REGULAR SEASON

Dalhousie 13-7 22-10 Rick Plato        
  UPEI 12-8 21-14 Tim Kendrick        
  Acadia 12-8 16-18 Kevin Duffie        
  New Brunswick 11-9 15-16 Brent Baker        
  Saint Mary’s 10-10 19-15 Jonah Taussig        
  Cape Breton 10-10 12-16 Matt Skinn        
  Memorial  7-13 10-16 Peter Benoite        
  St. FX  5-15  8-21 Steve Konchalski        
                 

        Playoff non-qualifiers:

Memorial Sea-Hawks: Evan Blake, Daniel Foo, Jacob Hynes, Davion Parnsalu, Noel Moffatt, Kieran Hawksley, Jovan Babovic, Liam Dunphy, Greg Manuel, Alphaeus Kisusi, Daniel Gordon, Deng Ring, Caleb Gould, Austin Chambers, Vasilije Curcic, Padraig Dawe, coach Peter Benoite, assistant Martin Cull, assistant Peter Rose, assistant Matt Chapman, assistant Colin Duffett

        St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Davonte Provo, Cameron Crieghtney, Tristen Ross, Kevin Bercy, Julius Antoine, Alastair Cole, Jason Hatch, Josh Millar, Brandon Velocci, Cameron Walker, Akil Charles, Tyrel Edwards, Daniel Passley, Temitayo Shittu, Cassio Rodriques, coach Steve Konchalski, associate Doc Ryan, assistant Denton Anthony, graduate assistant Mat MacDonald, graduate assistant Jeremy Dunn, manager Billy Andrews, therapist Tara Sutherland, therapist Ange Wylie, student therapist Ben Boudreau, SID Krista McKenna

        In the quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded St. Mary’s Huskies dispatched the 4th-seeded New Brunswick Varsity Reds 102-93, after leading 21-19, 47-33 and 84-67 at the quarters. The Huskies got great post play from Osman Barrie and marksmanship off the bench from Marquis Clayton. The Huskies took an early lead on the perimeter shooting of Kemar Alleyne and Ryan Augustine but Javon Masters rallied the Varsity Reds. Saint Mary’s built a double-digit lead by the half on solid defence and then withstood a second half rally by capitalizing on their superior size and post play. Marquis Clayton paced the Huskies with 25 on 8-16 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 9 boards, 8 assists and 3 steals. Osman Barrie added 22 on 10-13 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 13 boards and 2 steals. Kemar Alleyne added 16 on 7-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Theon Reefer added 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Brian Rouse scored 13 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 7 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Ryan Augustine notched 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Achuil Lual added 2, while Kadeem Thompson and Will Fiander were scoreless. The Huskies hit 41-75 (.547) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 11-21 (.524) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 13 steals, 1 block, 14 turnovers and 16 fouls. Matthew Daley paced the Varsity Reds with 28 on 10-20 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 5-9 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Javon Masters added 24 on 7-24 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 9-9 from the line and 9 boards. Jesse Kendall added 18 on 7-13 from the floor and 4-10 from the arc. Kaleefah Henry added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Mark Matheson added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Tyronn King added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Revaughn Gayle notched 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Dylan Baker added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9 boards and 3 assists. Alex Caskey added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. The Varsity Reds hit 33-76 (.434) from the floor, 9-28 (.321) from the arc and 18-25 (.720) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 7 steals, 1 block, 18 turnovers and 20 fouls. The Varsity Reds (coach Brent Baker, assistant Don McNeil, strength & conditioning Trevor Pardy, assistant Dan Goggin, recruiting coordinator Patrick Troy) also included Will Legere, Benjamin Redl, Nikola Mandic and Temer Robinson-Hermelijn.

