 (.486) from the floor, 8-23 (.348) from the arc and 18-23 (.783) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 18 steals, 4 blocks, 16 turnovers and 23 fouls. Onnex Blackwood paced Bishop’s with 19 on 6-11 from the floor, 7-12 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Hermon Tesfaghebriel added 15 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, and 7 boards. Damon Thomas-Anderson added 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Ryan Steele scored 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Oraine Green scored 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 steals. Tim McAleenan added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Alex Audette-Genier added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards. Jeremy Leonard-Smith added 2, while Jamil Abiad, Pat Shier and Tim Hunter were scoreless. The Gaiters hit 23-50 (.460) from the floor, 3-11 (.273) from the arc, 21-32 (.656) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 11 steals, 1 block, 29 turnovers and 21 fouls.
In the other semi, the Laval Rouge et Or clipped the McGill Redmen 69-60. McGill led 15-12 after one quarter. Laval led 38-23 at the half and 54-43 after three quarters. Etienne Labrecque paced Laval with 15 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 10 boards. J.F. Beaulieu-Maheux added 14 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 7 boards. Jerome Turcotte-Routhier added 12 on 5-15 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 steals. Xavier Baribeau added 11 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 6 assists. Francois-Olivier Gagnon-Hebert scored 10 on 5-7 from the floor and 2 boards. C. D-Trottier scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 6 boards. J.P. Renaud added 1, while Kevin Crevant, Maxime Cloutier and Richard-Kwaku Addai were scoreless. The Rouge et Or hit 24-65 (.369) from the floor, 7-28 (.250) from the arc and 14-17 (.824) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 13 turnovers and 17 fouls. David Clark paced McGill with 13 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 assists. Matthew Thornhill added 12 on 4-17 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Pawel Herra added 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 3 boards. Sebastien Gatti notched 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 8 boards. Nicholas Nishikawa added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 8 boards. Michael White scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Nicolas Langley scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jesse Woods added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Jeff Cumming added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards. The Redmen hit 23-65 (.354) from the floor, 5-26 (.192) from the arc and 9-14 (.643) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 13 turnovers and 17 fouls.
In the final, UQAM edged Laval 78-75. Jules Diagne paced UQAM with 21 on 9-16 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 14 boards and 4 assists. Adil el Makssoud added 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards 6 assists and 3 steals. Eric Cote-Kougnima added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Olivier Hudon scored 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Arthaud Plesius added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Mathieu Landry added 3, Kevin Levy 3, Thierry Justin 2 and Kevin Bitondo 2, along with 4 boards. Paul-Emile Colas was scoreless. The Citadins hit 31-68 (.456) from the floor, 9-21 (.429) from the arc and 7-13 (.538) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 20 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. J.F. Beaulieu-Maheux paced Laval with 25 on 9-11 from the floor, 5-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Jerome Turcotte-Routhier added 16 on 7-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Francois-Olivier Gagnon-Hebert added 14 on 6-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Xavier Baribeau notched 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 7 assists. Etienne Labrecque scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Maxime Cloutier added 2 and Kevin Crevant 2, while Jean-Philippe Renaud and Christian Deslauriers-Trottier were scoreless. The Rouge et Or hit 30-55 (.545) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 14 assists, 16 turnovers, 5 blocks and 2 steals.
After the season, McGill athletic director Drew Love turfs Craig Norman. “After considerable reflection, a decision has been made to seek new leadership within the men’s basketball program,” said Love. “We appreciate the efforts that Craig has made during his six seasons as head coach and wish him well in his future endeavors.”
