Final summer standings (7): Edmonton (13-1); Niagara River (10-4); Hamilton (9-5); Fraser Valley (7-7); Guelph (5-9); Ottawa (4-10); Saskatchewan (1-13)
Playoff non-qualifier Saskatchewan Rattlers: Mambi Diawara (Montreal, Que./Calgary); D’Andre Bernard (Ajax, Ont./East Tennessee St & Louisiana-Munroe); Alexander Dewar (Saskatoon, Sask./Saskatchewan); JaKeenan Gant (Springfield, Ga./Missouri & Louisiana); Travis Daniels (Tuscaloosa, Ala./Mississippi State); Jaylen Poyser (Mississauga, Ont./McNeese State); Devonte Bandoo (Brampton, Ont./Baylor); Denzell Taylor (Toronto, Ont./Old Dominion); Tevonn Walker (Montreal, Que./Valparaiso); Nervens Demosthene (Terrebonne, Que./Bishop’s); Negus Webster-Chan (Scarborough, Ont./Old Dominion & Hawaii); Nick Madray (Mississauga, Ont./Binghamton & Eastern Michigan); Kemy Osse (Montreal, Que./Arkansas-Little Rock); Tyrese Potoma (Regina, Sask./Cleveland State & Saskatchewan); Kai Williams (Regina, Sask./South Dakota State); Demarcus Holland (Garland, Tx./Texas); coach Chad Jacobsen, assistant Conor Dow; assistant Mario Celebre; assistant Paige Crozon; assistant Jeremy Wielenga; manager Barry Rawlyk
In the playoffs, the CEBL again utilized the Elam Ending. Using the system, at the first dead-ball whistle after the time goes below four minutes in the final quarter, the clock gets turned off. At that point, a target score is set, equaling the leading team’s point total plus seven. Then, the first team to hit that target score wins. If a team is trailing by 10, it would have to score 17 before the other team scores 7.
In the quarterfinals, the 6th-seeded Ottawa Blackjacks stunned the 3rd-seeded host Hamilton Honey Badgers 96-94 as Kadre Gray exploded for 32 points and post Chad Posthumus, who was added to the roster just days before the playoffs as several BlackJacks were in covid quarantine, notched a double-double. Gray notched a free throw to give the Blackjacks a 95-94 lead (using Elam rules) but missed the second free throw which would have assured the win. Posthumus then forced Honey Badger Nino Johnson into a turnover, returning the ball to Ottawa. Gray drove the pain and drew a foul and then hit the winning free throw. “It’s just basketball, this is what we get paid to do,” Posthumus told CBC. “That’s what everybody showed up for. Everybody gave it their all and that’s what it is. … I’ve been there before in 2019, we won it with the Rattlers. A lot of these guys talented on our team, so we’re trying to bring it back there. We came into this game, there’s a lot of adversity coming on before. A few new faces, including myself, haven’t played in a couple of years, but at the end of the day, it’s just basketball. We got one game, then we got one more.” Hamilton led 19-14 after one quarter. Ottawa rallied with 10-0 and 9-0 runs in the second quarter to take a 43-38 lead at the half. Jean-Victor Mukama notched a pair of treys and a layup as Hamilton drew within 70-69 after three quarters. The teams traded runs and Ottawa led 87-83 going into the Elam ending. Antonio Williams notched a layup for the Blackjacks but the Honey Badgers answered with a 9-0 run to give Hamilton a 92-89 lead. Junior Cadougan responded with a fallaway corner trey to knot the score at 92. Gray drove for a layup and then iced the game with a raft of layups down the stretch as he kept attacking off the dribble. Gray told the CEBL that “all of us coming from different paths came together. I just kept telling the guys we were gonna win; believe in it.” BlackJacks coach Charles Dubé-Brais said Gray “was ready for it. I told the guys, we are going to have to score 90 points and someone was going to have to step up and make plays for us. Kadre has been one of the best scorers in the league this season and we rode that tonight.” Hamilton coach Ryan Schmidt said “when the season ends like that, you have to take a few seconds and scrap it from your memory. You’ve gotta look back at the process and the progress from what the guys did. We knew it was going to be tough since we had no scouting report. I’m really proud of this group. The hardest part of today is the fact that we don’t get to practice tomorrow. I hope they are better off for their experience with us.” Kadre Gray paced the BlackJacks with 32 on 4-8 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 12-16 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Chad Posthumus added 23 on 9-10 