Final regular season standings:
East (6): Algonquin (10-0); Cambrian (7-3); Loyalist (6-4); St. Lawrence-Kingston (4-6); Royal Military College (2-8); Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough (1-9)
Central (7): Durham (10-2); Sheridan (10-2); Humber (9-3); Seneca (5-7); Centennial (4-8); George Brown (4-8); Georgian (0-12)
West (7): Mohawk (12-0); St. Clair (9-3); Niagara (8-4); Sault (5-7); Redeemer (4-8); Fanshawe (3-9); Lambton (1-11)
Other rosters:
Centennial Colts: Duane Elder, Kingsley Robinson, Shawn Palmer, Andrew Dixon, Joseph Nembhard Jr., Marlon Coore, Chris George, Marion Fearman, Shawn Bennett, Dave Butler, Ismail Kara, Phillip Young and Ron Clarke.
Fanshawe Falcons: Andrew Cammaert, James Freeman, Gary Kober, Tom Boyd, Dominique Rudy, Steve Ayres, Steve Gallant, Brian Decook, Jeff Lowe, Matt Kerr, Andy Dreyer, John Medeiros, Ryan Parker, Siad Moglin-Mohomed, Greg Van Acker, Urban Daponte, Basil Elkassem, Jeff Brooks, Brent Lale, Kareem Holder, Jason Murray and Dwayne McNab.
Georgian Grizzlies: Dwayne Bylow, Jay Battrick, Neil Bourassa, Jason McCarl, Paul Wilson, Tim Gray, Scott Mather, Carl Lebel, Timothy Bourque, Sterling Robson, Ian Harris, Mike Kearnan, Raye Dahma, Terry Beausoleil and Alan Denvers.
George Brown Huskies: Aaron Hunte, Marion Reid, Jason Dawkins, Robert Smith, Marc Madramootoo, Paul Cahur, Jon-Paul Clemente, Jason Reid, Clifford Brown, Ian Williams, Brian Ferguson, Aaron Palsey, Waleed Belcher, Kevin Fuller, Luis Lemus, Matthew Toner and Jose Lemus.
Lambton Lions: Sean Peter, Mike Levy, John Ogorek, Scott Pepper, Dan Wellington, Joel McLellan, Aaron Zimmer, Mike Hunter, Chris Sauve, Andrew Hale, Ryan Fichter, Josh Jaques, Tim Kelly, Mike Thornhill, Tom Samco, Colin Prentice, Colin Beter, Mark Stephens and Jeremy Burns.
Redeemer Royals: Andrew Zomerman, Paul Voortman, Devon Paul, Ken Van Minden, Ryan Schipper, Dave Ellsworth, Dale Paas, Derek Huisman, Jerome Vos, Dave Mulder, John Lise, Walt Haveman and David Mafe.
RMC: David Smith, Brad Schur, Paul Hungler, Gordon Roy, Liam Doyle, Nicolas Pedneault, Nick Gallagher, Damon Tedford, Erik Folmer, Ross Prokopy, Mike Arnot, Jake Einarson, Sebastien Guay, Joe Boland and Walter Gamblin.
St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings: Chris Paronuzzi, Kevin Smart, Michael Kovach, Robin Symes, Trevor Burgess, Link Malott, Christopher Boone, Jamie Graham, Osman Kosar, Mohammed Oma Ali, Josh Beckwirth, Bryan Burns, Cornell Flinterman, Mohamed Yusuf and Terryick Blimke.
Sault: Tyler Lillepool, Jordan Sanders, Thomas Cory, Russ Croft, David McLaughlin, Chris Burk, Kelly Bernier, James Adam Keho, James Coupland, Wesley Bagshaw and Jeff Fresque.
Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough Knights: Colin Halward, Thomas Cookson, Ryan Allen, Rob Otto, Andrew Hickey, Sharif Sabree, Jordan Pickens, Josh Hinan, Evan Trapp, Spencer Lalonde, Scott Schumacher, Graham Plug, Andy Burch, Brian Millman, Sam Hilliard and Michael Smith.
In the qualifying round, the Humber Hawks (3rd Central) defeated the Loyalist Lancers (3rd East) 85-54. The Lancers included Tim Mathieson, Kurtis Barnett, Marc Hawley, Matt Bourgeois, Marc Ray, Jeremy Bench, Khalid Quasim, Don Wilson, Mark Boates, Shawn Artkin, Peter O’Connor, Fowzi Abib and Daniel Macdonald. …………………………………………………… The Niagara Knights (3rd West) defeated the Seneca Braves (4th Central) 83-82. The Braves included Sheldon Jones, Andrew Richards, Ricardo Medeiros, Chris Wright, Courtenay Campbell, Robert Wright, Paul Weekes, Clyde Gray, Curtis Clarke, Billy Hinds, Christopher Skinner, Leon Francis, Colin Greenaway and Dwayne Kennedy.
In the quarterfinals, the Algonquin Thunder (1st East) defeated the Niagara Knights 84-63 as Abraham Osman scored 27, while being chosen player of the game for the Thunder, and Gordini Valery 15. Michael Harris was chosen player of the game for the Knights, who also included Michael George, Anthony Heyes, Stephen Boyle, Stephen Dever, Michael Conradi, Marcus O’Conner, Pete Mosley, Andy Medhurst, Craig Perryman, Kenneth Ranalli, Kyle Handrahan, Allen Ivey and Jason Smith.
