Final regular season standings:
North (7): Lakeland (21-3); Grant MacEwan (19-5); Concordia (14-10); Grande Prairie (13-11); NAIT (9-15); King’s (7-17); Augustana (1-21)
South (6): Mount Royal (17-3); Red Deer (15-5); Lethbridge (13-7); Briercrest Bible (6-14); Medicine Hat (5-15); SAIT (4-16)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Augustana: David Chytracek, Mike McCorquindale, Tyler Harsthorn, Bryn Petch, Brendin Huculak, Adam Jacobs, David Ness, Kevin Barnes, Nathaniel Kerr, Tyler Sehn, Joseph Knight, Alex Hudson, Jeff McCollum and Derek Sehn
King’s University College: Ethan Wollmann, Jeremy Burrows, Cecil Israel, Christopher Aubrey, Reid Fralick, Ben Batjes, Joshua Noble, Anthony Skepple, Greg Sneep, Marshall Price, Clayton Price, Kevin Dia, Scott Reynolds, Paul Dhillon, Jayson Barrows
Medicine Hat: Colby Bliss, Robert Fry, Lynn Gee, Brendan O’Brien, Kris Henke, Damon Mitchell, Matthew Urbanowski, Adam Lonseth, Cameron Wuthrich, Neil Olukoya, Zistan Cilimdzic
NAIT: Sheldon Lawton, Scott Ironmonger, Arash Sharghi, Morgan Gieni, Christopher Seeley, Brent Vriend, Cody Vermeulen, Jonathan Honey, Steve Lamont, Cameron Burr, Gary Thomas, Madut Chol, Jason Burke, Mitchell Jackson, Clinton Schmidt
SAIT: Jeff Atienza, Bryce Bowman, Ben Mbanga, Keenan Milburn, Jermaine Cherry, Luke Stalker-Switzer, Herve Kenge, Germain Morton, Jared Laird, Jamil Pierre, Terrance Blake, Brandon Stewart, Mitch Rabbit, Alex Gavrilovic, coach Mike Stevens, assistant Brent Tyler, assistant Dane Morris, therapist Kim Schneider
In the quarterfinals, Lakeland defeated Briercrest Bible 94-76; 100-74 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Lakeland defeated Briercrest Bible 94-76 as Nathan Dixon scored 26, Xavier Smith 22, Tyrone Dawkins 15, Ossie Hinds 15, Mike Lieffers 8, Lyndon Taylor 4, Michael Hebert 3, Trent Bloch-Hansen 1 and Stephen Burke 1, while Scott Howe and Chagkouth Rout were scoreless. Aaron Dalman paced Briercrest with 21. Craig Jantzen added 19, Chris Girvan 17, Jesiah Bartley 5, Keegan Larson 6, Kevin Larson 5, and David Hennes 2, while Garett Fradette and Sammy Whitehawk were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Lakeland completed the series sweep by stomping Briercrest 100-74 as Ossie Hinds scored 26, Tyrone Dawkins 18, Mike Lieffers 17, Xavier Smith 9, Stephen Burke 6, Michael Hebert 6, Chagkouth Rout 6, Nathan Dixon 5, Lyndon Taylor 2, Scott Howe 2, James Harline 2 and Trent Bloch-Hansen 1. Chris Girvan led Briercrest with 28. Craig Jantzen added 11, Jesiah Bartley 10, Kevin Larson 9, Keegan Larson 6, David Hennes 5 and Aaron Dalman 5, while Garett Fradette and Sammy Whitehawk were scoreless. The Clippers also included Andrew Quiring and Daniel Stonechild.
