REGULAR SEASON
| PRAIRIE | PACIFIC | |||||||
| Alberta | 20-2 | 33-4 | Barnaby Craddock | Victoria | 19-3 | 27-8 | Craig Beaucamp | |
| Lethbridge | 15-7 | 15-9 | Mike Hansen | Fraser Valley | 17-5 | 19-7 | Adam Friesen | |
| Saskatchewan | 15-7 | 24-10 | Barry Rawlyk | Thompson Rivers | 13-9 | 15-11 | Scott Clark | |
| Winnipeg | 14-8 | 20-13 | Mike Raimbault | U.B.C. | 11-11 | 14-13 | Kevin Hanson | |
| Calgary | 7-15 | 8-19 | Dan Vanhooren | Trinity Western | 10-12 | 10-12 | Scott Allen | |
| Brandon | 6-16 | 10-19 | Gil Cheung | Mount Royal | 9-13 | 10-16 | Marc Dobell | |
| Manitoba | 6-16 | 9-22 | Kirby Schepp | Northern BC | 5-17 | 5-19 | Todd Jordan | |
| Regina | 5-17 | 5-22 | Steve Burrows | UBC-Okanagan | 4-18 | 4-18 | Pete Guarasci | |
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Brandon Bobcats: Theo Farough, Isaak Stark, Kenonte Ramsey, Ryan Hawley, Mikee Dosado, Ilarion Bonhomme, Jude Molin, Isaiah James, Emerick Ravier, Jordan Reaves, Ali-Mounir Benabdelhak, Turell Scott, James Elias, coach Gil Cheung, assistant Jeremy Wielenga, assistant Keith Van Wellegham, assistant Donovan Gayle, therapist Kelly Whitmore
UBC-Okanagan Heat: Stuart Wallensteen, Mitch Goodwin, Brad Quevillon, Landry Ndayitwayeko, Abe Falls, Ed Dane Medi, David Manshreck, James Lum, Yassine Ghomari, Cameron Friesen, Ryan Linttell, Mike Zyonc, Greet Gill, Joel Burma, coach Pete Guarasci, assistant Matt Heyworth, assistant Kyle Meek, therapist Jeff Thorburn, player development & recruitment manager Dino Gini, student trainer Sam Macdonald
Calgary Dinos: John Hegwood, Jordan Handel, Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, Jasdeep Gill, Dallas Karch, Josh Turner, Jhony Verrone, Josh Owen-Thomas, Geoffrey Noble, Matt Letkeman, Emmett Cook, Philip Barndt, Brett Burley, Clay Mulumba Mbayi, coach Dan Vanhooren, assistant Jackson Parker, assistant Blaine Miciak, operations manager Dean McCord, shooting coach Dave Love, strength & conditioning coach Rich Hesketh
Manitoba Bisons: Stephan Walton, Mike Holloway, Daman Morissett, Amarjit Basi, Andre Arunda, Justus Alleyn, Malik Irwin, Amir Ali, Matthew Koenig, Yigit Can Ozsayiner, Keegan Slijker, Wyatt Anders, Dan Penner, Brett Jewell, Boris Zimbakov, coach Kirby Schepp, assistant Ogo Okwumabua, assistant Jeff Laping, assistant Herve Vincent, assistant Joel Themmen, assistant Jon Giesbrecht, director operations Tyler Penner, manager Adam Kowalchuk, strength & conditioning Matt Barr, therapist Byron Bahniuk
Mount Royal Cougars: Oluwafemi Ogun, Ray Goff, Deng Awak, Jalen Gardener, Wiande Kier, Awet Abraha, Osato Obaseki, Derek Wolf, Mangk Akwl, Jared Cornish, James Lefebvre, Noah Lewis, Kyle Wilson, Matt Matear, coach Marc Dobell, assistant Tyler McVicar, assistant Craig Jantzen, assistant Rashaun Broadus, therapist Randy Kuefler, strength & conditioning Hidesh Bhardwaj
University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves: Gagan Sahota, Dan Stark, Devin McMurtry, Franck Olivier Kouagnia, Charles Barton, Mitchell Howden, Reegin Maki, Nolan Hanson, Jibreel Stevens, Elliot Rowe, Billy Cheng, Jeff Chu, Marcus MacKay, coach Todd Jordan, assistant Dale Dergosoff, assistant Dennis Stark, assistant John Tramble
Regina Cougars: Addison Docherty, Darius Mole, Luke Girke, Ryan Delwo, Brandon Tull, Matthew Augustine, Travis Sylvestre, Jeff Propp, Brandon Buttazoni, Brendan Hebert, Kade Marra, Wesley Jones, Jeremy Zver, Will Talman, Razvan Anca, Ryan Sandhu, coach Steve Burrows, assistant Wade Hackl, assistant Jordan McFarlen
Trinity Western Spartans: Tyus Allen, Kristophe Baerg, Justin Bakuteka, Matthew Blackaby, Taylor Heinrichs, Jesse Jeffers, Tyler Linttell, Denny McDonald, Anthony Ottley, Jonathan Pelling, Mark Perrin, Robert Rodriguez, Kelvin Smith, Peter Spangehl, coach Scott Allen, assistant Matt Boulton, assistant Bill Ruby, assistant Cal Wirch, assistant Ron Walker
In the quarterfinals, the Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the Lethbridge Pronghorns 66-64; 77-62 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Fraser Valley edged Lethbridge 66-64. Lethbridge led 18-12 after one quarter. Fraser Valley led 38-34 at the half and 51-50 after three quarters. The Cascades effectively used their speed to generate points in transition, while the Pronghorns structured offence created open perimeter looks. The Pronghorns took a 5-2 lead in the second minute of the first quarter on a trey from fifth-year guard Morgan Duce, and more-or-less kept that lead until a Klaus Figueredo free-throw put the Cascades up 33-32 with two minutes left in the half. In the second half the Cascades built at 60-52 lead with six minutes to play. The Pronghorns answered with a 10-0 run as Logan