Playoff non-qualifiers:
MacEwan Griffins: Dele Osuma, Justace Byam, Joel Seke, Filip Karanovic, Diego Presingular, Thai Haak, Judson Weir, Cornelius Glasgow, Marco Correas, Hugo Alonso, Job Janda, Milan Jaksic, Joesef Gopie, Dami Osuma, Mawien Mondyhar, coach Mike Connolly, assistant Brian Ortiz, assistant Bob Arnett, assistant Dane Owen, student assistant Joshua Duncombe, student therapist Laura Luu, assistant manager Scottie Mergaert
Northern British Columbia Timberwolves: Marcus Wilson, Justin Sunga, Chris Ainsley, Isaiah Bias, Marcus Nickles, Milan Pasquale, Will Keyes, Dylon Matthews, Cameron Lalli, Danilo Gonzalez, Ben White, Josh Gillespie, Evgeny Baukin, Miller Davies, Wesley Ainu’u, coach Todd Jordan, assistant Aaron Brouwer, assistant Illya Zhukovskyy, assistant Vova Pluzhnikov, therapist Kelly Svistovski, manager Kyle Doiron
Regina Cougars: Isaac Kiona, Isaiah Bay, Lodi Kenyi, Jordan Persad, Ben Kamba, Samuel Nkassa, Dakota McBride-Marean, Zachary Hillis, Cade Mather, Luke Huddleston, Kaz Dornstauder, Jamie White, Arinze Emeka-Anyakwo, Andrew Ackerman, Christian Tabiri, Jack Dolan, coach Steve Burrows, assistant Jamal Williams, assistant Joel Hunter, assistant Wade Hackl, assistant Jordan Greenly
Saskatchewan Huskies: Freddy Kapinga, Emmanuel Bonsu, Easton Thimm, Dylan Boughen, Benjamin Rose, Maverick Burke, Dylan Miller, Mohamed Jabateh, Owen Murphy Wiebe, Ryker Wuttke, Griffin Sharkey, Dillyn Morin, Seth Jones, Ourael Mulugeta, Owen Davies, coach Jamie Campbell, assistant Alex Campbell, assistant Josh Rutten, assistant Reed Fitzgerlad, assistant Ismail Khedri
U.B.C.-Okanagan Heat: Isaak Moore, Derek Frye, Cole Koop, Mike Adarkwah-Nti, Jonathan Haughton, Jalen Shirley, Jeffrey Tezo, Lamine Conde, Leon Schenker, Gavin Ashworth, Wisdom Sunday, David Usuomon, Jas Dhudwal, Julien Malfair, Alex Christie, Elan Kimpton-Cuellar, coach Clayton Pottinger, assistant Justin Thiessen, assistant Sunny Ahluwalia, strength & conditioning Stephen Kooistra, consultant Doug Plumb, student trainer Eric Dang, student trainer Bryce Wenstrom, student trainer Paige Fairlamb
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Trinity Western Spartans clipped the 12th-seeded Brandon Bobcats 101-90. The Spartans led 38-18, 64-39 and 88-72 at the quarters. Spartans coach Trevor Pridie said it was a “near perfect first half from us and the 2nd half we had to handle a couple runs from Brandon. We knew they would make a run and credit to them they battled hard in the second half and we weren’t very sharp. Really it was two different games from 1st to 2nd half today but I am proud of the guys for getting the win.” this group and we want to extend the season and keep it rolling. … Nice balanced scoring attack with Connor (Platz), Jerric (Palma), Juice (Josh Belvin) and David (Mutabazi) all playing well offensively.” Connor Platz said “they’re a smaller team, so we wanted to beat them up inside and I think we executed our game plan well. The biggest thing was we were getting stops and getting out on transition, so that was really important for us in the second half. They were hitting some tough (shots), so it was harder for us to get out in transition and get those easy ones.” Jerric Palma paced the Sparts with 26 on 8-18 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Josh Belvin added 23 on 10-18 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5 boards, 5 assists and 6 steals. Connor Platz notched 22 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 5 boards and 3 blocks. David Mutabazi scored 16 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 11 boards and 5 assists. Marcus Shankar added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 7 boards. Tyrone Asenoguan scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Jack Bandenberg added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Caleb Gremaud scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards, while Kyle Christoggerson, Aristote Kalala, Jaden Mesfin and Tyler Sipma were scoreless. The Spartans hit 36-77 (.468) from the floor, 13-32 (.406) from the arc and 16-17 (.941) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 18 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals. Dewayne Thompson paced the Bobcats with 30 on 11-23 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Sulta Haider Bhatti added 23 on 8-18 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 11 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Travis Hamberger notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Jack McDonald scored 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Youri Cange added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Jakarri Lindsey scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Blake Magnusson added 6 on 2-4 from the arc, while Max Winters, Luke Moreau, Nathan Saldo, John Dayo and Darko Karac were scoreless. The Bobcats hit 33-74 (.446) from the floor, 16-42 (.381) from the arc and 8-12 from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 15 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. The Bobcats (coach Gil Cheung, assistant Brett Nohr, assistant O’Neil Gordon, assistant Derek Barnett, scout Mike Dosado, student trainer Ethan Alcock) also included Liam McArthur, Tilkisew Gebeyehu, Noah Mulaw and Seva Virk. