Final regular season standings: Mount St. Vincent (20-1); Mount Allison (17-4); Crandall (14-7); Holland (14-7); Dalhousie Agricultural (5-16); St. Thomas (5-16); University of King’s College (5-16); New Brunswick-Saint John (4-17)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
University of King’s College Blue Devils: Bradley Johnson, J.J. Wilson, Justin Bhangoo, Drew Crowther, Nicholas Frew, Nash McLean, Jalen Johnson, Yousef Sefau, Alex Maziec-Sprung, Brendan Balcom, Noah Davis, Keenan Sparks, coach Peter McLaughlin
New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves: Matthew Mitchell, Liam Sipkema, Sam Anstey, Matthew Brown, Hunter Gray, Corey Armstrong, Ben Tait, Will Legere, Keshaun Skeir, Steven Ryan, Lars Moffatt, Keegan Gray, Nick Huggard, Matthew McCrowe, coach Peter Vincent, assistant Alan Rivers-Bowerman, assistant Andrew Naismith, manager Jarred Crawford
In the quarterfinals, held in Sackville, the 4th-seeded Holland Hurricanes bombed the 5th-seeded Dalhousie Agricultural College Rams 96-63. The Hurricanes led 30-15, 56-21 and 77-47 at the quarters. Trenity Burdine was chosen player of the game for the Hurricanes. Trenity Burdine paced the Hurricanes with 18 on 5-10 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Michael-Ange Kayeye added 14 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 5 assists. Roosevelt Whyley added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Chase Bowden scored 12 on 6-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 9 boards and 3 steals. Chidi Majok scored 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 4 boards and 3 blocks. Abel Joseph scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 0-2 from the line. Antonio Kostakos scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Travis Adams scored 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 8 boards and 3 assists. Kyle Lefave scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Tevin Bailey added 1 on 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists, while Mohamed Ibrahin and Kenan Wilkie were scoreless. Wilkie nabbed 2 boards. The Hurricanes hit 35-70 (.500) from the floor, 11-32 (.344) from the arc and 15-26 (.577) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 12 steals, 7 blocks, 16 turnovers and 20 fouls. Jonathan Asedri paced the Rams with 19 on 7-18 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Neel Amin added 15 on 6-17 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Robin Grouse scored 14 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 5-9 from the line, 14 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Cameron Hoy added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Zane Gares scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Brian Sawler added 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 8 boards. Cole Yuill scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor and 6 boards. The Rams hit 21-69 (.304) from the floor, 7-30 (.233) from the arc and 14-24 (.583) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 8 steals, 3 blocks, 23 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Rams (coach Andrew Barnhill, assistant Joel Peterson, assistant Jay Walsh) also included Scott Palmer, Johannes McEvoy, Drae Medicraft and Samuel Jennings-Lindsay.
In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Crandall Chargers dusted the 6th-seeded St. Thomas Tommies 77-63. The score was knotted at 13 after one quarter. The Tommies led 32-31 at the half. The Chargers led 60-51 after three quarters. Trey David paced the Chargers with 21 on 6-14 from the floor, 6-12 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 steals. Thomarcus Nix added 19 on 4-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 11-15 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Hassan Maidal scored 17 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Lual Ateam added 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Brandon Fields added 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Mehmed Hafrovic added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 assists. Isaiah Marr scored 2 on 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Joshua Bokma and Nathaniel Caesar were scoreless. Caesar nabbed 2 boards, dished 2 assists and pilfered 2 balls. The Charger shit 23-67 (.343) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 24-32 (.750) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks, 13 turnovers and 16 fouls. Dylan Gallant paced the Tommies with 15 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Samuel Drummond scored 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Jeremy Speller added 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Mitch Claybourn scored 10 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Quentin Sock scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Travis Valanne added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists, while Justin Grant, Quentin DesRoches, Brady Atkinson and Tariq Thomas were scoreless. Grant nabbed 5 boards. The Tommie shit 23-61 (.377) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 10-19 (.526) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 20 turnovers and 23 fouls. The Tommies (coach Scott MacLeod, assistant Tom MacLeod) also included Nicolas Levesque, Jeremy Speller and Jakeb Urquhart.