Reiter hit a pair of buckets. But Manjodh Dulay hit a trey with 20 seconds to play. Duce had a look from behind the arc for the win but his shot rimmed out. “We’re glad to earn a hard-fought victory tonight,” said Cascades coach Adam Friesen. “Lethbridge made life really hard on us, but we played calm under pressure and made some big shots to help us get this victory.” Klaus Figueredo paced the Cascades with 19 on 7-16 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Jasper Moedt added 17 on 8-15 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Kevon Parchment notched 14 on 6-17 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 10 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Manjodh Dulay added 14 on 5-17 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc and 2 boards. Aaron McGowan added 2, along with 4 assists, while Kadeem Wills and Amrit Gill were scoreless. Wills nabbed 9 boards and dished 2 assists. Fraser Valley hit 27-71 (.380) from the floor, 9-31 (.290) from the arc and 3-7 (.429) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 14 turnovers and 9 fouls. Logan Reiter paced Lethbridge with 15 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Morgan Duce added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Brent Watkins notched 10 on 5-9 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 assists. Brandon Brine scored 9 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 8 boards and 3 assists. Alex Fletcher added 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 7 assists. Jared Baker notched 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists. Rob Olsen added 3, along with 2 assists, and Dallon Martin 2, along with 2 assists. The Pronghorns hit 29-71 (.408) from the floor, 5-21 (.128) from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 24 assists, 4 steals, 12 turnovers and 10 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Cascades completed the series sweeping by clipping Lethbridge 77-62 with a dominant fourth-quarter performance. Lethbridge led 15-11 after one quarter and 30-27 at the half. Fraser Valley led 50-47 after three quarters. UFV, a team that averages only 72 points per game, scored 50 in the back half of tonight’s contest. After going 0-6 from behind the arc in the first two quarters, Cascade Manjodh Dulay shot a sizzling 6-9 in the last two quarters to spark a Cascades squad that went 50 percent from downtown (11-22) in the second half. Kevon Parchment went 3-6 from the same range in the same period. A shell-shocked Pronghorns team was able to score only four points in the final six and a half minutes of the fourth quarter as they succumbed to UFV’s stifling defense. “I’m just incredibly proud of my team,” said Cascades head coach Adam Friesen. “We have worked so hard to improve individually and collectively since July, and to be rewarded with a Final Four appearance is terrific.” Manjodh Dulay paced Fraser Valley with 24 on 9-19 from the floor, 6-15 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Kevon Parchment added 19 on 5-17 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards, 6 assists and 2 blocks. Jasper Moedt notched 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Klaus Figueredo added 7 on 2-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Amrit Gill scored 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Aaron McGowan scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Kadeem Wills scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. The Cascades hit 25-64 (.391) from the floor, 15-37 (.405) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 7 steals, 1 block, 14 turnovers and 14 fouls. Brandon Brine paced Lethbridge with 22 on 10-17 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 10 boards and 6 assists. Alex Fletcher added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Morgan Duce notched 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Logan Reiter added 7 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Brent Watkins added 6 on 3-5 from the floor. Rob Olsen notched 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Spencer Wenzel scored 4 on 0-1 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Dallon Martin notched 3 on 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 steals. Jared Baker and Spencer Lambert were scoreless. Baker nabbed 6 boards, dished 5 assists and pilfered 2 balls. The Pronghorns hit 25-65 (.385) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 5-7 from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 8 steals, 16 turnovers and 17 fouls. The Pronghorns (coached by Mike Hansen) also included Chris Thomson, Lynden Nummi, Jason Nysten and Trey Wilson.