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Thompson Rivers Wolfpack dusted the 10th-seeded Alberta Golden Bears 78-63. Wolfpack guard Dami Farinnloye said “this team is really a brotherhood, fighting through adversity. We came together as a team and had each other’s backs.” Golden Bear Isaac Simon said “credit to Thompson Rivers. They were the better team. … They have a lot of fourth and fifth-year guys. They stepped up and made shots when they needed to. They executed, and went on a run at the end and were able to pull away.” Dami Farinloye paced the Wolfpack with 15 on 6-18 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Denys Bachurin added 15 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Steve Stinson notched 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Asher Mayan scored 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Erin Chamble added 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Cyrus Harrison scored 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Simon Crossfield added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists. Reuben Wright scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 6 boards, while Paolo Murphy, Thomas Nowicki, Matix Harrison, Josh Mayan, Evan Smith, Jack Clayton, Thomas Olsen and Charlie McKay were scoreless. Olsen nabbed 2 boards. The Wolfpack hit 30-63 (.476) from the floor, 11-25 (.440) from the arc and 7-11 (.636) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 22 assists, 12 turnovers, 1 block and 4 steals. Isaac Simon paced the Golden Bears with 25 on 10-23 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Kyle Varner added 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Ethan Egert notched 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Logan Powell scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Nate Waldron added 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Caiden Kushnir scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 8 boards and 3 blocks. Fahad Yusuf added 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Max Russell scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards, while Carson Fisher, Nash Semeniuk, Zane Wattley, Matthew Osunde, Kai Dunkley and Owen Hickey were scoreless. Fisher nabbed 2 boards. Semeniuk dished 2 assists. The Golden Bears (coach Barnaby Craddock, assistant Kent Johnson, assistant Jay Tomlinson, assistant Kaden Kruska, assistant Brandon Meiklejohn, assistant Mamadou Gueye, therapist Brennan McConaghy, strength & conditioning Alex Hague, student therapist Mark Guillen, student therapist Anika Nanji, student therapist Thannael Roque)hit 25-70 (.357) from the floor, 6-30 (.200) from the arc and 7-12 (.583) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 16 assists, 11 turnovers, 5 blocks and 8 steals. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades whipped the 8th-seeded Lethbridge Pronghorns 91-72. The Cascades led 7-0 early and 30-12, 57-29 and 68-51 at the quarters. Cascades coach Joe Enevoldson said “it’s playoffs, and we have to play our best basketball during this time of year. I thought we played really well, especially in the first half. We had great contributions from the bench, and were really focused and did a great job with the game plan and scouting report, putting paper to floor.” Pronghorns coach Kenny Otieno said “it’s ough to come back in a situation where they have the first punch. The first quarter dictated the entire game. The rebounding battle has been an issue for us the last few games, and that was the case again today. I’m proud of our guys, trying to finish strong and trying to come back and change the pace of the game.” Dilveer Randhawa paced the Cascades with 20 on 7-13 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Dario Lopez added 17 on 8-17 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Takeshi Croke notched 15 on 5-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Clay Kurtz scored 10 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Ismael Hernandez added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Jake Willemsen scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Vince Velasquez added 4 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Uyi Ologhola scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Hayden Sansalone added 2 on 2-2 from the floor. Matthias Klim scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Adam McDonald was scoreless. The Cascades hit 35-65 (.538) from the floor, 11-24 (.458) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 16 assists, 15 turnovers, 3 blocks and 4 steals. Angelo Mbituyimana paced the Pronghorns with 27 on 10-19 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Kymani Pollard added 12 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Adam ‘Lu’ Dalil notched 12 on 6-11 from the floor. Brady Baines notched 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Karter Fry scored 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Sebastian Perez added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 steals. Kevin Ibula scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Jack-Henry Fox-Grey added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Bryce Solis scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Shae Gibb and Avery Hutcheson were scoreless. Gibb dished 3 assists and pilfered 2 balls. The Pronghorns hit 26-69 (.377) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 14-14 from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 13 assists, 8 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. The Pronghorns (coach Kenny Otieno, assistant Daniel Ferguson, assistant Michael Clemons, assistant Madison Cameron) also included Mason Hoffman, Jaxen Perrett, Joseph Lemieux, Sebastian Perez and Parker Fleming. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen clipped the 11th-seeded Mount Royal Cougars 86-74. The Cougars led 20-17 after one quarter. The Wesmen led 44-36 at the half and 61-58 after three quarters. Wesmen coach Mike Raimbault said “tip of our hat to the way they played and how they were prepared. I thought we did a good job of maintaining our composure when the game got close, executed, and made a couple of big shots late to give us some breathing room.” Cougars coach Josh Mullen said “you have to be full value if you’re going to beat a team like that and I thought both teams played hard. A bit of a choppy game but it is what it is and they’re full value. That said, we came a long way this season and there’s still room for growth after my first year with the program so overall the guys came a long way. I’m proud of them and we’re trending the right way.” Shawn Maranan paced the Wesmen with 25 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 