| St. FX | 15-5 | 21-9 | Tyrell Vernon |
| UPEI | 12-8 | 23-11 | Darrell Glenn |
| Cape Breton | 12-8 | 18-11 | Matt Skinn |
| New Brunswick | 10-10 | 17-11 | Joe Salerno |
| Memorial | 10-10 | 12-15 | Ian Coultas |
| Saint Mary’s | 8-12 | 11-16 | Jonah Taussig |
| Dalhousie | 7-13 | 10-19 | Rick Plato |
| Acadia | 6-14 | 11-16 | Michael Leslie |
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Acadia Axemen: Gabe Davignon, Erik Hayden, Robbie Grant, Kyle Munro, Glen Cox, Samou Brayan Kone, Markus Hayden, David Chjioke, Donovan Reid, Briawne Wilson, Alain Mapendo, Joseph Dongelmans, Ryan Regault, Marc Sidoine Nkwitcheu, Adam Rosenberger, coach Michael Leslie, assistant Igor Stjepanovic, assistant Randy Sheen
Dalhousie Tigers: Spencer Riar, Gabe Damey, Drake Kucharik, Mustafa Abokar, Lydell Husbands-Browne, Caleb Stewart, Giovanni Ajiamah, Jayden Parker, Riley Stewart, Gabriel Marcotullio, Nathaniel Titus, Dimitrios Georgoulias, Andre Reid, Austin Thomson, Dolu Johnson, James Murphy, Tysen Dimech-Dufrane, Heath Taylor, coach Rick Plato, assistant Anton Berry, assistant Michael Barrie, assistant Kevin Bezanson, manager Andrea Plato, strength & conditioning Brett Armstrong
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded New Brunswick Varsity Reds clipped the 5th-seeded Memorial Sea-Hawks 82-77. The Seahawks led 17-12 after one quarter and 39-37 at the half. The Varsity Reds led 57-53 after three quarters. Varsity Reds guard Marcus Barnes said “in the first half, we had a lot of jitters. The past two years, we had two really tough (quarter-final) losses at the end. … We got into halftime and we’re like, ‘Yo, this is just like any other game. We just have to do what we have practiced and prepared for – energetic, but controlled energy and poise’, and that’s what we did.” Player of the game Marcus Barnes paced the Varsity Reds with 27 on 12-22 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Brandon Laryea added 14 on 6-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Matthias Muscroft notched 12 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 6 boards. Mark Tobin scored 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Conner Landell added 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Eden Otshudi scored 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 assists. Tim Ellison added 2 on 2-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Reese Zorogole and Javordo Mitchell wee scoreless. Mitchell nabbed 5 boards. The Varsity Reds hit 31-69 (.449) from the floor, 6-29 (.207) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 9 assists, 11 turnovers, 5 blocks and 1 steal. Flynn Boardman-Raffet paced the Seahawks with 23 on 8-21 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 6 boards. Jodick Moudiandambu added 15 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assists. Josh Reimer notched 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Norm Burry scored 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Joshua Francis added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Cameron Stanford scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. River Drefers added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards, while Zack Weenk was scoreless, nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The Seahawks hit 25-62 (.403) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 19-26 (.731) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 11 assists, 6 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals. The Seahawks (coach Ian Coultas, assistant Erica Kennedy, assistant Matthew Bruce, manager Cassie Colbert, therapist Krista Mullaly, strength & conditioning Evan Constantin) also included Bower Issacs, Wyatt Vanhooren, Merreck Mintz, Ben O’Brien, Sebastian Di Manno, Andre Ash and Ivan Tsafack.
In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Cape Breton Capers edged the 6th-seeded Saint Mary’s Huskies 86-81. The Huskies led 29-19, 49-32 and 68-61 at the quarters. Although the Huskies led by as many as 24, they appeared to tire down the stretch. Shakael Pryce notched a trey to knot the score at 75 as the Capers took command with 4:37 to play. “We just stuck to it – hard work. And that was the outcome,” Capers rookie and player of the game said. “At half (head coach Matt Skinn) basically told us that it was up to us now and we were the only ones who could change it.” Shakael Pryce paced the Capers with 24 on 8-22 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Liai Tong added 20 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 9-10 from the line and 3 steals. Tyson Cato notched 16 on 6-13 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Stefan Anisko scored 11 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 7 boards. Sacade Kasamba added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Justus Peuser scored 4 on 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Aaron Cunningham added 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Tagarian Black scored 2 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards, while Mitchell Mersereau and Cardy Jean were scoreless. The Capers hit 26-71 (.366) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 26-33 (.788) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 10 assists, 6 turnovers, 3 blocks and 6 steals. Jasha’Jaun Downey paced the Huskies with 24 on 6-17 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Jonah Crowther added 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc and 5 boards. Jayrell Diggs notched 12 on 5-18 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 4 assists. Eliel Nsoseme scored 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the line, 16 boards, 6 assists and 7 blocks. Devawn White added 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Tjark Lademacher scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Marc-Denault Gabriel added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Aidan Macdonald scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Jackson Enyinna was scoreless. The Huskies hit 28-73 (.384) from the floor, 11-32 (.344) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 15 assists, 11 turnovers, 8 blocks and 4 steals. The Huskies (coach Jonah Taussig, assistant Sebastian Gray, assistant Watida Mukukula, assistant Jeff Paris, assistant Damon Cole, manager John Landry, manager Al Brooks, strength & conditioning Matthew Reeson) also included Zack Walker, Diego Ramos, Aaron Barning, Micah Stewart, Topaz Nnani, Mason Thurber, Jude Cameron, Jaiten Bains, Philip Bou Khalil, Kai Palov and Makyle Raaki.
