Final regular season standings (7): Vancouver Island (21-3); Camosun (19-5); Capilano (13-11); Columbia Bible (11-13); Langara (10-14); Douglas (8-16); Okanagan (2-22)
Playoff non-qualifier:
Okanagan Coyotes: Damani Green, Noah Simon, Nathan Lamb, Manny Biden, Brandon Porter, Alex Szewczyk, Gabe Soroka, Tommy Ault, Reed Jakubiszyn, Miles Kincade, Anton Drasdo, Isaac Dirks, Dajuan Burke, Mikey Kraus, coach Dino Gini
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Columbia Bible Bearcats defeated the 5th-seeded Langara Falcons 78-72 after leading 21-13, 43-28 and 63-52 at the quarters. Spencer Dododza was chosen player of the game for the Bearcats while Kadyn Brown earned the laurels for the Falcons. Cam Carter paced the Bearcats with 20 on 10-16 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. Levi Van Egdom added 18 on 6-12 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. D’Andre Palmer-Ormsby notched 13 on 6-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Spencer Dododza scored 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-8 from the line and 20 boards. Dane-Dre Anglin added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Lakeeb Hughes scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Landon Morrow added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Hanibal Reda scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Leandro Madore-Sobar added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Favour Igbinyemi was scoreless and dished 4 assists. The Bearcats hit 32-73 (.438) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 9-19 (.474) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 17 assists, 14 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 steals. Kadyn Brown paced the Falcons with 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Cameron Vaughn added 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Patrick Robinson notched 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 9 boards. Kaden Carrion scored 7 on 3-11 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc. Owen Jones added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Edriel Asirit scored 6 on 2-12 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2 boards and 5 assists. Joaquin Bautista added 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Rohan Sall scored 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 9 board and 2 assists. Ebahehita Obetoh added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Luka Subotic scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. The Falcons hit 29-77 (.377) from the floor, 11-36 (306) from the arc and 3-5 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 22 assists, 16 turnovers, 5 blocks and 9 steals. The Falcons (coach Cassidy Kannemeyer, assistant Chris Schneller, assistant Denver Sparks-Guest, assistant Pat Cumaual, therapist Emily Manning, athletic manager Sean Shook, director athletics Jake McCallum) also included Jacob Francia, Keito Kasuki, Christian Archer, Nixon Owusu, Oliver Munt, Matthew Knapp and Jordan Hayre.
In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues whipped the 6th-seeded Douglas Royals 89-63 after leading 21-12, 43-30 and 67-48 at the quarters. Ajaypal Hayer was chosen player of the game for the Blues, while Efe Ilica earned the laurels for the Royals. Ajaypal Hayer paced the Blues with 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Arshya Ghasemi added 15 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ahmad Athman notched 11 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 5 boards and 7 assists. David Featherson Jr scored 11 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Russell Curley added 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 8 boards. Zach Kim scored 9 on 4-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Damein Coleman notched 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Kash Lang added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 assists. Shakir Yakubu scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards. Sukhraj Garcha added 2 on 1-3 from the floor. Josh Vandevelde scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Carter Andrade was scoreless. The Blues hit 36-72 from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 23 assists, 20 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals. Scottie Austin paced the Royals with 18 on 8-15 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-9 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Efe Ilica added 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Kai Bohmert notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Jeevan Sidhu scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Lorenzo Bonamin added 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the line and 2 boards. Gurek Sran scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-6 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Kaniyen Duncan added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Hunter Thomson scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Akec Ambianwol, Jerome ‘Andrei’ Verchez, Max Astak, Griffin White and Jesse Connolly were scoreless. Ambianwol nabbed 3 boards. The Royals hit 26-59 (.441) from the floor, 2-16 (.125) from the arc and 9-28 (.321) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 12 assists, 18 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 steals. The Royals (coach Matt McKay, assistant Rupinder Dahia, assistant David Aurel, assistant Montell Lindgren, assistant Aaron Goodliss, assistant Matthew Carrion, assistant Paolo Labrador, student trainer Kaya Collins, therapist Dylan Turner, athletic director Brian McLennon) also included Oliver Richman, redshirt Tanner Cruz, redshirt Ethan Dhillon, redshirt Ajay Hayer, redshirt Andre Judo, redshirt Matteo Malia, redshirt Corey Moore and redshirt Carter Walker.