15-16 from the line, 4 boards, 8 assists and 3 steals. Ryan Luke added 20 on 8-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Lamar Everd notched 11 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Donald Stewart scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Kato Jaro added 8 on 2-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Emmanuel Thomas scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Malachi Alexander added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Elijah Mensah scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc, while Ashton Uwamaliya, Elijah Wiebe and Alberto Gordo were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 23-50 (.460) from the floor, 8-23 (.348) from the arc and 32-39 (.821) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 13 assists, 15 turnovers, 4 blocks and 10 steals. Keivonte Watts, who was chosen player of the game for the Cougars, scored 22 to pace the Cougars on 8-27 from the floor, 1-11 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Dray Walburger added 15 on 6-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 4 boards. Sam Barnie notched 13 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Kole Scott scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the line, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jean-Nelson Pigoue added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 assists. Daniel Owoeye scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 8 boards. Kuach Gajak added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards, while Daniel Mulder, Avnoor Bhullar, Scott Duncan, Ijah Nelson and D.J. Roberts were scoreless. Nelson nabbed 4 boards. The Cougars hit 29-74 (.392) from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 28 fouls, 13 assists, 18 turnovers, 3 blocks and 7 steals. The Cougars (coach Josh Mullen, assistant Awet Abraha) also included Saleem Hnedi, Leyton Pedersen, Duran Roberts and Benjamin Gilbert.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded host Victoria Vikes torched the 9th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 106-84. The Cascades took an early 25-17 lead but the Vikes ripped off a 9-2 run on a Graham Arnatt trey, putbacks by Sam Maillet and Arnett and a Renoldo Robinson layup to draw within 27-26 after one quarter. The Vikes led 53-36 at the half and 80-67 after three quarters. The Vikes ripped off a 14-0 run in the second quarter as they built a 53-36 lead at the half. The Vikes led 80-67 after three quarters and pulled away in the final frame. Vikes coach Murphy Burnatowski said “UFV came to play. Obviously, we got up a little bit, but they didn’t let us get out of the danger zone. They fought back- they’re physical, they’re big, and play super hard. The second you relax against them, they’re going to make you pay. You have to bring 40 minutes, and you have to be prepared to fight the entire way and end up with some bumps and bruises. But credit to them, it was close for most of the game and we were able to pull away a little bit at the end.” Cascades coach Joe Enevoldson said his troops were undone by Takeshi Croke’s foul trouble. “In Victoria, in his hometown, to go six for six from three – really the difference in the game was when he got in a bit of foul trouble and we had to pull him with three. In that short spurt we missed his leadership, his calmness, we just missed him. He was outstanding. … (Victoria) is “the #1 team in the country for a reason. They have so many weapons that you have to play near-flawless basketball, and even then it may not be good enough.” Ethan Boag paced the Vikes with 19 on 6-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 6 boards. Dylan Gage added 14 on 4-7 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Griffin Arnatt notched 14 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 8 boards. Renoldo Robinson scored 14 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Sam Maillet added 13 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 10 boards and 6 assists. Aaron Tesfagiorgis notched 13 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Geoffrey James added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 4 assists. Sergio Pereira scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 9 boards. Ryan Gallagher added 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Scott Morozov scored 2 on 2-2 from the line, while Jackson Agazzi was scoreless. The Vikes hit 37-74 from the floor, 16-35 (.457) from the arc and 16-19 (.842) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 18 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals. Takeshi Croke paced the Cascades with 20 on 6-9 from the floor, 6-6 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Dario Lopez added 18 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Uyi Ologhola notched 14 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Ismael Hernandez scored 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Matthias Klim added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Hayden Sansalone scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Clay Kurtz added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-4 from the line, 3 assists and 3 steals. Dilveer Randhawa scored 4 on 0-5 from the arc and 4-5 from the line. Adam McDonald added 3 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the line, while Jake Willemsen, Vince Velasquez were scoreless. Willemsen nabbed 3 boards. The Cascades hit 26-62 (.419) from the floor, 12-31 (.387) from the arc and 20-32 (.625) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 12 assists, 12 turnovers and 7 steals. The Cascades (coach Joe Enevoldson, assistant Grant Campbell, assistant Matt Guynup, assistant Sylvester Appiah, assistant Noah Nickel, therapist Grant Ammann, strength & conditioning Matt Chapdelaine, student therapist Sahil Dhaliwal) also included Micah Della Foresta, Arpan Singh, Christopher Jackson, Marcus Flores, Malcolm Tyler, redshirt Jaaron Janzen and redshirt Jaylen Lee.