Norman, a 47-year-old native of Greenfield Park, Que., coached the Redmen to a 64-122 overall record during his tenure, including a 32-64 mark in regular season play. A 1987 graduate of Concordia University, Norman came to McGill from Royal Military College in Kingston where he had a six-season stint as head coach. He won Canadian university coach-of-the-year honours in men’s basketball in 2003-04 before being appointed by McGill in June 2004. Norman is replaced by University of Ottawa Gee-Gees coach David DeAveiro, where he was the team’s all-time leader in coaching wins, posting an impressive 210-127 record overall (.623), including a 122-66 mark in regular-season play (.649). The 46-year-old native of Toronto was named three times as OUA East coach of the year (2006, 2007, 2010). He also served as an assistant coach with Canada Basketball on numerous occasions, including the men’s junior and senior national teams. “We are happy to welcome a coach of Dave’s calibre and experience,” said Drew Love, executive director of athletics and recreation at McGill. “He is highly regarded as a strong recruiter, a tireless worker and a great teacher. His record at Ottawa speaks for itself and we look forward to him leading our team toward a national championship.” Among DeAveiro’s stints as an assistant coach was with Jay Triano’s staff on the national hoops squad at a 2003 pre-Olympic tourney in China, the 2007 FISU Summer Games in Bangkok where Canada won bronze, the 2008 FIBA Americas under-18 championship in Argentina and the 2009 FIBA world junior championship in New Zealand. DeAveiro has also been invited as a guest coach by Leo Rautins for a national senior team training camp this summer. A graduate of both the University of Ottawa (BSoc., ’89) and Brock University (BEd., ’92), DeAveiro spent 19 years with the Gee-Gees, including five seasons as a player (1984 to 1989), five as an assistant coach (1990 to 1995) and nine as head coach (2001 to 2010). This past year, he guided Ottawa to an 18-4 second-place finish in the OUA East, only two wins shy of the OUA champion Carleton Ravens. DeAveiro also had an assistant coaching stint at Humber College, where the Hawks captured a CCAA national title in 2001. He returned to the Gee-Gees as head coach in 2001-02, after they had missed the playoffs for two straight years and subsequently guided them to nine straight post-season appearances, including trips to the CIS championship tourney in 2005, 2007 and 2009. “An opportunity to be a part of a university like McGill, with its rich tradition and history doesn’t come along every day,” said DeAveiro of his decision to coach at McGill. “I look forward to building a program that the University and alumni can be proud of.” DeAveiro is married to Caretta, his wife of 13 years and they have one daughter (Jordyn, 12) and a son (Darius, 8).
The co-bronze medalist Bishop’s Gaiters: Onnex Blackwood; Hermon Tesfaghebriel; Damon Thomas-Anderson; Ryan Steele; Oraine Green; Tim McAleenan; Alex Audette-Genier; Jeremy Leonard-Smith; Jamil Abiad; Pat Shier; Tim Hunter; Pierre Trepanier; Jesse Feith; Chris East; D’Arcy Nash; Chris Kuete; coach Rod Gilpin
The co-bronze medalist McGill Redmen: David ‘Winn’ Clark; Matthew Thornhill; Pawel Herra; Sebastien Gatti; Nicholas Nishikawa; Michael White; Nicolas Langley; Jesse Woods; Jeff Cumming; Olivier Bouchard; Alex Bouchard; Andrew Amenyogbe; Greg Gause; Zachary MacDonald; redshirt Azaz Awan; redshirt Leonel Saintil; coach Craig Norman; assistant Bill MacArthur; assistant Denburk Reid; assistant Kevin Dulude
The runner-up Laval Rouge et Or: Jerome Turcotte-Routhier; Francois-Olivier Gagnon-Hebert; Xavier Baribeau; Etienne Labrecque; Maxime Cloutier; Kevin Crevant; Jean-Philippe Renaud; Christian Deslauriers-Trottier; Hugo St-Laurent; Richard Kwaku Addai; Jean-Francois Beaulieu Maheux; Michel Moreau Lapointe; Yves-Andre Levasseur; Simon Mercier; Fode Marshal Sylla; Olivier Gravel; coach Jacques Paiement Jr.
The champion Universite of Quebec @ Montreal Citadins: Adil el Makssoud; Gregory St-Amand; Jules Diagne; Eric Cote-Kougnima; Arthaud Plesius; Thierry Justin; Kevin Bitondo; Kevin Levy; Olivier Hudon; Mathieu Landry; Rasheed Nguinambaye; Francois Rheaume; Emmanuel Verreault; Paul-Emile Colas; coach Olga Hrycak; assistant Nevio Marzinotto; assistant Mario Joseph; assistant Randy Alexandre; manager Frantz St-Cyr; therapist Vanessa Contenta; trainer Athanasio Destounis