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 20 boards and 2 steals. Earl Calloway notched 14 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Antonio Williams scored 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 assists. Late roster addition Guillaume Pepin added 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Junior Cadougan scored 7 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Joel Friesen added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-2 from the line, while late roster additions Mike L’Africain (the team’s skill development and video coordinator), Darlington Osazuwa and Jayden Fredrick were scoreless. The BlackJacks hit 33-64 (.510) overall, 24-45 (.530) from the floor, 9-19 (.470) from the arc and 21-30 (.700) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 16 turnovers, 8 steals and 17 fouls. Nino Johnson paced the Honey Badgers with 16 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 11 boards and 4 assists. Kyle Johnson added 15 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Lindell Wigginton notched 14 on 1-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. T Duval scored 14 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jean-Victor Mukama added 12 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 6 boards. Cody John scored 12 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Thomas Kennedy added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Kenny Ejim scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards, while Alex Johnson and Jabari Craig were scoreless. Johnson dished 2 assists. The Honey Badgers hit 33-80 (.410) overall, 20-45 (.440) from the floor, 13-35 (.370) from the arc and 15-17 (.880) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 13 turnovers, 9 steals, 4 blocks and 23 fouls. Players who toiled for the Honey Badgers during the regular season: Trevon Duval (Queen’s, N.Y./Duke); Duane Notice (DNP-torn achilles – Vaughan, Ont./South Carolina); Kalif Young (Vaughan, Ont./Providence); Jean-Victor Mukama (Hamilton, Ont./Ryerson); Cody John (Toronto, Ont./Weber State); Keevan Veinot (Port Williams, N.S./Dalhousie); Mychael Paulo (DNP – Brampton, Ont./Montana State & McMaster); Thomas Kennedy (Windsor, Ont./Windsor); Alex Johnson (Toronto, Ont./Cal State-Bakersfield); Kenny Ejim (Brampton, Ont./Humber); Jabari Craig (Scarborough, Ont./East Carolina); Kamar McKnight (Toronto, Ont./Coppin State); Lindell Wigginton (Dartmouth, N.S./Iowa State); Nino Johnson (Memphis, Tenn./Southeast Missouri State); Kyle Johnson (Scarborough, Ont./LIU-Brooklyn); Kamar McKnight (Toronto, Ont./Coppin State); coach Ryan Schmidt; assistant Mike De Giorgio; assistant David Tyndale; assistant Ashton Smith; assistant Sheldon Cassimy; assistant Will Rooney
In the other quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Fraser Valley Bandits torched the 5th-seeded Guelph Nighthawks 104-84 after leading 24-15, 58-35 and 88-65 at the quarters, and 95-81 entering the Elam ending. Guelph drew within 27-25 in the second quarter but Malcolm Duvivier drained a trey that quelled the rally. The Bandits led by as many as 26. The Nighthawks drew no closer than 11 down the stretch. Brandon Gilbeck paced the Bandits with 26 on 11-16 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 10 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Malcolm Duvivier added 21 on 6-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists. Kenny Manigault notched 16 on 0-7 from the floor, 5-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 7 assists. Shaquille Keith scored 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Alex Campbell added 13 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Levon Kendall scored 9 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Jamal Reynolds notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Ryan Ejim scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 4 boards, while Adam Paige and Anthony Tsegakele were scoreless. The Bandits hit 40-71 (.563) overall, 28-49 (.570) from the floor, 12-22 (.545) from the arc and 12-14 (.857) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 29 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks, 18 turnovers and 20 fouls. Michael Bryson paced the Nighthawks with 24 on 4-5 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Cat Barber added 12 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Myles Charvis notched 10 on 2-3 