In the semis, the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners dispatched the 4th-seeded Columbia Bible Bearcats 77-63 after leading 22-16, 39-28 and 55-46 at the quarters. Kameron Bender was chosen player of the game for the Mariners, while Cam Carter earned the laurels for the Bearcats. Kameron Bender paced the Mariners with 20 on 8-16 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-6 from the arc, 5 boards and 6 assists. Kaeleb Johnson added 15 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Max D’Amato notched 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 4 boards. Ryan Bastian scored 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Peter ‘Zekun’ Li added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Kye Kotapski-Tinga scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Kai Leighton added 5 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 10 boards and 7 assists. Markus Modrovic scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 3 boards, while Brad Lansdell, Noah Lehto and Rylan Adams were scoreless. The Mariners hit 29-73 (.397) from the floor, 12-36 from the arc and 7-15 (.467) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 22 assists, 12 turnovers and 3 steals. Cam Carter paced the Bearcats with 12 on 5-25 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 12 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Favour Igbinyemi added 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 5 blocks and 3 steals. D’Andre Palmer-Ormsby notched 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Dane-Dre Anglin scored 10 on 3-10 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Spencer Dododza added 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 14 boards. Levi Van Egdom scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 3 boards. Landon Morrow added 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Clive Adams scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Lakeeb Hughes and Leandro Madore-Sobar were scoreless. The Bearcats hit 23-82 (.280) from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 13-15 (.867) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 11 assists, 9 turnovers, 7 blocks and 9 steals.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues defeated the 2nd-seeded Camosun Chargers 75-66 in double-overtime. The Chargers led 17-12 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 27 at the half. The Chargers led 42-39 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 53 after regulation on a bucket by David Finch, and at 62 after the first overtime. Damein Coleman was chosen player of the game for the Blues, while Izzy Helman earned the laurels for the Chargers. Ahmade Athman paced the Blues with 2 1on 9-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Damein Coleman added 14 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 22 boards, 8 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Arshya Ghasemi notched 13 on 5-15 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 9 boards. Ajaypal Hayer scored 11 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Russell Curley added 3 on 1-4 from the arc and 8 boards. Zach Klim scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists, while David Featherston Jr, Shakir Yakubu, Carter Andrade, Sukhraj Garcha and Josh Vandevelde were scoreless. The Blues hit 26-78 (.333) from the floor, 9-36 from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 23 assists, 17 turnovers, 6 blocks and 5 steals. Izzy Helman paced the Chargers with 30 on 10-24 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 6-11 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Jakob Neufeld added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Jaime Palamos Molins notched 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-6 from the line, 9 boards and 11 assists. David Finch scored 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 12 boards and 5 assists. Jon Martens added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Cormick Brown scored 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc and 5 boards. Aidan Walsh added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Cole Belton, Eric Lees, Malachi Bryden, Garrett Riley and Ty Bunn were scoreless. Belton nabbed 6 boards. The Chargers hit 25-77 (.325) from the floor, 4-22 (.182) from the arc and 12-24 from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 23 turnovers, 17 turnovers and 7 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 2nd-seeded Camosun Chargers crushed the 4th-seeded Columbia Bible Bearcats 90-72 after leading 30-16, 43-40 and 66-51 at the quarters. David Finch was chosen player of the game for the Chargers, while D’Andre Palmer-Ormsby earned the laurels for the Bearcats. David Finch paced the Chargers with 26 on 10-21 from the floor, 6-12 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards and 7 assists. Cormick Brown added 23 on 8-17 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jon Martens notched 12 on 3-4 from the floor, 6-7 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Jakob Neufeld scored 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Eric Lees added 8 on 3-4 from the floor and 2-3 from the line. Cole Belton scored 6 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Ty Bunn added 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Jaime Palamos Molins scored 3 on 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 13 boards, 9 assists and 4 steals, while Malachi Bryden, Garrett Riley and Aidan Walsh were scoreless. The Chargers hit 31-66 (.470) from the floor, 12-33 (.364) from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 25 assists, 17 turnovers and 10 steals. Cam Carter paced the Bearcats with 23 on 9-17 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. D’Andre Palmer-Ormsby added 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 assists and 2 steals. Dane-Dre Anglin notched 11 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Spencer Dododza scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. Levi Van Egdom added 6 on 2-7 from the arc and 3 steals. Favour Igbinyemi scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Lakeeb Hughes added 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Clive Adams scored 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Leandro Madore-Sobar added 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists, while Matias Rodriguez, Landon Morrow and Hanibal Reda were scoreless. Morrow nabbed 2 boards. The Bearcats hit 28-76 (.368) from the floor, 5-34 (.147) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 15 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 17 steals. The Bearcats (coach Brandon Fields, assistant Umbori Watson, assistant Joel Crawford, assistant Jeremiah Mensah, strength & conditioning Mac James, trainer Tianna Paige-Willox, trainer Kaci Ellerby, athletic director Mike Teeter) also included Igor Krzych and Josiah Prang.
