Final regular season standings: Holland (18-0); Crandall (11-7); Mount Allison (11-7); St. Thomas (10-8); Mount St. Vincent (7-11); University of King’s College (5-13); New Brunswick-Saint Jean (1-17)
Playoff non-qualifier University of King’s College Blue Devils: Thomas Watson, Ryan Harnett, Quinn Brown, J.J. Wilson, Aidan Crowther, Doug Poole, Keegan Meyer, Costa Kolyvas, Travis Dorsey, Nicholas Frew, Alex Maziec-Sprung, Thomas Maier, Drew Crowther, Noah MacNaughton, coach Peter McLaughlin, athletic director Neil Hooper
In the quarterfinals, held in Saint John, the 4th-seeded St. Thomas Tommies edged the 5th-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics 75-71. The Mystics led 23-9, 35-27 and 60-50 at the quarters. Ben Cripps paced the Tommies with 19 on 8-14 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 5 boards. Dylan Gallant added 18 on 5-20 from the floor, 4-13 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 7 boards and 5 assists. William Barber added 16 on 5-18 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Calvin LeBlanc added 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Bradley Hovey added 8 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 11 boards. Sam Drummond added 2 and Jeremy Speller 1, along with 7 boards, while Jonathan Wade and Jacob Eatmon were scoreless. The Tommies hit 24-84 (.286) from the floor, 5-29 (.172) from the arc and 22-25 (.880) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 13 assists, 19 turnovers, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Corey Hollett paced the Mystics with 18 on 6-20 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 6 boards. Dustin Poirier added 15 on 6-16 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Emad Khalek added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Jack Gallinaugh added 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 6 boards. David Boulay added 7 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Ryan MacPhee added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Duan Fournier added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Brandon Doyle added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Marquise Downey added 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards, while Dan Maxwell was scoreless. The Mystics hit 25-75 from the floor, 8-30 (.267) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 16 assists, 9 turnovers and 8 steals. The Mystics (coach Ian MacRae, assistant Sean Flemming, assistant Kenneth Reardon, manager Spencer Macnaughton, athletic director June Lumsden) also included Alex Harding and Rene Amit.
In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Crandall Chargers clipped the 6th-seeded host University of New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves 69-61 after leading 22-17, 39-30 and 51-49 at the quarters. Thomarcus Nix paced the Chargers with 19 on 9-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 10 boards. Sherif Bah added 15 on 4-15 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Akil Charles added 12 on 4-17 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-8 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Trey David added 8 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Dut Dut scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 9 boards. Nathaneal Ceasar added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Hassan Maidal scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jean-marc Antoine added 2, along with 3 boards, while Samuel Opel and Dakeyo Downey were scoreless. Downey nabbed 12 boards. The Chargers hit 25-82 (.305) from the floor, 7-31 (.226) from the arc and 12-21 (.571) from the line, while garnering 61 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 10 assists, 17 turnovers, 4 blocks and 8 steals. Paul Gerges paced the Seawolves with 22 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 10-10 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Marcel Boudreau added 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Andrew Robart added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards and 6 assists. Liam Sipkema added 6 on 3-9 from the floor and 4 boards. Geoff Lemmon added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Steven Ryan added 3 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Neils Vincent added 2, while Ryan Foster was scoreless. The Seawolves hit 22-63 (.349) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 16 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. The Seawolves (coach Peter Vincent, assistant Andrew Naismith, assistant Alan Rivers-Bowerman, manager Zac Galbraith, athletic director Dave Munro, SID Devin O’Brien) also included Corey Armstrong, Nick Huggard, Scott Mehan, Ryan Ramier, Keigan Madden, Thomas Van Steeg and redshirts Zac Galbraith, Jameson Brock and Jacob Weinstein.
In the semis, the top-seeded Holland Hurricanes stomped the 4th-seeded St. Thomas Tommies 94-57 after leading 28-6, 46-28 and 65-41 at the quarters. Eamon Morrissy paced the Hurricanes with 22 on 8-13 from the floor, 6-10 from the arc, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Terrence Brown added 18 on 8-17 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. D.J. Wright scored 15 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 11 boards, 8 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Trevone Grant added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Shawn Lucas notched 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Aaron Robbins scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 3 boards. Orlando Palmer added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3boards and 3 assists. Ali Abdulaziz added 3 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Daemar Thomas and Matt Mitchell were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 38-71 (.535) from the floor, 8-23 (.348) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 24 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 11 steals. Bradley Hovey paced the Tommies with 16 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Calvin LeBlanc added 11 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 blocks. William Barber added 8 on 1-12 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Ben Cripps scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Dylan Gallant added 5 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Sam Drummond added 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Jacob Eatman added 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Jeremy Speller scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Jonathan Wade added 2, while Michael Chan and Quentin Sock were scoreless. The Tommies hit 19-66 (.288) from the floor, 6-29 (.207) from the arc and 13-14 (.929) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 10 assists, 22 turnovers, 4 blocks and 7 steals.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Crandall Chargers dumped the 2nd-seeded Mount Allison Mounties 83-68. The Mounties led 21-19 after one quarter. The Chargers led 40-38 at the half and 62-60 after three quarters. Akil Charles paced the Chargers with 26 on 11-17 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Dut Dut added 16 on 8-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 10 boards. Thomarcus Nix added 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Nathaneal Ceasar added 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 3 boards. Sherif Bah added 10 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Jean-Marc Antoine added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 3 boards. Hassan Maidal added 2 and Igor Dias 2, along with 3 boards, while Trey David and Dakeyo Downey were scoreless. Downey nabbed 6 boards, blocked 2 and pilfered 2. The Chargers hit 33-67 (.493) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 12-19 (.632) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 12 assists, 17 turnovers, 5 blocks and 9 steals. Bradley Fuller paced the Mounties with 23 on 9-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Bradley Sanford added 15 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Kaleefah Henry notched 11 on 5-16 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Jesse Balser added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Sam Prowse scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Adam Spurrell added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Alex Chisholm scored 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals, while Michael Otoo and Kellan Duke were scoreless. The Mounties hit 27-63 (.429) from the floor, 6-11 (.545) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 13 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 blocks and 6 steals.
