Final regular season standings:
North (7): Keyano (20-0); Lakeland (14-6); NAIT (13-7); Alberta-Augustana (10-10); Northwestern Polytechnic (7-13); The King’s University (6-14); Concordia University-Edmonton (5-15)
South (8): Lethbridge (16-5); SAIT (14-7); St. Mary’s University (14-7); Red Deer Polytechnic (13-8); Medicine Hat (9-12); Ambrose (8-13); Olds (3-18); Briercrest (2-19)
Playoff non-qualifier:
Briercrest Clippers: Riley Seaborn, Corbin Gengenbach, Matthew Bryant, Brolin Simes, Lual Piok, Brendan Mayes, Jackson Mayes, Ezekial Westby, Kaedyn Banilevic, Oroma Bongomin, Khean Koeuth, Danny Mullens, Zach Martens, Ben Macdonald, Emmanuel Duku, Levi Rask, coach Shane Sowden, assistant Damon Berggren
Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder: Nyasha Mubayiwa, Nick Gibb, Nolan Lewis, Otto Schaub, Ty Hermanutz, Spencer Davison, Taadvir Dhaliwal, Cartar May, Jaxon Kolesar-Lafaut, Kaleb DeKlerk, Carsten Ritter, Milton Lendein, Neil Healey, Alex MacLean, Prince Campbell, Noah Julien, Kaden Reid, Kyler Dutka, coach Reagan Wood, assistant Steve Flowers, assistant Matthew Hale, assistant Kyle Nanan
Olds Broncos: Lado Laku, Tyreik Lennox, Corbin MacMillan, Gurech Gurech, Sina Hashemi, Artimus Rapada, Fritz Rostek, Keunte Howard, Andre Fields, Tristan Carriere-Bela, Arju Randhawa, Aidan Walsh, Austin Nzige-Nyambok, coach Harrison Corolis, assistant Dean Haidar, assistant Amar Duhra
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… In the South division, the 4th-seeded Red Deer Polytechnic Kings dusted the 5th-seeded Medicine Hat Rattlers 78-60. The Rattlers led 17-16 after one quarter and 41-40 at the half. The Kings led 54-53 after three quarters. Eduardo Crespo was chosen player of the game for Kings, while Ethan Robinson earned the laurels for the Rattlers. Eduardo Crespo paced the Kings with 24 on 10-21 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 13 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. Cole Wicker added 15 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Jose Barrozo Junior notched 15 on 7-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Kirklan Hall scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 steals. Pierce Shybunka added 5 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Bernardo Moller notched 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Josh Jean added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Payton Baltzer scored 2 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 8 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Kevin Szymanek added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Brett Hochhausen scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards, while Davin Eskins-Isidore and Dennis Enns were scoreless. The Kings hit 30-77 (.390) from the floor, 6-29 (.207) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 12 assists, 14 turnovers, 1 block and 15 steals. Ethan Robinson paced the Rattlers with 22 on 9-19 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Cooper Ward added 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Jordan Biggar notched 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Isaiah White scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Fred Kabore added 4 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Paul Adonri scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Peter Adonri added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards, while Rustu Koprulu, Ethan Smith, Joel Falodun, Kai Noon and Kaden Clifton were scoreless. The Rattlers hit 23-60 (.383) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 8-15 (.533) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 8 assists, 24 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. The Rattlers (coach Richard Humphrey) also included Kieran Isnor, Zack Olson, Tanner Scott, Aiden Gripp, Seth Herzog, David Hamilton, Zachary Vidal-Henry, Garrison Senner and Bailey Biggar. …………………………………………………… In the North division, the 3rd-seeded NAIT Ooks thrashed the 6th-seeded King’s University Eagles 113-89 after leading 39-21, 61-42 and 82-62 at the quarters. Benjamin Kamba was chosen player of the game for the Ooks, while Logan Den Oudsten earned the laurels for the Eagles. Yasser Abdullahi paced the Ooks with 32 on 12-13 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 3 boards. Benjamin Kamba added 28 on 10-13 from the floor, 8-10 from the line, 5 boards, 8 assists and 3 steals. Griffin Lorenz notched 18 on 7-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 4 boards. Lodie Kenyi scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Ephraime Humilde added 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Antonio Benjamin scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Luka Korosec added 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 4 assists. Dante Dinter scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards, while Vishal Dhillon, Ajak Nguoth, Zach Jacobs and Daniel Gann were scoreless. Gann nabbed 3 boards and dished 2 assists. The Ooks hit 41-68 (.603) from the floor, 6-9 (.667) from the arc and 25-28 (.893) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 22 assists, 6 turnovers and 10 steals. Logan Den Oudsten paced the Eagles with 27 on 10-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 4 boards. Cornelius Mingo Jr added 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Nic