The Saskatchewan Huskies dispatched the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack 82-68; 84-71 (2g-0). ………………………………………………… In game one, Saskatchewan prevailed 82-68. Matt Forbes got the Huskies rolling early grabbing two offensive rebounds and scoring the Huskies’ first four points. Stephon Lamar scored 10 points in the opening quarter as the Huskies took an early 20-12 lead. Saskatchewan opened up the second quarter on a 10-0 run capped off by a Forbes two-handed dunk. Will Ondrik would hit a three-pointer to end the Huskie run, but Dadrian Collins scored five straight points to extend the Huskie lead to 12. Trevor Severinski hit his second three of the quarter to give Saskatchewan a 45-29 lead at the half. The Huskies went on another run to start the second half, this time a 9-0 spurt, finished off by a Collins three-point play. Severinski hit two more three’s in the third to give the Huskies their largest lead of the night at 31. Ondrik scored nine points in the third quarter for Thompson Rivers, closing the quarter with a four-point play and a shot from beyond the arc as the Huskies still led 69-45 heading to the final quarter, and romped. Dadrian Collins paced Saskatchewan with 20 on 8-18 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Stephon Lamar notched 20 on 7-17 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Trevor Severinski scored 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Ben Baker added 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Andrew Henry added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists, while Mack Bruns, Nick Foth, Evan Ostertag, Jon Karwacki and Alex Unruh were scoreless. Foth nabbed 4 boards, while Unruh dished 2 assists. The Huskies hit 31-69 (.449) from the floor, 10-31 (.323) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 7 steals, 6 turnovers and 11 fouls. Will Ondrik paced Thompson Rivers with 19 on 7-10 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Zach Usherwood added 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Ta’Quan Zimmerman added 9 on 4-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Brett Parker scored 7 on 2-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Tallon Milne scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Troy Grant added 6 on 2-3 from the arc. Gerard Gore notched 3, along with 4 boards, Josh Wolfram 2, along with 6 boards and 2 steals, and Reese Pribilsky 2, along with 3 boards, while Brett Roualt was scoreless. The Wolfpack hit 26-64 (.406) from the floor, 11-20 (.550) from the arc and 5-7 (.714) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 14 turnovers and 17 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Saskatchewan completed the series sweep by clubbing Thompson Rivers 84-71. Stephon Lamar got the Huskies offense going early with nine points as the Huskies opened the game on an 11-2 run. Saskatchewan led 25-14 after the first quarter. Dadrian Collins scored eight straight Huskie points in the second to extend the lead to 33-19. Thompson Rivers would cut the lead down to single digits at 44-36 by halftime thanks to back-to-back three point shots by Ta’Quan Zimmerman and Brett Parker. The WolfPack grabbed their first lead of the series with a Zimmerman free throw midway through the third quarter. Thompson Rivers outscored the Huskies 21-9 in the third to take a 57-53 lead to the final quarter. But Lamar hit back-to-back threes to get the Huskies back in front early in the fourth before Ta’Quan Zimmerman hit a pair of free throws to put the WolfPack ahead by one. Dadrian Collins responded inside for the Huskies converting on a three-point play. Saskatchewan would not relinquish the lead hitting 9-of-11 free throw attempts down the stretch to secure the win. “The score wasn’t indicative of how we played,” said Wolfpack coach Scott Clark. “We represented ourselves well. We were down early on but battled back and showed heart. We had a lead going into the fourth on some defensive plays in the fourth quarter and the score would have been closer. … We came up with some great efforts [defensively] and were able to score at the same time.” Stephon Lamar paced Saskatchewan with 35 on 14-17 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Dadrian Collins added 19 on 7-14 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Ben Baker added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Alex Unruh scored 8 on 2-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Matt Forbes added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Andrew Henry added 3, along with 6 boards, Trevor Severinski 2, along with 4 boards, and Evan Ostertag 2, while Nick Foth, Mack Burns, Daniel Ostertag and Jon Karwacki were scoreless. Saskatchewan hit 30-57 (.526) from the floor, 10-27 (.370) from the arc and 14-17 (.824) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, 18 turnovers and 17 fouls. Ta’Quan Zimmerman paced the Wolfpack with 23 on 7-18 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Josh Wolfram added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Tallon Milne notched 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Zach Usherwood scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Troy Grant added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Brett Parker scored 6 on 2-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Will Ondrik notched 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Reese Pribilsky scored 4 on 6 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Gerard Gore added 2, along with 3 boards. The Wolfpack (coached by Clark, assisted by Chas Kok and Mark Simpson) also included Brett Rouault, Anton Dixon.
