REGULAR SEASON

Dalhousie 16-4 29-8 Rick Plato        
  New Brunswick 14-6 15-10 Brent Baker        
  St. Mary’s 13-7 24-12 Jonah Taussig        
  Memorial 12-8 16-14 Peter Benoite        
  Acadia 10-10 13-18 Kevin Duffie        
  St. FX  9-11 14-19 Steve Konchalski        
  UPEI  6-14  8-18 Tim Kendrick        
  Cape Breton  0-20  0-27 David Petroziello        
                 

        Playoff non-qualifiers:

        Cape Breton Capers: Aaron Hayles, Seth Amoah, DeShaun Lalor-Crooks, Jack MacAulay, Kenny Jean-Louis, Kyle Hankins, Seth McCoy, Christian Affolter, Sherif Bah, Shacier Locke, Blake Gallatly, Junior Moaku-Matia, Nico Brauner, Cole Crick, Jaylen Clarke, Liam MacDonald-Stapleton, coach David Petroziello, assistant Dennis Stapleton, assistant David Ogbuah, director of basketball operations Ricky McCarthy, assistant & recruiting coordinator Christopher Rao, assistant Danny Vincent

        Prince Edward Island Panthers: Jake Kendrick, Tyler Scott, Samy Mohamed, Dut Dut, Vishal Banipal, Amin Suleman, Mark Matheson, Milorad Sedlarevic, Matthew Brar, Shavon Gayle, Logan MacDonald, Lorenzo Parker, Kyle Rotterman, Hugh McLarty, Nathan Anderson, Stefan Vujisic, Almin Dervisevic, Joshua White, coach Tim Kendrick, assistant Jonathan lane, assistant Lonnie States, assistant Marvin Rhyno, assistant Tim Butler

        In the quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded Acadia Axemen dumped the 4th-seeded Memorial Sea-Hawks 73-65. The Axemen broke to a 12-3 lead and Nick De Palma scored 9 as they led 23-14 after one quarter. But the Sea-Hawks rallied to a 39-38 lead at the half as Vasilije Curcic and Greg Manuel got on track. Acadia broke away in the third quarter, after which they led 56-45. Kyle Arsenault paced the Axemen with 19 on 7-22 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. A.J. Simmonds added 12 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 assists. Ben Miller added 12 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Erik Nissen notched 12 on 5-16 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Nick De Palma scored 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Trevon Grant added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Mitchell Tempro added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, while Alex Thomas, Matthew Ingham, Jack Campbell and Andrew Scott were scoreless. The Axemen hit 25-70 (.357) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 17-18 (.944) from the floor, while garnering 42 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks, 10 turnovers and 8 fouls. Vasilije Curcic paced the Sea-Hawks with 23 on 9-22 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards and 5 assists. Greg Manuel added 13 on 6-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 12 boards and 2 assists. Davion Parnsalu scored 8 on 4-16 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Austin Chambers added 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kieran Hawksley notched 6 on 2-5 from the arc and 5 boards. Nathan Barker scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Daniel Gordon scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards, while Jacob Hynes, Jovan Babovic, Jacob Simmons, Chris Dobbin and Deng Ring were scoreless. Dobbin nabbed 2 boards. The Sea-Hawks hit 28-73 (.384) from the floor, 6-27 (.222) from the arc and 3-3 from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 17 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Sea-Hawks (coached by Peter Benoite, assisted by Peter Rose) also included Liam Dunphy, Ykealo Araia, Padraig Daw and Filip Bozalo.

        In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded St. Mary’s Huskies nipped the 6th-seeded St. Francis Xavier X-Men 80-79. The X-Men led 19-16 after one quarter but a steal by Huskie guard Kemar Alleyne led to a dunk by Theon Reefer late in the first half that put Saint Mary’s ahead 32-27. The Huskies led 39-37 at the half and 63-60 after three quarters. St. FX took a 72-69 lead with six minutes to play but the Huskies rallied to a five-point lead with two minutes on the clock. They led 80-78 with three seconds to play when a foul was called on Brian Rouse, sending league MVP Kevin Bercy to the line. But he hit just 1-2 and the Huskies escaped with the win. Theon Reefer was chosen player of the game for the Huskies, while Bercy earned the laurels for the X-Men. Theon Reefer paced the Huskies with 28 on 10-17 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 6 boards. Brent Martindale added 18 on 9-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 9 boards. Kemar Alleyne added 10 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Korderio James scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Will Fiander added 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Marquis Clayton scored 4 on 2-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 6 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Achuil Lual added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Brian Rouse added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 assists. Tristan Arthurs scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. The Huskies hit 32-67 (.478) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 11 steals, 1 block, 17 turnovers and 21 fouls. Kevin Bercy paced the X-Men with 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Davonte Provo added 14 on 7-16 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Julius Antoine added 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Cameron Walker scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor and 2 boards. Akil Charles added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Daniel Passley scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Nicholas Russell scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Tristen Ross added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards. Justin Andrew scored 1 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. The X-Men hit 32-69 (.464) from the floor, 1-10 from the arc and 14-23 from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 8 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 18 fouls. The X-Men (coach Steve Konchalski, assistant Doc Ryan, assistant Denton Anthony, graduate assistant Jeremy Dunn, graduate assistant Kohlin Rasenberg, video coordinator Dominic Laviolette, strength & conditioning Khyl Orser, strength & conditioning Jainyme DaSilveira, manager Billy Andrews, therapist Tara Sutherland, therapist Angela Wylie, student therapist Emily Hogan, SID Krista McKenna) also included Cameron Crieghtney, Mark Fernandes, Jason Hatch, Gavin Pearce, Azaro Roker and Nick McKee.

