Final regular season standings:
North (7): Concordia University of Edmonton (20-4); Keyano (17-7); Alberta-Augustana (15-9); Lakeland (12-12); Grande Prairie (11-13); NAIT (8-16); The King’s University (1-23)
South (8): SAIT (20-1); Red Deer (13-8); Medicine Hat (13-8); Ambrose (12-9); Lethbridge (12-9); Olds (6-15); St. Mary’s University (6-15); Briercrest Bible (2-19)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Briercrest Bible Clippers: Amiel Des Los Reyes, Brolin Simes, C.J. Greer, Nicholas Gregerson, Gerald Standfield, Wyatt Reefhuis, Shayne Foster, Aaron Adrian, Sherif Bah, Garret Tower, Daniel Nelson, Matt Blackaby, Richard Wendel, Jason Wendel, Seth Wiebe, coach Shane Sowden, assistant Brendan Adrian, assistant Anthony Skepple
Grande Prairie Wolves: Jonathan Mueller, Jeremy Pynn, Dane Philipenko, Matt McNaught, James Cardinal, Liam O’Hallahan, Joshua Burnstad, Payton Tirrell, Michael Shelast, Josh Tuason, Logan Rempel, Darian Goertzen, Tucker Payne-Mcleod, Vishal Dhillon, Jeremy Bishop, coach Evan Lloyd, assistant Troy Sandboe, assistant Rob Levy, assistant Lucas Gorgichuk, manager Christopher Draves, trainer Kenny Johnson, strength & conditioning James Phillips, mental skills Matt Bain
The King’s University Eagles: Nathan Steenhof, Samuel Francisco, Jamen Young, Malik Mate, Dawson Mayes, Mohamed El Hassan, Logan Den Oudsten, Nigel Rolle, Joshua Hamilton, Craig Panek, Todd Jr. Cash, Towo Tope-Adedipe, Zachary Marchak, Quinn Peterson, Jacob Wojcicki, Jacob Abraham, Trevor Weenink, coach Matt Barreiro
Lethbridge Kodiaks: Daniel Lybbert, Michael Clemons, Shane Burdett, Orin Porter Jr., Jackson Kasko, Lincoln Anderson, Christopher Schlauwitz, Trey Bohne, Nick Gibb, Cooper Hayward, Jett Stef, Skylar Thompson, Jack-Henry Fox-Grey, Majd Daqqa, coach Ryan Heggie, assistant Taylor Jetten, assistant Tyson Pushor
NAIT Ooks: Kade Pease, Ryan Delwo, Nikolaos Papavasileiou, Darryl Broderick, Solon Ellis, Jamal Hinds, Blake Butler, Sheldon Hausch, Alex Purves-McCarthy, Keilan Dobish, Logan Pease, Karnakshpal Toor, Samson Cleare, Papa Diop, Tylar Dobish, Kade Pease, redshirt Dawson These, coach Mike Connolly, assistant Greg Frances, assistant Cam Smith, assistant Sebastian Cava, strength & conditioning Luc Lefebvre
Olds Broncos: Jouvon Edison, Mitchell Zoratti, Linden Jackson, Landon Parrington, Terence Crisotomo, Xavier Scott, Nick Knopp, Karan Gill, Logan Shaw, Mason Logan, Colton Murrell, Cale Scotton, Richard Webb, Tevaugn Atlan-Bourassa, Mohammed Eltassi, Muktar Mohamed, Yallah Sumo, coach Mike Stevens, assistant Joseph Baptie
St. Mary’s University Lightning: Jordan Britton, Kamal Pennant, Coal Clark, Alex Cliché, Cordell Minnifee, Ethan Minde, Nic Casagrande, Issac Amsing, Joshua Matosevic, Johnpaul Okodua, Ryan Tod, Kevin Hammer, coach Nathan Ruff
In the quarterfinals, the Concordia Thunder (1st, North) thrashed the Ambrose Lions (4th, South) 113-80 after leading 26-16, 59-34 and 84-53 at the quarters. Ronald Bacon Jr was chosen player of the game for the Thunder, while Isaac Gray earned the laurels for the Lions. Ryan McLaren paced Concordia with 35 on 12-16 from the floor, 6-6 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Ronald Bacon Jr added 31 on 13-16 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 4 boards and 6 assists. Keaton Souster notched 13 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Thomas Laxdal scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Lucas Turchet added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Julien McFadden notched 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 7 boards. Luke Baker scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Ryan Uhlmann added 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Waktola Eticha scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Luka Korosec added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Darrelle Bacon, Ipa Emojong and Carsten Ritter were scoreless. The Thunder hit 44-66 (.667) from the floor, 15-25 (.600) from the arc and 10-10 from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 15 assists, 7 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals. Riley Cordwell paced Ambrose with 21 on 8-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Isaac Gray added 17 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jaden Green notched 13 on 5-6 from the floor and 3-3 from the arc. Josh Daniel scored 11 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Sylvan Lombo added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 2 boards. Kyle Swiednicki scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Sukhraj Nagra added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, while Matt Francisco, Pierce Strutt and Nathan Kravetsky were scoreless. Francisco dished 2 assists. The Lions hit 29-49 (.592) from the floor, 12-20 (.600) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 20 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 9 assists, 10 turnovers, 1 block and 4 steals. The Lions (coach Neil Nystrom, assistant Chad Romanuk, assistant David Yang, assistant Kyler Shula, assistant Nathan Kravetsky, assistant Blake Seebach, assistant Sean Boyer, manager Deion Adams, strength & conditioning Jordan Schmidt, student therapist Sophie Lyford) also included Cody Bouchard, Brayden Daniel, Matthew Olive, Colton Bayduza, Cody Bouchard, Lavius Richmond and Nathan Kravetsky.
