| PRAIRIE | PACIFIC | ||||||
| Winnipeg | 16-4 | 25-5 | Mike Raimbault | Victoria | 17-3 | 27-4 | Murphy Burnatowski |
| Alberta | 13-7 | 18-9 | Geoff Pippus | U.B.C. | 15-5 | 21-8 | Phil Jalapoor |
| Mount Royal | 13-7 | 18-11 | Josh Mullen | Fraser Valley | 13-7 | 18-11 | Joe Enevoldson |
| Manitoba | 13-7 | 19-10 | Kirby Schepp | Thompson Rivers | 12-8 | 14-14 | Chad Jacobson |
| Calgary | 12-8 | 17-17 | Dan Vanhooren | Trinity Western | 9-11 | 12-12 | Trevor Pridie |
| Regina | 9-11 | 11-18 | Steve Burrows | UBC-Okanagan | 3-17 | 3-21 | Clayton Pottinger |
| Brandon | 8-12 | 11-16 | Gil Cheung | Northern BC | 2-18 | 4-25 | Todd Jordan |
| Lethbridge | 7-13 | 9-18 | Kenny Otieno | ||||
| Saskatchewan | 5-15 | 7-19 | Jamie Campbell |
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Lethbridge Pronghorns: Brady Baines, Mason Hoffman, Kymani Pollard, Joseph Lemieux, Jaxen Perrett, Sebastian Perez, Bryce Solis, Karter Fry, Lu Dalil, Parker Fleming, Cole Steele, Manny Biden Jaiten Bains, coach Kenny Otieno, assistant Daniel Ferguson, assistant Michael Clemons
MacEwan Griffins: Justace Byam, Joel Seke, Diego Presingular, Judson Weir, Dele Osuma, Hugo Alonso, Job Janda, Milan Jaksic, Damilola Osuma, Mawien Mondyhar, Marcus ‘Iso’ Moore, Khushal Shukla, Sam Richardson, Cynan Compo, Nathaneal Ntumba, Quinn Boyington, Peter-Aluke Deng, Ben Pearson, Elisha Ampofo, Favour Igbenyemi, coach David Kapinga, assistant Cole Wijeyaratnam, assistant Brian Ortiz, assistant Eliel Lukusa, assistant Jeffrey Mendji, student therapist Kyla Richardson, assistant manager Scottie Mergaert
Saskatchewan Huskies: Emmanuel Bonsu, Easton Thimm, Dylan Boughen, Owen Murphy Wiebe, Dylan Miller, Mohamed jabateh, Dillyn Morin, Freddy Kapinga, Mohamed Mahadhi, Amari Lessa Linklater, Treyvon Folkes, Faisal Mahadhi, Josiah Roberts, Josiah Draper, Mohammed Osman, coach Jamie Campbell, assistant Alex Campbell
U.B.C.-Okanagan Heat: Isaak Moore, Wisdom Sunday, Michael Adarkwah-Nti, Jalen Shirley, Lamin Conde, David Usuomon, Julien Malfair, Toby Adese, Gudmund Rothing, Oseghale Ehizode, Ariel Tsaiger, Anthony Brady, Victor-Joshua Phillips, Yahya Abdisamed, Larry Shyaka Gisa, Mathias Schertzer, Simon Reid, coach Clayton Pottinger, assistant Justin Thiessen, assistant Sophie Swant, student trainer Paige Fairlamb, student trainer Jamie Johnson
U.N.B.C. Timberwolves: Justin Sunga, Chris Ainsley, Isaiah Bias, Marcus Nickles, Milan Pasquale, Will Keyes, Cameron Lalli, Danilo Gonzalez, Ben White, Evgeny Baukin, Miller Davies, Wesley Ainu’u, Anthony Kibonge, Cairo Wells, Haukur Davidsson, redshirt Liam Seinen, coach Todd Jordan, assistant Aaron Brouwer, assistant Dale Dergousoff, assistant Vova Pluzhnikov, assistant Illya Zhukovskyy, manager Kyle Doiron, therapist Kelly Svistovski
In the play-in round: …………………………………………………… In Winnipeg, the 9th-seeded Calgary Dinos (5th, Prairie) edged the 8th-seeded Thompson Rivers Wolfpack (4th, Pacific) 70-66. The Wolfpack led 19-16 after one quarter. The Dinos led 42-31 at the half and 54-44 after three quarters. The Dinos took control with a 15-0 run in the second quarter. The Wolfpack drew within two in the third with a 11-0 run but Calgary answered with a 10-2 run to close out the frame. Thompson Rivers rallied within four down the stretch but turnovers on consecutive possessions ended the rally. Hayden Franson paced the Dinos with 15 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 13 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Daniels Baumanis added 14 on 4-15 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Mrigendra Dhaliwal notched 12 on 3-10 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 4 steals. Dre Francis scored 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 13 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Daniel Chijioke added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 7 boards. Aidan Smith scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Eli Djordjevic added 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Beckett Johnson scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards, while Aleksandar Vukovic, Kace Archuleta, Arinze Aniagu and Martynas Sabaliauskas were scoreless. The Dinos hit 23-63 (.365) from the floor, 9-27 (.333) from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 15 assists, 23 turnovers, 5 blocks and 15 steals. Cason Scott paced the Wolfpack with 16 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Jayden Stephens added 15 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards and 4 steals. Dami Farinloye notched 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Steve