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Matt Neufeld scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 6 boards. Olu Famutimi added 9 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Ahmed Hill notched 8 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. T.J. Lall scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Marcus Anderson added 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Emanual Shepherd scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Amidou Bamba was scoreless. The Nighthawks hit 26-71 (.366) overall, 16-43 (.370) from the floor, 10-28 (.357) from the arc and 22-24 (.917) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 11 steals, 1 block, 14 turnovers and 17 fouls. Players who toiled for the Guelph Nighthawks during the regular season: Marcus Anderson (Brampton, Ont./Carleton); Amidou Bamba (Toronto, Ont./Coastal Carolina & Charlotte); Cat Barber (Hampton, Va./N.C. State); Michael Bryson (Sacramento, Cal./UC-Santa Barbara); Myles Charvis (Mississauga, Ont./Ryerson); Olu Famutimi (Toronto, Ont./Arkansas); Ahmed Hill (Augusta, Ga./Virginia Tech); T.J. Lall (Cambridge, Ont./Carleton); Kimbal MacKenzie (Oakville, Ont./Bucknell); Matt Neufeld (Victoria, B.C./St. Louis & Cal-Davis); Kethan Savage (Fairfax, Va./George Washington & Butler); Emanual Shepherd (Toronto, Ont./Southern); Terry Thomas (Dartmouth, N.S./uOttawa); Mamadou Gueye (Quebec City, Que./Alberta); Corey Johnson (Ottawa, Ont./Harvard); Isiah Osborne (Windsor, Ont./Windsor, U.T.E.P & Carleton); Isaiah Reese (Miami, Fla./Canisius); Justin Jackson (Toronto, Ont./Maryland); Maurice Walker (Scarborough, Ont./Minnesota); Chad Brown (Deltona, Fla./Central Florida); coach Charles Kissi; assistant Mike Rao; assistant Arsalan Jamil; assistant Wumi Agunbiade; assistant Bob Urosevic; assistant Chris Rao; assistant Mike Girling.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Niagara River Lions edged the 4th-seeded Fraser Valley Bandits 84-82 as Philip Scrubb drained a trey to notch the winning points in Elam time. The River Lions led 75-71 heading into Elam time, with a target score of 84. b”That’s a tough, tough basketball team (Fraser Valley) and they don’t quit,” Rivers Lions coach Joe Raso told the Fraser Valley News. “So we got ahead early, and they fought back. There’s just a feeling down there that it was going to be like, we weren’t gonna be able to pull away and we’re gonna have to win in the end. And, you know, luckily enough we did.” Bandits interim coach Tanner Massey said “ourr guys have displayed resiliency all year with everything that’s going on. And for them to come back and push this thing to the limit, like they did, really shows a lot about their character. We’ve got some great men in that room, who are not only going to take a lot out of this game and apply it to their next basketball job, but they’re gonna apply it to life. There was a lot that was learned in that locker room all season long, and credit for those guys.” Scrubb said “we knew it was going to be tough, especially since we haven’t been together much as a team. But it’s a good test to go through this in the semifinals.” Javin DeLaurier paced the River Lions with 20 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Daniel Waldin-Mullings added 17 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Philip Scrubb notched 16 on 1-5 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 7 assists. Lloyd Pandi scored 14 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jalen Babb-Harrison added 12 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Tyree White added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Oluseyi Ashaolu scored 1 on 0-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists, while Jake Babic, Grant Shephard and Tyrone Watson were scoreless. The River Lions hit 27-70 (.379) overall, 16-41 (.386) from the floor, 11-29 (.370) from the arc and 19-25 (.760) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 9 turnovers, 6 steals, 5 blocks and 17 fouls. Alex Campbell paced the Bandits with 19 on 1-4 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kenny Manigault added 18 on 9-16 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards and 7 assists. Shaquille Keith notched 11 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Malcolm Duvivier scored 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists. Brandon Gilbeck