In the semis, the top-seeded St. FX X-Men dusted the 4th-seeded New Brunswick Varsity Reds 90-55 after leading 22-13, 50-33 and 69-46 at the quarters. X-Men guard and player of the game D.J. Jackson said “it’s all business. We know we’re competing for one thing and that’s the AUS championship. We’re just locked in.” D.J. Jackson paced the X-Men with 33 on 12-21 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 8-9 from the line, 12 boards and 6 assists. Bennett Grumbach added 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Gatluak James notched 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 assists. Jeff Ngandu scored 10 on 5-7 from the floor, 3 boards and 4 blocks. Keyonte Beals added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Tariq Armstrong scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Matt Pennell added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Joel Ongagna scored 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 blocks. Tim Bilek added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Alioune Mboup, Rogan Betts and Dakoda Lewis were scoreless. The X-Men hit 35-76 (.461) from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 17 assists, 6 turnovers, 9 blocks and 4 steals. Brandon Laryea paced the Varsity Reds with 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-5 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Marcus Barnes added 11 on 4-17 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Tim Ellison notched 10 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Matthias Muscroft scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Reese Zorogole added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Eden Otshudi scored 5 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Mark Tobin added 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Conner Landel scored 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 7 boards, while Jeven Eddy, Kaymon Grouse, Anthony Sears and Javordo Mitchell were scoreless. Sears nabbed 4 boards, while Mitchell and Grouse each nabbed 2. The Varsity Reds hit 21-84 (.250) from the floor, 5-30 (.167) from the arc and 8-18 (.444) from the line, while garnering 58 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 13 assists, 13 turnovers, 4 blocks and 2 steals.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded U.P.E.I. Panthers clipped the 3rd-seeded Cape Breton Capers 74-65. The Capers led 19-17 after one quarter. The Panthers led 37-34 at the half and 51-48 after three quarters. Panther guard and player of the game Kyree Thompson said “we’ve been locked in all week. We worked so hard throughout the season because we wanted that bye and get that rest. We were ready and prepared for this game.” Kyree Thompson paced the Panthers with 23 on 6-17 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kamari Scott added 17 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 9 boards. Daniel Gonzalez Longarela notched 16 on 6-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 16 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Owen Smith scored 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Hugo Bermejo added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Tarrence Booker scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 assists. Sam Dyck added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Sam Chisholm, Sina Ayerman and Nicolas Gonzalez Longarela were scoreless. Chisholm nabbed 5 boards. The Panthers hit 25-67 (.373) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 20-25 (.800) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 11 assists, 10 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. Shakael Pryce paced the Capers with 23 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 15-15 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Stefan Anisko added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Liai Tong notched 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Tafarian Black scored 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 blocks. Tyson Cato added 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Sacade Kasamba scored 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Mitchell Mersereau added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Aaron Cunningham and Justus Peuser were scoreless. Cunningham nabbed 3 boards and blocked 2 shots. The Capers hit 19-57 (.333) from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 24-25 (.960) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 10 assists, 13 turnovers, 8 blocks and 5 steals.