Stinson scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Jaeden Bynoe added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 steals. Reuben Wright scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards, while Chris Piotrowski, Jayden Green, Fran Montreal, Gavin Reis, Jack Clayton, Earl Akene, Thomas Olsen and Quinn Doray were scoreless. Green nabbed 3 boards, dished 4 assists and pilfered 5 balls. The Wolfpack (coach Chad Jacobson, assistant Dean Magierowski, assistant Maya Olynyk, assistant Nick Diem, manager Teagan Norrish) hit 24-58 (.414) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 14 assists, 21 turnovers 2, blocks and 16 steals. …………………………………………………… In Vancouver, the 5th-seeded Manitoba Bisons (3rd, Prairie) clipped the 12th-seeded Brandon Bobcats (7th, Prairie) 79-68 after leading 20-15 and 36-29 at the half. The Bobcats led 55-53 after three quarters. The Bisons dominated the boards, particularly in the fourth quarter when they rallied from a two-point deficit, while Bison Mason Kraus contained Bobcat star Sultan Haider-Bhatti. “Being a little shorter than [Haider Bhatti] but more athletic, I was able to pressure him in the full court and make his life difficult dribbling it up, so that when he finally got me in the post, he’d be tired,” said Kraus. “He started settling, so that gave us easier opportunities in transition. … We struggled in the game from three. We knew that we needed to be the bigger, stronger team and fight to get inside. Sometimes there’s open threes and you’re just not going to make them. We knew the game was about possessions and whoever got more shots up was going to win the game. We knew we had to fight, and Cieran (O’Hara), especially, fought for us today.” Mason Kraus paced the Bisons with 20 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 10-14 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Daren Watts added 19 on 7-18 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 4 boards. Tito Obasoto notched 14 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Ramogi Nyagudi scored 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 steals. Brandt Lenz added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 steals. Taven Vigilance scored 4 on 2-4 from the arc. Cieran O’Hara added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 19 boards and 3 steals. Manyang Tong scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Hudson Wollf, Miguel Nitro, Samuel Jensen and Jonam Kazadi were scoreless. The Bisons hit 27-62 (.435) from the floor, 3-22 (.136) from the arc and 22-29 (.759) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 9 assists, 25 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. Sultan Haider-Bhatti paced the Bobcats with 21 on 6-16 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 7 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Munroop Gill added 13 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc and 5-5 from the line. Travis Hamburger notched 12 on 5-15 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 12 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Youri Cange scored 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 assists and 3 steals. Max Winters added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Arjun Hehar scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards, while Isaac Brown, Malik Brown, Pablo Carvajal, Jerry Ige, Darko Karac and DeMarco Duncan were scoreless. Malik Brown nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 steals. Brandon hit 24-65 (.369) from the floor, 9-31 (.290) from the arc and 11-13 (.846) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 15 assists, 19 turnovers and 16 steals. The Bobcats (coach Gil Cheung) also included Liam McArthur, Noah Mulaw and Edyne Sankoh. …………………………………………………… In Victoria, the 10th-seeded Trinity Western Spartans (5th, Pacific) stunned the 7th-seeded Mount Royal Cougars (4th, Prairie) 76-68 after leading 22-21, 40-29 and 61-46 at the quarters. Jack Vandenberg paced the Spartans with 23 on 8-16 from the floor and 7-13 from the arc. Tyus DeVries added 14 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Marcus Shankar notched 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Connor Platz scored 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards, 7 assists and 2 blocks. Pearse Long added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Logan Stewart scored 4 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards, while David Mutabazi, Tyler Sipma, Jaden Mesfin, Rondell Moore, Caleb Gremaud and Jay Smiens