REGULAR SEASON

Saint Mary’s 19-1 30-6 Jonah Taussig        
  New Brunswick 13-7 16-9 Brent Baker        
  Dalhousie 14-6 27-10 Rick Plato        
  Cape Breton  9-11 12-18 Matt Skinn        
  St. FX  7-13 10-22 Steve Konchalski        
  Memorial  6-14  9-21 Peter Benoite        
  Acadia  6-14 10-19 Kevin Duffie        
  UPEI  6-14  7-22 Darrell Glenn        
                 

        Playoff non-qualifiers:

Acadia Axemen: Brett Speedy, Marcus Upshaw, Eli Kraushar, Trevon Grant, Nick De Palma, Ben Miller, Jerome Mugambi, Logan Mahoney, Honore Niyongira, Rowan Power, Jacques Lukusa, Forest Mahoney, Daemen Hemphill, Junior Moaku-Matia, Temitayo Shittu, redshirt Steven Ford, coach Kevin Duffie, assistant Luc Stevenson, assistant Nick DeAdder, assistant Daniel De Palma

UPEI Panthers: Jamesley Jerome, Moshe Wadley, Amin Suleman, Dakelle Brooks, Jack MacAulay, Josh White, Adam Ryan, Samuel Campbell, Logan MacDonald, Milorad Sedlarevic, Matt Brar, Judy Georges, Jean Clairemond Jr Cesar, Nudy Georges, Bryce Corless, Vernelle Johnson, Marcus Cusinato, coach Darrell Glenn, assistant Rami Arabi

        In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Cape Breton Capers dusted the 5th-seeded St. Francis Xavier X-Men 89-66. The score was knotted at 17 after one quarter after Caper Paul Watson notched a putback at the buzzer. The Capers led 39-31 at the half after the teams traded late 8-0 runs in the quarter. The Capers led 66-45 after three quarters and coasted to the easy win. Paul Watson was chosen player of the game for the Capers. Osman Omar paced the Capers with 22 on 8-20 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Paul Watson added 19 on 8-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Reuben Edwards notched 16 on 6-16 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Eugene Kankue scored 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Shacier Locke added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 blocks and 6 steals. Tevin Bartley scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Jason Callaghan added 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 5 assists, while Ibrahim Gosselin-Diawara and Liam MacDonald-Stapleton were scoreless. Gosselin-Diawara nabbed 3 boards and pilfered 2 balls. The Capers hit 32-82 (.390) from the floor, 13-30 (.433) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 21 assists, 10 turnovers, 2 blocks and 20 steals. Justin Andrew paced St. Francis Xavier with 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Tristen Ross added 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Atik Gilao notched 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Jaydan Smith scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 assists. Azaro Roker added 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 12 boards. Thomas Legallais notched 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Dawson Bungay scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jamie White added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 2 boards. Brandon Velocci scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Daniel Passley added 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Nick McKee and Michael Utsalo were scoreless. The X-Men hit 25-62 (.403) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 11 assists, 26 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals. The X-Men (coach Steve Konchalski, associate Doc Ryan, assistant/academic advisor Denton Anthony, student assistant William Donkoh, student assistant Davonte Provo, student assistant/videographer Dominic Laviolette, manager Brent Ashfield, student therapist Duggan Nickerson Fox) also included Will Bazuk, Gayo Isaya and redshirt Jack Pittman.

        In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Dalhousie Tigers bombed the 6th-seeded Memorial Sea-Hawks 83-59 after leading 18-15, 45-29 and 65-43 at the quarters. Dalhousie’s Keevan Veinot was chosen player of the game. Alex Carson paced Dalhousie with 16 on 5-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Keevan Veinot added 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Xavier Ochu notched 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Jordan Wilson scored 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Mike Shoveller added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Jordan Braithwaite notched 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Sascha Kappos scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 2 blocks. Shamar Burrows added 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Cedric Sanogo added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Adam Sellan notched 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Kevin Duong scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Marley Blommers was scoreless. The Tigers hit 34-74 (.459) from the floor, 8-20 (.400) from the arc and 7-10 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 18 assists, 15 turnovers, 3 blocks and 10 steals. Nathan Barker paced Memorial with 19 on 8-21 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Boris Ristanovic added 12 on 6-12 form the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Daniel Foo notched 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Jason Thompson scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Emanuel Ring added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Jeff Damalie notched 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Nicholas Tuff added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards. Nicholas Fowler scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while James Wiseman, Padraig Dawe and Kosta Tiodorovic were scoreless. The Sea-Hawks hit 23-61 (.377) from the floor, 1-6 (.167) from the arc and 12-20 (.600) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 11 assists, 20 turnovers and 4 steals. The Sea-Hawks (coach Peter Benoite, assistant Ian Coultas, assistant Matthew Bruce, manager Cassie Colbert, therapist Krista Mullaly-Dobbin) also included Simar Bajwa and redshirt Deng Ring.