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded U.P.E.I. Panthers edged the top-seeded St. FX X-Men 84-79 to capture their first title in 22 years. The score was knotted at 12 after one quarter. The X-Men ripped off a 26-4 run and led 44-28 at the half and 58-54 after three quarters. UPEI trimmed the margin to 66-65 on a Daniel Gonzalez Longarela bucket in the paint and took the lead on a Tarrance Booker layup with 3:41 to play. X-Men Matt Pennell nailed a trey to draw St. FX within 74-73 but Panther Kyree Thompson countered with a trey and Panthers iced it at the line, with Kamari Scott hitting 5-6 in the final 13 seconds of play. Player of game Scott said “it’s been a long time coming for me. This win wasn’t for only us, it’s for all the guys I have played with the last five years. It was my third time here at the championship and I told the guys: ‘I need to win one before I leave, man’.” Scott added that he recalled a 50-point loss to the X-Men two years earlier in the tournament final. “That loss still haunts me to this day. I told the guys, I harped to them about it – I told them that I needed this one badly. … We went into halftime and we were down, but coach just told us that we have to believe. … This one feels incredible. We knew it was going to be a dogfight, and at halftime, we were down big. But I told the guys we have to believe. Lock in, dig deep, and leave it all out there. And that’s what we did. … We just had to stick together. We’ve faced challenges before, and we’ve had our share of ups and downs, but one thing about us—we’re resilient. No matter what, we always fight as one.” Panthers coach Darrell Glenn said “things didn’t go our way in the first half. I saw guys hanging their heads, feeling sorry for themselves. We lost our identity a bit. I challenged them to believe—believe in themselves and in us.” Kamari Scott paced the Panthers with 24 on 7-14 from the floor, 10-14 from the line and 7 boards. Kyree Thompson added 20 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 3 assists and 4 steals. Daniel Gonzales Longarela notched 18 on 9-22 from the floor, 0-4 from the line, 13 boards and 4 steals. Tarrence Booker scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Sam Dyck added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Owen Smith scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Hugo Bermejo added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 5 boards and 4 assists. Sam Chisholm scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists, while Nathan Whitnell and Nicolas Gonzalez Longarela were scoreless. The Panthers hit 30-76 (.395) from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 21-37 (.568) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 15 assists, 12 turnovers, 5 blocks and 11 steals. D.J. Jackson paced the X-Men with 33 on 12-30 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 8-11 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Keyonte Beals added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jeff Ngandu notched 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 5 blocks. Matt Pennell scored 9 on 3-3 from the arc. Gatluak James added 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Tim Bilek scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Koat Thomas added 4 on 2-25 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 assists. Bennett Grumbach scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards, while Tariq Armstrong and Joel Ongagna were scoreless. The X-Men hit 26-58 (.448) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc and 21-27 (.778) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 29 fouls, 12 assists, 21 turnovers, 7 blocks and 7 steals.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Kamari Scott (UPEI); Kyree Thompson (UPEI); D.J. Jackson (St. FX); Jeff Ngandu (St. FX); and Shakael Pryce (Cape Breton).
The co-bronze medalist Cape Breton Capers: Aaron Cunningham; Stefan Anisko; Tyson Cato; Cardy Jean; Shakael Pryce; Justus Peuser; Josiah McKnight; Sacade Kasamba; Domenic Odle; Liai Tong; Ceejay Hanson; Mitchell Mersereau; Anthony Lecky; Ben Kearney; Tafarian Black; Lance Mombourquette; Stefan Williams; coach Matt Skinn; assistant Ben Miller; assistant David Ogbuah; assistant Liam Shaw
The co-bronze medalist New Brunswick Reds: Jeven Eddy; Marcus Barnes; Eden Otshudi; Brandon Laryea; Anthony Sears; Simba Bowora; Jeremy Coria; Matthias Muscroft; Mark Tobin; Javordo Mitchell; Kaymon Grouse; Reese Zorogole; Ben Riley; Tim Ellison; Connor Landell; coach Joe Salerno; assistant Jeff Morrison; assistant Haany Ahmed; assistant Roman Karmadanov; student therapist Evan Degooyer; student therapist Sara Murray; student therapist Simon Lou; social media Kyle Rogers
The silver medalist St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Gatluak James; D.J. Jackson; Keyonte Beals; Matt Pennell; Tariq Armstrong; Alioune Mboup; Gloire Koua; Nata Bangura; Joel Ongagna; Rogan Betts; Dakoda Lewis; Tim Bilek; Bennett Grumbach; Koat Thomas; Jeff Ngandu; coach Tyrell Vernon; assistant Tyrone Watson; assistant Doc Ryan; assistant Will Rooney; assistant Denton Anthony; director operations Tanner Daniels; student manager Holden Daniels; videographer Bea Torreon; student therapist Jacob Snider; student therapist Nathan MacDonald
The champion Prince Edward Island Panthers: Kyree Thompson; Kamari Scott; Sam Chisholm; Nathan Whitnell; Daren Clarke; Hugo Bermejo; Justyce Grant; Sina Ayerman; Matthew Magnan; Tarrence Booker; Both Deng; Grant Schell; Daniel Gonzalez Longarela; Zachary Tucker; Sam Dyck; Owen Smith; Christian Hager; Qunton Martin; Nicolas Gonzalez Longarela; Matthew Carmichael; Hudson MacGregor; coach Darrell Glenn; assistant Marcus Cusinato; advanced scout Jonathan Lane; assistant Jared Cheverie; director of operations Koren Glenn; statistics Pierre Audoin; academics Jack Headley