        In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Acadia Axemen nipped the 6th-seeded Cape Breton Capers 69-68. Both teams struggled with turnovers and their perimeter marksmanship early. Acadia led 13-9 after one quarter and 28-21 at the half. The Capers led 46-40 at the quarters, building a lead as they began hitting treys. Ben Miller took control in the fourth, helping the Axemen rally to tie the game with under a minute remaining. Following an Acadia defensive stop, Shaquille Smith was sent to the free throw line with 20 seconds remaining and the game tied at 68, where he was able to convert 1-2. The Capers were unable to convert on the other end of the floor. Ben Miller was chosen player of the game for the Axemen, while Cedric Kasongo earned the laurels for the Capers. Axemen coach Kevin Duffie told AUS that he told his troops during the final timeout to “be careful that they will try to get a quick two with Kasongo inside. They tried to get something quick inside one on one with Kasongo and it basically came down to one rebound. … That has been our team this season. Just a grinding team that doesn’t get flustered. No one points fingers and just keep on playing and I think that was us again tonight.” Ben Miller paced the Axemen with 19 on 6-18 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Nick De Palma added 16 on 5-13 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Shaquille Smith added 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Kyle Arsenault added 10 on 4-15 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Erik Nissen added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards, 2 steals and 5 blocks. Thomas Johnston added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Mitchell Tempro added 1 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. A.J. Simmonds was scoreless on 0-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 3 boards. The Axemen hit 22-77 (.286) from the floor, 13-38 (.342) from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 7 steals, 7 blocks, 7 turnovers and 15 fouls. Cedric Kasongo paced the Capers with 20 on 8-15 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 18 boards and 3 assists. Kenny Jean-Louis added 16 on 6-17 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 7 boards. Tevin Bartley notched 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Seth Amoah scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Arild Geugjes added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Meshack Lufile added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 9 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Kelson Devereaux added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kyle Hankins added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, while Jack Macaulay and Christian Affolter were scoreless. Macaulay nabbed 2 boards. The Capers hit 26-69 (.377) from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 4 steals, 4 blocks, 12 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Capers (coach Matt Skinn, assistant Ron Shaw) also included Daoud Soukary, Kayon Mayers and Joey Liem.

        In the semis, the top-seeded Dalhousie Tigers edged the 5th-seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies 75-74. The Huskies broke to a 22-16 lead after one quarter primarily on the shooting of Osman Barrie. But Dalhousie’s zone defence proved effective as they crept within 37-32 at the half. Tiger post Sven Stammberger began to assert himself in the blocks in the second half as Dalhousie rallied to knot the score at 54 after three quarters. Dalhousie started the final quarter with a full-court press, which generated a few runout layups. The teams traded the lead back and forth. Huskie Theon Reefer hit a trey with a minute to play to draw Saint Mary’s within one at 73-72. Fouled with seconds left on the clock, Dalhousie’s Ritchie Kanza Mata sunk two free throws to widen the Tigers’ lead to three. Kemar Alleyne was then sent to the line with shots of his own, sinking the first and missing the second. Reefer was then fouled in the final moment of regulation and sent to the line to shoot two, with no time remaining on the clock. Missing his first attempt and making his second, the Huskies were unable to force overtime and the Tigers escaped with a 75-74 win. Kashrell Lawrence was chosen player of the game for the Tigers, while Osman Barrie earned the laurels for the Huskies. Kashrell Lawrence paced the Tigers with 31 on 13-21 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-9 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Sven Stammberger added 15 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards and 5 steals. Ritchie Kanza Mata added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Cedric Sanogo added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jordan Aquino-Serjue added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Jarred Reid added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 4 steals. William Yengue added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2-3 from the line, while Alex Petronis, Sean Dodds, Matt McVeigh and Sascha Kappos were scoreless. The Tigers hit 29-74 (.392) from the floor, 1-13 (.077) from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 14 steals, 8 turnovers and 18 fouls. Osman Barrie paced the Huskies with 19 on 8-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 13 boards. Brian Rouse added 18 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Theon Reefer added 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 5 boards. Kemar Alleyne added 13 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Marquis Clayton scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists. Achuil Lual added 2, while Ryan Augustine and Kadeem Thompson were scoreless. The Huskies hit 30-51 (.588) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 4 steals, 5 blocks, 20 turnovers and 19 fouls.