The Alberta Golden Bears defeated the British Columbia Thunderbirds 84-64; 78-79; 80-67 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Alberta thrashed U.B.C. 84-64. The Bears got on a roll early, with Joel Friesen nailing two long-distance shots as part of an 8-2 run to start the first quarter before Kedar Wright replied with a trey to fuel a 9-0 run for the T-birds as they took a 19-12 lead after one quarter. The visitors kept their lead well into the second quarter but Friesen got it back for Alberta with a layup. But Friesen nailed a trey to give Alberta a 39-33 lead at the half. The momentum spilled into the second half, the hometown crowd electrified by the former University of Fraser Valley athlete hit his fifth trey to open the Alberta scoring in the third quarter. Jordan Baker stole a Jordan Jensen-Whyte pass at center court to walk in uncontested for a two-handed slam 2:14 into the third, followed by a Kenneth Otieno steal on Thunderbird leading scorer Tommy Nixon 14 seconds later, adding a no-look, behind-the-back, off-the-glass layup to put the Bears up by 11. Friesen then made it nine straight Alberta points with a block on sophomore guard Isaiah Solomon at one end and finishing with a layup off the glass and in at the other. The Bears led 58-48 after three quarters. Alberta dominated the final frame, with Friesen hitting an alley-oop slam off a feed from Yousef Ouahrig and Otieno cleaning up a Mamadou Gueye miss with just under two minutes to play. Joel Friesen paced Alberta with 25 on 10-18 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc and 8 boards. Kenneth Otieno added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Czar Robotham notched 12 on 4-8 from the arc. Youssef Ouahrig scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 8 assists and 2 steals. Jordan Baker scored 11 on 5-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Todd Bergen-Henengouwen added 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Ray Dhaliwal added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Sahr Saffa, Mamadou Gueye, Brett Roughead and Lyndon Annetts were scoreless. Saffa dished 2 assists, while Gueye nabbed 6 boards and Brett Roughead 2. The Golden Bears hit 32-63 (.508) from the floor, 12-30 (.400) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 8 steals, 3 blocks, 13 turnovers and 19 fouls. Kedar Wright paced the Thunderbirds with 18 on 6-11 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Andrew McGuinness added 9 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Jordan Jensen-Whyte notched 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Tommy Nixon scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Isaiah Solomon scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 assists and 2 steals. David Wagner scored 5, Brylle Kamen 4, along with 5 boards, Bret Macdonald 4 and Michael Steele 2, while Luka Zaharijevic was scoreless. U.B.C. hit 22-56 (.393) from the floor, 7-21 (.333) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 7 steals, 12 turnovers and 13 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, U.B.C. evened the series with a 79-78 win as Tommy Nixon hit his 14th free throw of the night with no time left on the clock. Both teams struggled early as the Bears took a 17-10 lead after one quarter. The Thunderbirds found a higher gear in the second quarter as Kedar Wright hit three straight foul shots in a row, only to have Jordan Baker respond with a deuce immediately after as well as work a finger roll from waist height to grab a bucket as part of a 10-2 run to restore a healthy lead. The Bears led 36-28 at the half but Alberta soon found itself in foul trouble. Wright knocked down five consecutive free throws to draw U.B.C. within 42-38. The Bears led 59-50 after three quarters. Baker notched the first nine points for Alberta in the fourth but the foul trouble persisted, even with the Bears extending their lead to as high as 13 with 4:20 left on the clock. UBC led 73-72 with under a minute to go. Baker was fouled in the paint collecting a pass and threw up a quick shot but the resulting basket was not counted. Alberta coach Barnaby Craddock was handed a technical foul as he screamed for the referees to award Baker a three-point play. Baker knocked down both free-throws and Wright did the same, courtesy of the technical foul. UBC still held a one point lead. 23.4 seconds were left on the clock and the Bears had to foul in order to get the ball back. Andrew McGuinness hit both free-throws to extend the lead to three points. Alberta came back up the floor and Baker was fouled competing for an offensive rebound. He was successful with both of his shots from the line and closed the gap back to just one point. With possession back in UBC hands, the Golden Bears were forced to foul once more. Kedar Wright missed the first but hit the second attempt to give the ‘Birds a two point lead with less than 10 seconds to hold on. Todd Henengouwen was found open by Friesen directly under the basket and he laid the ball up to tie the game with 1.1 seconds left on the scoreboard. The game looked destined for overtime as coach Hanson called a timeout to draw up one more play. Isaiah Solomon was given the duty of inbounding and he found Nixon with a jump-shot to win the game. His effort cannoned off the backboard but he was judged to have been fouled in the shooting motion and was sent to the line once more. He needed to hit just one of his two shots. His first bounced off the front and back of the rim before landing in the bucket for the win. Kedar Wright paced U.B.C. with 28 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 15-16 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Tommy Nixon added 19 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-214 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Isaiah Solomon notched 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 assists and 1 steals. Brylle Kamen scored 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 12 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jordan Jensen-Whyte scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Andrew McGuinness added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Harpreet Randhawa, Michael Steele, Bret Mcdonald and Luka Zaharijevic were scoreless. Randhawa nabbed 5 boards. The Thunderbirds hit 19-49 (.388) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 32-35 (.914) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 10 steals, 13 turnovers and 17 fouls. Jordan Baker paced Alberta with 24 on 7-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 9-9 from the line, 10 boards and 6 assists. Youssef Ouahrig notched 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Sahr Saffa scored 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Kenneth Otieno added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 7 boards. Todd Bergen-Henengouwen notched 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Joel Friesen scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Czar Robotham notched 6 on 2-3 from the arc, while Mamadou Gueye scored 4 and Ray