were scoreless. Mutabazi nabbed 3 boards and dished 2 assists. The Spartans hit 28-65 (.431) from the floor, 11-33 from the arc and 9-14 (.643) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 15 assists, 11 turnovers, 3 blocks and 9 steals. Jacob McLellan paced the Cougars with 23 on 9-16 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Kuach Gajak added 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 8 boards. Jose Alba notched 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Sam Barnie scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Jean Nelson-Pigoue added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Daniel Owoeye scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Desmond Ducheck added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Tag Layton scored 1 on 0-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists, while Leyton Pedersen, Duran ‘D.J.’ Roberts, Cruz Layton and Faruq Balarabe were scoreless. The Cougars hit 24-60 (.400) from the floor, 5-23 (.217) from the arc and 15-23 (.652) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 10 assists, 14 turnovers, 4 blocks and 6 steals. The Cougars (coach Josh Mullen, assistant Tyler McVicar, assistant Luke Morris, assistant Derek Wolf, manager Joseph Osman, manager Jaiveer Dhilon, student therapist Nya Machacek, student therapist Samantha Dougherty) also included Kole Scott, Avnoor Bhullar and Jose Miguel Alba Gabaldon. …………………………………………………… In Edmonton, in the last play-in game, the 6th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades (3rd, Pacific) defeated the 11th-seeded Regina Cougars (6th, Prairie) 73-67 after leading 21-19, 40-38 and 57-52 at the quarters. The Cascades notched an 8-2 run, including six free throws by Bennett O’Connor, down the stretch to pull out the win. “This was a great win for us today. Regina is a really good team, and it was a physical game. Just happy to get this one and focus on tomorrow,” said O’Connor. “We have a very experienced team, and we play composed. Every day in practice we go as hard at each other as we can. And that’s what makes us so strong, mentally and physically.” Bennett O’Connor paced the Cascades with 22 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 11-12 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Delveer Randhawa added 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Ismael Hernandez notched 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Dario Lopez scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 7 boards. Marcus Flores added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Isaiah Lee scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor. Jaylen Lee added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 steals. Matthias Klim notched 3on 1-1 from the arc. Amari Jones added 2 on 2-2 from the line. Hayden Sansalone scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards, while Vince Velasquez, Micah Della Foresta, Adam McDonald, Clay Kurtz, Matteo Kells, Alexander Galin, Malcolm Tyler and Devan Jagpal were scoreless. The Cascades hit 24-61 (.393) from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 20-26 (.769) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 9 assists, 14 turnovers, 3 blocks and 10 steals. Lodie Kenyi paced the Cougars with 16 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Ben Kamba added 16 on 8-15 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 steals. Kaz Dornstauder notched 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 blocks. Ajang Tong scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Isaiah Bay added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Gurech Gurech scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Suffyan Elkannan added 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Cade Mather scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals, while Isaac Kiona, Zachary Hillis, Jack Dolan, Tutu Akol and Drew Ackerman were scoreless. Ackerman nabbed 3 boards. The Cougars hit 26-65 (.400) from the floor, 3-26 (.115) from the arc and 12-16 from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 10 assists, 16 turnovers, 7 blocks and 11 steals. The Cougars (coach Steve Burrows, assistant Jamal Williams, assistant Joel Hunter, assistant Wade Hackl, assistant Jordan Greenly) also included Eston Glass, Kur Mayuom, Blake Penner and Daven Sharma.