Final regular season standings (7 – covid imbalance): Vancouver Island (17-0); Camosun (13-5); Capilano (10-6); Langara (8-10); Douglas (5-13); Okanagan (5-11); Columbia Bible (2-15)
Playoff non-qualifier:
Columbia Bible Bearcats: Kyle Brown, Jeremiah Mensah, Kevin Endozo, David Mutabazi, Nate Davidson, Varshan Srikannatha, Nick Purvis, Aaron Adrian, Zach Salisbury, Clive Adams, Tyson Baker, Jeff Ma, Kyle Crockett, Anoka Athaya, coach Drew Slaght
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues pounded the 6th-seeded Okanagan Coyotes 109-77 after leading 30-22, 45-44 and 71-54 at the quarters. The Blues took an early lead as Martin Bogajev nailed his first four shots from beyond the arc. But the Coyotes rallied to within one at the half as Ajay Gill notched a pair of treys. The Blues took command with a lockdown defensive performance in the third frame. Bogajev was chosen player of the game for the Blues, while Omon Edobar earn the laurels for the Coyotes despite picking up his third foul in the second quarter. Martin Bogajev paced the Blues with 32 on 8-15 from the floor, 6-10 from the arc, 10-10 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Tyrone Asenoguan added 21 on 9-15 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Brenden Bailey notched 15 on 6-18 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. C.J. Campbell scored 14 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Owen Cutler added 7 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 assists. Marko Cosic scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Michael Kelly notched 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jacob Stanuel-Taitte added 4 on 1-4 from the floor and 2-3 from the line. Sam Bailey scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 17 boards and 2 blocks. Peter Greaves added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Jevon Fray-Woodbine was scoreless. The Blues hit 37-90 (.411) from the floor, 13-33 (.394) from the arc and 22-28 (.786) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 12 steals, 2 blocks, 8 turnovers and 13 fouls. Omon Edobar paced the Coyotes with 18 on 7-27 from the floor, 1-11 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Blake Anderson added 13 on 6-16 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Austin Swedish notched 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Ajay Gill scored 9 on 3-12 from the floor and 3-7 from the arc. Jake Sabbagh added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 8 boards. Lodi Keyi scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 assists. Triston Hearn notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Bergren Van Lent added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 5 boards. Seth Blundell scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists, while Philip Palmarin, Nesta Malcolm and Noah Bymak were scoreless. The Coyotes hit 30-92 (.326) from the floor, 9-33 (.273) from the arc and 8-15 (.533) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 15 turnovers and 20 fouls. The Coyotes (coach Dino Gini, assistant Doug Sperling, assistant Dano Benson, assistant Michael Gini, assistant Brent Ross, athletic development Andrew Locurto) also includged Jeff Tubbs, Tye Oddy, Jese Vissia, Jeff Ma, Delwin Hothi, Brandon Porter, Hunter Hughes, Kendrick Russell, Hunter Simson, Willie Henne, Blake Anderson and Josh Guenther.
In the other quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Langara Falcons whipped the 5th-seeded Douglas Royals 100-78 after leading 28-17, 53-35 and 71-61 at the quarters. Jas Dhudwal was chosen player of the game for the Falcons, while Ben Rabel earned the laurels for the Royals. Allayasa Bray paced the Falcons with 17 on 7-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Jas Dhudwal added 16 on 7-12 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Saleem Al-Musa notched 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Nic Lafontaine scored 13 on 4-8 from the floor 4-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Royce Sargeant added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Chance Samuel scored 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. A.J. Chahal notched 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kaeden Skelton added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Nick Chan scored 2 on 0-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Harrison Robinson added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Elijah Devison scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. The Falcons hit 36-72 from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 19-23 (.826) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 12 steals, 2 blocks, 8 turnovers and 17 fouls. Ben Rabel paced the Royals with 21 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 11-15 from the line and 15 boards. Johnson Corez added 18 on 8-19 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Ehi Obetoh notched 11 on 3-8 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 8 boards. Bhavan Dhillon scored 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc and 3 assists. Filip Karanovic added 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Mason Cumming scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Jarret Jacobs added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Tegbir Kainth, Tanner Cruz, Aron Szegheti, Lucas Ilicic and Mason Berekhoff were scoreless. Berekhoff nabbed 3 boards. The Royals hit 25-71 (.352) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 21-28 from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocks, 15 turnovers and 21 fouls. The Royals (coached by Matt McKay) also included Lucas Hutchinson, redshirt Cole Addison, redshirt Dominic Calderon, redshirt Jordan Gidda, redshirt Ahmed Matti, redshirt Gerard Pamintuan, redshirt Gyan Sandhu, redshirt Hunter Thompson, redshirt Zachary Usherwood and redshirt Tyrique Walters.