In the final, the top-seeded Holland Hurricanes edged the 3rd-seeded Crandall Chargers 96-91 after leading 25-21, 45-35 and 59-55 at the quarters. D.J. Wright was chosen player of the game for the Hurricanes, while Dakeyo Downey earned the laurels for the Chargers. D.J. Wright paced the Hurricanes with 28 on 13-21 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Orlando Palmer added 22 on 8-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assists. Eamon Morrissy scored 20 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 8-11 from the line and 6 boards. Trevone Grant added 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Aaron Robbins added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Shawn Lucas scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Terrence Brown added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Chase Bowden scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 2 boards, 3 blocks and 2 steals, while Ali Abdulaziz and Matt Mitchell were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 37-68 (.544) from the floor, 2-14 (.143) from the arc and 20-27 (.741) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 14 assists, 6 blocks and 7 steals. Akil Charles paced the Chargers with 23 on 9-21 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Thomarcus Nix added 21 on 8-17 from the floor, 5-7 from the line and 8 boards. Dakeyo Downey notched 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 5-8 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Dut Dut scored 7 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Sherif Bah added 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Trey David notched 7 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Igor Dias added 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Hassan Maidal added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Nathaneal Ceasar added 2, while Jean-Marc Antoine was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. The Chargers hit 34-78 (.436) from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 19-28 (.679) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 16 assists, 18 turnovers, 1 block and 3 steals.
After the season, Dwight Dickinson retired from the helm of the St. Thomas Tommies. “I want time to be with family. There are few things I want to do, while I’m still young, I say to myself. We want to go hiking in Switzerland and biking in different places,” he told CBC New Brunswick while announcing the end of his 42-year coaching career. Dickinson’s squads won 7 ACAA titles, as well as a silver and a bronze at nationals. He garnered four ACAA coach of the year awards.
The co-bronze medalist Mount Allison Mounties: Jesse Balser; Alex Chisholm; Kellan Duke; Sawyer Eddy; Bradley Fuller; Chris Haley; Kaleefah Henry; Charles Kacou; Michael Otoo; Jeongwoo Park; Sam Prowse; Bradley Sanford; Adam Spurrell; Adrian van Vulpen; coach Duane Starratt; assistant Craig Miller; assistant Greg Marenick; athletic director Pierre Arsenault
The co-bronze medalist St. Thomas Tommies: Benjamin Gray; William Barber; Bradley Hovey; Sam Drummond; Calvin LeBlanc; Jon Wade; Dylan Gallant; Jordan Doucet; Jacob Eatmon; Jeremy Speller; Ben Cripps; Quentin Sock; Brandan Seagrave; Ryley Robichaud; Michael Chen; coach Dwight Dickinson; assistant Scott MacLeod; athletic director Mike Eagles; SID Jeffrey Carleton
The silver medalist Crandall Chargers: Jean-Marc Antoine; Sherif Bah; Spencer Campbell; Nathaneal Ceasar; Trey David; Igor Dias; Dakeyo Downey; Dut Dut; Abraham Ekperuoh; Colby Lawrence; Hassan Maidal; Isaiah Marr; Mahad Mohomed; Thomarcus Nix; Samuel Opel; coach Patrick Havard; assistant Jamie Small; assistant Neil Smith; assistant Jonathan Spirritts; athletic director Bryan Cawthra
The gold medalist Holland Hurricanes: James Hicks; Noah Maturbaruka; Tyree Gregory; Ali Abdulaziz; Mark Graham; Shawn Lucas; Eamon Morrissy; Daemar Thomas; Trevone Grant; Orlando Palmer; Terence Brown; Matt Mitchell; Aaron Robbins; Alex Howlett; D.J. Wright; Chase Bowden; coach Josh Whitty; athletic director Albert Roche; SID Daniel Cudmore