added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 14 boards and 2 assists. Levon Kendall scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Jamal Reynolds notched 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Ryan Ejim scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, while Adam Paige and Anthony Tsegakele were scoreless. The Bandits hit 32-80 (.400) overall, 24-55 (.430) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 28 assists, 10 turnovers, 6 steals, 3 blocks and 22 fouls. In the other semi, the top-seeded Edmonton Stingers dispatched the 6th-seeded Ottawa BlackJacks 94-87 as Adika Peter-McNeilly and Jahmal Jones notched the final nine points in Elam time. A runout slam by Peter-McNeilly off a steal by Marlon Johnson Jr. proved to be the winner. The Stingers held the BlackJacks with a field goal in Elam time. Ottawa led 68-65 after three quarters. Edmonton led 85-84 heading into Elam time. “We want to hang our hat on playing defence,” said Stingers point guard Xavier Moon. “Coach recruited us, he said this is going to be the best defensive team we’ve had, and we’ve been showing it.” Stingers coach Jermaine Small said “all season, it’s been kind of like the same kind of theme that we bend, but don’t break. Once again, I think our experience from winning last year, I think that it just carried over and our guys want to stay composed, poised and stay confident.” Small added that defence proved the difference. “We were talking about deflections. We were talking about tips. I tell them that we need to be aggressive on defence. Let’s score off our defense. You know, because obviously, we have some guys that can put up points, but we focus a lot on scoring from our defense, and we did that well tonight.” The BlackJacks led 68-65 after three quarters. The teams traded the lead 13 times in the final frame. Ottawa led 85-84 heading into Elam time. The Blackjacks leading scorer, Nick Ward, fouled out on Ottawa’s first possession in Elam time on what CBC described as a “questionable” charge. A Peter-McNeilly trey on the next possession put Edmonton up 88-84 and they never relinquished the lead. “You’ve got to give the credit to them (Edmonton),” said BlackJacks coach Charles Dube-Brais. “It was a hard-fought game. We had the pieces, and despite Covid protocols hitting us, self isolation for players and being separated except for the last 24 hours, I just want to tip my hat off to them. They came through, they fought hard. They believed from the beginning to the end.” Xavier Moon paced the Stingers with 22 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 8 assists and 2 steals. Marlon Johnson Jr added 18 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Adika Peter-McNeilly notched 18 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Jordan Baker scored 11 on 4-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 7 assists and 6 steals. James Lull added 10 on 5-8 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Mathieu Kamba scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jahmal Jones notched 7 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Sascha Kappos scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Zac Overwater and Colton Gibb were scoreless. The Stingers hit 34-66 (.515) overall, 25-40 (.620) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 17-19 (.895) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 13 turnovers, 16 steals, 1 block and 18 fouls. Nick Ward paced the BlackJacks with 17 on 7-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Tyrell Green added 15 on 1-1 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Kadre Gray notched 14 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 3 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Chad Posthumus scored 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 11 boards. Alain Louis added 12 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Junior Cadougan scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4 assists. Mamadou Gueye notched 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Earl Calloway added 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Antonio Williams scored 2 on 2-2 from the line, while Negus Webster-Chan was scoreless. The BlackJacks hit 29-59 (.492) overall, 21-40 (.520) from the floor, 8-19 (.421) from the arc and 21-27 (.778) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 25 turnovers, 10 steals, 1 block and 21 fouls.
