Final regular season standings (7): Camosun (19-5); Vancouver Island (19-5); Capilano (16-8); Langara (12-12); Okanagan (8-16); Columbia Bible (7-17); Douglas (3-21)
Playoff non-qualifier:
Douglas Royals: Derrick Monroe, Owen-Carlos Henderson, Anthony Shon, Andre Judo, Carter Walker, Demi Akinmoyero, Carson Lehnert, Olan Smith, Griffin White, Jesse Connoly, Mateo Mahaila, Carter Reynolds, Hunter Thomson, Lorenzo Bonamin, coach Matt McKay
In the quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded Okanagan Coyotes clipped the 4th-seeded Langara Falcons 98-87 after leading 26-12, 46-39 and 72-52 at the quarters. Player of the game Inder Deol paced the Coyotes with 29 on 9-12 from the floor, 8-11 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Noah Steingart added 18 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 4 boards and 11 assists. Phil Holmes Jr notched 17 on 5-10 from the floor, 7-10 from the line, 13 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Brandon Porter scored 13 on 3-11 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Kiyo Brown added 10 n 4-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Oaklen Kowal scored 9 on 0-9 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Anton Drasco added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Ethan Aveyard, Ollie Jacques, Chris Bojanowski, Dajuan Burke and Timi Orifa were scoreless. Burke nabbed 3 boards. The Coyotes hit 27-61 (.443) from the floor, 14-36 (.389) from the arc and 30-38 (.789) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 17 assists, 21 turnovers, 4 blocks and 8 steals. Vincent Guerina paced the Falcons with 25 on 11-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2 assists and 3 steals. Edrielle Asirit added 23 on 8-20 from the floor, 5-13 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Patrick Robinson notched 14 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-11 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Nixon Owusu scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 9 boards. Aaron Ungprasert added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Brahm Nair scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. James Zongo added 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Justin Best scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Luka Subotic added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Ebanehita Obetoh scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the line, while Keito Kusaki and Joaquin Bautista were scoreless. The Falcons hit 33-76 (.434) from the floor, 9-30 (.300) from the arc and 12-25 (.480) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 27 fouls, 12 assists, 16 turnovers, 4 blocks and 14 steals. The Falcons (coach Cassidy Kannemeyer, assistant Chris Schneller, assistant Marko Cosic, assistant Pat Cumaual, therapist Emily Manning, athletics manager Sean Shook) also included Pau Garcia and Charlie Comrie.
In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues clubbed the 6th-seeded Columbia Bible Bearcats 90-71. The Bearcats led 27-21 after one quarter and 45-41 at the half. The Blues led 64-57 after three quarters. Player of the game Alfonso Reyes paced the Blues with 27 on 12-22 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 14 boards and 3 assists. Zach Klim added 22 on 10-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Kash Lang notched 19 on 6-17 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Afu Bullock scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Sukhraj Garcha added 4 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 9 boards and 6 assists. Justin Pamintuan scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Carter Andrade added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Daniel Abkenar scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 7 boards. Josh Vandevelde added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Zach Hamed, Aidan Underwood and Anthony Tamburrino were scoreless. Hamed nabbed 2 boards. The Blues hit 36-83 (.434) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 12-22 (.545) from the line, while garnering 58 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 16 assists, 11 turnovers, 4 blocks and 6 steals. Daylen Webb paced the Bearcats with 24 on 8-16 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 5 boards. Dane-Dre Anglin added 16 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Lakeeb Hughes notched 11 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Josiah Prang scored 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 steals. Mathias Rodriquez added 5 on 2-14 from the floor, 0-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Isaiah Nedelko scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 6 boards, while Will Arneson, Vinh Nguyen and Dylan Klassen were scoreless. Arneson nabbed 3 boards. The Bearcats hit 24-79 (.304) from the floor, 7-36 (.194) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 6 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals. The Bearcats (coach Brandon Fields, assistant Umbori Watson, assistant Klaus Figueiredo, strength & conditioning Mac James, athletic director Mike Teeter) also included D’Andre Palmer-Ormsby, Camden MacDougall and Clive Adams.