Concordia defeated Red Deer College 68-78; 73-68; 64-58 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Red Deer Kings prevailed 78-68. The Kings season seemed to be on the brink of disaster when forward Randy Davis went down with an ankle injury three minutes and 22 seconds into the second quarter. They led 29-24 at the time and eventually fell behind 37-33 before regrouping. Kings coach Craig Behan told the Red Deer Advocate that “the second half of the season Randy has been our best player and we struggled a bit when he went out. But the guys settled down and were able to grind it out.” Kings veteran post player Taylor Armstrong was one of the players to pick up the slack. “Randy is most athletic guy, works hard on the boards and is a scorer. But we knew we couldn’t let his loss do us in. We knew someone would have to grab an extra rebound and someone else hit a shot. It took us some time to regroup, but everyone did a great job.” The Kings trailed 55-49 after three quarters and were down 58-51 when they started their comeback. They tied the score at 59-59 and twice grabbed a two-point lead only to see the much larger Thunder tie the score. But guard Brett Gaudreau drove the lane to give the Kings a 65-63 lead and they never trailed. “They simply out-played us in the fourth quarter,” said Thunder head coach Paul Sir, who was more than a little upset leaving the court. In fact, he got into a shouting match with Behan, which also involved several players. In fact, it could have been much worse without other players and officials stepping in. “Their coach just blew me off at the end of the game, then came back to complain about one of my players,” explained Behan. The game was a physical affair, and while the Thunder were complaining about the officiating, both teams were willing to bang inside. Sir wouldn’t comment on the end-of-the-game mix-up, but gave Red Deer credit. “They proved they’re a good ball club,” he said. “They haven’t lost much at home, so we knew they’d be a tough opponent.” Adam Shaw paced the Kings with 28 points. Taylor Armstrong added 18 points and 11 rebounds. John Lee notched 11 points and 11 rebounds. Brett Gaudreau scored 8, Randy Davis 7, Jordan Reiter 6 and Andrew Cassidy 1, while Ben Larsen, Colton Bradford, Justin Klein and Tim Siad were scoreless. Adnan Hajdarevic scored 17 to pace the Thunder. Spencer Dorward added 15, Duncan Jones 9, Doron Nand 9, Sam Sir 6, Jason Smith 5, Ethan Sir 4 and Jamaal Bucknor 3, while Evan Eger, Scott Hamilton and M Jones were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Concordia evened the series with a 73-68 win as Jamaal Bucknor scored 17, Spencer Dorward 17, Duncan Jones 12, Scott Hamilton 4, Ethan Sir 5, Jason Smith 5, Adnan Hajdarevic 5, Doron Nand 4 and Sam Sir 2, while Evan Eger was scoreless. Adam Shaw paced Red Deer with 19. Justin Klein added 14, Brett Gaudreau 11, Taylor Armstrong 10, along with 11 boards, Jordan Reiter 8, Tim Siad 4 and Colton Bradford 2, while Andrew Cassidy, Ben Larsen and John Lee were scoreless. Kings coach Craig Behan told the Red Deer Advocate that “except for the third quarter, we didn’t play any great defence, plus we had trouble making our shots. We did get into some foul trouble but overall, they played well. They packed it down low and forced us to shoot from the outside. As well, we didn’t do a good job of getting to the offensive glass (in the absence of Randy Davis, who injured his ankle in game one).” …………………………………………………… In game three, Concordia took the series with a 64-58 win as Duncan Jones scored 20, Jamaal Bucknor 19, Spencer Dorward 8, Adnan Hajdarevic 5, Jason Smith 5, Sam Sir 4 and Doron Nand 3, while Evan Eger, Scott Hamilton and Ethan Sir were scoreless. The Thunder led 34-25 at the half and 48-37 after three quarters. Adam Shaw paced Red Deer with 22. Justin Klein added 13, Taylor Armstrong 10, Jordan Reiter 8, Brett Gaudreau 3 and John Lee 2, while Colton Bradford, Andrew Cassidy and Tim Siad were scoreless. The Kings also included Ben Cripps, Randy Davis, Ben Larsen, Samuel Lolik, Ben Schow and Charles McLean. Kings coach Craig Behan told the Red Deer Advocate that “we had to cut and paste together a line-up for most of the year and it finally caught up to us. We lost some key players during the season and then unfortunately, Randy (Davis) goes down. … Randy was our best player after Xmas and losing him left a hole. It would have made a difference but every one of our guys worked hard and gave it a run.” Shaw said “this was a tough way to go down but in the end, they had a little too much height and I think our legs were a little tired being shorthanded and playing three games in three days.”