The 4th-seeded host Calgary Dinos clipped the 5th-seeded Trinity Western Spartans 98-84. The Spartans led 29-17 after one quarter and 44-43 at the half. The score was knotted at 68 after three quarters. Calgary closed it out with a 21-8 run. In an analytics special, the teams fired a combined 73 treys. Dinos guard Aidan Smith said “this was a good team win. When you’ve got five guys on the floor flowing together, shooting the ball – that’s what you really want to see. They (Trinity Western) shot the lights out. They put the pressure on. … This was what you want to see when you go to a basketball game. You want to see buckets, action, pace, two teams going at it. I’m glad we put on a show; glad we got the win. It was a good one today.” Dinos coach Dan Vanhooren said “we got punched in the first quarter. We played a little nervous in the first and we lost a little bit of ourselves defensively there. But we battled. I was super proud of them to get within one by halftime after being down by as much as we were, and it was our defence that got us there.” Spartans coach Trevor Pridie said “I thought we played well tonight. It was a one-possession game basically the whole night. Super unfortunate break that (Josh Belvin) sprains his ankle with about six minutes left. Losing him, and then Jerric (Palma) rolls his ankle – arguably our two best guys sprain their ankles in the last six minutes. That’s just a really crappy break. … It was a good game of runs. We got up early, and they came back.” Noah Wharton paced the Dinos with 25 on 9-17 from the floor, 4-12 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Nate Petrone added 24 on 9-20 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Aidan Smith notched 22 on 8-17 from the floor, 6-11 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Declan Peterson scored 12 on 5-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Dylan Lutes added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 8 boards. Martynas Sabaliauskas scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards, while Javier Ramos-Yzquierdo, Arinze Aniagu, Spencer Roberts, Alan Spoonhunter, Beckett Johnson and Cian Smith were scoreless. Ramos-Yzguierdo nabbed 2 boards. The Dinos hit 37-77 (.481) from the floor, 14-40 (.350) from the arc and 10-11 (.909) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls, 20 assists, 9 turnovers, 5 blocks and 8 steals. David Mutabazi paced the Spartans with 28 on 11-16 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Josh Belvin added 18 on 8-17 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jerric Palma notched 14 on 5-15 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Marcus Shankar scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Connor Platz added 4 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Caleb Gremaud scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Tyrone Asenoguan added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jack Vandenberg scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc, while Kyle Christoffersen, Aristote Kalala, Jaden Mesfin and Tyler Sipma were scoreless. The Spartans hit 33-72 (.458) from the floor, 15-33 (.455) from the arc and 3-4 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 15 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 3 steals. The Spartans (coach Trevor Pridie, assistant Joel Ashbee, assistant Josiah Meppelink, assistant Aly Nuruddin) also included Gabriel Vig, Carter Van de Waarde and Aristote Kalala.
