POOL ABCALTANBNFLDRecord
British Columbia—–123-6879-51106-75(3-0)
Alberta68-123—–84-70(2-1)
New Brunswick59-7170-84—–
Newfoundland75-106
POOL BONTQUEMANSASKNSRecord
Ontario—–96-69(4-0)
Quebec—–82-7193-8194-80
Manitoba71-82—–88-8062-61
Saskatchewan81-9380-88—–106-81
Nova Scotia80-9461-6281-106—–
SemiBritish Columbia 88 Quebec 70
SemiOntario 111 Alberta 62
9thNova Scotia
7thSaskatchewan 87 New Brunswick 67
5thManitoba 79 Newfoundland 59
BronzeQuebec 76 Alberta 73
FinalOntario 69 British Columbia 67

        In pool A play, held in Kamloops: …………………………………………………… British Columbia whipped Alberta 122-68 after leading 46-35 at the half. Gary Edgar paced BC with 24 after shooting .910 from the floor. Alan Gibb paced Alberta with 29. …………………………………………………… BC whipped Newfoundland 106-75 despite trailing 47-45 at the half. “That’s the first time I have ever coached a team that has scored more than 100 points,” BC coach Bob Corbett told Kelowna This Week. “It was just a track meet at the end,” Corbett said, describing die team’s play in the closing minute of the game. … In the second half we looked after the basketball and we made some better reads.” Corbett added that team captain Casey Olynyk, who scored 7, delivered an emotional talk to his teammates at the half. “He’s a real tough motivator on this team. … I thought he has played really well. … He went out there and did the things we asked him to do.” Olynyk said “we set one of our goals to be one of the best defensive teams in the tournament.” Greg De Vries was chosen BC’s player of the game after scoring 28. Jeff Bevington added 19 and Andy Wilmott 16. Peter Benoite earned the laurels for Newfoundland after notching 29. Corbett said of Newfoundland that “you’ve got to give them credit, they never quit. They don’t do a lot of fancy plays, but what they do, they do really well.” …………………………………………………… BC defeated New Brunswick 79-51 as Casey Olynyk scored 8.

        In pool B play: …………………………………………………… Quebec defeated Nova Scotia 94-80. Adam Gladwin paced Nova Scotia with 21. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan dumped Nova Scotia 106-81 as Scott Ferguson scored 27, Regan Switucka 23, Leigh Rogers 12 and Aaron Bell 12. Adam Gladwin paced Nova Scotia with 14. …………………………………………………… Manitoba clipped Saskatchewan 88-80. Scott Ferguson and Aaron Bell each scored 15 to pace Saskatchewan.

        In the 5th-place playoff, Manitoba thrashed Newfoundland 79-59. Manitoba (coached by Darren Klapak, assistant Randy Kusano) included Jason Scott, Darryl Baptiste, Drayson Cowan, Matt Hannay, Jon Hanec, Kevin Brown, Ryan Oregas, Peter Young, Jason Harrison, Ric Cavalieri, Jeff Jezzard and Elliot Unger. Newfoundland & Labrador (coach Glenn Taylor, assistant Bill Murphy, manager Joe Lake) included Glenn Sooley, Charles Barker, Shane Harte, Scott Noftall, Peter Benoite, John Coaker, Blake Crosley, Derek Anderson, Mike Scott, Glen Squires and Tim Beckett.

        In the bronze medal match, Quebec edged Alberta 76-73. Alan Gibb scored 20 for Alberta, while Ryan Seeman was chosen player of the game for Alberta. Alberta (coached by Narindar Riar) included Alan Gibb, Ryan Seeman, Richard Hilchie, Murray Cunningham.

        In the final, Ontario edged British Columbia 69-67. Ontario coach Peter Campbell told Kamloops This Week said the matchup between the two provinces “is always a rivalry.” BC coach Bob Corbett said “to lose a game to a team that is that good by only two points (isn’t bad). … Other than a missed basket or two we were right there.” Ontario led 23-10 after one quarter and 36-27 at the half but BC rallied to a 49-48 lead. “It was one of those games. We knew it was going to be a struggle,” Corbett said. Tournament MVP Greg Francis paced Ontario with 15. Andy Wilmott paced BC with 23. Casey Olynyk added 6. “He played out of position for the tournament,” Corbett said. “We put a lot of expectations on him. “He’s a great defensive player, but he struggled a bit with his shooting.”

        The all-tournament team featured MVP Greg Francis (Ontario); Alan Gibb (Alberta); Greg De Vries (British Columbia); Andy Willmot (British Columbia); Maxime Bouchard (Quebec); and Shane Harte (Newfoundland)

        The second-team featured: Shawn Plancke (Ontario); Elliot Unger (Manitoba); Clint Simmons (New Brunswick); Scott Ferguson (Saskatchewan) and Doug Wilson (Ontario).

        The bronze medalists from Quebec: Maxime Bouchard;

        The silver medalists from British Columbia: Jeff Bevington; Patrick Cannon; Greg Devries; Gary Edgar; Marek Gacek; Amrit Lalli; Greg Meldrum; Casey Olynyk; Tyler Thompson; Milan Uzelac; Paul Williscroft; Andy Williams; coach Bob Corbett; assistant Vito Pasquale

        The gold medalists from Ontario: Hugh Bell; Brian Leonard; Andy Robertson; Peter Guarasci; Keagan Johnson; Blair Morris; Shawn Swords; Greg Francis; Michael Hunte; Stephen Krajarski; Shawn Plancke; Doug Gilson; Steve Dynie; Blake Gage; Mike Hurley; coach Peter Campbell; assistant Doug Hayes; assistant Ken Olynyk; trainer Jim Dobson