The SAIT Trojans (1st, South) dusted the Lakeland Rustlers (4th, North) 98-77 as Ian Tevis notched a triple-double. The Rustlers led 22-20 after one quarter. The Trojans led 42-35 at the half and 73-59 after three quarters. Ian Tevis was chosen player of the game for the Trojans, while Artavis Holiday earned the laurels for the Rustlers. John Smith led the Trojans with 29 on 12-28 from the floor, 5-16 from the arc, 8 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Ian Tevis added 25 on 10-20 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards, 12 assists and 10 steals. Charlie Conner notched 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Rahsaan Chambers scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Magai Magai added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Nicholas Molina notched 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Shay Foggo scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Camille Kamba added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 4 boards, while Kenton Linton, Wyatt Haux, Enoque Michel and Emmanuel Enabu were scoreless. The Trojans hit 38-79 (.481) from the floor, 8-28 (.286) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 29 assists, 18 turnovers, 1 block and 18 steals. Artavis Holiday paced Lakeland with 28 on 9-18 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Akeem Phillip added 10 on 5-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 5 assists. Adrian Richards notched 9 on 2-11 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Ricardo Joseph scored 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Rashon Russell added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Brandon Isaac notched 7 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Abdusalam Figaro added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Awak Awak scored 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Nathaniel Greyeyes, Abraham Murray and Kobi Neureuter were scoreless. The Rustlers hit 27-76 (.355) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 19 assists and 7 steals. The Rustlers (coach Sheray Thomas, assistant Luke Kuypers) also included Ralion Simbulan, Robbion Harris and Lual Ateam.
The Medicine Hat Rattlers (3rd, South) dispatched the Keyano Huskies (2nd, North)92-85. The Huskies hit six treys and led 28-23 after one quarter. The Rattlers led 50-48 at the half and 71-67 after three quarters. The Rattlers dominated the offensive glass as they rallied to half-time lead. Keiron Burgess was chosen player of the game for the Rattlers, while D’Aubre Doucette earned the laurels for the Huskies. Keiron Burgess paced the Rattlers with 29 on 10-18 from the floor, 9-12 from the line, 12 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Jaamel Slack added 19 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 9-9 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. DeAngelo Ashley notched 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 7 boards. Josh Magpantay scored 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Arthur Rosa added 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-8 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Nick Murschell notched 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 assists. Brady Resch added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Jevon Fray-Woodbine scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc, while Jett Kowalchuk was scoreless. The Rattlers hit 30-65 (.462) from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 27-39 (.692) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 22 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. Emmanuel Ansah paced Keyano with 21 on 8-14 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. D’Aubre Doucette added 19 on 5-13 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards, 10 assists and 2 steals. Dante Dinter notched 18 on 6-13 from the floor, 6-12 from the arc and 2 boards. Chris Oppong scored 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 6 assists. Nickolas McDonald notched 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Stefan Jovic added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 7 boards. Jack Redden scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line, while Riley Schaus, Brandon Sarpong and Huston Shackelford were scoreless. Sarpong nabbed 4 boards and Shackelford 3. The Huskies hit 28-68 (.412) from the floor, 17-44 (.386) from the arc and 12-19 (.632) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 30 fouls, 21 assists, 13 turnovers, 1 block and 4 steals. The Huskies (coach Jeremy Wielenga, assistant Matt Morrison) also included Keenan Caribou, Glenroy Rolle, David Wieczorek, Arnold Nandwa and Blake Gallatly.