        In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Prince Edward Island Panthers whipped the 3rd-seeded Acadia Axemen 87-66. The Panthers came out firing on all cylinders and broke to an 11-0 lead in the first 3:47. They extended their lead to 27-6 after one quarter as the Axemen shot the ball like something typically found in a pasture. Acadia led 50-20 at the half. Axemen coach Kevin Duffie lit a fuse at the break and Acadia responded with four straight three-pointers early in the third from Kyle Arsenault, Ben Miller and Nick De Palma, cutting the Panthers’ lead to 15 midway through the quarter. The Panthers countered with a 15-4 run to end the third with a 77-50 lead and romped to the easy win. Dut Dut was chosen player of the game for the Panthers, while Erik Nissen earned the laurels for the Axemen. Acadia captain Lorenzo Parker told AUS that “it hasn’t even sunk in yet, but I’m sure it will hit in later tonight. It’s been a long time coming. Our main goal was to defend the three-point shot and we did that tonight.” Panthers coach Tim Kendrick said “we were a real team tonight. We’ve had some tough things happen to us, but we battled through it and now we’re right where we want to be.” Dut Dut paced the Panthers with 21 on 7-15 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-10 from the line and 19 boards. Bradley States added 15 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards. Amin Suleman added 14 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Lorenzo Parker scored 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Tyler Scott notched 12 on 4-16 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Milorad Sedlarevic added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Zachary Usherwood added 2, Jonathan Hovingh 2, along with 5 boards, and Hugh McLarty 2, while Jake Kendrick, Stefan Vujisic, Tevin Sutton-Stephenson and Kyle Welton were scoreless. Sutton-Stephenson nabbed 2 boards. The Panthers hit 33-78 (.423) from the floor, 8-28 (.286) from the arc and 13-24 (.542) from the line, while garnering 62 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 13 turnovers and 22 fouls. Ben Miller paced the Axemen with 19 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 10 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Erik Nissen added 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 13 boards. Kyle Arsenault added 11 on 4-18 from the floor, 3-13 from the floor and 11 boards. A.J. Simmonds added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Nick De Palma added 7 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Shaquille Smith added 4 on 2-15 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 steals. Thomas Johnston added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Mitchell Tempro scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-3 from the line. The Axemen hit 22-78 (.282) from the floor, 9-39 (.231) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 10 steals, 1 block, 11 turnovers and 20 fouls.

        In the final, the top-seeded Dalhousie Tigers edged the 2nd-seeded Prince Edward Island Panthers 87-85. The Panthers came out firing, knocking down three straight treys, including a pair by Tyler Scott, as they broke to a quick 16-point lead midway through the first quarter. Although Jarred Reid caught fire the Tigers, hitting three buckets, Dalhousie still trailed 25-17 after one quarter. Dalhousie rallied to knot the score at 29 in the second quarter, after which PEI led 37-36. Kashrell Lawrence hit several buckets as Dalhousie took a 61-57 after three quarters. The final frame saw Dalhousie’s Ritchie Kanza Mata and UPEI’s Milorad Sedlarevic alternately get hot from the floor. Kanza Mata kept attacking off the dribble, scoring several clutch buckets and free throws as the Tigers held off the Panthers. Kanza Mata was chosen player of the game for the Tigers, while Sedlarevic earned the laurels for the Panthers. “It’s surreal,” Kanza-Mata told GoPanthers.com. “We woke up this morning and said one more and it feels good to have accomplished that. It was another cliché Tiger performance where we dig ourselves a hole and we fight back. It’s hard work to come back from double-digits, but somehow we always find a way and that’s what I love about this team.” Tigers coach Rick Plato said “I push them hard and I have huge demands. It’s a love-hate thing, but I think today they’re loving it. … One thing about this team is that it takes a while for them to get going, but we hung in there.” Panthers coach Tim Kendrick said “it was a great game and both teams went at each other hard. Our players gave everything they had today and we’re really proud of them.” Ritchie Kanza Mata led the Tigers with 21 on 7-19 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 4 boards, 8 assists and 5 steals. Cedric Sanogo added 14 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 3 boards. Kashrell Lawrence added 14 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 7 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Sven Stammberger added 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Jordan Aquino-Serjue added 10 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Jarred Reid added 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 steals. Matt McVeigh added 6 on 2-4 from the floor and 2 boards, while Alex Petronis, William Yengue and Sascha Kappos were scoreless. Kappos nabbed 2 boards. The Tigers hit 32-71 (.451) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 17-25 (.680) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 11 steals, 3 blocks, 15 turnovers and 22 fouls. Tyler Scott paced the Panthers with 23 on 8-13 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 6 assists. Milorad Sedlarevic added 17 on 6-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Bradley States added 15 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, -24 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Amin Suleman added 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 5 assists. Lorenzo Parker added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Dut Dut added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 14 boards. Zachary Usherwood added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Jake Kendrick added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Jonathan Hovingh and Tevin Sutton-Stephenson were scoreless. The Panthers hit 32-62 (.516) from the floor, 11-23 (.478) from the arc and 10-14 (.714) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 7 steals, 4 blocks, 22 turnovers and 21 fouls.