Dhaliwal 1, along with 2 boards. The Golden Bears hit 28-63 (.444) from the floor, 9-20 (.450) from the arc and 13-15 (.867) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 7 steals, 1 block, 14 turnovers and 25 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game three, Alberta took the series with an 80-67 win. U.B.C. took an early 12-3 lead as they kept parading to the foul line. But Joel sparked a 15-2 run by Alberta showcasing rookie Mamadou Gueye, who nailed all four of his shots to put Alberta ahead by two before the two squads traded the lead a few times to end the first 10 minutes. A Joel Friesen three-ball two-and-a-half minutes into the second quarter broke a 22-22 tie, starting an 11-4 run by the Bears, who led 36-29 at the half. The T-Birds, though, chipped away at the leading drawing within 47-46. But 18 seconds later, Otieno buried his own rebound off the glass, and added a trey near the baseline soon after as part of a 9-0 run by Alberta to end the quarter up 55-47. The teams traded baskets to start the fourth before Tommy Nixon got back to the foul line to drain four straight attempts to bring the score to 66-58 for the Bears with 4:33 to go. But Sahr Saffa regained the momentum for the home side with a 360-spin layup finished off by a finger roll. Feeling their season ending, UBC turned up the pressure, but racked up more fouls than points in the final minutes, multiple Bears increasing the lead bit by bit before Friesen, who continued his perfection from the charity stripe with his 10th and 11th free throws, put the game out of reach with only 30 seconds remaining. “We were really angry after (Saturday’s) loss,” said rookie Mamadou Gueye told the Edmonton Sun. “We worked hard all season to make it to the playoffs and we couldn’t lose today. We just stepped on the floor and went hard.” Bears coach Barnaby Craddock added that “Jordan (Baker) was doing almost everything for us in the first two games but he does so many things if the shots don’t drop. He’s still doing his thing and obviously Baker’s a big part of what we do. … It’s not good for my heart. They’re a well-coached team, defending Canada West champs, so it’s no surprise that it turned into such a battle this weekend. I thought our guys stepped up today and earned a victory.” Joel Friesen paced Alberta with 16 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 11-11 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Mamadou Gueye notched 16 on 5-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Youssef Ouahrig scored 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Kenneth Otieno scored 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Sahr Saffa scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jordan Baker added 7 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-8 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Todd Bergen-Henengouwen added 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Cazr Robotham added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Ray Dhaliwal was scoreless. The Golden Bears hit 22-58 (.379) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 30-42 (.714) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 10 steals, 4 blocks, 9 turnovers and 22 fouls. Tommy Nixon paced U.B.C. with 21 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Brylle Kamen added 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 11 boards. Isaiah Solomon notched 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kedar Wright scored 10 on 3-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Jordan Jensen-Whyte added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Andrew McGuinness notched 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Michael Steele scored 2, while Bret Macdonald, Harpreet Randhawa and Luka Zaharijevic were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 20-57 (.351) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 21-25 (.840) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 6 steals, 1 block, 14 turnovers and 28 fouls. U.B.C. (coached by Kevin Hanson, assisted by Spencer McKay, Vern Knopp, Dahman Boudraa and Jamie Oei, strength & conditioning Jim Diehl, trainer Beth Rizzardo) also included David Wagner, Conor Morgan and Tonner Jackson.
In the last quarterfinal series, the Victoria Vikes dispatched the Winnipeg Wesmen 51-79; 75-61; (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Winnipeg prevailed 79-51 after leading 18-5, 35-22 and 58-35 at the quarters. The Wesmen opened with a 10-2 run and coasted. Wesmen coach Mike Raimbault was elated. “Tonight our effort and intensity were at the appropriate level for this time of the year.” Vikes coach Craig Beaucamp noted that “it started in the first quarter for us. We have to have a short memory, walk out of here tonight and refocus for tomorrow, understand that it’s a three game series and it takes two to win.” Jelane Pryce paced the Wesmen with 19 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 9 boards. Steven Wesley added 17 on 7-14 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Andrew Cunningham notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jordan Clennon scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Jamar Farley scored 6 on 2-2 from the arc. Kurtis Sansregret added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Ryan Orbans added 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Christopher Baxter added 4, along with 2 boards, Tynan Reyes 4 and Travis Krahn 2, along with 2 boards, while Samuel Hattin and Kristjan Lamont were scoreless. Winnipeg hit 30-64 (.469) from the floor, 5-12 (.417) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 9 turnovers and 21 fouls. Ryan Erikson led the Vikes with 20 on 8-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2-5 from the line. Terrell Evans added 8 on 3-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 10 boards. Chris McLaughlin scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. John Woldu notched 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Reiner Theil added 3, along with 5 boards, Patrick Pilato 3, along with 3 boards, Mack Roth 2, Marcus Tibbs 2 and Kyle Peterson 2, along with 3 boards and 4 assists, while Jordan Charles and Dominic Ohl were scoreless. The Vikes hit 18-56 (.321) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks, 18 turnovers and 15 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game two, Victoria evened the series by clipping Winnipeg 75-61. The Vikes opened with an 8-0 run but the Wesmen rallied to within 16-15 after one quarter. Vikes guard Marcus Tibbs took over the second quarter, posting seven of the Vikes 21 total points in the quarter. Winnipeg appeared poised to take the lead with a 5-0 run that tied the game at 20 apiece before the Vikes answered back with a 5-0 run of their own. The Vikes continued to roll, extending their lead to 38-29 at the half. Back-to-back treys highlighted the opening half of the third quarter for the Vikes. Winnipeg drew no closer than 10, while Peterson added a pair of treys as Victoria stretched their lead to 21 with seven minutes