In the last quarterfinal, the University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings (3rd, North) dumped the Red Deer Kings (2nd, South) 85-75 after leading 21-16, 42-40 and 66-59 at the quarters. The Vikings capitalized on Red Deer foul trouble to win it at the line down the stretch. Michael Stasuik was chosen player of the game for the Vikings, while Ramiro Martinez Quintanilla-Jimenez earned the laurels for the Kings. Mason Hunter paced Alberta-Augustana with 22 on 7-14 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Michael Stasuik added 16 on 6-8 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 steals. Spencer Marion notched 14 on 7-16 from the floor, 0-4 from the line and 9 boards. Nathan Bowie scored 13 on 4-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Darian Smigorowsky added 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 2 boards. Elijah Schmuland notched 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Austin Brulotte scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the line, while Josh Lawal and Jake Frostad were scoreless. Alberta-Augustana hit 29-64 (.453) from the floor, 11-16 (.688) from the arc and 16-24 (.667) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 8 assists, 17 turnovers and 6 steals. Malik Smith paced Red Deer with 17 on 7-11 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Ramiro Martinez Quintanilla Jimenez added 14 on 7-16 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 4 boards. Anthony Harper notched 12 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 8 boards. Spencer Klassen scored 22 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Eric Bakker added 10 on 5-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 7 boards. Khurram Sultan notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 assists. Barzin Eskandarkhah added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Kevin Szymanek scored 1 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards. The Kings hit 34-74 (.459) from the floor, 1-9 (.111) from the arc and 6-12 from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 9 assists, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals. The Kings (coach Clayton Pottinger, assistant Jonathan Goulet, assistant Carl Light, assistant Phillipe Mvondo, video editor Hakim Sewaya, trainer Erin Bahry, trainer Ethan West) also included Cody White, Payton Baltzer, Rudy Suffo, Brendan Sackey Afriyie, Roger Milne, redshirt Isaac Abraham, redshirt Jacob Abraham, redshirt Henry Bankazo, redshirt MacGregor Manyluk and redshirt Andrew Cunningham.
In the semis, the SAIT Trojans dusted the Medicine Hat Rattlers 112-96 after leading 29-16, 57-46 and 84-73 at the quarters. Nicholas Molina was chosen player of the game for the Trojans, while Jaamel Slack earned the laurels for the Rattlers. Ian Tevis paced SAIT with 28 on 10-18 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. John Smith added 24 on 8-22 from the floor, 4-12 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Nicholas Molina notched 24 on 7-9 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 5 boards. Charlie Conner scored 14 on 6-15 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Magai Magai added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Camille Kamba notched 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Rahsaan Chambers added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Emmanuel Enabu scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards, while Kenton Linton, Wyatt Haux and Enoque Michel were scoreless. The Trojans hit 39-79 (.494) from the floor, 13-36 (.361) from the arc and 21-31 (.677) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 18 assists, 11 turnovers and 11 steals. Jaamel Slack paced Medicine Hat with 33 on 14-22 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 2 boards. DeAngelo Ashley added 16 on 5-7 from the floor, 6-6 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Arthur Rosa notched 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 5 boards. Kieron Burgess scored 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 13 boards and 5 assists. Brady Resch notched 10 on 5-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Nick Murschell added 6 on 3-3 from the floor. Josh Magpantay scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Jevon Fray-Woodbine added 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 2 boards, while Jett Kowalchuk was scoreless. The Rattlers hit 40-67 (.597) from the floor, 5-13 (.385) from the arc and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 12 assists, 19 turnovers and 6 steals.