The Sheridan Bruins (1st Central) defeated the Cambrian Golden Shield (2nd East) 76-65. Bryan Harris was chosen player of the game for the Bruins, while Peter Bouillon earned the laurels for the Golden Shield, who also included Todd Talbot, Jason Charlemagne, Steve Finlayson, Mel Marsolais, Jason Jackola, Clint Knott, Luke Werger, Dan Patenaude, Dominic Cote, Dominic Ferguson, Alex Daclean and Jeremy Gilmour.
The Humber Hawks defeated the Mohawk Mountaineers (1st West) 85-74. Jeremy Murray was chosen player of the game for the Hawks, while Goran Franjesevic earned the laurels for the Mountaineers, who also included Paul Lowe, Mark Knowles, Jason Newton, Ron Machida, Grant Duggan, Jeff Lamont, Edwin DeTouche, Mac Akrong, Mike Larose, Steve Zolis, Tim Mendoza, Aaron Parr, Robert Fletcher, Lyndon Johnson, Steve Weaver and Clidan Hamilton.
In the last quarterfinal, the Durham Lords (2nd Central) defeated the St. Clair Saints (2nd west) 79-69 as Bill Crowdis scored 17 while being chosen player of the game. Jimmy Parson earned the laurels for the Saints. The Saints rallied to within 72-69 with just over a minute to play but twice missed opportunities to trim the margin before the Lords iced it at the line. St. Clair led 37-34 at the half. “We held our own against a great team and took it right down to the wire,” said St. Clair coach Rick Muldoon. “We were just too small. They had a couple of guys 6-8 and 6-10 and they killed us on the boards.” Jimmy Parsons led the Saints with 26. Lee Awad added 13 and Tyrone Elliott 11. The Saints also included Ted Beale, Steve Brnardic, Ray McCorquodale, Joe Abi Abdallah, Richard Hallett, Eric Chevalier, Stephane Boucher, Kevin Williams, Aaron Sims, Kim Elliott, Anthony Elliott, John Pierce, Leon Bell and Mike Vergeer.
In the semi-finals, the Sheridan Bruins stunned the Algonquin Thunder 92-86. The Thunder had been ranked number one or number two in the nation all year. Shane Bascoe was chosen player of the game for the Bruins, while Jeff Armstrong earned the laurels for the Thunder.
In the other semi, the Humber Hawks defeated the Durham Lords 80-68. The Hawks took command with an 8-0 run early in the second half, while their transition game gave the Lords fits. The Hawks also completed neutralized Bill Crowdis in the post. Al St. Louis was chosen player of the game for the Hawks, while Marcell McIntosh earned the laurels for the Lords. The Lords had hired Ernie Armstrong away from Seneca at the start of the season.
In the bronze medal match, the Algonquin Thunder defeated the Durham Lords 75-60. Curtis Houlden was chosen player of the game for the Thunder, while Bill Crowdis earned the laurels for Durham. The Lords (coached by Kerry Vinson, assisted by Bob Marsh) included Richard Lyte, Christian Currie, Marcell McIntosh, Dion Horsford, Quado Service, Rupert Nyaamine, Tyrone Smith, Kenrick Hopkinson, Ian Bryan, Kevin Taylor, Dwight Chambers, Bill Crowdis, Jeremy Steffens, Chris Davey, Paul Anderson, Paul McFarlane, Marcus McDonald and Alan Albano.
In the final, the Sheridan Bruins defeated the Humber Hawks 69-63 in double overtime. Shane Bascoe was chosen player of the game for the Bruins, while Jeremy Murray earned the laurels for the Hawks after scoring 18. Hawks coach Mike Katz told The Coven that “I think it was a great basketball game. We came up short, but we had a great game.” Hawks forward James Ashbaugh said Sheridan’s 6 points in the final 47 seconds were the only difference between the teams he said. “We played a hell of a game, but every game there has to be a loser.” Bruins coach Jim Flack said “no wild card. We started this year playing with everyone doubtful we could make it to the finals. … Monkey? They (Humber) were the gorilla on my back.”
After the season, Durham hires Ernie Armstrong as their head coach. Armstrong formerly toiled at Seneca.
The bronze medalist Algonquin Thunder: Curtis Houlden; Roland Tiamuh; Vasco Martinov; Keith Gough; Gordini Valery; Ralph Delorus; Eric Kuchta; Willy Ade-Nangah; Abraham Osman; Jason Gerald; Jeff Armstrong; Miki Pantic; Andrew Foster; Danna St. John; coach Hugh Lynn; assistant Jim Kent; assistant Trevor Costello; manager Thang Nguyen
The silver medalist Humber Hawks: Al St. Louis; Jeremy Murray; Rowan Beckford; Paul Mangat; Shawn Carrington; Silvio Carta; Richard Moore; Larry Jefferson; Greg Grant; Keffrin Dunson; Wayne Fairclough; Trevor Baptiste; Jason Francis; Chris Aim; Marcel Lawrence; James Ashbaugh; coach Mike Katz; assistant Tony McNeil; assistant David DeAveiro
The gold medalist Sheridan Bruins: Shane Bascoe, Bryan Harris; Chris Bennett; Andre Passley; Scott Chisholm; Paul Innis; Damian Paratore; Balind Sibber; Liciano Allicock; Bruce White; Ricardo Edwards; Chris Coote; Nole Holness; Alex Campbell; coach Jim Flack; assistant Nicky Davis