        In the semis, the top-seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies clipped the 4th-seeded Cape Breton Capers 73-60 after leading 19-10, 39-31 and 55-45 at the quarters. The Huskies broke to a 9-0 lead and maintained a double-digit margin for most of the affair. Their largest lead was 17. The Huskies’ Andre Nitvumbura was chosen player of the game. Nico Brauner paced Saint Mary’s with 19 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Johneil Johnson added 17 on 5-16 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 4 boards. Nikita Kasongo notched 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 9 boards. Jelani Mofford scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Brent Martindale added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Kordeiro James notched 6 on 2-3 from the arc. Will Fiander scored 3 on 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. AUS player of the year Kemar Alleyne added 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Andre Nitvumbura scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 10 boards, while Will Spaulding, Nevell Provo and Qyemah Gibson were scoreless. The Huskies hit 24-74 (.324) from the floor, 8-30 (.267) from the arc and 17-21 (.810) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 10 assists, 12 turnovers, 10 blocks and 3 steals. Osman Omar paced the Capers with 23 on 7-22 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 4 boards. Eugene Kankue added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Reuben Edwards notched 9 on 3-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Paul Watson scored 7 on 1-16 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ibrahim Gosselin-Diawara added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-6 from the line and 9 boards. Jason Callaghan scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Shacier Locke added 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 7 boards, while Tevin Bartley was scoreless. The Capers hit 18-78 (.231) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 18-26 (.692) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 6 assists, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 6 steals.

        In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Dalhousie Tigers dispatched the 2nd-seeded New Brunswick Varsity Reds 81-75. The Varsity Reds led by 14 early as Daniel Pitcher notched a pair of treys and by 26-12 after one quarter. The Tigers opened the second quarter with an 8-0 run and led 38-35 at the half. Dalhousie opened the second half with an 11-0 run, led 62-49 after three quarters, and then withstood a late Reds rally. UNB knotted the second with two minutes to play on a trey by Pitcher but Dalhousie scored their last 9 points from the line, included five by player of the game Cedric Sanogo. “We’re pretty disappointed,” said Pitcher. “The boys put in the effort, but at the end of the day it didn’t go our way. … They started pressuring us and we were just kind of rushed a bit and weren’t attacking the rim a lot, where they were attacking the rim and getting the calls, which was what we should’ve been doing.” Will Legere said “we should’ve won this game. That’s it, it’s over. They’re a tough team. You’ve got to give them credit.” Varsity Reds coach Brent Baker said “you’ve got to be up ten points on any mainland team in this building to win and we weren’t up ten, we were struggling to get back ten. … I thought we came out with a good game plan, I thought the kids executed it well, I thought they played hard.” Cedric Sanogo paced the Tigers with 17 on 6-9 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Jordan Wilson added 12 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-10 from the line, 11 boards and 3 blocks. Sascha Kappos notched 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Alex Carson scored 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Xavier Ochu added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Keevan Veinot notched 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Shamar Burrows scored 6 on 0-2 from the floor, 6-9 from the line and 3 boards. Jordan Braithwaite added 3 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Marley Blommers scored 2 on 1-1 from the arc, while Mike Shoveller was scoreless. The Tigers hit 23-60 (.383) from the floor, 3-12 from the arc and 32-45 (.711) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 9 assists, 14 turnovers, 5 blocks and 9 steals. Will Legare paced the Varsity Reds with 16 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 12 boards and 2 assists. Chris Spurrell added 15 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Daniel Pitcher notched 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2—2 from the line and 5 assists. Tyrell Leotaud scored 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Ibrahima Doumbouya added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Jesse Kendall notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Ogot Ogot scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Daniel Levitt added 2 on 1-6 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Mina Ogot scored 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Sterling Simpson and Taner Parrington were scoreless. The Varsity Reds hit 27-67 (.403) from the floor, 8-30 (.267) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 32 fouls, 13 assists, 14 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals.