        In the semis, the top-seeded Dalhousie Tigers edged the 5th-seeded Acadia Axemen 78-75. The Tigers led 11-7 early on a trey by Sven Stammberger but the Axemen hit back-to-back buckets late to draw within 19-15 after one quarter. Axemen guard Nick De Palma drained a trey to knot the score at 37 and the Axemen took their first lead on an Erik Nissen layup. Acadia led 44-43 at the half. The score was knotted at 57 after three quarters. Acadia took their biggest lead of the game at 69-63 with four minutes remaining on a trey by Trevon Grant. With two minutes on the clock, De Palma hit another trey to give Acadia a 75-69 lead. With 19 seconds on the clock, a foul against Acadia’s Nissen sent Tiger Jarred Reid to the line, who hit both to bring Dalhousie within one. A turnover by Acadia’s Kyle Arsenault allowed Tiger guard Sven Stammberger to steal the ball for a runout dunk that gave Dalhousie a 76-75 lead with just 15.5 seconds left on the clock. Two successful free throws from Dalhousie’s Kashrell Lawrence iced the win. Ritchie Kanza Mata was chosen player of the game for the Tigers, while De Palma earned the laurels for the Axemen. Kashrell Lawrence paced the Tigers with 18 on 8-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Ritchie Kanza Mata added 18 on 8-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Sven Stammberger added 15 on 7-12 from the line, 1-5 from the arc, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jordan Aquino-Serjue added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Jarred Reid added 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 7 boards. Ryall Stroud scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Sascha Kappos added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Warren Liang scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 steals, while Matt McVeigh and Kevin Duong were scoreless. The Tigers hit 33-65 (.508) from the floor, 2-18 (.111) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 12 steals, 1 block, 13 turnovers and 10 fouls. Nick De Palma paced the Axemen with 22 on 8-12 from the floor, 6-8 from the arc and 2 boards. Kyle Arsenault added 19 on 8-15 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 4 boards. Erik Nissen scored 14 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Trevon Grant added 8 on 3-4 from the floor and 2-2 from the arc. A.J. Simmonds added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Ben Miller scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Mitchell Tempro scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. The Axemen hit 30-58 (.517) from the floor, 12-25 (.480) from the arc and 3-6 from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 4 steals, 4 blocks, 22 turnovers and 14 fouls. The Axemen (coached by Kevin Duffie) also included Alex Thomas, Jerome Mugambi, Kyle MacKinnon, Matthew Ingham, Jack Campbell, Andrew Scott, Mark Graham, Michael Williams and Marcel Boudreau.

        In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded St. Mary’s Huskies stunned the 2nd-seeded New Brunswick Varsity Reds 81-68. The Huskies led 22-14 after one quarter but back-to-back jumpers by Varsity Red Chris Spurrell knotted the score at 32. The Huskies regained a slim margin but a bucket by UNB’s Stephon Smith trimmed the Huskies lead to 38-35 at the half. The Varsity Reds twice rallied within two in the third quarter but a late spurt gave the Huskies a 57-48 lead heading into the final frame. Marquis Clayton was chosen player of the game for the Huskies, while Spurrell earned the laurels for the Varsity Reds. Marquis Clayton paced the Huskies with 22 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Theon Reefer added 15 on 7-20 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Brent Martindale scored 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Brian Rouse added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Kemar Alleyne added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Kordeiro James scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Achuil Lual added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Will Fiander added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 7 boards, while Tristan Arthurs and Tristan Hyde were scoreless. The Huskies hit 30-69 (.435) from the floor, 1-10 from the arc and 20-27 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 6 steals, 1 block, 11 turnovers and 21 fouls. Javon Masters paced the Varsity Reds with 21 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7-11 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Chris Spurrell added 13 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 6 boards. Donnavan Hastings added 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 0-4 from the line and 6 boards. Stephon Smith scored 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 steals. Jesse Kendall scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Tyrell Leotaud added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Dylan Baker scored 1 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 5 boards. Kaleefah Henry added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals, while Ravaughn Gayle, Hess Mayele, Spencer Dawson and Jamaal Potopsingh were scoreless. Potopsingh nabbed 3 boards. The Varsity Reds hit 26-68 (.382) from the floor, 4-22 (.182) from the arc and 12-25 (.480) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 16 turnovers and 25 fouls. The Varsity Reds (coach Brent Baker, assistant Don McNeil, assistant Dan Goggin, strength & conditioning Trevor Pardy, video & recruiting coordinator Patrick Troy) also included Patrick Bowen, Dylan Baker and Temer Robinson-Hermelijn.