to play and coasted to the easy win as Vikes coach Craig Beaucamp explored the depths and dimensions of his bench. Terrell Evans paced the Vikes with 18 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Chris McLaughlin added 17 on 7-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Kyle Peterson scored 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc and 2 boards. Marcus Tibbs notched 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 5 assists and 2 steals. Reiner Theil notched 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Ryan Erickson added 2, while John Woldu, Mack Roth, Junior Sesay, Patrick Pilato, Jordan Charles and Dominic Ohl were scoreless. Roth and Pilato each nabbed 3 boards. The Vikes hit 29-61 (.475) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 5 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 12 fouls. Steven Wesley led the Wesmen with 16 on 8-10 from the floor and 9 boards. Christopher Baxter added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Jordan Clennon scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Andrew Cunningham added 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Jelayne Pryce added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Kurtis Sansregret added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Samuel Hattin scored 3, along with 2 boards, Tynan Reyes 2 and Ryan Oirbans 2, while Kristjan Lamont, Jamar Farley and Travis Krahn were scoreless. Winnipeg hit 25-60 (.417) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 2 steals, 16 turnovers and 15 fouls. …………………………………………………… In game three, Victoria took the series with a 76-63 victory. The Vikes picked up right where they left off in game two. Third-year transfer Marcus Tibbs opened the quarter up with seven points and added three assists in the form of no-look passes to teammates. The Vikes began to build their lead midway through the quarter, going on an 8-0 run, to build their lead to 28-12 after the first frame. A pair of layups to open the second quarter saw the Vikes building their biggest lead of the game before Winnipeg rallied to within 46-31 at the half. The Wesmen trimmed the margin to 58-48 after three quarters before Tibbs set the tone early in the fourth with back-to-back baskets. Winnipeg was unable put a stop on leading scorers Terrell Evans and Chris McLaughlin, who delivered strong fourth quarter performances. A three pointer by Travis Krahn late in the final quarter cut the Vikes lead to 68-59 but Winnipeg never seriously threatened. Terrell Evans paced the Vikes with 23 on 10-18 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Chris McLaughlin added 19 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-9 from the line, 10 boards and 3 blocks. Marcus Tibbs notched 13 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Kyle Peterson added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Reiner Theil scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 9 boards. Mack Roth added 4 and Patrick Pilato 2, while Dominic Ohl, Jordan Charles, Ryan Erikson and John Woldu were scoreless. Woldu dished 2 assists. The Vikes hit 30-64 (.469) from the floor, 4-13 (.308) from the arc and 12-16 from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 3 steals, 5 blocks, 10 turnovers and 12 fouls. Steven Wesley paced Winnipeg with 17 on 7-18 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 12 boards and 2 assists. Andrew Cunningham added 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Christopher Baxter added 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-4 from the line and 3 boards. Jordan Clennon notched 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Ryan Oirbans scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 8 boards. Travis Krahn added 5 on 2-7 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc, while Jelane Pryce, Kurtis Sansregret, Samuel Hattin and Tynan Reyes were scoreless. Pryce nabbed 3 boards. The Wesmen hit 27-70 (.386) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 6-13 (.462) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks, 10 turnovers and 15 fouls. Winnipeg (coached by Mike Raimbault, assisted by Tyler Kohut, Sampson Ayeh and Nick Lother, manager Darnell Duff, therapist Jeff Billeck, student therapist Kelly Chambers) also included Kuet, Kristjan Lamont and Jamar Farley.
In the Final Four semis, Victoria thrashed Fraser Valley 77-57. The Vikes were in control from the opening whistle as their defence befuddled the Cascades and they dominated the boards. “Overall, I think we got back to doing what we do well and that’s playing defence,” said Vikes coach Craig Beaucamp. “We kept the pressure on them the whole second half and we got a good start to the third quarter, which is key.” Victoria opened the game with a 10-2 run, and allowed the Cascades just nine total points in the opening quarter. Edmonton-born point guard Kyle Peterson drained a trio from beyond the arc to help Victoria to a 36-26 half-time lead. After the break, Victoria poured in another 22 points, including three more treys, as they ballooned their lead to as much as 30. “You only get so many opportunities to play for a championship,” said Beaucamp. “I think that it’s one of those things where it’s the league you play in all year and the chance to win that championship, you want to make the most of it and give yourself the best possible seed moving into next week (the national championships).” Marcus Tibbs paced the Vikes with 16 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 8 assists. Chris McLaughlin notched 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 10 boards. Kyle Peterson added 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. Terrell Evans scored 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Reiner Theil added 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 steals. Mack Roth scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor and 2-2 from the arc. Ryan Erickson added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Dominic Ohl added 3, Jordan Charles 2 and John Woldu 2, along with 2 boards and 5 assists, while Patrick Pilato was scoreless. Victoria hit 28-62 (.452) from the floor, 11-26 (.423) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 6 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 19 fouls. Klaus Figueredo paced the Cascades with 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Kadeem Wills added 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Kevon Parchment notched 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Jasper Moedt added 6 on 1-16 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Hudson Simon scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Aaron McGowan added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Manjodh Dulay scored 3 on 1-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 4 boards. Gurminder Kang added 1, and Amrit Gill 1, while Kevin Ford was scoreless. Fraser Valley hit 20-69 (.290) from the floor, 1-25 (.040) from the arc and 16-21 (.762) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 9 turnovers and 10 fouls.
