Final regular season standings: Canadian Mennonite (11-3); University of Winnipeg College (9-5); Red River (7-6); Providence University College (1-12)
In the men’s semis, the top-seeded Canadian Mennonite Blazers clocked the 4th-seeded Providence College Freeman 82-56.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Red River Rebels dumped the 2nd-seeded University of Winnipeg College Wesmen 84-70.
In the bronze medal match, the University of Winnipeg Wesmen stomped the Providence College Freeman 102-73. Freeman coach Juan Larios said his troops simply couldn’t get any stops.
In the final, the 3rd-seeded Red River Rebels stunned the top-seeded Canadian Mennonite Blazers 78-59 to capture their fourth consecutive league title. The game was chippy and seven players fouled out. Regular season MVP Wyatt Anders of CMU saw four different Rebels defenders, who crashed on him and frustrated him, as he would score just 10 points. Leading the way for the Rebels was Player of the Game Jason Malcolm, who hit several clutch shots. He scored 25, while Tournament MVP Matt Loewen chipped in 16. The struggles shooting the ball started early for the Blazers, but a lull for the Rebels opened the door in the second quarter. CMU’s offense eventually came alive in the third, as they dropped 27 quarter points on Red River. It turned out to be too little, too late however, with forwards Sean Baergen and Wyatt Anders fouling out late to allow the Rebels front line of Corey Neufeld and Mike Hebert more room to score.
The bronze medalist University of Winnipeg College Wesmen: Lexy Blacksmith; Jon Piccici;
The silver medalist Canadian Mennonite Blazers: Wyatt Anders; Jacob Miller; Sean Baergen;
The champion Red River Rebels: Matt Loewen; Jason Malcolm; Mike Hebert; Corey Neufeld; Anu Sidhu; Kevin Quirante; Graeme Fardoe; Moein Shadabi; Eyad Hamed; Devan McLenaghan; Fatlum Selishta; Jordan Ankrah; Sunday Matueny; Grant McKay; Jordan Fotheringham; coach Sukhvir Singh; assistant Chris Lucas; assistant Joel Themmen; assistant Josh Olaes; therapist Karly Melnyk; athletic director Ryan Ratushniak