In the final, the top-seeded Edmonton Stingers torched the 2nd-seeded Niagara River Lions 101-65. The Stingers were in command from the start, leading 22-12 after one quarter, 42-29 at the half, 40-47 after three quarters and 91-59 heading into Elam time. Their superior ball movement, boardwork, defensive rotations and runouts easily outweighed a periodic tendency to commit turnovers, while the River Lions struggled to find their range from any distance. “It’s what we set out to do,” said Stingers coach Jermaine Small. “You visualize these things and they happen. It almost feels like it’s not real sometimes. And then it just became reality. They came out and they played real hard. I got to give them (Niagara) a lot of credit. They’re good. We just wanted more. … Our saying this year was to recalibrate. We knew we had to get better, and we know we were everyone’s best shot. This was special. I think guys are going to want to come back and win a third.” River Lions coach Victor Raso said “I feel like we kind of hit a bit of a wall. That is a good basketball team (Edmonton) who was just hungry for every loose ball. A couple of loose balls in the beginning of the third quarter went their way. They were feeling really good about themselves. Our guys started to lose a bit of confidence and started to get drained and they just kind of put the pedal to the metal.” Xavier Moon paced the Stingers with 28 on 8-13 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 10 assists. Jordan Baker added 19 on 8-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6 boards and 10 assists. Mathieu Kamba notched 18 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 steals and 4 blocks. Marlon Johnson scored 14 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Jahmal Jones added 9 on 0-1 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Brady Skeens scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 8 boards and 2 assists. Zac Overwater scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 3 boards, while Sascha Kappos and Colton Gibb were scoreless. Kappos nabbed 5 boards. The Stingers hit 41-72 (.569) overall, 28-49 (.560) from the floor, 13-23 (.565) from the arc and 6-7 (.857) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 36 assists, 13 turnovers, 9 steals, 7 blocks and 18 fouls. Philip Scrubb paced the River Lions with 17 on 1-3 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 3 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Thomas Scrubb added 15 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. J DeLaurier notched 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 3 boards. Daniel Wallin-Mullings scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Jaylen Babb Harrison added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Grant Shephard scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 assists. Lloyd Pandi notched 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Oluseyi Ashaolu scored 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Jake Babic and Tyree White were scoreless. White nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The River Lions hit 23-71 (.324) overall, 15-39 (.380) from the floor, 8-32 (.250) from the arc and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 14 turnovers, 6 steals, 4 blocks and 12 fouls.
After the season, the CEBL announced it would add an eighth franchise – the Scarborough Shooting Stars – to its membership. “Today marks an exciting milestone in the history of the CEBL as we announce our expansion to another market, while adding a tremendous new ownership group to help us continue to grow the game across the country,” said Mike Morreale, CEO and Commissioner of the CEBL. “Scarborough is a basketball hotbed that has produced some of Canada’s very best players. When the new team hits the court in 2022 it will bring an elevated passion and love for the game, the Scarborough community, and for the next generation of CEBL stars.” The franchise owners were Nicholas Carino, co-founder of October’s Very Own, and Sam Imbrahim, co-founder of Playground Global.