In the other semi, the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder dusted the University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings 100-70 after leading 20-17, 46-36 on a late trey by Ryan McLaren, and 78-55 at the quarters. Vikings starter Nathan Bowie suffered a leg injury in the second quarter and was forced to retire. McLaren was chosen player of the game for the Thunder, while Michael Stasuik earned the laurels for the Vikings. Ryan McLaren paced Concordia with 34 on 13-21 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 6 boards. Ronald Bacon Jr added 25 on 10-14 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 9 boards and 3 assists. Luka Korosec notched 13 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 8 boards. Lucas Turchet scored 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Thomas Laxdal added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Keaton Souster notched 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 6 boards. Julien McFadden added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Carsten Ritter scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Waktola Eticha added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Luke Baker scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Ryan Uhlmann added 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Darrelle Bacon was scoreless. The Thunder hit 39-72 (.542) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 9 on the offensive boards, 17 fouls, 12 assists, 10 turnovers, 1 block and 6 steals. Michael Stasuik paced Alberta-Augustana with 23 on 7-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 7-7 from the line and 4 boards. Elijah Schmuland added 13 on 6-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 3 boards. Spencer Marion notched 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 9 boards. Jake Frostad scored 6 on 3-3 from the floor. Mason Hunter added 5 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Darian Smigorowsky notched 4 on 1-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Austin Brulotte scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Nathan Bowie added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Keaton Smith scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Tyler Weenink added 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Calen Dubuc and Josh Lawal were scoreless. The Vikings hit 26-70 (.371) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 14 assists, 6 turnovers, 1 block and 2 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings edged the Medicine Hat Rattlers 107-107 in overtime. Alberta-Augustana led 23-21 after one quarter, 52-43 at the half. The Rattlers led 75-73 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 94 after regulation. Mason Hunter paced the Vikings with 23 on 9-18 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 5 boards. Darian Smigorowsky added 20 on 7-12 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Michael Stasuik notched 19 on 7-17 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Spencer Marion scored 17 on 8-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Jake Frostad added 10 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Elijah Schmuland scored 8 on 4-4 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 steals. Austin Brulotte notched 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists. Calen Dubuc added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Josh Lawal scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Andrew Hogg, Keaton Smith, Kellen Morris, Nathan Bowie, Nicholas Harder and Tyler Weenink were scoreless. The Vikings hit 40-80 from the floor, 9-20 (.450) from the arc and 18-22 (.818) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 28 fouls, 19 assists, 18 turnovers, 1 block and 4 steals. Arthur Rosa paced Medicine Hat with 33 on 12-21 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9-15 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Jaamel Slack added 24 on 9-25 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Nick Murschell notched 16 on 5-11 from the floor, 6-9 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Kieron Burgess scored 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 9 boards. DeAngelo Ashley added 9 on 2-5 from the floor and 5-6 from the line. Brady Resch notched 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Josh Magpantay scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Jevon Fray-Woodbine added 1 on 0-2 from the floor and 1-5 from the line, while Jett Kowalchuk was scoreless. The Rattlers hit 37-87 (.425) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 27-43 (.628) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 26 fouls, 15 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. The Rattlers (coached by Richard Humphrey) also included David Simon, Jusci Thompson, Jaquan Levene, Jon Sappleton, DShawn Tyrell, Omon Edobar, Jace Anton, Jones Da Silva, Jaquan Levine, Osato Obaseki and David Simon.