Gregersen notched 16 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Jonathan Barwegen scored 10 on 4-5 from the floor and 2-3 from the line. Joshua Hamilton added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Gavin Ouellette scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Anthony Tamburrino added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Trytin Auburn scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Cameron Gates added 2 on 2-2 from the line, while Tyrone Kumson, Luke Brodeur and Quinn Peterson were scoreless. Peterson nabbed 2 boards. The Eagles hit 34-58 (.586) from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 21-24 (.875) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 8 assists, 6 turnovers and 2 steals. The Eagles (coach Jay Ouellette, assistant Tim Wadson, assistant Jeremy Spelsberg, assistant Quinn Peterson, assistant Steve Gregersen) also included Cam Knisley, Joshua Eligado, Jaggar Crossland, Josh Povhe, William Knopf, Connor Percy, Peter Nyande, Taylor Fieldsend and Towo Tope-Adedipe. …………………………………………………… In the other North division opening round match, The 5th-seeded Northwest Polytechnic Wolves edged the 4th-seeded host Camrose Alberta-Augustana Vikings 76-74 after leading 21-18, 42-31 and 55-52 at the quarters. Kujtim Ujkani paced the Wolves with 21 on 10-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Emmanuel Iloka added 20 on 9-24 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Christian Liwanag notched 16 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 boards and 8 assists. Favour Adekojo scored 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Seth Salamandyk added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Darnell Stewart notched 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Terrance Lennox added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 assists. Bruce Beddoe scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 assists, while Aidan Lewis was scoreless. The Wolves hit 31-68 (.456) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls and 15 assists. Nic Harder paced the Vikings with 21 on 8-17 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 13 boards and 3 assists. Ryan Degner added 18 on 7-12 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Tyler Weenink notched 17 on 7-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 9 boards. Marc Parma scored 8 on 2-11 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Cale Scotton added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 6 assists. Eli Schmuland scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists, while Brett Marlow, Jakob Fulton, Cooper Nelson, Tarik Reed, Emmanuel Odera, Jack Smilski and Jonathan Gomes were scoreless. The Vikings hit 28-64 (.438) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls and 19 assists. The Vikings (coach Dave Drabiuk, student trainer Kyra Fraser, student trainer Brianna Winiandy-Munch) also included Dominic del Rosario, Jon Mueller, Sam Smilski, Willem Smith and redshirt Jake Frostad.
In the South division second round (necessitated by virtue of Ambrose hosting the quarterfinals), the 3rd-seeded St. Mary’s University Lightning edged the 4th-seeded Red Deer Polytechnic Kings 80-77 after leading 22-17, 40-39 and 67-54 at the quarters. Caleb Jipp was chosen player of the game for the Lightning, while Mauro Barrozo Jr earned the laurels for the Kings. Caleb Jipp paced the Lightning with 19 on 8-17 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Johnpaul Okodua added 16 on 7-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 13 boards and 3 blocks. Brock Dewsbury notched 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Kevin Hammer scored 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Angelo Santiago added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Averie Armbrister scored 10 on 3-17 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists, while Pelumi Ajayi, Josh Castro, Coal Clark, Isaiah Macdonald and Alex Cliché were scoreless. Ajayi nabbed 3 boards, while Cliché blocked 2 shots. The Lightning hit 31-72 (.431) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 16 assists, 17 turnovers, 8 blocks and 7 steals. Jose Mauro Barrozo Junior paced the Kings with 32 on 13-19 from the floor, 6-9 from the line and 15 boards. Payton Baltzer added 13 on 6-22 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 steals. Cole Wicker notched 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Bernardo Moller scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Eduardo Crespo added 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Josh Jean scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 5 steals. Kevin Symanek notched 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Brett Hochhausen added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Dennis Enns scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Davin Eskins-Isidore, Pierce Shybunka and Kirklan Hall were scoreless. The Kings hit 31-83 (.373) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 9 assists, 13 turnovers and 11 steals. The Kings (coach Darren Graham, assistant Ed Major, assistant Spencer Klassen) also included Azro Abuzukar, Josh Jean, MacGregor Manyluk, Dylan Sims, Tyrique Walters, Parker Weinrauch, Bret Hochhausen, Lucas Kuprowski and Jean Pierre Otero.