In the other semi, Alberta whipped Saskatchewan 83-65 as fifth-year guard Sahr Saffa drained a trio of treys in the third quarter to put the game out of the Huskies reach. Alberta led 16-14 after one quarter but Saskatchewan forced seven turnovers in the second frame as they built a 36-33 lead at the half. Saffa hit two treys to give the Bears a 39-38 lead and then notched a key block to snuff out a Huskies drive. After Saskatchewan retook the lead, Youssef Ouahrig knocked back a triple to lift Alberta to a 42-40 advantage. Saffa added a trey and then Kenneth Otieno drained a shot-clock buzzer beater to make it 51-43. Saskatchewan drained a trey to draw within 51-47, but then was charged with a foul on the in-bound, which sent Alberta to the line where they scored a pair to establish a six-point advantage. The Bears went into the fourth quarter with a 58-51 lead and Ouahrig cemented the victory when he drained yet another trey to make the score 69-52. “Our fifth year guys really wanted it and stepped up,” Alberta coach Barnaby Craddock told the Edmonton Sun. “Our defence played with a lot of energy and passion and the guys cared about winning tonight.” Jordan Baker led the Golden Bears with 16 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Youssef Ouahrig added 15 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Sahr Saffa added 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Czar Robotham added 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Joel Friesen scored 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 assists. Kenneth Otieno added 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Mamadou Gueye added 3, along with 3 boards, Todd Bergen-Henengouwen 3, along with 6 boards, Robert Dewar 2, along with 2 boards, and Ray Dhaliwal 1, along with 2 boards, while Lyndon Annetts was scoreless while nabbing 2 boards. Alberta hit 26-62 (.419) from the floor, 12-32 (.375) from the arc and 19-27 (.704) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 3 steals, 7 blocks, 11 turnovers and 20 fouls. Dadrian Collins led the Huskies with 17 on 5-12 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Ben Baker added 15 on 5-15 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Stephon Lamar notched 15 on 6-17 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3-8 from the line, 6 assists and 2 steals. Matt Forbes added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the line and 9 boards. Mack Burns added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Andrew Henry added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Evan Ostertag added 1, along with 2 boards, while Trevor Severinski, Jon Karwacki, Alex Unruh, Nick Foth and Connor Gorman were scoreless. Severinski nabbed 2 boards. Saskatchewan hit 22-66 (.333) from the floor, 7-30 (.233) from the arc and 14-25 (.560) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 6 steals, 12 turnovers and 25 fouls.
In the bronze medal match, Saskatchewan edged Fraser Valley 79-70 as Stephon Lamar took command down the stretch. The score was knotted at 18 after one quarter and the Cascades led 35-33 at the half. The Huskies led 52-49 after three quarters but ripped off an 11-0 run bridging the last two quarters and the Cascades struggled from the arc to put the game out of reach. “I’m so proud of this group of guys,” said Cascades coach Adam Friesen. “Very few teams each year can say they exceeded expectations and we did that for a second straight year. We wish the results this weekend could have been different, but the experience we gained by being here will only make us better for next year.” Stephon Lamar paced Saskatchewan with 26 on 8-18 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 7 boards and 6 assists. Ben Baker added 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 13 boards. Matt Forbes scored 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Dadrian Collins notched 11 on 4-15 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Trevor Severinski scored 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Andrew Henry added 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Nick Foth added 2, while Mack Burns, Alex Unruh and Evan Ostertag were scoreless. Burns nabbed 2 boards. The Huskies hit 25-65 (.385) from the floor, 10-32 (.312) from the arc and 19-24 (.792) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 6 steals, 1 block, 17 turnovers and 17 fouls. Kevin Parchment paced the Cascades with 20 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 10 boards, 6 assists and 2 blocks. Jasper Moedt notched 19 on 8-17 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-7 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 4 blocks. Aaron McGowan added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kadeem Wills notched 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Klaus Figueredo scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Amrit Gill scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc, while Kevin Ford and Manjodh Dulay were scoreless. Dulay nabbed 3 boards and pilfered two balls. The Cascades hit 26-68 (.382) from the floor, 6-29 (.207) from the arc and 12-21 (.571) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 3 steals, 7 blocks, 12 turnovers and 22 fouls. The Cascades (coached by Adam Friesen, assisted by Kyle Graves and Andrew Smee, student trainer Jeremy Moore) also included Gurminder Kang, Kadeem Willis, Amrit Gill and Hudson Simon.
In the final, Alberta edged Victoria 82-77 to earn their second Canada West title (and Stan Broder Trophy) in three years. The Golden Bears dominated the second and third quarters, while the Vikes dominated the first and fourth. Seattle-product Marcus Tibbs scored nine in the first frame as Victoria built a 16-14 lead. But treys by Kenneth Otieno and Youssef Ouahrig and buckets by Jordan Baker and Sahr Saffa got Alberta going in the second quarter as they built a 36-22 lead at the half and extended the margin to 65-46 after three quarters. Victoria roared back in the fourth but Joel Friesen, Todd Bergen-Henengouwen and Jordan Baker hit clutch free throws as Alberta pulled out the win. “We had a tough time scoring at times and the same time we had some breakdowns defensively,” said Vikes coach Craig Beaucamp. “We righted the ship in the fourth quarter, we turned things on, started attacking and getting more aggressive. If you give a team like that a head start, it’s going to be a long road back. We have to go back to getting stops and grinding it out next week. Obviously we’re happy that we’re going to nationals, we’ll put this behind us quickly and get ready to go next week.” Todd Bergen-Henengouwen paced Alberta with 14 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Jordan Baker added 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 11 boards, 4 assists and 3 blocks. Mamadou Gueye notched 11 on 5-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 7 boards. Kenneth Otieno scored 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 6 boards. Sahr Saffa added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Joel Friesen scored 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Youssef Ouahrig scored 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Czar Robotham added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Ray Dhaliwal added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards. Alberta hit 32-63 (.508) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks, 13 turnovers and 17 fouls. Chris McLaughlin paced Victoria with 25 on 9-16 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 12 boards. Marcus Tibbs added 21 on 8-19 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 9 assists and 4 steals. Terrell Evans added 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 5-5 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Mack Roth scored 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Ryan Erickson added 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Kyle Peterson added 3 on 1-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Reiner Theil, John Woldu and Patrick Pilato were scoreless. Theil nabbed 6 boards, while Woldu dished 2 assists. The Vikes hit 28-73 (.384) from the floor, 9-28 (.321) from the arc and 12-14 (.857) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 7 steals, 1 block, 7 turnovers and 18 fouls.