Grant MacEwan d’d Lethbridge CC 95-73; 74-80; 73-61 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, MacEwan whipped Lethbridge 95-73 as Tamer Douglas scored 29, Gregg Frankson 21, Andrew Bates 13, Corey Saban 10, Ryan Sherman 5, Nicholas Zutz 6, Brendan Gawlik 5, Evan Schwindt 4 and Colin Hoehne 1, while Norbert Kanyo, Zachary McKee and Colton Ennis were scoreless. Morgan Duce led Lethbridge with 24. Colin Bird added 15, Brendan Blood 8, Sam Dykshoorn 7, Ndale Philbert 6, Denver Corbiere 6, Dallon Martin 4, Bradley Duce 2 and Jeffrey Hilliard 1, while Robert Sefcik was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Lethbridge evened the series with an 80-74 win as Ndale Philbert scored 21, Morgan Duce 17, Colin Bird 11, Denver Corbiere 10, Dallon Martin 9, Bradley Duce 7, Brendan Blood 3, Robert Sefcik 1 and Sam Dykshoorn 1, while Jeffrey Hilliard, Addison Gough, Alex Frey, Darcy Day Chief, Byron Albiez, Travis Strickland, Ronnie Rowe and Jadron Wolf Leg were scoreless. Corey Saban paced MacEwan with 18. Gregg Frankson added 17, Tamer Douglas 12, Brendan Gawlik 10, Andrew Bates 10, Zachary McKee 3, Colin Hoehne 2, Ryan Sherman 1 and Colton Ennis 1, while Norbert Kanyo, Percy Wiredu, Kaylor Betts, Evan Schwindt, Nicholas Zutz and Dakota Russell were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, MacEwan captured the series with a 73-61 win as Gregg Frankson scored 30, Corey Saban 14, Ryan Sherman 8, Brendan Gawlik 7, Tamer Douglas 6, Andrew Bates 4, Nicholas Zutz 3 and Colin Hoehne 1, while Zachary McKee, Colton Ennis, Percy Wiredu, Norbert Kanyo, Kaylor Betts, Evan Schwindt and Dakota Russell were scoreless. Denver Corbiere led Lethbridge with 18. Ndale Philbert added 16, Morgan Duce 9, Dallon Martin 6, Colin Bird 4, Sam Dykshoorn 3, Bradley Duce 3 and Brendan Blood 2, while Robert Sefcik, Jeffrey Hilliard, Addison Gough, Darcy Day Chief, Byron Albiez, Travis Strickland, Ronnie Rowe, Jadron Wolf Leg and Alex Frey were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal series, Mount Royal d’d Grande Prairie 82-54; 83-68 (2g-0). …………………………………………………………………………. In game one, Mount Royal prevailed 82-54 as Nick Wiebe scored 15, Emmanuel Chiek 12, Jordan Hone 12, Hunter Jordan 9, Brett Kobe 8, Chris Armstrong 8, Kendall Boese 7, Steve Trinidad 5, Cam Dodd 4 and Cam Perry 2, while Peter James and Mark Skermer were scoreless. Seb Aiono paced Grande Prairie with 17, Khas Tokar 12, Josh Kinvig 8, Cameron Wharram 6, Adam Jones 4, Graeme Ryder 3, Ian Dickey 2 and Claude Germain 2, while Shawn Boyd and Charlie Gook were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Mount Royal completed the sweep with an 83-68 win as Jordan Hone scored 17, Emmanuel Chiek 13, Steve Trinidad 11, Chris Armstrong 11, Peter James 7, Nick Wiebe 7, Brett Kobe 6, Hunter Jordan 6, Cam Dodd 4 and Kendall Boese 1, while Trent Offereins and Cam Perry were scoreless. Adam Jones paced Grande Prairie with 13. Seb Aiono added 12, Ian Dickey 12, Khas Tokar 9, Cameron Wharram 9, Josh Kinvig 8 and Graeme Ryder 5, while Shawn Boyd, Claude Germain and Charlie Book were scoreless. The Wolves also included Wynand Nel.
In the Final Four semis, Grant MacEwan edged Mount Royal 80-77 as Gregg Frankson scored 27, Tamer Douglas 23, Colin Hoehne 7, Nicholas Zutz 6, Brendan Gawlik 6, Ryan Sherman 5, Corey Saban 4 and Andrew Bates 2, while Norbert Kanyo, Zachary McKee, Colton Ennis and Evan Schwindt were scoreless. Emmanuel Chiek led Mount Royal with 21. Jordan Hone added 14, Brett Kobe 10, Nick Wiebe 9, Chris Armstrong 6, Peter James 6, Hunter Jordan 5, Steve Trinidad 4 and Kendall Boese 2, while Cam Dodd and Cam Perry were scoreless.