The 2nd-seeded host Manitoba Bisons edged the 7th-seeded Thompson Rivers Wolfpack 70-67. The Wolfpack led 19-17 after one quarter. The Bisons led 35-31 at the half. The Wolfpack led 52-49 after three quarters. The lead changed three times in the final three minutes. Down 61-56 with five minutes to go, the Bisons went on a 6-0 run, capped by back-to-back treys from Daren Watts and Manyang Tong. Wolfpack guard Asher Mayan countered with a trey but Watts hit a corner trey and Mason Kraus stole the ball and hit 1-2 FTs. Steve Stinson drew the Wolfpack within one but the Bisones held for the win as Tito Obasoto hit a pair from the line. Bisons coach Kirby Schepp said “it was a battle. I actually coached [Wolfpack coach Chad Jacobson] on the 1999 provincial team. That makes me feel old. He does a phenomenal job with that team. They were super well prepared, tough as hell. It was a rock fight tonight. I didn’t think we were great offensively, but I’m really proud of the way our guys defended. We’re one of the best defensive teams in the country. I think it showed tonight.” Watts said “we’re mainly fourth-year guys. We have the experience. We’ve been here so many times. … To miss it again and again, you really want to get in. You’re hungry for it. That’s really encouraging us to give us the intensity we need for this playoff run.” Kraus said “we have battle scars. Last year we lost to UNBC [in the quarterfinals] when we shouldn’t have, we lost to the U of W two years ago. We s**t the bed on it. We just knew, games like this, we have to stay together, play together. That’s it.” Stinson said “we just made them take tough shots. [Watts and Kraus] are amazing players, probably All-Canadians. Our coach told us to stay in gaps and force tough shots.” Mason Kraus paced the Bisons with 17 on 5-14 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 2 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Daren Watts added 17 on 6-16 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 9 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Tito Obasota notched 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Manyang Tong scored 10 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 5 boards. Cieran O’Hara added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Brandt Lenz scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Samuel Jensen added 3 on 1-4 from the arc and 2 steals, while Miguel Nitro, Chisom Njelita and Taven Vigilance were scoreless. The Bisons hit 23-69 (.333) from the floor, 12-34 (.353) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 18 assists, 8 turnovers, 5 blocks and 10 steals. Asher Mayan paced the Wolfpack with 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Steve Stinson added 14 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7-7 from the line and 2 assists. Simon Crossfield notched 12 on 4-7 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Dami Farinloye scored 7 on 3-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 7 boards. Erin Chamble added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Thomas Olsen scored 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 8 boards. Denys Bachurin added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Reuben Wright scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 6 boards. Cyrus Harrison added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards, while Paolo Murphy, Evan Smith and Jack Clayton were scoreless. The Wolfpack hit 22-54 (.407) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 14-15 (.933) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 14 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 blocks and 3 steals. The Wolfpack (coach Chad Jacobson, assistant Dean Mageirowski, manager Jamal Cooper) also included Josh Mayan, Cyrus Harrison, Gavin Reis, Charlie McKay, Thomas Nowicki and Matix Harrison.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded host U.B.C. Thunderbirds edged the 6th-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen 74-72. The Wesmen led 27-24 after one quarter. The Thunderbirds led 46-39 at the half and 62-57 after three quarters. Lamar Everd drew the Wesmen within two with 47 seconds to play on a driving layup. A missed T-Bird trey was followed by a Fareed Shittu offensive rebound allowed U.B.C. to run out the clock for the win. Thunderbirds coach Kevin Hanson said “I thought we executed very well down the stretch, especially in the fourth quarter. We maintained our composure very well. … We got some tough rebounds, we got some stops when we needed, and we executed very well on the offensive side. That’s a really good program win, against a really good team.” Wesmen coach Mike Raimbault said “I was super pleased with our effort. This is an extremely tough team to play against and a tough place to play. Having played a game yesterday was a challenge for us, but I was super proud of our effort and our focus to continue to fight. We gave ourselves a chance to be there in the end and we just came up a little bit short.” Fareed Shittu paced the Thunderbirds with 28 on 10-15 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 14 boards. Adam Olsen added 15 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals. Nikola Guzina notched 15 on 7-15 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 7 boards. Brendan Sullivan scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 7 boards and 11 assists. Gus Boerzen added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Micah Jessie scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Victor Radocaj added 2 on 1-3 from the floor. Jerry Hayes scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 assists, while Nylan Roberts, Toni Maric, Tobi Akinkunmi and Arnaud Konan were scoreless. Maric nabbed 2 boards. The Thunderbirds hit 29-62 (.468) from the floor, 8-22 (.364) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 22 assists, 22 turnovers, 8 blocks and 6 steals. Elijah Mensah paced the Wesmen with 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Shawn Maranan added 14 on 4-16 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 6 boards, 9 assists and 4 steals. Lamar Everd notched 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 3 boards. Ryan Luke scored 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 6 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Donald Stewart added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Kato Jaro scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Malachi Alexander added 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 5 steals, while Ashton Uwamaliya, Emmanuel Thomas, Elijah Wiebe and Alberto Gordon were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 23-68 (.338) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 20-29 (.690) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 13 assists, 12 turnovers, 3 blocks and 14 steals. The Wesmen (coach Mike Raimbault, assistant Don Thomson, assistant Dave Crook) also included Noah Kankam and Mason Chartrand.