In the quarterfinals, the St. Mary’s University Lightning (3rd, South) edged the Lakeland Rustlers (2nd, North) 87-84. The Lightning led 21-18 after one quarter. The Rustlers led 45-43 at the half and 65-64 after three quarters. The Rustlers bridged the first and second quarters with 15-0 run to take the lead as the Lightning were held without a field goal until the 6:36 mark. The teams traded the lead early in the second half the Rustlers notched a 13-3 run to take a 78-67 lead. But the Lightning answered with a 10-0 run and eventually inched ahead to pull out the win. Brock Dewsbery was chosen player of the game for the Lightning, while Abudul Al-Tamimi earned the laurels for the Rustlers. Brock Dewsbery paced the Lightning with 27 on 9-21 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Averie Armbrister added 19 on 8-18 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Caleb Jipp notched 17 on 6-18 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Kevin Hammer scored 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Johnpual Okodua added 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 15 boards and 3 blocks. Pelumi Ajayi scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Alex Cliché added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 3 boards, wWhile Angelo Santiago, Josh Castro, Coal Clark and Isaiah Macdonald were scoreless. Santiago nabbed 4 boards. The Lightning hit 34-85 (.400) from the floor, 6-27 (.222) from the arc and 13-21 (.619) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 14 assists, 19 turnovers, 7 blocks and 8 steals. De’Andre Anderson paced the Rustlers with 25 on 10-18 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Abdul Al-Tamimi added 25 on 10-18 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Shaquai Manswell notched 13 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. Johnny Mims scored 8 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Bahaeddin Salma added 5 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 10 boards. Roy Anku scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Jordan Horobetz Simpson added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 2 assists, while David Dimaano, Marius Avelino, Michael Shelast and Noah Horobetz Simpson were scoreless. Avelino nabbed 3 boards. The Rustlers hit 33-84 (.393) from the floor, 4-24 (.167) from the arc and 14-15 (.933) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 12 assists, 14 turnovers, 4 blocks and 7 steals. The Rustlers (coach Sheray Thomas, assistant Luke Kuypers, assistant Artavis Holiday, assistant Joel Donauer, assistant Jennifer Thomas, strength & conditioning Chad Zacharias, manager Greg Perillat) also included Marius Avelino, Rashon Russel, John Mims and Desmond Price Freeman.
The Lethbridge Kodiaks (1st, South) dusted the Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves (5th, North) 87-49 after leading 30-11, 49-23 and 64-38 at the quarters. Christopher Schlauwitz paced the Kodiaks with 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Filip Karamovic added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 7 assists. Mason Hoffman notched 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Paycen Blackmore scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Taylor Barfuss added 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Declan Peterson scored 8 on 4-4 from the floor and 3 boards. Kade Lund notched 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Adyn Card added 6 on 2-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Jared Heggie scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Brady Baines added 3 on 1-5 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc, while Treydon Barton and Jaxon Davison were scoreless. Davison nabbed 5 boards. The Kodiaks hit 35-63 (.556) from the floor, 11-26 (.423) from the arc and 6-7 (.857) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 17 assists, 10 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. Kutjim Ujkani paced the Wolves with 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-11 from the line and 3 boards. Favour Adekojo added 11 on 4-8 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Emmanuel Iloka notched 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 11 boards, 3 blocks and 3 steals. Terrance Lennox scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Bruce Beddoe added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Christian Liwanag scored 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Darnell Stewart added 1 on 0-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Aidan Lewis and Seth Salmandyk were scoreless. The Wolves hit 16-52 (.308) from the floor, 0-13 from the arc and 9-19 (.680) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 2 assists, 13 turnovers, 3 blocks and 6 steals. The Wolves (coach Evan Lloyd, assistant Troy Sandboe, assistant Rob Levy, assistant Lucas Gorgichuk, manager Christopher Draves) also included Mohab Milad, Paul Ruot, Liam Davison, Mohanad Eraghubi, Tyson Wohlgemuth, Skylar Broughton and Selikem Amevor.