        In the final, the 3rd-seeded Dalhousie Tigers clipped the top-seeded Saint Mary’s Saints 65-55 to capture their four title in five years. The Tigers led 7-0 early and 11-10 after one quarter on a buzzer-beater by Jordan Braithwaite. They opened the second quarter with an 8-0 run but Saint Mary’s rallied to within 21-19 at the half. They extended the margin to 45-36 after three quarters but a slam by Cedric Kasongo drew the Huskies within 52-50 with 3:24 left in regulation. Alex Carson countered with three treys to ice it for the Tigers. Sascha Kappos paced Dalhousie with 20 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 6 boards and 6 blocks. Alex Carson added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Keevan Veinot notched 9 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Xavier Ochu scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jordan Wilson added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 2 steals. Jordan Brathwaite scored 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 steals. Mike Shoveller notched 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Cedric Sanogo scored 3 on 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Marley Blommers added 3 on 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Kevin Duong scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 3 boards, while Shamar Burrows was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. The tigers hit 22-60 (.367) from the floor, 10-24 (.417) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 16 assists, 15 turnovers, 9 blocks and 5 steals. Nikita Kasongo paced Saint Mary’s with 21 on 6-21 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 8-12 from the line and 8 boards. Nico Brauner added 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 5 steals. Johneil Johnson notched 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Will Fiander scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Kemar Alleyne added 5 on 1-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jelani Mofford scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, while Brent Martindale, Will Spaulding, Nevell Provo, Kordeiro James and Andre Nitvumbura were scoreless. Martindale nabbed 11 boards, James 2 and Nitvumbura 1. The Huskies hit 18-69 (.261) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 6 assists, 11 turnovers, 8 blocks and 9 steals.  

The all-tournament team featured MVP Keevan Veinot (Dalhousie); Sascha Kappos (Dalhousie); Nico Brauner (Saint Mary’s); Cedric Kasongo (Saint Mary’s); and Osman Omar (Cape Breton).

        After the season, St. Francis Xavier announces that Tyrell Vernon will join the men’s and women’s programs as an associate coach for the 2019-20 and 20-21 campaigns, after which he will replace Steve Konchalski as the men’s coach. Vernon toiled for the X-Men in 2011-12 and 2012-13. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, having previously played at McMaster University. He went on to play with the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) and was also the 2013 North of the Border Basketball League (NBBL) most valuable player and champion with Team 905. He served as coach of the boys basketball team at The RISE Centre (TRC Academy), a prep school in Brantford, Ont. since 2016. Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) finalists in 2017, Vernon then led the team to back-to-back OSBA championships in 2018 and 2019. He was also recently named the 2019 OSBA Coach of the Year.

        Cape Breton announces that Matt Skinn’s interim tag will be lifted.

The co-bronze medalist Cape Breton Capers: Paul Watson; Eugene Kankue; Jason Callaghan; Artur Arhangelski; Osman Omar; Ibrahim Gosselin-Diawara; Jacob Simmons; Reuben Edwards; Liam Macdonald-Stapleton; Noah Dunn; Dennis Joiner; David Hahn; Shacqier Locke; Tevin Bartley; redshirt Clark Kang; redshirt Izaiah Ugualah; coach Matt Skinn; assistant Ron Shaw; assistant Dennis Stapleton; assistant Chris Rao

The co-bronze medalist New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Tyrell Leotaud; Daniel Levitt; Ogot Ogot; Jesse Kendal; Joel Harris; Jaden Matthews; Chris Spurrell; Adam Lambert; Sterling Simpson; Noah McCarthy; Daniel Pitcher; Will Legere; Muckuoth Puok; Taner Parrinton; Ibrahima Doumbouya; Mina Ogot; redshirt Edward Braden; redshirt Ethan Drost; redshirt Alec Parise; coach Brent Baker; assistant Don McNeil; assistant Matt Daley; assistant Patrick Troy; assistant Terry Fitzpatrick; assistant Donnie Davis; student therapist Yasmine Badabanga

The silver medalist Saint Mary’s Huskies: Johneil Johnson; Nico Brauner; Will Spaulding; Nikita Kasongo; Nevell Provo; Jelani Mofford; Kordeiro James; Will Fiander; Kemar Alleyne; Tristan Hyde; Oyemah Gibson; Tristan Arthurs; Andre Ntivumbura; Brent Martindale; Kevin Buakuma-Sayers; redshirt Lyon McLean; redshirt Trayvonne Clayton; redshirt Dawson Sutherland; coach Jonah Taussig; assistant Damon Cole; assistant Jeff Paris

The gold medalist Dalhousie Tigers: Samuel Wade; Adam Sellan; Xavier Ochu; Jordan Wilson; Jordan Braithwaite; Mike Shoveller; Cedric Sanogo; Keevan Veinot; Minwoo Park; Alex Carson; Sascha Kappos; Marley Blommers; Kevin Duong; Shamar Burrows; redshirt Dali Lombardi; coach Rick Plato; assistant Anton Berry; assistant Michael Barrie; assistant Kevin Veinot; assistant Kevin Bezanson; strength & conditioning Michael Moody; strength & conditioning Kris Andrews; manager Andrea Plato