In the semis, the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues stunned the 2nd-seeded Camosun Chargers 82-74 to earn a berth at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association championships. The score was knotted at 21 after one quarter. The Blues led 48-38 at the half and 63-56 after three quarters. The Blues post defence effectively denied the Chargers a presence in the paint. Sam Bailey was chosen player of the game for the Blues, while Riley Botting earned the laurels for the Chargers. Martin Bogajev paced the Blues with 21 on 7-16 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Tyrone Asenoguan added 19 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Sam Bailey notched 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 3 blocks. Brenden Bailey scored 12 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. C.J. Campbell added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Jacob Stanuel-Taitte scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 blocks, while Marko Cosic and Michael Kelly were scoreless. Cosic nabbed 6 boards. The Blues hit 29-71 (.408) from the floor, 7-31 (.226) from the arc and 17-23 (.739) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 7 assists, 5 turnovers, 7 blocks and 8 steals. Jake Wilmott paced the Chargers with 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line 5 boards and 2 assists. Riley Bototing added 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 11 boards and 2 steals. Jaime Palamos Molins notched 12 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Noah Helman scored 12 on 6-7 from the floor and 6 boards. Madhu McConnell added 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Takeshi Croke scored 10 on 4-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 7 assists. Mathew Hampton added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards, while Eric Lees, Cormick Brown, Calvin Somers and Josh Charles were scoreless. Somers nabbed 5 boards. The Chargers hit 31-75 (.413) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 6-11 (.545) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 14 assists, 13 turnovers and 5 steals.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners clipped the 4th-seeded Langara Falcons 98-80 to earn their berth in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association championships. The Mariners led 20-11 after one quarter and 39-35 at the half. The Falcons led 67-64 after three quarters. But Mariner Richard Henderson lit up the Falcons in the paint as Vancouver Island took command in the final frame. Cameron Gay was chosen player of the game for the Mariners, while A.J. Chahal earned the laurels for the Falcons. Tori Odom paced the Mariners with 28 on 9-15 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Cameron Gay added 24 on 7-18 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Akoi Yuot notched 21 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 11-15 from the line, 13 boards, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Richard Henderson scored 19 on 8-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Tyler Anderson added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Brett Christensen, Jackson Kuc and Kai Leighton were scoreless. The Mariners hit 30-62 (.484) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc and 29-36 (.806) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 6 assists, 16 turnovers, 5 blocks and 10 steals. A.J. Chahal paced the Falcons with 22 on 6-13 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 2 boards. Allayasa Bray added 20 on 7-16 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Kaeden Skelton notched 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Chance Samuel scored 8 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Jas Dhudwal added 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 steals. Royce Sargeant notched 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Saleem Al-Musa scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Nic Lafontiane added 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Nick Chan scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Harrison Robinson were scoreless. The Falcons hit 28-74 (.378) from the floor, 12-30 (.400) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 26 fouls, 9 assists, 16 turnovers and 10 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Langara Falcons outlasted the 2nd-seeded Camosun Chargers 113-107 in double overtime. The Chargers led 22-19, 39-38 and 58-57 at the quarters. The score was knotted at 75 after regulation after Charger Jake Wilmott banked a trey from beyond the arc as the buzzer sounded. The score was knotted at 88 after the first overtime. The Falcons pulled away in the second extra session. Royce Sargeant was chosen player of the game for the Falcons, while Takeshi Croke earned the laurels for the Chargers. Royce Sargeant paced the Falcons with 39 on 13-25 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 10-11 from the line, 10 boards and 5 assists. A.J. Chahal added 10 on 6-12 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Chance Samuel notched 16 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 12 boards and 2 assists. Allayasa Bray scored 14 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 14 boards. Nic Lafontaine added 9 on 2-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Jas Dhudwal scored 8 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Nick Chan notched 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 steals. Elijah Devison added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Saleem Al-Musa scored 1 on 0-2 fro mthe floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards, while Kaeden Skelton and Harrison Robinson were scoreless. Skelton nabbed 2 boards. The Falcons hit 35-82 (.427) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 34-36 (.944) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 28 fouls, 15 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 7 steals. Madhu McConnell paced the Chargers with 21 on 8-22 from the floor, 4-15 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Josh Charles added 18 on 7-15 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Takeshi Croke notched 17 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Jaime Palamos Molins scored 13 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 9-13 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Riley Botting added 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Noah Helman notched 12 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-4 from the line and 19 boards. Jake Wilmott added 11 on 4-14 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 9 boards and 3 steals. Calvin Somers scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc and 2 assists, while Eric Lees, Nathan Scott and Cormick Brown were scoreless. The Chargers hit 38-102 (.373) from the floor, 9-36 (.250) from the arc and 22-37 (.595) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 20 assists, 8 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. The Chargers (coach Scot Cuachon, assistant Tyler Verde, assistant Cory Ahlers, assistant Dylan Marsden, therapist Lemuel Lau, student therapist Noah Avila, student therapist Jacob Wilhelm) also included Nickolas Babaeff, Ben Beattie, Cole Belton, Matthew Hampton, Jonathan Martens, Spencer Simeao and Austin Somers.