The SAIT Trojans (2nd, South) dispatched the NAIT Ooks (3rd, North) 88-78 after leading 20-14, 43-37 and 60-57 at the quarters. Marcus Masters was chosen player of the game for the Trojans, while Ephraim Humilde earned the laurels for the Ooks. Marcus Masters paced the Trojans with 30 on 10-22 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Marc-Denault Gabriel added 20 on 7-17 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 13 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Charlie Conner notched 19 on 7-15 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 5 boards. Mayen Maen scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Amon Walker added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Filip Ivanovic scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Kuol Kuol added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards, while Jovani cinfinix, James Owolabi, Isaac Alic, Mikasi Allen and Wyatt Haux were scoreless. The Trojans hit 32-69 (.464) from the floor, 11-26 (.423) from the arc and 1-322 (.591) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 10 assists, 16 turnovers, 4 blocks and 7 steals. Ephraim Humilde paced the Ooks with 19 on 7-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Lodie Kenyi added 17 on 7-20 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Benjamin Kamba notched 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-8 from the line and 5 assists. Daniel Gann scored 10 on 5-6 from the floor and 6 boards. Yasser Abdullahi added 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Luka Korosec notched 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Antonio Benjamin added 4 on 2-5 from the floor. Dante Dinter scored 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Griffin Lorenz added 1 on 0-10 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals, while Vishal Dhillon, Ajak Nguoth and Zach Jacobs were scoreless. The Ooks hit 30-76 (.395) from the floor, 8-24 (.333) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 16 assists, 9 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals. The Ooks (coach Jordan Baker, assistant George Hoyt, assistant Graeme Ryder) also included Roka Phalen-Baker, Diangelo Woodside, Nhiall Kuech and Elijah Van Boom.
In the last quarterfinal, the Keyano Huskies (1st, North) dispatched the host Ambrose Lions (6th, South) 100-85 after leading 23-19, 49-43 and 72-62 at the quarters. The Lions led 13-10 early but the Huskies exploded for 10 unanswered points and soon built their lead to 16. The Lions rallied within one after the half but the Huskies countered with a 12-2 run and wore out the Lions down the stretch, particularly after Lion guard Alonzo Tan was sidelined by an injury. Keene Caribou was chosen player of the game for the Huskies, while Isaac Gray earned the laurels for the Lions. Sean-Michael Clancey paced the Huskies with 24 on 10-21 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Omeechi Williams added 19 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Keenen Caribou notched 16 on 6-9 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 9 boards and 3 assists. Taliik Ross scored 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. D.J. Haynes notched 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jusci Thompson scored 8 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 4 boards. Stefan Jovcic added 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Nathan Carefoote-Jones scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists, while Ben Simmons, Duressa Essa, Luny Tap and Efosa Omorogbe were scoreless. The Huskies hit 36-71 (.507) from the floor, 9-30 (.300) from the arc and 19-24 (.792) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 12 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 turnovers. Isaac Gray paced the Lions with 30 on 7-21 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 14-14 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Mateja Vukic added 14 on 6-12 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ty Schenk notched 13 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Jackson Earle scored 12 on 4-5 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc and 2 steals. Guilherme Lacerda Ferreira added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 5 boards. Alonzo Tan scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Hudson Wiebe added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Zenin Kadnar and David Mubagwa were scoreless. The Lions hit 28-61 (.459) from the floor, 9-28 (.321) from the arc and 20-25 (.800) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 13 assists, 16 turnovers, 1 block and 8 steals. The Lions (coach Neil Nystrom, assistant Chad Romanuk, assistant Nathan Kravetsky, assistant Kaden Hruska, assistant Niko Ivananvic, strength & conditioning Ian Cantello) also included Lucas Pedersen, Jovi Custodio, Joshua Flek, Hunter Snyder, Isiah Friesen, Jace Straub, Emmanuel Fagite, Wisdom Sunday, Silas Scott and redshirt Jeff Lalach.