In the semis, held in Victoria, the 4th-seeded Calgary Dinos stunned the top-seeded host Victoria Vikes 77-68 after leading 14-13, 32-26 and 59-41 at the quarters. The Dinos appeared to take total command with an 11-0 run to open the second half and they soon expanded their lead to 20. Victoria opened the final frame with a 9-2 run to draw within 61-49. A trey by Geoffrey James, a Sam Maillet layup, a Shaydan Smid trey and a Renoldo Robinson driving layup cut Calgary’s lead to just 66-62 with 2:49 to play. Two free throws from Noah Wharton and two straight buckets by Declan Peterson stretched Calgary’s lead back out to 74-65 with 21 seconds to play as they pulled out the win. Dinos coach Dan Vanhooren said “we knew we had to win the possession game. We’d given up 10 offensive rebounds and eight turnovers after the first quarter and were still in it, which helped our confidence. In the third quarter, we started actually doing what we talked about, and it showed that if we can keep the ball, we can score it. I’m super proud of our kids.” Vikes coach Murphy Burnatowski said “it was a low-scoring first half, and we had a chance to capitalize on that and we didn’t. We can’t wait until the fourth quarter to start playing basketball. We showed what we could do in the fourth quarter, going from being down 20 to making it a one-possession game. Calgary is a good veteran team with good veteran leadership that wasn’t going to allow their team to lose a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter. We just needed to do more earlier in the game.” Nate Petrone paced the Dinos with 23 on 9-21 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards and 5 assists. Noah Wharton added 21 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Declan Peterson notched 13 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 12 boards. Dylan Lutes scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Gurshan Sran added 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Beckett Johnson scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 2 assists and 4 steals. Daniels Baumanis added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards, while Javier Ramos-Yzquierdo, Martynas Sabaliauskas, Alan Spoonhunter, Cian Smith and Aidan Smith were scoreless. Aidan Smith nabbed 3 boards. The Dinos hit 29-61 (.475) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 12 assists, 15 turnovers, 4 blocks and 10 steals. Renoldo Robinson paced the Vikes with 15 on 5-17 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 5-7 fro the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steal. Shadynn Smid added 13 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the rac, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Geoffrey James notched 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Griffin Arnatt scored 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 7 boards. Ethan Boag added 7 on 3-16 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 6 boards. Sam Maillet scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Aaron Tesfagiorgis added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Sergio Pereira scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor an 3 boards. Dylan Gage scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Scott Morozov, Jackson Agazzi and Ryan Gallagher were scoreless. The Vikes hit 24-78 (.308) from the floor, 9-32 (.281) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 9 assists, 15 turnovers, 1 block and 6 steals.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds clipped the 2nd-seeded host Manitoba Bisons 87-79. The score was knotted at 21 after one quarter. The Thunderbirds led 42-41 at the half and 62-55 after three quarters. The Thunderbirds notched a decisive 14-2 run down the stretch. Thunderbird Fareed Shittu said the team was determined to avenge a loss to the Bisons in the 2024 playoffs. “Last year, we lost and it was heartbreaking and painful. I think this year everybody kind of took us lightly. ‘They’re hosting nationals, they won’t go as far.’ But we earned our way. We proved them wrong. … We put in that work, on and off the court multiple times a week. Our coaches push us to be aggressive. We try to practice harder than the game so when we get to the game, we can keep that same aggression.” Bisons coach Kirby Schepp said “we were down to a seven-and-a-half man rotation. They kind of wore us down at the end. … Physically [UBC] is big and athletic and they kind of beat you up. We had to fight for all we’ve got, but ultimately we were minus 12 on the glass with 21 offensive boards. Our goal was to turn them over more than the difference of the offensive rebounds to win the possession battle. We didn’t do that tonight, but I was really proud of the way the guys battled.” Fareed Shittu paced the Thunderbirds