Final regular season standings (10): Malaspina (16-2); Langara (15-3); Trinity Western (11-7); Fraser Valley (10-8); Thompson Rivers (9-9); Douglas (8-10); Okanagan (7-11); New Caledonia (6-12); Capilano (5-13); Camosun (3-15)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Capilano Blues: Jose Rodrigues, Guy da Silva, Stephan Nieweler, Rob Cripps, Theran Taylor, Eli Zienty, Paul Dournovo, Greg Brown, Troy Iwanik, David Grant, Brian Washbrook, Sam Payne, coach Rich Cohee, assistant Mark Loria, assistant Glen Chu, assistant Darrel Devemichuk, athletic director Joe Iacobellis
Camosun (coached by Bob Burrows, assisted by Clayton Nielson) included Anthony King, Mike Ironstand, Morgan Jackson, Tom Kinnear, Joshua Buck, Damien Ross, Paul Scotthorne, Joey Loukes, Dan Lauvaas, Erik Eggen, Lanny Burrows, Kevin McMillen, Mike Fiddler, John Owens Jr., Jesse Smith, Brad Moore, coach Bob Burrows, assistant Gord Hoshal, athletic director Graham Matthews
New Caledonia Kodiaks: Cory Antrium, Rodney Colussi, Chris Dale, Drew Dunfield, Bryden Kendall, Frank Konig, Walter Konig, Dana Larsen, Donny Marchuk, Clint Masse, Rana Nagra, Jessie Poelzer, Ryan Poelzer, Dean Rooker, coach Dwayne Washington, assistant Kevin McCarol, athletic director Tina McComb-Tardif
Okanagan University College Lakers: Mark Andricevic, Colin Basran, Steve Bird, Eric Chernoff, Michael Cloutier, Jeff Johnson, Clarke Kruiswyk, Tyler Thompson, Bryan Turner, Tim Walsh, Jon Williams, Josh Zieske, athletic director Rob Johnson
In the quarterfinals, the 6th-seeded Douglas Royals stunned the 3rd-seeded Trinity Western Spartans 71-61. The Spartans (coach Tim Teer, athletic director Murray Hall) included Ray Kwok, Brady Van Ry, Brian Everett, Nate Smith, Tim Rempel, Gary Chapman, Dave Fox, Dustin Winstanley, Jeremy Hall, Glenn Pascoe, Andrew Willms, Dean McClelland and Dan Beebe.
In the other quarterfinal, the 5th-seeded Cariboo (Thompson Rivers) Sun Demons edged the 4th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 71-67. The Cascades (coached by Pat Lee, athletic director Jane Antil) included Ben Bauman, Tycson Boult, Malcolm Campbell, Steve Cavanagh, Neal Cranna, Jake Curley, Mike Lee, Joey Maksymiw, Mark Neill, Wade Tamblyn, Dan Turner, Chad Yarwood
In the semis, the top-seeded Malaspina Mariners whipped the 6th-seeded Douglas Royals 80-60 as Patrick Lowen scored 20, while nabbing 14 boards. The Mariners led 43-23 at the half.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Langara Falcons clipped the 5th-seeded Cariboo Sun Demons 90-79.
In the bronze medal match, the 6th-seeded Douglas Royals dusted the 5th-seeded Cariboo (Thompson Rivers) Sun Demons 83-65. Andrew Roy paced the Sun Demons with 16. Ryan Kazakoff added 13 and Joel Mueller 13. Nevin Gleddie, who was chosen the loop’s coach of the year, told Kamloops this Week that the players deserved the honour. “I’m a salesman and I’m selling something and it’s up to them (the players) to buy into it.” The Sun Demons (coached by Nevin Gleddie, assisted by Nick Kushniruk, trainer John Starchuk, athletic director Tracey Bilsky) also included Mike Tarry, Sean Kask, Kevin Black, Mark Zaino, Andrew Fisher, Garth Omer, Josh Booy, Steve McQueen, Will Blair, Eric Baker, James Dunnet and Vance Verhoeven.
In the final, 2nd-seeded Langara Falcons thrashed the top-seeded Malaspina Mariners 83-62 as Aaron Mitchell scored 25 and Louis Johnson 25. Falcons coach Kevin Hanson told the Nanaimo Daily News that “in the first half of the season, we couldn’t score inside the key. But with Aaron inside, that gets us some easy looks and frees up some of our three-point shooters, which it did tonight.” The Falcons Brad Berikoff nailed three from beyond the arc in the first half. Hanson said “(Louis Johnson) is so good. I’m going to cry once I lose him. He’s just the reason why we’re here.” Greg Bateson led the Mariners with 17. Deon John added 10. The Mariners shot 17-61 (.280) from the floor and saw post Patrick Lowen sidelined by a knee injury in the first half. Mariners coach Mark Simpson told the Nanaimo Daily News that Lowen’s injury wasn’t the cause of the loss. “That’s nothing to do with Patrick. That’s the way we played. There’s no reason on earth why we can’t guard Mitchell.” Simpson told the Harbour City Star that defensive breakdowns led to the loss. Langara led 42-31 at the half.
The bronze medalist Douglas Royals: Kevin Kundarewich; Blair Chan Kent; Bijan Jiany; Steve Bennett; Jeremy Birnbaum; Willie Schmidt; Alex Zabori; Dave Shannon; Ravi Duhra; Paul Talbut; Nedzad Hrbinic; Lee Craven; Jon Fast; Carl Lewis; coach Dave Munro; assistant David Heel; athletic director Lou Rene Legge
The silver medalist Malaspina Mariners: Ben Bartlett; Greg Bateson; Henry Bragg; Jeremy Davis; Robert Hart; Chris Hinrichsen; Deon John; Patrick Lowen; Mike Morgan; Tim Munro; Colin Vigilance; Dwayne Vigilance; Ray Wilson; coach Mark Simpson; athletic director Rick Bevis
The gold medalist Langara Falcons: Louis Johnson; Lee Craven; Aaron Mitchell; Brad Berikoff; Jason Bristow; Mike Davis; Claude Dery; Andy Dunn; Pete Hodson; Tasso Kanavos; Jake McCallum; Brian McDonnell; Mike McDonnell; Doug Sutherland; coach Kevin Hanson; athletic director Theresa Hanson