In the semis, the St. Mary’s Lightning pounded the Lethbridge Kodiaks 93-79 after leading 23-18, 47-39 and 70-53 at the quarters. The Lightning led by as many as 20. Averie Armbrister paced the Lightning with 27 on 10-17 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Caleb Jipp added 20 on 8-16 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Brock Dewbery notched 14 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Pelumi Ajayi scored 12 on 4-4 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Johnpaul Okodua added 11 on 2-7 from the floor, 7-8 from the arc, 10 boards and 5 assists. Kevin Hammer scored 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards, while Angelo Santiago, Josh Castro, Coal Clark, Isaiah Macdonald and Alex Cliché were scoreless. Santiago dished 4 assists. The Lightning hit 31-64 (.484) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 22-26 (.846) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 27 fouls, 13 assists, 12 turnovers, 3 blocks and 7 steals. Filip Karanovic paced the Kodiaks with 17 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 8-9 from the line and 6 boards. Christopher Schlauwitz added 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, and 4 boards. Paycen Blackmore notched 12 on 4-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Mason Hoffman scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Taylor Barfuss added 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Declan Peterson scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 3 boards. Jaxon Davison notched 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Brady Baines added 4 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Chris Thomson scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Adyn Card added 3 on 1-1 from the arc, while Treydon Barton and Kade Lund were scoreless. The Kodiaks hit 25-65 (.385) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 24-31 (.774) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 6 assists, 17 turnovers, 1 block and 4 fouls.
In the other semi, the SAIT Trojans handed the Keyano Huskies their first loss of the ACAC campaign by a 71-68 count. The Huskies led 20-11 after one quarter. The Trojans led 35-31 at the half. The Huskies led 49-47 after three quarters. The Trojans flipped the match on a 12-0 run in the second quarter as Marcus Masters scored 7 unanswered points. The Huskies built a 9-point lead in the final frame but Charlie Connor notched back-to-back treys for the Trojans and then nailed a jumper to knot the score with 24 seconds to play. Sean-Michael Clancy countered with a bucket for the Huskies but Masters drilled a trey with 8 seconds to play to give the Trojans the lead and Kuol Kuol iced it with a pair of free throws. Marcus Masters paced the Trojans with 26 on 8-25 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 7-9 from the line and 5 boards. Charlie Conner added 22 on 8-12 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Kuol Kuol notched 15 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Marc-Denault Gabriel scored 4 on 2-9 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 9 boards. Filip Ivanovic added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Amon Walker scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards, while Jovani Cinfinis, James Owolabi, Derian Valdes, Isaac Alic, Mikasi Allen, Wyatt Haux and Mayen Maen were scoreless. Maen nabbed 8 boards. The Trojans hit 24-67 (.358) from the floor, 6-18 from the arc and 17-19 (.895) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 3 assists, 14 turnovers, 4 blocks and 2 steals. Sean-Michael Clancey paced the Huskies with 32 on 14-29 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Omeechi Williams added 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. D.J. Haynes notched 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Jusci Thompson scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-6 from the line and 2 boards. Keenen Caribou added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Nathan Carefoote-Jones scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Taliik Ross added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 5 boards, while Ben Simmons, Duressa Essa, Luny Tap, Efosa Omorogbe and Stefan Jovcic were scoreless. The Huskies hit 27-76 (.355) from the floor, 5-25 (.200) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 10 assists, 7 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the Lethbridge Kodiaks clipped the Keyano Huskies 80-72 after leading 23-19, 41-37 and 55-54 at the quarters. Taylor Barfuss paced the Kodiaks with 22 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 16-18 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Jaxon Davison added 15 on 6-6 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Declan Peterson notched 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Mason Hoffman scored 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Paycen Blackmore added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Adyn Card scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Brady Baines notched 5 on 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Treydon Barton scored 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Chris Thomson added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Christopher Schlauwitz scored 1 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. While Jared Heggie and Kade Lund were scoreless. The Kodiaks hit 25-62 (.403) from the floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 25-32 (.781) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 16 assists, 20 turnovers and 10 steals. Sean-Michael Clancey paced the Huskies with 20 on 6-17 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc and 8-11 from the line. Taliik Ross added 11 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 9 boards. D.J. Haynes notched 10 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Omeechi Williams scored 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Stefan Jovcic added 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Keenen Caribou scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Efosa Omorogbe added 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Nathan Carefoote-Jones scored 3 on 1-4 from the arc and 2 steals, while Ben Simmons, Emeka Asiegby, Dorrell Bedminster and Duressa Essa were scoreless. The Huskies hit 20-60 from the floor, 4-25 (.160) from the arc and 28-36 (.778) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 9 assists, 17 turnovers, 4 blocks and 11 steals. The Huskies (coach Jeremy Wielenga) also included Jusci Thompson, Luny Tap, Andrew Bruin, Miyake Ugbogbo-Oshodin and Keellaa Gatwech.