with 20 on 9-17 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 14 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Nikola Guzina added 16 on 7-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Adam Olsen notched 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Tobi Akinkunmi scored 12 on 3-8 from floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 4 steals. Victor Radocaj added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Micah Jessie scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Gus Goerzen added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Brendan Sullivan scored 4 on 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals, while Nyland Roberts, Toni Maric, Arnaud Konan and Jerry Hayes were scoreless. Konan dished 2 assists. The Thunderbirds hit 32-71 (.451) from the floor, 6-16 (.375) from the arc and 17-25 (.680) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 30 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 18 assists, 17 turnovers, 6 blocks and 9 steals. Mason Kraus paced the Bisons with 23 on 7-19 from the floor, 6-14 from the rac, 3-5 from the line, 8 boards and 8 assits. Brandt Lenz added 15 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Tito Obasato notched 1 2on 5-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Cieran O’Hara scored 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc and 9 boards. Daren Watts added 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Taven Vigilance scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 assists. Manyang Tong added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals, while Chisom Njelita, Miguel Nitro and Samuel Jensen were scoreless. The Bisons hit 28-72 (.389) from the floor, 13-35 (.371) from the arc and 10-14 (.714) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 19 assists, 17 turnovers, 5 blocks and 8 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded host Victoria Vikes clipped the 2nd-seeded Manitoba Bisons 97-85 to earn a berth at the national championships in Vancouver. The Bisons led 30-25 after one quarter and 56-54 at the half. The Vikes led 77-68 after three quarters. Vike Sam Maillet called it a “huge win for us obviously, it was a must-win game to get to nationals. We weren’t ready to be done yet. We had a great week of practice coming in, and our focus was just getting back to who we are. We felt like we weren’t ourselves last week, so just wanted to get back to that. I was proud of how we did that, especially in the second half tonight. It felt like we made some big plays.” Renoldo Robinson paced the Vikes with 26 on 8-13 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists an d2 steals. Sam Maillet added 17 on 7-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Ethan Boag notched 16 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 4 boards. Aaron Tesfagiorgis scored 12 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Shadynn Smid added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards, 4 blocks and 2 steals. Griffin Arnatt scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Geoffrey James added 6 on 2-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Dylan Gage scored 2 on 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Ryan Gallagher added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 assists. The Vikes hit 34-67 (.507) from the floor, 13-31 (.419) from the arc and 16-24 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 18 assists, 10 turnovers, 4 blocks and 9 steals. Mason Kraus paced the Bisons with 26 on 7-19 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 8-14 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Tito Obasoto added 19 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Brandt Lenz notched 16 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 3 boards. Daren Watts scored 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Manyang Tong added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Cieran O’Hara scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists, while Samuel Jensen and Taven Vigilance were scoreless. Jensen pilfered 2 balls. The Bisons hit 29-62 (.468) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 20-30 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 11 assists, 15 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. The Bisons (coach Kirby Schepp, assistant Elijah Lostracco, assistant Srdjan Komlenovic, assistant Rashawn Browne, assistant Donny Hayes, assistant Thendo Magugumela, assistant Nic Vega, manager Joseph Ajibola, dietitian Janelle Vincent, psychology consultant Lindsay Berard, therapist Mandy Los, academics Liza Haines, director of operations Tyler Penner) also included Hudson Wollf, Miguel Nitro, Chisom Njelita, Barac Thon, Jonam Kazadi, Andre Gray II, Deng Deng and Lance Mangaron.