In the semis, the top-seeded Camosun Chargers torched the 5th-seeded Okanagan Coyotes 74-53 after leading 15-9, 37-22 and 51-43 at the quarters. Cormick Brown paced the Chargers with 18 on 7-17 from the floor, 4-12 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 assists and 7 steals. Player of the game David Finch added 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 16 boards. Thomas Beames notched 16 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 7 boards and 6 assists. David Featherston Jr scored 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Tyler Synesael added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Cole Belton scored 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 2 steals. Owen Jones added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Jakob Neufeld scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Aidan Walsh and Ty Bunn were scoreless. The Chargers hit 26-65 (.400) from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 12 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 11 steals. Phil Holmes Jr paced the Coyotes with 16 on 8-19 from the floor, 0-4 from the line, 14 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Brandon Porter added 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Kiyo Brown notched 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Inder Deol scored 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 3 boards. Noah Steingart added 6 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 asists. Oaklen Kowal scored 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 0-3 from the line and 5 boards, while Anton Drasdo, Ethan Aveyard, Ollie Jacques, Dajuan Burke and Timi Orifa were scoreless. Drasdo nabbed 2 boards. The Coyotes hit 25-68 (.368) from the floor, 1-25 (.040) from the arc and 2-11 (.182) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 5 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners dispatched the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues 98-80 after leading 25-18, 50-40 and 75-59 at the quarters. Winston Cole paced the Mariners with 21 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Player of the game Ryan Bastian added 20 on 6-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 8 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Keyonte Beals notched 17 on 6-15 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Kai Leighton scored 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Markus Modrovic added 12 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Levi Van Egdom scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Kye Kotapski-Tinga added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Ekman Sohal scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 5 boards. Kaleb Wilson added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, while Ty Cyr and Rylan Adams were scoreless. The Mariners hit 32-66 (.485) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc and 23-27 (.852) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 14 assists, 11 turnovers, 6 blocks and 7 steals. Kash Lang paced the Blues with 13 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Zach Klim added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Sukhraj Garcha notched 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Anthony Tamburrino scored 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Daniel Abkenar added 8 on 4-5 from the floor. Alfonso Reyes scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Carter Andrade added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Afu Bullock scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 steals. Justin Pamintuan added 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Oliver Seto scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Aidan Underwood and Josh Vandevelde were scoreless. Vandevelde nabbed 2 boards. The Blues hit 3-373 (.452) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 7-11 from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 15 assists, 11 turnovers, 3 blocks and 6 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues dispatched the 5th-seeded Okanagan Coyotes 97-88 after leading 29-26, 54-53 and 79-74 at the quarters. Kash Lang paced the Blues with 2 1on 4-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 12-13 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Sukhraj Garcha added 21 on 9-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Player of the game Justin Pamintuan notched 19 on 6-8 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Zach Klim scored 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Alfonso Reyes added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Carter Andrade scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Afu Bullock added 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Josh Vandevelde scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Daniel Abkenar added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 steals, while Aidan Underwood, Olivier Seto and Anthony Tamburrino were scoreless. The Blues hit 32-68 (.471) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 24-26 (.923) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 18 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. Phil Holmes Jr paced the Coyotes with 20 on 9-15 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Oaklen Kowal added 20 on 7-8 from the floor, 6-7 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kiyo Brown notched 17 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 7 boards. Inder Deol scored 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 8 assists. Brandon Porter added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 4 assists. Noah Steingart scored 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Ollie Jacques added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Anton Drasdo, Ethan Aveyard, Dajuan Burke and Timi Orifa were scoreless. The Coyotes (coach Dino Gini) hit 34-60 (.567) from the floor, 11-23 (.478) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 18 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 5 steals. The Coyotes (coach Dino Gini, assistant Dario Gini, assistant Brent Ross, assistant Thom Gillespie, assistant Justin Giesbrecht, therapist Marina White, strength & conditioning Nathan Obrigewitsch, athletic director Jenn Naimen) also included Trevon Roots, Isaac Dirks and Chris Bojanowski.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners edged the top-seeded Camosun Chargers 78-75 on a buzzer-beating trey by player of the game Kai Leighton. The Mariners led 14-7 after one quarter. The Chargers led 30-29 at the half. The Mariners led 54-51 after three quarters. Ryan Bastian nabbed a board and fed a pass to Winston Cole, who found Leighton in the corner for the winner. Kai Leighton paced the Mariners with 21 on 6-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Keyonte Beals added 20 on 8-14 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc and 5 boards. Winston Cole notched 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-8 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Ekman Sohal scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Ryan Bastian added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 12 boards and 4 assists. Kye Kotapski-Tinga scored 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 assists. Levi Van Egodom added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Ty Cyr, Markus Modrovic, Kaleb Wilson and Rylan Adams were scoreless. Modrovic nabbed 7 boards. The Mariners hit 27-63 (.429) from the floor, 11-28 (.393) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 11 assists, 10 turnovers, 4 blocks and 4 steals. David Finch paced the Chargers with 21 on 8-20 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 12 boards and 4 assists. Thomas Beames added 17 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 3 boards. Tyler Synesael notched 14 on 5-6 from the floor, 4-7 from the line and 10 boards. Owen Jones scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. David Featherston Jr added 6 o 2-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Cole Belton scored 5 on 2-9 from the floor and 1-6 from the arc. Cormick Brown added 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Ty Bunn scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Jakob Neufeld and Aidan Walsh were scoreless. The Chargers hit 28-66 (.424) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 9 assists, 10 turnovers, 3 blocks and 5 steals.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Kai Leighton (Vancouver Island); Kash Lang (Capilano); Thomas Beames (Camosun); David Finch (Camosun); Winston Cole (Vancouver Island); and Keyonte Beals (Vancouver Island
The bronze medalist Capilano Blues: Justin Pamintuan; Aidan Underwood; Carter Andrade; Afu Bullock; Peter Li; Alfonso Reyes; Oliver Seto; Kash Lang; Anthony Tamburrino; Sukhraj Garcha; Josh Vandevelde; Zach Klim; Daniel Abkenar; Zach Hamed; coach T.J. Klim; assistant Ross Tomlinson; assistant Boyd White; therapist Laura Wood; sports info Chris Raeside; sports infor Brent Mutis; athletic director Novell Thomas
The silver medalist Camosun Chargers: Thomas Beames; Cole Belton; Cormick Brown; Malachi Bryden; Ty Bunn; Lincoln Faulkner; David Featherston Jr; David Finch; Owen Jones; Jakob Neufeld; Diem Orser; Tyler Synesael; Aidan Walsh; coach Jake Wilmott; assistant Tyson Stapley; assistant Scott Kellum; assistant Takeshi Cooke; strength & conditioning Chris Hinton; strength & conditioning Eric Lees; therapist Lemuel Lau; assistant Taylor Morriosn; student therapist Caleb Ruff; athletic director Scot Cuachon
The champion Vancouver Island Mariners: Levi Van Egdom; Winston Cole; Kye Kotapski-Tinga; Ekman Sohal; Ryan Bastian; Ty Cyr; Markus Modrovic; Kai Leighton; Kaleb Wilson; Rylan Adams; Keyonte Beals; Breandan McLaughlin; coach Matt Kuzminski; assistant Mark Simpson; assistant Scott Marr; assistant Jacob Thom; assistant Chris Marsh; communications Matt Carter; athletic director Danielle Hyde