In the final, the SAIT Trojans captured their sixth consecutive ACAC title by dispatching the St. Mary’s University Lightning 84-74 after leading 23-19, 42-33 and 57-48 at the quarters. The Trojans led by as many as 17 after ripping off an 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter. The Lightning drew within 6 on an Averie Armstrister trey with 31 seconds to play but the Trojans iced it at the line. Marc-Denault Gabriel paced the Trojans wit h23 on 9-18 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 13 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kuol Kuol added 19 on 7-12 from the floor, 5-9 from the line, 13 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Marcus Masters notched 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc and 5 boards. Charlie Conner cored 7 on 2-16 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Mayen Maen added 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 6 boards. Filip Ivanovic notched 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 3 boards. James Owolabi scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Amon Walker added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Wyatt Haux scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Jovani Cinfinis, Isaac Alic, Mikasi Allen and redshirt Marc Martin were scoreless. The Trojans hit 31-77 (.403) from the floor, 6-31 (.194) from the arc and 16-26 (.615) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 12 assists, 10 turnovers, 3 blocks and 4 steals. Averie Armbrister paced the Lightning with 28 on 9-21 from the floor, 4-12 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Brock Dewsbury added 16 on 4-19 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Johnpaul Okodua notchd 13 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 16 boards, 3 assists and 5 blocks. Caleb Jipp scored 12 on 3-18 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc and 4-6 from the line. Angelo Santiago added 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Alex Cliché scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards, while Kevin Hammer, Pelumi Ajayi, Josh Castro, Coal Clark and Isaiah Macdonald were scoreless. Ajayi nabbed 4 boards, while Hammer dished 2 assists. The Lightning hit 24-76 (.316) from the floor, 9-38 (.237) from the arc and 17-19 (.895) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 11 assists, 16 turnovers, 5 blocks and 6 steals.
The all-tournament team (selected by Ambrose University convenors, not the ACAC) included MVP Marcus Masters (SAIT); Isaac Gray (Ambrose); Benjamin Kamba (NAIT); Sean-Michael Clancey (Keyano); Taylor Barfuss (Lethbridge); Caleb Jipp (St. Mary’s); Averie Armbrister (St. Mary’s); and Marc-Denault Gabriel (SAIT).
The bronze medalist Lethbridge Kodiaks: Treyton Barton; Mason Hofman; Taylor Barfuss; Jared Heggie; Orin Smith; Filip Karanovic; Christopher Schlauwitz; Kade Lund; Motaz Hassanen; Brady Baines; Paycen Blackmore; Adyn Card; Declan Peterson; Bailey Gosse; Jared Rollingson; coach Ryan Heggie; assistant Brooke Heggie; assistant Michael Clemons
The silver medalist St. Mary’s University Lightning: Angelo Santiago; Kevin Hammer; Caleb Jipp; Pelumi Ajayi; Josh Castro; Coal Clark; Brock Dewsbery; Isaiah Macdonald; Alex Cliché; Johnpaul Okodua; Riley Follensbee; Averie Armbrister; West James; redshirt Cameron Coriskewich; redshirt Rowan Seerup; coach Nathan Ruff; assistant Abdell Farag; assistant Paul Bagnall; therapist Kristin Streed
The champion SAIT Trojans: Marcus Masters; Marc-Denault Gabriel; Charlie Conner; R.J. Jock; James Owolabi; Kenyi Elia; Marc Martin; Derian Valdes; Isaac Alic; Mikasi Allen; Wol Wol; Wyatt Haux; Sabino Dumo; Kuol Kuol; Jesus Mendoza; coach Marty Birky; assistant Pat Boulin; assistant Pat Troy