In the final, the 4th-seeded Calgary Dinos clipped the 3rd-seeded host U.B.C. Thunderbirds 109-96 after leading 34-24, 59-52 and 91-84 at the quarters. Nate Petrone hit his first 8 shots in the first quarter as Calgary exploded to the lead. The Thunderbirds rallied to within 95-91 with 7:222 to play but Dinos Decan Peterson and Petrone notched buckets, while Aidan Smith drilled a trey as Calgary regained a double-digit lead and romped. Petrone said “I really wanted to be a champion,” Petrone said. “I’m in my fourth year of eligibility, but this is my sixth year in this league and I hadn’t won anything. I wasn’t going to go away without a gold medal.” Dinos coach Dan Vanhooren, who was celebrating his birthday, said “can’t be better than that. It’s a heck of a lot better than cake or presents or anything like that. This was a gift just watching these kids celebrate and achieve what they’re capable of. … Everybody shot the ball well. Even when we played ‘D’ well, they scored. UBC did such a great job. But our kids came out…between Nate and Noah, we were so tough to guard. It was one of those games where, as a coach, you just sat there and watched it. I’m so in awe of what some of these kids are capable.” Dino Noah Wharton said “this is surreal. Six years of hard work finally paid off – finally got that championship. It feels great. … This playoff run, we just locked in defensively. From the quarter-finals all the way to the finals right now, we’ve been locked in. We’ve been following the scout. It clearly paid off today. It’s just a great feeling.” Thunderbirds coach Kevin Hanson said “our guys have to look inward. I said, ‘Don’t blame another player, don’t look at your playing time, look at what you need to do better, and step up your game.’ From now on (heading into nationals as host) there’s no easy games, it just has to be one game at a time like we’ve been doing all year.” Nate Petrone paced the Dinos with 38 on 15-21 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 5-7 from the line. Noah Wharton added 2 2on 7-14 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. Declan Peterson notched 15 on 7-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 blocks. Aidan Smith scored 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 4 boards. Dylan Lutes added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 teals. Martynas Sabaliauskas scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Gurshan Sran added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Beckett Johnson scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 assists. Daniels Baumanis added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 0-1 from the line, while Javier Ramos-Yzquierdo, Arinze Aniagu, Allan Spoonhunter were scoreless. The Dinos hit 41-68 (.603) from the floor, 14-33 (.424) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 18 assists, 10 turnovers, 5 blocks and 9 steals. Adam Olsen paced the Thunderbirds with 21 on 6-14 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 3 boards. Nikola Guzina added 16 on 8-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Fareed Shittu notched 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Brendan Sullivan scored 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Micah Jessie added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Victor Radocaj scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Gus Goerzen added 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Tobi Akinkunmi scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Arnaud Konan added 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc, while Toni Maric, Jerry Hayes and Kashie Ugoji were scoreless. Ugoji nabbed 3 boards and dished 2 assists. The Thunderbirds hit 36-78 (.462) from the floor, 10-26 (.385) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 19 assists, 13 turnovers, 3 blocks and 1 steal.
After the season, MacEwan coach Mike Connolly announced his retirement after 6 years and the Griffins helm and 33 years of coaching. “It was pretty surreal,” Connolly said. “Even to be with Barnaby (Craddock, Golden Bears head coach), an assistant with me at the U of L, who I’ve known for a long time (was special). The referees, you form relationships with. I had some of my former players stop by. Some people knew and then some people blabbed it, and it got around.” After playing at Lakehead University (1985-89), Connolly began his coaching career as an assistant for the University of Toronto (1992-95; 1999) and the University of Victoria (1995-99). He then moved to Alberta to become coach at Medicine Hat College (2000-02), the University of Lethbridge (2002-09), Keyano College (2009-13) and NAIT (2013-19) prior to taking the Griffins’ job. His resume includes national championships with Victoria (1997) and NAIT (2016), and three ACAC coach of the year awards (2001, 2002, 2014).
The bronze medalist Victoria Vikes: Sam Maillet; Aaron Tesfagiorgis; Geoffrey James; Jackson Agazzi; Diego Maffia; Ethan Boag; Dylan Gage; Griffin Arnatt; Shadynn Smid; Sergio Pereira; Renoldo Robinson; Ryan Gallagher; Scott Morozov; coach Murphy Burnatowski; assistant Josh Reddy; assistant Terrell Evans; assistant Niasi Malua; assistant Joe Thomas
The silver medalist U.B.C. Thunderbirds: Fareed Shittu; Adam Olsen; Arnaud Konan; Nylan Roberts; Nikola Guzina; Raj Dhadda; Brendan Sullivan; Toni Maric; Gus Boerzen; Jerry Hayes; Kashie Ugoji; Tobi Akinkunmi; Jacob Antchak; Karan Aujla; Juan Navarro; Micah Jessie; Victor Radocaj; coach Kevin Hanson; assistant Phil Jalalpoor; assistant Taylor Williams; assistant Doug Eberhardt; assistant Jamie Oei; assistant Mike Hamilton; assistant Luke Penner; strength & conditioning Joe McCullum; trainer Dilman Dhiman; trainer Felix Chong; social media Nico Saguin
The champion Calgary Dinos: Julius Kennedy; Nate Petrone; Kace Archuleta; Alan Spoonhunter; Beckett Johnson; Javier Ramos-Yzquierdo; Arinze Aniagu; Noah Whartonb; Cian Smith; Daniels Baumanis; Dylan Lutes; Martynas Sabaliauskas; Dylan Kalambay; Aidan Smith; Spencer Roberts; Declan Peterson; Gurshanb Sran; coach Dan Vanhooren; assistant Kyle Landry; assistant Cooper Hamaliuk; assistant Blaine Miciak; assistant Jhony Verrone; athletic development Rich Hesketh; therapist Bonnie Sutter; student therapist Denny Chau; manager Sydney Tait