The co-bronze medalist Ottawa BlackJacks: Ryan Wright (Mississauga, Ont./U.C.L.A.); Junior Cadougan (Toronto, Ont./Marquette); Kadre Gray (Toronto, Ont./Laurentian); Alain Louis (Montreal, Que./Carleton); Tyrell Green (Toronto, Ont./U.N.L.V.); Kris Joseph (Montreal, Que./Syracuse); Nick Ward (Gahanna, O./Michigan State); Dominique Archie (Augusta, Ga./South Carolina); Earl Calloway (Atlanta, Ga./Indiana & New Mexico State); Jobvhnny Berhanemeskel (Ottawa, Ont./uOttawa), who was inactivated late in the season because of contractual obligations in Europe; Tahjai Teague (Indianapolis, Ind./Ball State); Antonio Williams (Huntington, W.V./Kent State); Jadon Cohee (Langley, B.C./U.B.C.); Negus Webster-Chan (Toronto, Ont./Missouri); Eric Kibi (Ottawa, Ont./Arkansas-Little Rock & Abilene Christian); Joel Friesen (Abbotsford, B.C./Fraser Valley & Alberta); Mamadou Gueye (Quebec City, Que./Alberta); Kyle Johnson (Scarborough, Ont./LIU-Brooklyn); Chad Posthumus (Winnipeg, Man./UBC, Howard College and Morehead State); Darlington Osazuwa (Toronto, Ont./Tiffin); Jayden Fredrick (Scarborough, Ont./Ryerson); coach Charles Dubé-Brais; assistant Patrick Ewing Jr; assistant Fabienne Perrin-Blizzard; general manager Jevohn Shepherd; assistant general manager Andy Rautins; skill development & video coordinators Michael L’Africain and Vincent Plante; player development coach Jamil Abiad; strength & conditioning Joey Kwasniewski
The co-bronze medalist Fraser Valley Bandits: Jamal Reynolds (Pickering, Ont./Canisius); Alex Campbell (Brampton, Ont/Windsor); Ryan Ejim (Toronto, Ont./Carleton); Levon Kendall (Vancouver, B.C./Pittsburgh); Marek Klassen (Abbotsford, B.C./Point Loma Nazarene); Gentry Thomas (Halifax, N.S./Cal-Riverside); Shaquille Keith (Toronto, Ont./Cape Breton); Malcolm Duvivier (Toronto, Ont./Oregon State & Akron); Brandon Gilbeck (Spring Green, Wisc./Western Illinois); Adam Paige (Surrey, B.C./Alberta); Kenny Manigault (Summerville, S.C./Wichita State & USC-Aiken); Anthony Tsegakele (Gatineau, Que/Brandon); Justin Leon (Conway, Ark./Florida); general manager Kyle Julius; coach David Singleton; assistant Tanner Massey; assistant Tony Scott; assistant K.j. Smoithj
The silver medalist Niagara River Lions: Grant Shephard (Kelowna, B.C./U.B.C. & Carleton); Guillaume Payen-Boucard (Montreal, Que./Carleton); Kassius Robertson (Toronto, Ont./Missouri); Daniel Waldin-Mullings (Toronto, Ont./New Mexico State); Emmanuel Owootoah (Toronto, Ont./Fresno State & Carleton); Lloyd Pandi (Ottawa, Ont./Carleton); Oluseyi Ashaolu (Toronto, Ont./Louisiana Tech & Oregon); Thomas Scrubb (Richmond, B.C./Carleton); Philip Scrubb (Richmond, B.C./Carleton); Jake Babic (Oakville, Ont./Appalachian State & Texas A&M-Corpus Christi); Tyree White (St. Louis, Mo./Louisiana-Munroe); Xavier Sneed (St. Louis, Mo./Kansas State); Javin DeLaurier (Shipman, Va./Duke); Jaylen Babb Harrison (Ajax, Ont./Eastern Kentucky); Jaylon Tate (Chicago, Ill./Illinois); coach Victor Raso; assistant Mich Bett; assistant Danielle Boiago; assistant Jeff Joseph; assistant Chris Rao; assistant Tyrone Watson (Hamilton, Ont./New Mexico State); assistant Jeff Zwolak
The champion Edmonton Stingers: Xavier Moon (Goodwater, Ala./Morehead State); Jordan Baker (Edmonton, Alta./Alberta); Mathieu Kamba (Democratic Republic of Congo/Central Arkansas); Zac Overwater (Didsbury, Alta./Lethbridge); Jahmal Jones (Mississauga, Ont./Ryerson); Adika Peter-McNeilly (Scarborough, Ont./Ryerson); Sascha Kappos (Miami, Fla./Dalhousie); Brady Skeens (Lenexa, Ks./Washburn); Kareem South (Scarborough, Ont./Texas A&M Corpus Christi); Marlon Johnson (Chicago, Ill./New Mexico); Alex Carson (Lower Sackville, N.S./Dalhousie); Kemel Archer (Brampton, Ont./Wilfrid Laurier); DeAndrae Pierre (Brampton, Ont./York); James Lull (Palos Verdes, Cal./San Francisco); Colton Gibb (Lethbridge, Alta/Lethbridge); coach Jermaine Small; assistant Brandon Brock; assistant Naofall ‘Ming’ Folahan; assistant George Hoyt; assistant Kiera Lyons; assistant Kenny Otieno; assistant Zale Smordin