Final regular season standings (7): Holland (13-5); St. Thomas (13-5); Crandall (12-6); Mount St. Vincent (12-6); Mount Allison (9-9); University of King’s College (4-14); New Brunswick-Saint John (0-18)
Playoff non-qualifier:
UNB-Saint John Seawolves: Max Hammer, Ethan Szemerda, Aiden Connors, Austin Brun, Jacob McNeil, Ewan Robertson, A.J. Nash, Colin Loughery, Alex Ariola, Keegan Their, Adam Lambert, Tyler Duprey-Steinman, Lance Keedy, Dov Kahn, coach Peter Vincent, assistant Paul Vaughan, assistant Zac Miersch
In the quarterfinals, held in Fredericton, the 3rd-seeded Crandall Chargers dusted the 6th-seeded University of King’s College Blue Devils 87-55 after leading 31-3, 56-27 and 79-40 at the quarters. Gabriel Cormier was chosen player of the game for the Chargers. Gabriel Cormier paced the Chargers with 22 on 9-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Devon Glenn added 18 on 6-14 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals. Tyray Cooper notched 16 on 8-10 from the floor, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. James French scored 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Daniel Hawkes added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ryan Campbell notched 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Colby Mcintosh scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Brett Curtis added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Noah Ozkaynak scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Jaden Witt, Ethan Culbersonand Luc Swanson were scoreless. The Chargers hit 36-73 (.493) from the floor, 7-22 (.318) from the arc and 8-9 (.889) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 15 assists, 8 turnovers and 15 steals. Geevon Janday paced the Blue Devils with 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 10 boards. Ethan Merlin added 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Corson O’Rourke notched 9 on 4-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Andrew Dogurga scored 8 on 4-9 from the floor and 2 boards. Brendan Morris added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Jerome Williams scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Josh Crocker notched 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Caleb Rennie added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Sandrais Clayton scored 2 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards, while Xavier Buckley, Alp Ozgoren and Ethan Brownsey were scoreless. Ozboren nabbed 3 boards and Buckley 2. The Blue Devils hit 22-67 (.328) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 5-9 (.556) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 9 fouls, 5 assists, 19 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals. The Blue Devils (coach Luc Stevenson, assistant Ben Chevenement) also included Logan Matthews.
In the other quarterfinal, the 5th-seeded Mount Allison Mounties dusted the 4th-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics 104-86. The Mystics led 19-13 after one quarter and 50-49 at the half. The Mounties led 80-63 after three quarters. Noah McCarthy paced the Mounties with 32 on 9-17 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 10-11 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Jonas Munroe added 19 on 7-17 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 9 boards and 3 steals. Emanuel Adugna notched 18 on 6-8 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Tim Ellison scored 14 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Minwoo Park added 11 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Miles Haines-Lacey scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Connor Briand added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists, while Diilo Poromon, Simon Tector, Momar Niang, Gabe Powter and Rashawn Ferguson were scoreless. The Mounties hit 32-69 (.464) from the floor, 14-32 (.438) from the arc and 26-30 (.867) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 13 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. Will Spaulding paced the Mystics with 43 on 15-25 from the floor, 6-12 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Isaac Matheson added 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Ty Murnaghan notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Adam Callaghan scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Keigan Feron added 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Jaxon Smith scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Jack Forward added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Tario Sands scored 2 on 1-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Campbell Colpitts added 1 on 0-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Lyon McLean, Sam Gilmore and Zach Keddy were scoreless. The Mystics hit 31-65 (.477) from the floor, 10-23 (.435) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 8 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. The Mystics (coach Danny De Palma, assistant Sean Francois, assistant Marcel Boudreau, assistant Liam Mitchell, assistant Nick Jennex, manager Cedric Niyotwagira) also included Nichale Brine, Eric Lambert, Malik Mershanti, Chris Nicholson and Luke Turnbull-Milne.