In the semis, the 4th-seeded Holland Hurricanes stunned the top-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics 76-65. The Mystics led 16-10 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 30 at the half. The Hurricanes led 53-48 after three quarters. Abel Joseph paced the Hurricanes with 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Roosevelt Whyley added 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Trenity Burdine scored 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Jayden Nordin added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Chase Bowden scored 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Travis Adams added 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Trevin Bailey added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Kyle Lefave scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 0-2 from the line. Michael-Ange Kayeye added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Chidi Majok scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 4 boards. The Hurricanes hit 28-67 (.418) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 15-26 (.577) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 11 steals, 5 blocks, 16 turnovers and 15 fouls. Derek Norris paced the Mystics with 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Ashton Slawter added 12 on 5-18 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc and 5 boards. Duan Fournier scored 9 on 3-14 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Brayden White notched 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 11 boards and 2 steals. Ryan MacPhee scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Papa Diop added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 4 boards. Ben Kidston scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Liam Mitchell added 3 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Jean-Marc Antoine added 2 on 1-6 from the floor and 4 boards. The Mystics hit 26-78 (.333) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 7-13 (.538) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 23 turnovers and 20 fouls.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Mount Allison Mounties clubbed the 3rd-seeded Crandall Chargers 83-59. The Mounties led 25-15 after one quarter and 44-31 at the half on a Jeshua Becker buzzer-beating trey from halfcourt. They extended their lead to 64-44 after three quarters and romped. Seongwoo Park was chosen player of the game for the Mounties, while Brandon Fields earned the laurels for the Chargers. Thomas LeGallis paced the Mounties with 18 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Bradley Fuller added 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Seongwoo Park added 12 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Jeshua Becker scored 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Alex Chisholm scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Rodreke Joseph scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Mack Chisholm scored 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jesse Balser added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Bradley Sanford, Matthew Tanton, Kellen Duke and Yanniv Perez were scoreless. Duke nabbed 4 boards and blocked 3 shots. The Mounties hit 31-67 (.463) from the floor, 4-19 from the arc and 17-25 (.211) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 11 steals, 5 blocks, 18 turnovers and 21 fouls. Trey David paced the Chargers with 19 on 7-19 from the floor, 5-16 from the arc and 2 steals. Thomarcus Nix scored 19 on 6-18 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 9 boards and 3 steals. Hassan Maidal added 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 13 boards and 2 blocks. Brandon Fields scored 6 on 2-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Isaiah Marr added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Lual Ateam added 1 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Nathaniel Caesar added 1 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Issac Bokma added 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Joshua Bokma and Mehmed Hajrovic were scoreless. The Chargers hit 20-71 (.282) from the floor, 6-29 (.207) from the arc and 13-24 (.542) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 22 turnovers and 23 fouls.
In the final, the 4th-seeded Holland Hurricanes dispatched the 2nd-seeded Mount Allison Mounties 81-70 to win their fifth consecutive ACAA crown. The Hurricanes led 20-17, 37-36 and 65-49 at the quarters. “It’s great when you can come out of a weekend like this, having faced some adversity and knowing, that when push comes to shove, you can make the plays you need to make to win a championship,” Hurricanes coach Josh Whitty said, adding that a stiffer defence in the third quarter led to a number of runouts. “You expect good teams to make runs in the second half. They made a run, we withstood it, we made plays we needed to make and came out on the right side.” Whitty said the pressure to win it all again helped his troops. “Pressure is good. Without pressure there wouldn’t be diamonds. … Adversity can cause some to break and others to break records. We’re into our fifth straight conference championship after facing some of that earlier in the season.” Abel Joseph was chosen player of the game for the Hurricanes. Abel Joseph paced the Hurricanes with 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 7 steals. Reading, Pennsylvania-product Trenity Burdine added 15 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Nassau, Bahamas-product Roosevelt Whyley added 11 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Travis Adams notched 10 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Chase Bowden scored 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Jayden Nordin added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Michael-Ange Kayeye scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Chidi Majok scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Kyle Lefave added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Tevin Bailey added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 3 boards. The Hurricanes hit 31-68 (.456) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 12-22 (.545) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 19 steals, 26 turnovers and 16 fouls. Thomas LeGallais paced the Mounties with 21 on 7-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Alex Chisholm scored 16 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Bradley Fuller added 13 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Rodreke Joseph added 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Brad Sanford added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 6 boards. Jeshua Becker scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Mack Chisholm added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Seongwoo Park, Jesse Balser, Kellan Duke and Yanniv Perez were scoreless. Park dished 3 assists. Balser nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The Mounties hit 28-69 (.406) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 12 steals, 1 block, 26 turnovers and 19 fouls.
The co-bronze medalist Mount Saint Vincent Mystics: Ryan MacPhee; Brayden White; Papa Diop; Joel McCrossin; Greg Dicks; Jarvis Bernard; Gavin MacDonald; Perry Wright; Jordan Reid; Chandler Davis; Jacob Sheffer; Liam Mitchell; Ben Kidston; Duan Fournier; Ashton Slawter; Jean Marc Antoine; Derek Norris; Curtis Ryan; coach Ian MacRae; assistant Dustin Poirier; assistant Devon Norris; assistant Sean Fleming
The co-bronze medalist Crandall Chargers: Treyvon David; Glenn Rowe; Joshua Bokma; Travae Beals-Flint; Lual Ateam; Hassan Maidal; Brandon Fields; Nathaniel Caesar; Isaac Bokma; Matt Daly; Mehmed Hajrovic; Kelton Harris; Isaiah Marr; Thomarcus Nix; Zach Middleton; coach Jonathan Spirritts
The silver medalist Mount Allison Mounties: Bradley Sanford; Seongwoo Park; Brody Blakney; Rodreke Joseph; Mack Chisholm; Sam Prowse; Matthew Tanton; Jesse Balser; Thomas LeGallais; Alex Chisholm; Kellan Duke; Liam Tubman; Yanniv Perez; Bradley Fuller; Jeshua Becker; coach Steve Chapman; assistant Elliott MacDonald; assistant Gerard Reinders; manager Ben Wishart; trainer Bronwen Clark-Brewin
The gold medalist Holland Hurricanes: Antonio Kostakos; Jayden Nordin; James Hicks; Chidi Majok; Tevin Bailey; Abel Joseph; Norman MacLean; Roosevelt Whyley; Angelo Lockhart; Kenan Wilkie; Trenity Burdine; Kyle Lefave; Mohamed Ibrahin; Christian Williams; Travis Adams; Michael-Ange Kayeye; Brad States; coach Josh Whitty; assistant Dale McIsaac; assistant Ryan Laughlin