In the final, the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners edged the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues 81-78 after leading 20-12, 35-29 and 63-51 at the quarters. The Blues ripped off a 13-0 run to open the second half but Mariners coach Matt Kuzminski called a timeout and his troops quickly righted the ship. Tori Odom was chosen player of the game for the Mariners, while Brendan Bailey earned the laurels for the Blues. Tori Odom paced the Mariners with 24 on 9-21 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Cameron Gay added 16 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Akoi Yuot notched 14 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Brett Christensen scored 13 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Richard Henderson added 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards and 4 assists. Jackson Kuc scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 steals. Kai Leighton added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Tyler Anderson and Dan Zimmerman were scoreless. Zimmerman nabbed 5 boards and Anderson 2. The Mariners hit 29-72 (.403) from the floor, 8-26 (.308) from the arc and 15-18 (.833) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 10 assists, 15 turnovers, 4 blocks and 9 steals. Martin Bogajev paced the Blues with 27 on 9-21 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Brenden Bailey added 16 on 4-14 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 6 boards. Tyrone Asenoguan notched 10 on 4-15 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 10 boards and 3 steals. C.J. Campbell scored 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Jacob Stanuel-Taitte added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 steals. Sam Bailey scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Marko Cosic added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Michael Kelly was scoreless. The Blues hit 26-73 (.356) from the floor, 11-31 (.355) from the arc and 15-19 (.789) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 6 assists, 19 turnovers, 3 blocks and 9 steals.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Cameron Gay (Vancouver Island); Royce Sargeant (Langara); Brendan Bailey (Capilano); Martin Bogajev (Capilano); Akoi Yuot (Vancouver Island); and Tori Odom (Vancouver Island).
The bronze medalist Langara Falcons: Chance Samuel; Royce Sargaent; Ronan Reid; A.J. Chahal; Nicholas Chan; Luca Bonamici; Nicholas Lafontaine; Parsa Pourjafar; Allayasa Bray; Kaeden Skelton; Harrison Robinson; Elijah Devison; Jas Dhudwal; Saleem Ali-Musa; John Deng; coach Paul Eberhardt; assistant Joey Dhillon; graduate assistant Timothy Choi; video & analytics assistant Luke Penner
The silver medalist Capilano Blues: Brenden Bailey; Owen Cutler; Kobe McKnight; Jevon Fray-Woodbine; Tyrone ASenoguan; Harry Liu; Marko Cosic; C.J. Campbell; Michael Kelly; Martin Bogajev; Sam Bailey; Abraham Murray; Jacob Stanuel-Taitte; Peter Greaves; coach Alex Van Samang; assistant Cam MacGillivary; assistant Ivan Yaco; assistant Taylor Williams
The gold medalist Vancouver Island Mariners: Jayden Coke; Brett Christensen; Trent Johnson; Devan Boyko; Jackson Kuc; Aaron Ungprasert; Caleb Lyons; Cameron Gay; Akoi Yuot; Thaskani Mtawali; Richard Henderson; Kai Leighton; Tyler Anderson; Dan Zimmerman; Tori Odom; coach Matt Kuzminski; assistant Mark Simpson; assistant Avneet Brar; assistant Scott Marr; apprentice Kayla Gromme