        After the season, Cape Breton coach Matt Skinn resigned. “I’m disappointed to see Matt leave as our head coach, but I understand and respect his decision,” said athletic director John Ryan. “We are thankful for his time and contributions to the CBU men’s basketball program, but family comes first and Matt is ready to move on to new personal challenges.” Skinn said “this was an emotional, but at the end of the day, an easy decision for me to make. Moving to Calgary will give me the opportunity to be closer to my fiancé, my family and allow me to pursue new endeavors to help advance my career. … As a player for five years, and a coach for four, I have spent a large portion of my life in Cape Breton and I have been able to make friends and create memories that will last a lifetime.” In four years at the helm, Skinn had an overall record of 49-31 and helped guide the CAPERS to the AUS championship banner in his first season. Skinn also garnered AUS Coach of the Year honours in 2012-2013. Ryan appointed former Simon Fraser assistant David Petroziello as Skinn’s replacement. Petroziello was also head coach at both the college level with Keyano College (Alberta) and Saint Mary’s University (Alberta) and the professional level in Australia with Toowoomba Basketball Association and Bunbury Basketball Association. “I am thrilled to be stepping into my first CIS head coaching role in a place like Cape Breton and at an institution like CBU,” he said. “My whole family is excited to be joining such a welcoming and warm community where my wife Seema and I can see our two boys benefiting so greatly from an amazing extended Capers and Cape Breton family.” Ryan said “we are very excited to have David joining the CAPERS family. He has great passion for the sport and his knowledge of the game is second to none.” Petroziello said “I love smaller schools and the sense of family we get from being a part of a university community like this one. Family is everything to me, so knowing that our students here at CBU are more than faces in the crowd means a lot because I want to be a part of an institution that cares about its students as individuals, not just numbers.”

The co-bronze medalist Acadia Axemen: A.J. Simmonds; Mitchell Tempro; Kyle MacKinnon; Brendan Stoqua; Nick De Palma; Ben Miller; Thomas Johnston; Erik Nissen; Brett Dickie; Nick Ernest; Kyle Arsenault; Andrew Scott; Shaquille Smith; Rhys Larry; coach Kevin Duffie; assistant Danny De Palma; assistant Kevin Venoit

The co-bronze medalist Saint Mary’s Huskies: Kadeem Scott; Kadeem Thompson; Ryan Augustine; Aaron Fisher; Marquis Clayton; Alfred Burgesson; Isaiah Thomas; Brian Rouse; Kemar Alleyne; Will Fiander; Osman Barrie; Achuil Lual; Theon Reefer; Brent Martindale; Asher Lewis; Daniel Sule; coach Jonah Taussig; assistant Damon Cole; assistant Jeff Paris; assistant Brandon Brown; student assistant Adam Dionisopoulos

The silver medalist Prince Edward Island Panthers: Jake Kendrick; Tyler Scott; Warsame Mohamed; Zachary Usherwood; Dut Dut; Bradley States; Amin Suleman; Milorad Sedlarevic; Stefan Vujisic; Tevin Sutton-Stephenson; Lorenzo Parker; Hugh McLarty; Kyle Welton; Matthew Brar; Logan MacDonald; Samy Mohamed; coach Tim Kendrick; assistant Marvin Rhyno; assistant Lonnie States; assistant Tim Butler; assistant Jonathan Lane

The gold medalist Dalhousie Tigers: Alex Petronis; Jarred Reid; Adam Karmali; Sven Stammberger; Sean Dodds; Ross Crichton; Cedric Sanogo; Ritchie Kanza Mata; Jordan Aquino-Serjue; Matt McVeigh; William Yengue; Sascha Kappos; Kevin Duong; Kashrell Lawrence; Michael Fraser; coach Rick Plato; assistant Anton Berry; assistant Chad Wadden; strength & conditioning Kris Andrews; manager Andrea Plato; trainer Samantha Horner; student manager Emily Newton