Final standings (8): Capilano (13-1); Malaspina (12-2); Vancouver College (9-5); Douglas (5-9); Trinity Western (5-9); Thompson Rivers (5-9); Fraser Valley (4-10); Okanagan (3-11)
In the fourth-place tiebreakers: …………………………………………………… Trinity Western edged Thompson Rivers (then Cariboo) 82-79 as Ray Kwok hit a pair of critical free throws in the final minute of play. The Sun Demons led 21-6 early and 42-34 at the half but the Spartans evened the score on treys by Kwok and Matt Philipchalk. The Sun Demons (coached by Rob Martin, assistant Bernie Love) included Kevin Black, Dan Curtis, Jason Eichenberger, Max Beckett, Andy Heer, Pawlo Marcyniuk, Ali Wilson, John MacIver, John Favela, Rayn Butt-Grau, Jeff Gay. …………………………………………………… Douglas qualified for the semis by defeating Trinity Western 77-75; 74-63 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Douglas edged Trinity Western 77-75. The Royals broke to a 19-10 lead and led 36-32 at the half. Marty Penninga paced the Spartans with 22, along with 12 boards. …………………………………………………… In game two, Douglas prevailed 74-63 as Vern Knopp scored 18. Marty Penninga paced the Spartans with 17, along with 12 boards. The Spartans (coach Tim Teer, assistant Mike Morgan, assistant Doug DeVries, manager Jennifer Carmichael) also included Ben Fliestra, Dean McClelland, Andrew Willms, James Buhlman, Andrew Kowalenko, Kelly Magnussen, Gary Chapman, Raymond Kwok, Jeremy Low, Matt Philipchalk, Mike Johnson.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Camosun Chargers: Brad Fehr, Kareem Smith, Matt Loveless, Kevin Creery, Jake Martin, Olav Krigolson, Dan Larche, coach Phil Ohl
Fraser Valley Cascades: Mark Wapples,
Okanagan Lakers; Tyler Thompson, Chris Pershick, R Gingras; coach Bob Heinrich
In the semis, the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals defeated the top-seeded Capilano Blues x-x. (Did this series occur? No reporting of it. Was Capilano somehow ineligible, which would have made the Douglas/Trinity Western series a semi?)
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Malaspina Mariners dispatched the 2nd-seeded Vancouver College (Langara) Falcons 75-59; 71-78; 94-78 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Malaspina prevailed 75-59 as Chris McClean scored 25. Matt Anthony led the Falcons with 11. …………………………………………………… In game three, Malaspina took the series with a 94-78 win as Chris McClean scored 26, Billy Billman 23, Liam Sullivan 13 and Gary Edgar 12. Barnaby Craddock led the Falcons with 20. Steve Patrick added 20. Sullian told the Nanaimo Daily News that “it feels really, realy good. We played with a lot of intensity. We’ve got better athletes than they do and we were able to get out and run.” Mariners assistant Wayne Clouthier said “we kept our cool and didn’t turn the ball over against their press. We came up big on the boards down the stretch with Chris McClean and Erik Johnson holding Langara to one shot and one shot only in the final 10 minutes.”
In the finals, the Douglas Royals defeated the Malaspina Mariners 65-64; 81-78 (2g-0).
In game one, Douglas edged Malaspina 65-64. Chris McLean led the Mariners with 18. Gary Edgar added 11 and Liam Sullivan 10. Mariners assistant Wayne Clouthier told the Nanaimo Daily News that “neither team shot the ball very well. They outworked us at a couple of crucial stages of the game. We were tired and it showed out there.”
In game two, Douglas took the series with an 81-78 win as Scott Walton scored 24, including the winning trey at the buzzer. Gary Edgar led the Mariners with 23. Chris McClean added 18 and Rex McNally 14. Mariner Billy Billman did not play because of injury.
The co-bronze medalist Vancouver College (Langara) Falcons: Simon Orr-Ewing; Paul Williscroft; Novell Thomas; Barnaby Craddock; Matt Anthony; Steve Patrick;
The co-bronze medalist Capilano Blues: Gerald Cote; Mark Lemire; Chris Reimer; Dominic Zimmerman;
The silver medalist Malaspina Mariners: Chris McClean; Gary Edgar; Billy Billman; Erik Johnson; Jason Koomen; Robin McNally; Curt Spaven; Liam Sullivan; Wendell Parke; coach Mark Simpson; assistant Tom Elwood; assistant Wayne Clouthier; athletic director Rick Bevis; sports information director Brent Dunlop
The gold medalist Douglas Royals: Scott Walton; Vern Knopp; Tory Greenridge; Frank Urefe; Chad Caldwell; Justin Padvaikas; Matt Holford; Rob James; Steve Mitton; Brian Brown; Brian Englund; Brent Henderson; Dan Glavind; Stavros Paulidis; Paul Bring; Neal McQuade; coach Sean Beasley