After the season, CIS granted full member status to Mount Royal University and the University of Northern British Columbia, while giving MacEwan University probationary status. Calgary-based Mount Royal and UNBC in Prince George become the 54th and 55th full-time members of CIS. Both institutions have been competing in the Canada West conference and CIS as probationary members for the past two seasons. MacEwan University will start Canada West and CIS competition this fall when the Edmonton-based institution begins a two-year probationary period. “We are excited and proud to see Mount Royal and UNBC achieve full CIS membership status and to welcome MacEwan to the CIS family,” said CIS president Dick White. “Our organization has experienced a very healthy growth in recent years and there is no doubt these three institutions will make an outstanding contribution to our leagues thanks to their passion and commitment to excellence.”
Canada West voted to realign its divisions. Two are created, with no inter-locking play. …………………………………………………… The ‘Pioneer’ Division will include the 11 Members prior to the arrival of Thompson Rivers in 2005-06, then Fraser Valley in 2006-07, i.e., Victoria, UBC, Trinity Western, Alberta, Calgary, Lethbridge, Saskatchewan, Regina, Brandon, Winnipeg, and Manitoba. The ‘Pioneer’ will have a 20-game schedule, with 5 home and 5 away weekends. The 2014-15 home and away will be reversed in 2015-16, so every 2-year period would see each team playing at every other school. …………………………………………………… The ‘Explorer’ Division will feature the 6 newest members, i.e., Fraser Valley, Thompson Rivers, UBC-Okanagan, UNBC, Mt. Royal, and Grant MacEwan, which is joining in the fall of 2014. The ‘Explorers’ will also have a 20 game schedule, and will play each other school 4 times (2 games both home and away) each season. …………………………………………………… The playoffs will see fixed seeding, the order of top seeds, 4th/5th placings and/or final berths will be determined based on previous year’s CW Champion. The Explorer division’s top 3 teams get the #2, #5, and #8 seeds. (The order of top seeds (1st/2nd); 4th/5th placings and/or final berths will be determined based on the year’s previous Canada West Champion. For example, if CW Champion is from Pioneer Division in previous year, the top seed, 4th place, and/or final berth, depending on format, will go to Pioneer Division.)
The bronze medalist Saskatchewan Huskies: Alex Unruh; Stephon Lamar; Evan Ostertag; Andrew Henry; Nick Foth; Ben Baker; Jonathan Karwacki; Connor Gorman; Daniel Ostertag; Graham Black; Mack Burns; Dadrian Collins; Matt Forbes; Connor Burns; Trevor Severinski; coach Barry Rawlyk; assistant Nathan Schellenberg; assistant Chad Jacobson; assistant Heith Drennan; strength & conditioning Bruce Craven; physician Marlys Misfeldt; physician David Kim; student trainer Luc Digout; student trainer Armand Schellenberg; athletic director Basil Hughton; SID Nicole x
The runner-up Victoria Vikes: Ted Neilson; Kyle Peterson; Marcus Tibbs; Reiner Theil; John Woldu; Ryan Erikson; Mack Roth; Junior Sesay; Terrell Evans; Patrick Pilato; Jordan Charles; Dominic Ohl; Chris McLaughlin; Mathew Hampton; coach Craig Beaucamp; assistant Craig Behan; assistant Phil Ohl; assistant Chris Franklin; therapist Traci Vander Byl; student therapist Megan Hansen; athletic director Clint Hamilton; athletic manager James Keogh; SID Ali Lee
The champion Alberta Golden Bears: Ethan Dixon; Lyndon Annetts; Mamadou Gueye; Youssef Ouahrig; Kenneth Otieno; Joel Friesen; Rob Dewar; Jordan Baker; Czar Robotham; Sahr Saffa; Tommy Watson; Rav Dhaliwal; Taylor Riar; Todd Bergen-Henengouwen; Brett Roughead; coach Barnaby Craddock; assistant Jon Verhesen; assistant Nick Maglisceau; assistant Kent Johnson; assistant Curtis Smit; therapist Dr. Joan Matthews-White; therapist Danielle Boehres; therapist Kevin Corus; fitness coach Michael Cook; manager Paarus Sahi; athletic director Dr. Ian Reade; SID Matt Gutsch