In the other semi, the Lakeland Rustlers defeated the Concordia Thunder 81-65 as Nathan Dixon scored 26, Xavier Smith 18, along with 7 boards, Mike Leiffers 14, along with 13 boards, Tyrone Dawkins 13, along with 12 boards and Ossie Hinds 10. Trent Bloch-Hansen, Stephan Burke, Scott Howe, Changkuoth Ruot and Lyndon Taylor were scoreless. Adnan Hajdarevic led Concordia with 19. Jamaal Bucknor added 13, Duncan Jones 9, Doron Nand 9, Jason Smith 7, Spencer Dorward 5, Scott Hamilton 2 and Sam Sir 1, while Evan Eger and Ethan Sir were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, Mount Royal clubbed Concordia 94-73 as Emmanuel Chiek scored 16 on 4-5 from the floor, 8-8 from the line and 6 boards. Peter James added 15 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Jordan Hone scored 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Kendall Boese notched 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 assists. Nick Wiebe added 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. Chris Armstrong scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor. Mark Skermer added 6, Steve Trinidad 5, along with 4 assists, Cam Perry 5 and Brett Kobe 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 6 boards and 3 assists. Trent Offereins scored 2 and Hunter Jordan 1. The Cougars shot 35-67 (.522) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 19-21 (.905) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 28 assists, 12 turnovers, 1 block and 6 steals. Adnan Hajdarevic paced Concordia with 18 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Ethan Sir scored 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Scott Hamilton scored 11 on 5-6 from the floor and 8 boards. Jason Smith scored 11 on 4-10 from the floor. Spencer Dorward notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Duncan Jones scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 5 boards and 4 assists. Sam Sir scored 4 and Ryan Kram 2, while Doron Nand and Evan Eger were scoreless. The Thunder shot 28-64 (.438) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 10-12 (.833) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 25 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. The Thunder (coached by Paul Sir) also included Gaby Ferzli, Jordan Hanna and Jamaal Bucknor.
In the final, Grant MacEwan defeated the Lakeland Rustlers 80-66 as Gregg Frankson scored 25 on 9-19 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Tamer Douglas notched 16 on 7-16 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 5 assists. Ryan Sherman added 14 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 13 boards. Corey Saban added 10 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Andrew Bates scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 13 boards and 4 assists. Zachary McKee added 3, Nicholas Zutz 3 and Colin Hoehne 1, while Norbert Kanyo, Brendan Gawlik, Colton Ennis and Evan Schwindt were scoreless. The Griffins shot 30-72 (.416) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 17 turnovers, 12 steals and 20 fouls. Nathan Dixon led Lakeland with 19 on 6-24 from the floor, 2-14 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Xavier Smith added 17 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 8-10 from the line. Mike Lieffers scored 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-9 from the line and 13 boards. Lyndon Taylor scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 6 boards. Tyrone Dawkins added 5, Ossie Hinds 3 and Stephen Burke 2, while Scott Howe, James Harline, Chagkouth Rout, Michael Hebert and Trent Bloch-Hansen were scoreless. The Rustlers shot 22-56 (.392) from the floor, 3-19 (.157) from the arc and 19-30 (.633) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 21 turnovers, 8 steals and 17 fouls.
The bronze medalist Mount Royal Cougars: Emmanuel Chiek; Peter James; Jordan Hone; Cam Dodd; Brett Kobe; Hunter Jordan; Cam Perry; Chris Armstrong; Stephen Trinidad; Nick Wiebe; Kendall Boese; Trent Offereins; Mark Skermer; Orin McCusker; coach Marc Dobell; assistant Tyler McVicar; assistant Hidesh Bhardwaj; assistant Richard Foggo; athletic therapist Shannon Yemen
The silver medalist Lakeland Rustlers: Trent Bloch-Hansen; Stephan Burke; Aubrey Chalmers; Tyrone Dawkins; Nathan Dixon; Steffan Favis; Ossie Hinds; Scott Howe; Michael Leiffers; Chris Rowan; Changkuoth Ruot; Sharmar Sinclair; Mike Smalley; Xavier Smith; Lyndon Taylor; Eric Zimmerman; James Harline; Michael Hebert; Michael Smalley; coach Phil Allen; assistant Tom Groat; assistant Eric Bloch-Hansen
The gold medalist Grant MacEwan Griffins: Gregg Frankson; Tamer Douglas; Corey Saban; Colin Hoehne; Brendan Gawlik; Ryan Sherman; Norbert Kanyo; Nick Zutz; Andrew Bates; Colton Ennis; Paul Hicks; Dakota Russell; Percy Wiredu; Zach McKee; Kaylor Betts; Evan Schwindt; coach Erhayat Ozcan; assistant Matt Bogda; assistant Robbie Valpreda; assistant Jamie Peers; manager Joe McLeod; assistant manager Scotty Mergaert