In the semis, the top-seeded St. Thomas Tommies torched the 5th-seeded Mount Allison Mounties 94-57 after leading 30-11, 49-28 and 68-41 at the quarters. The Tommies opened with a 16-0 run and thoroughly dominated the Mounties. Tre Campbell paced the Tommies with 23 on 8-11 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Tanner Hoyt added 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc and 4 boards. Gayo Isaya notched 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Ethan Tumwine scored 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Harrison Florean scored 8 on 4-7 from the floor and 2 boards. Geoffrey Lavoie added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Tyrese Paul notched 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Vincent Lyttleton added 6 on 2-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Evan Valanne scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards, while Zachary Vautour, Colin Downey and Ben Dool were scoreless. Dool nabbed 3 boards and dished 2 assists. The Tommies hit 35-72 (.486) from the floor, 16-32 from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 19 assists, 17 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. Jonas Munroe paced the Mounties with 15 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Noah McCarthy added 11 on 4-21 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 2 steals. Rashawn Ferguson notched 8 on 4-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 8 boards. Emanuel Adugna scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 steals. Minwoo Park added 5 on 1-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Connor Briand notched 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Tim Ellison scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 7 boards. Miles Haines-Lacey added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Simon Tector scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Diilo Poromon, Momar Niang and Gabe Powter were scoreless. Powter nabbed 2 boards. The Mounties hit 20-78 (.256) from the floor, 1-32 (.031) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 3 assists, 14 turnovers and 11 steals.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Holland Hurricanes dispatched the 3rd-seeded Crandall Chargers 90-74 after leading 25-24, 47-35 and 59-51 at the quarters. Charger James French was chosen player of the game. Jalen Menzies paced the Hurricanes with 21 on 7-18 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards, 5 assists and 6 steals. Kyree Thompson added 18 on 8-20 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Marcellus Taliaferro notched 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jack MacAulay scored 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Logan Rempel added 9 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 steals. Chris Cheatham scored 9 on 4-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Almin Dervisivic notched 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 7 boards. Nick Mills added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Spencer Rossiter scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Vicente Balitaan, Tom Mackenzie, Ryan MacKinnon and Chris Druken were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 35-81 (.432) from the floor, 8-31 (.258) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 15 assists, 6 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 steals. James French paced the Chargers with 26 on 10-18 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 10 boards. Brett Curtis added 15 on 5-15 from the floor, 5-13 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Devon Glenn notched 13 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Tyran Cooper scored 10 on 5-7 from the floor and 7 boards. Daniel Hawkes added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 2 boards and 3 assists. Gabriel Cormier scored 3 on 1-4 frm the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Marc Hofer added 3 on 1-10 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 7 boards, while Ryan Campbell, Jaden Witt, Noah Ozkaynak, Ethan Culberson, Luc Swanson and Colby Mcintosh were scoreless. The Chargers hit 27-68 (.397) from the floor, 12-31 (.387) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 10 assists, 16 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Holland Hurricanes dusted the top-seeded St. Thomas Tommies 97-78. The Tommies led 21-18 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 43 at the half as Hurricane Chris Cheatham went coast to coast for a layup at the buzzer. The Hurricanes led 81-61 after three quarters. Hurrican guard Kyree Thompson said “we knew coming out of the gates it was going to be a fight. Going into halftime it was tied, if we came out and hit a couple big shots and played defense, we would be able to come out with the win.” Hurricanes coach Tim Kendrick said “we didn’t feel like we shot the ball very well through the first two quarters. We thought that eventually our shot would fall, and it did when we came out in the third quarter after a spurt at the end of the second.” Kyree Thompson paced the Hurricanes with 27 on 7-22 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 11-14 from the line, 5 boards and 5 steals. Jack MacAulay added 17 on 6-15 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Logan Rempel notched 17 on 6-16 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Jalen Menzies scored 14 on 5-20 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Marcellus Taliaferro added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 7 boards. Chris Cheatham scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Almin Dervisivic notched 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Spencer Rossiter added 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Chris Druken scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Vincente Balitaan, Tom Mackenzie, Ryan MacKinnon and Nick Mills were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 32-19 (.352) from the floor, 13-39 (.333) from the arc and 20-29 (.690) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 13 assists, 8 turnovers, 1 block and 10 steals. Gayo Isaya paced the Tommies with 23 on 7-13 from the floor, 9-10 from the arc, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Geoffrey Lavoie added 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Tanner Hoyt notched 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 2 boards. Tre Campbell scored 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 7 boards. Tyrese Paul scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Ethan Tumwine added 6 on 2-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Harrison Florean scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Evan Valanne added 4 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards, while Zachary Vautour, Vincent Lyttleton, Colin Downey and Ben Dool were scoreless. Lyttleton nabbed 3 boards. The Tommies hit 26-69 (.377) from the floor, 8-26 (.308) from the arc and 18-23 (.783) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 27 fouls, 10 assists, 14 turnovers, 5 blocks and 4 steals.
The co-bronze medalist Mount Allison Mounties: Diilo Poromon; Minwoo Park; Emanuel Adugna; Noah McCarthy; Jonas Munroe; Simon Tector; Connor Briand; Nathan Kayembe; Momar Niang; Miles Haines-Lacey; Gabe Powter; Brodie Richardson; Tim Ellison; Rashawn Ferguson; coach Steve Chapman; assistant Miles MacDougall; manager Li Zhen Ng; manager Noah Lenehan; student therapist Danielle Steadman; student therapist Lauren Gray
The co-bronze medalist Crandall Chargers: Devon Glenn; Brett Curtis; Tyray Cooper; Ryan Campbell; Marc Hofer; Daniel Hawks; Azeem Munawar; Sacha Gauthier; Denzel Arbeau; James French; Jaden Witt; Noah Ozkaynak; Ethan Culberson; Gabriel Cormier; Luc Swanson; Colby Mcintosh; coach Todd McKillop; assistant Alex Robichaud; graduate assistant Mitch Webber
St. Thomas Tommies: Harrison Florean; Tre Campbell; Vincent Lyttleton; Ethan Tumwine; Gayo Isaya; Zachary Vautour; Tanner Hoyt; Evan Valanne; Owen Amos; Tyrese Paul; Geoffrey Lavoie; Ben Dool; Colin Downey; coach John Hickey; assistant Garth Wade; assistant Dominic Laviolette; assistant Ross Kinney; assistant Kyle Woodworth; strength & conditioning Mark Gifford; manager Will Boomer
The champion Holland Hurricanes: Kyree Thompson; Chris Cheatham; Jalen Menzies; Vicente Balitaan; Almin Dervisivic; Jack MacAulay; Ryan MacKinnon; Nick Mills; Logan Rempel; Josh White; Spencer Rossiter; Tom Mackenzie; Marcellus Taliaferro; Chris Druken; Troy Tremblay; coach Tim Kendrick; assistant Robbie Robinson II; assistant Lonnie States; manager William Muirhead