        In the final, the top-seeded Dalhousie Tigers nipped the 3rd-seeded St. Mary’s Huskies 63-60 to capture their third consecutive AUAA title. The Huskies broke to an 8-0 lead and were ahead 19-14 after one quarter. With Marquis Clayton and Sven Stammberger draining perimeter jumpers they extended their margin to 39-29 at the half. The Tigers rallied in the third quarter, knotting the score at 39 on a steal and runout by Ritchie Kanza Mata. Twenty seconds later, a Stammberger trey and a layup from Ryall Stroud gave the Tigers a 47-42, which held up at 49-45 after three quarters. A dunk and layup by Theon Reefer drew the Huskies within 62-60 with just 38 seconds to play. But a free throw by Jordan Aquino-Serjue iced the win for the Tigers. Sven Stammberger was chosen player of the game for the Tigers, while Brian Rouse earned the laurels for the Huskies. Sven Stammberger paced the tigers with 21 on 8-13 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc and 2 steals. Tournament MVP Ritchie Kanza Mata added 19 on 7-15 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals. Kashrell Lawrence scored 12 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8-12 from the line, 10 boards and 4 steals. Jarred Reid added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Ryall Stroud scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Jordan Aquino-Serjue added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists, while Warren Liang, Matt McVeigh, Sascha Kappos, Kevin Duong and Ryan Harnett were scoreless. The Tigers hit 21-55 (.382) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 15-24 (.625) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 15 steals, 4 blocks, 15 turnovers and 15 fouls. Brian Rouse paced the Huskies with 18 on 9-14 from the floor and 4 boards. Marquis Clayton added 16 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 assists and 3 steals. Theon Reefer notched 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. Kemar Alleyne scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Will Fiander added 3 on 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Achuil Lual scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 7 boards. Brent Martindale added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 4 boards, while Kordeiro James was scoreless. The Huskies hit 26-53 (.491) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc and 2-6 from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 26 turnovers and 15 fouls.

        After the season, UPEI announced that it would not renew the contract of coach Tim Kendrick, who’d been at the helm since July, 2011.  Kendrick compiled a career record of 70-50 and garnered AUS coach-of-the-year honors in 2011-12 but Panthers struggled during the season amid some injury issues, finishing 6-14 and out of the AUS tournament. UPEI Athletic Director Chris Huggan said his decision not to renew Kendrick’s contract was a “tough one.” Former Panther Darrell Glenn was selected as Kendrick’s replacement. “Darrell brings a wealth of basketball coaching experience and has had proven success with every program he has worked with,” said Huggan. Glenn was the coach at Seneca College and formerly the coach at Humber. He also formerly coached the National Team Junior Academy, the Ontario Centre of Performance team, and the Ontario under-15 provincial team. He was once an assistant coach of Canada’s team for the FIBA America Qualifier, which won a bronze medal, and also earned bronze was an assistant with the Canada’s World University Games team and the Canadian under-21 team. “After twenty-plus years away, basketball has once again brought Koren and I back to PEI,” said Glenn. “As the newly appointed head coach of the men’s basketball program at UPEI, I look forward to not only working tirelessly on campus, but I also hope to contribute to the development of basketball across the Island.” Glenn was named the CCAA Coach of the Year for 2009–10 and a three-time OCAA Conference Coach of the Year.

        The runner-up Saint Mary’s Huskies: Kadeem Thompson; Marquis Clayton; Alfred Burgesson; Isaiah Thomas; Brian Rouse; Kemar Alleyne; Will Fiander; Osman Barrie; Achuil Lual; Theon Reefer; Asher Lewis; coach Jonah Taussig; assistant Damon Cole; assistant Jeff Paris; assistant Brandon Brown; student assistant Adam Dionisopoulos

The champion Dalhousie Tigers: Warren Liang; Jarred Reid; Adam Karmali; Sven Stammberger; Alex Carson; Ross Crichton; Cedric Sanogo; Ritchie Kanza Mata; Jordan Aquino-Serjue; Matt McVeigh; Ryall Stroud; Sascha Kappos; Kevin Duong; Kashrell Lawrence; Ryan Harnett; Quinn Brown; Spencer Cottrelle; coach Rick Plato; assistant Anton Berry; assistant Chad Wadden; strength & conditioning Kris Andrews; manager Andrea Plato