In the final, the SAIT Trojans clipped the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder 95-84 to become the first team since the NAIT Ooks (2001-03) to threepeat as champions. The Thunder led 25-23 after one quarter. The Trojans led 44-42 at the half as Ian Tevis converted a three-point play with just over a minute to play. The Thunder took a 53-52 lead with five minutes to play in the third quarter on a trey by Indianapolis, Indiana-native Darrell Bacon. But the Trojans responded with a 6-0 run featuring a layup and a jumper by Tevis, and a layup by Nicholas Molina to take a 66-60 lead after three quarters. Tevis took control of the game in the fourth quarter with a trey at 6:27 for a Trojans 75-72 edge. The Kent, Washington-native followed that up wih a layup 25 seconds later and then a trey at 5:20 to make the lead 80-72, and then a layup to make it a 10-point lead. John Smith added back-to-back treys and Tevis five free throws to ensure the Trojans win. “Every one of these guys are awesome; I love them,” said Trojans coach Marty Birky. “Concordia made us fight for everything we got tonight. … I couldn’t be more happy.” Smith called it a “tough tournament. … I haven’t seen that triple teams like that since playing back home in open gyms. It was a gruelling tournament, but it was fun and so rewarding.” Tournament MVP Tevis said “it’s my last year of college, so I had to leave it all out here. I played my heart out. … I don’t have much else to say, to be honest. I’m always smiling and having fun, but I didn’t have that today. I was focused like I have never been before. … I worked so hard for this.” Tevis was chosen player of the game for the Trojans, while Keaton Souster earned the laurels for the Thunder. Ian Tevis paced SAIT with 35 on 12-20 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 5 boards and 6 steals. John Smith added 24 on 9-25 from the floor, 6-17 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Charlie Conner notched 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Nicholas Molina scored 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 7 boards. Rahsaan Chambers added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Camille Kamba scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Magai Magai added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 8 boards, while Kenton Linton, Wyatt Haux, Shay Foggo, Enoque Michel and Emmanuel Enabu were scoreless. The Trojans hit 36-72 from the floor, 13-32 (.406) from the arc and 10-14 (.714) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 6 assists, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. Ronald Bacon Jr paced Concordia with 19 on 8-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Ryan McLaren added 17 on 7-18 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 8 boards. Keaton Souster notched 13 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Julien McFadden scored 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Lucas Turchet added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Darrelle Bacon notched 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Luka Korosec added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Thomas Laxdal added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists, while Luke Baker, Waktola Eticha, Ryan Uhlmann and Carsten Ritter were scoreless. The Thunder hit 35-73 (.479) from the floor, 11-29 (.379) from the arc and 3-9 from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 11 assists, 21 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals.
The all-tournament 1st team featured MVP Ian Tevis (SAIT); Ryan McLaren (Concordia); Ronald Bacon Jr. (Concordia); Nicholas Molina (SAIT); John Smith (SAIT); and Mason Hunter (Alberta-Augustana)
The 2nd-team featured Spencer Klassen (Red Deer); Artavis Holiday (Lakeland); Arthur Rosa (Medicine Hat); Jaamel Slack (Medicine Hat); and Michael Stasuik (Alberta-Augustana)
The all-tournament 1st team featured MVP Ian Tevis (SAIT); Ryan McLaren (Concordia); Ronald Bacon Jr. (Concordia); Nicholas Molina (SAIT); John Smith (SAIT); and Mason Hunter (Alberta-Augustana)
The 2nd-team featured Spencer Klassen (Red Deer); Artavis Holiday (Lakeland); Arthur Rosa (Medicine Hat); Jaamel Slack (Medicine Hat); and Michael Stasuik (Alberta-Augustana)
The bronze medalist University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings: Calen Dubuc; Andrew Hogg; Keaton Smith; Darian Smigorowsky; Mason Hunter; Michael Stasuik; Josh Lawal; Austin Brulotte; Jake Frostad; Elijah Schmuland; Kellen Morris; Spencer Marion; Nathan Bowie; Nicholas Harder; Tyler Weenink; redshirt Jaron Lauber; redshirt Keaton Taylor; coach Dave Drabiuk; assistant Jared Leeb; assistant Rachel Ordze
The silver medalist Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder: Luke Baker; Darrelle Bacon; Israel Abbey; Lucas Turchet; Waktola Eticha; Luka Korosec; Keaton Souster; Ipa Emojong; Ryan McLaren; Ryan Uhlmann; Carsten Ritter; Thomas Laxdal; Julien McFadden; Ronald Bacon Jr.; coach Reagan Wood; assistant Steve Flowers; assistant Darren Graham
The gold medalist SAIT Trojans: Kenton Linton; Charlie Conner; Wyatt Haux; Shay Foggo; Enoque Michel; Ian Tevis; Marcus Bautista; John Smith; Mikasi Allen; Meva Dhami; Amitoj Rehill; Magai Magai; Nicholas Molina; Rahsaan Chambers; Camille Kamba; Emmanuel Enabu; coach Marty Birky; assistant David Francis; assistant Murphy Beya; assistant Pat Boulin; player development Tory O’Connor