In the final, the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues stunned the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners 75-70. The Blues led 22-21 after one quarter. The Mariners led 39-36 at the half. The score was knotted at 55 after three quarters. Ahmad Athman was chosen player of the game for the Blues, while Kai Leighton earned the laurels for the Mariners. Ahmad Athman paced the Blues with 21 on 8-15 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-7 from the line, 5 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Kash Lang added 18 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards and 7 assists. David Featherston Jr notched 16 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Arshya Ghasemi scored 15 on 5-12 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ajaypal Hayer added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 assists. Damein Coleman scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7 boards, 2 assists and 5 blocks, while Russell Curley, Shakir Yakubu, Carter Andrade, Sukhraj Garcha, Josh Vandevelde and Zach Klim were scoreless. Klim nabbed 3 boards. Curley dished 2 assists. The Blues hit 28-69 (.406) from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc and 10-18 (.556) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 27 assists, 12 turnovers, 8 blocks and 7 steals. Kameron Bender paced the Mariners with 21 on 7-18 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Kai Leighton added 16 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Peter ‘Zekun’ Li added 8 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 2 boards and 6 assists. Markus Modrovic scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Kye Kotapski-Tinga added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 3 boards. Kaeleb Johnson scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Max D’Amato added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Ryan Bastian scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Brad Lansdell, Noah Lehto and Rylan Adams were scoreless. The Mariners hit 25-65 (.385) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 23 assists, 14 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals.
The bronze Camosun Chargers: Eric Lees; Cormick Brown; Cole Belton; David Finch; Malachi Bryden; Jakob Neufeld; Garrett Riley; Jaime Palamos Molins; Aidan Walsh; Ty Bunn; Izzy Helman; Jon Martens; Jon Martens; Camden Sparkes; Marc Parma; Jesse Vogel; Lincoln Faulkner; coach Geoff Pippus; assistant Chris Marsh; assistant Tyson Stapley; assistant Jake Wilmott; strength & conditioning Chris Hinton; strength & conditioning Mark Kopu; therapist Lemuel Lau; student therapist Christine Twa; student therapist Wilder Simpson; athletic director Scot Cuachon
The silver medalist Vancouver Island Mariners: Breandan Mclaughlin; Kameron Bender; Kye Kotapski-Tinga; Kaeleb Johnson; Ryan Bastian; Zekun ‘Peter’ Li; Brad Landsdell; Kai Leighton; Noah Lehto; Max D’Amato; Rylan Adams; Markus Modrovic; redshirt Cohen Cadieux; redshirt Boyd Anderson; coach Matt Kuzminski; assistant Mark Simpson; assistant Scott Marr; assistant Jacob Thom; athletic director Danielle Hyde; SID Matt Carter
The champion Capilano Blues: Justin Pamintuan; Shakir Yakubu; Ahmad Athman; Carter Andrade; Arshya Ghasemi; Sukhraj Garcha; Damein Coleman; Kash Lang; Anthony Tamburrino; David Featherston Jr; Josh Vanvelde; Zach Klim; Russell Curley; Ajaypal Hayer; Ty Klim; coach Jason Price; assistant T.J. Klim; assistant Luka Vukalovic; assistant Chris McKnight; assistant Josh Dhillon; therapist Laura Wood; athletic director Georgette Reed; SID Brent Mutis