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded host Winnipeg Wesmen (1st, Prairie) clipped the 9th-seeded Calgary Dinos 82-69 after leading 25-14, 42-30 and 65-54 at the quarters. Calgary rallied to within nine in the third quarter after notching a 13-0 run but the Wesmen regained control quickly in the final frame. They held Calgary scoreless over the final three minutes. “I thought at times we sort of played into what they wanted us to do,” said Wesmen coach Mike Raimbault. “There were stretches where we stopped playing with the pace that we needed to play with and they turned us over and got some easy ones. But, at the end of the day, I thought our desire to be successful was high enough for us to get a win.” Calgary coach Dan Vanhooren lamented lax defensive transitions. “We had a little bit more ball pressure (in the second half). The truth is, in the quarter court, we weren’t bad even in the first half. In the first half what we gave up was just transition run-outs. Even when (the Wesmen) made that last little push at the end, it was all transition.” Alberto Gordo paced the Wesmen with 20 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 15 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Kato Jaro added 15 on 6-15 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 6 boards, 9 assists and 4 steals. Ryan Luke notched 13 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Elijah Mensah scored 13 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 8 boards and 3 blocks. Malachi Alexander added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Emmmanuel Ugbah scored 6 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Donald Stewart added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Connor Grandbois scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Elijah Wiebe, Ashton Uwamaliya, Noah Macalalad, Paul Ogweno and Jayden Westerlund were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 33-74 (.446) from the floor, 8-29 (.276) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 26 assists, 17 turnovers, 6 blocks and 12 steals. Mrigendra ‘Dennis’ Dhaliwal paced the Dinos with 23 on 10-18 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Daniels Baumanis added 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 assists. Daniel Chijioke notched 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Deandre Francis scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 7 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Hayden Franson added 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Eli Djordjevic scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 steals. Beckett Johnson added 2 on 1-3 from the floor. Martynas Sabaliauskas scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Alexander Vukovic, Kace Archuleta, Arinze Aniagu and Aidan Smith were scoreless. The Dinos hit 27-71 (.380) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 14 assists, 15 turnovers, 6 blocks and 14 steals. The Dinos (coach Dan Vanhooren, assistant Kyle Landry, assistant Blaine Miciak, athletic development Rich Hesketh, therapist Bonnie Sutter, manager Aon Hijazi, student therapist Fatima Bhanji, student therapist Tyson Chalus) also included Elijay Djordjevic, Alex Baulne, Davis Hardy and Calvin Kuzyk.
The host 4th-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds (2nd, Pacific) clipped the 5th-seeded Manitoba Bisons 77-69 after leading 18-15, 39-28 and 59-49 at the quarters. Thunderbirds coach Phil Jalalpoor said “it was really difficult, but that’s playoff basketball and we stuck together and we figured it out in the end. … We need big performances from certain guys, but we believe in everyone. If they focus more on one guy then the next guy has to step up and deliver.” Holt Tomie paced the Thunderbirds with 18 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 11-11 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Nylan Roberts added 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Gus Boerzen notched 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Raj Dhadda scored 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Edouard Gauthier added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Zeru Aberta scored 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Karan Aujla added 6 on 3-10 from the floor and 12 boards. Nikola Guzina scored 5 on Nikola Guzina scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jacob Antchak added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while T.J. Maveety, Dashie Ugoji, Tobi Akinkunmi were scoreless. Akinkunmi nabbed 2 boards. The Thunderbirds hit 25-62 (.403) from the floor, 5-23 (.217) from the arc and 22-28 (.786) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 12 assists, 27 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals. Daren Watts paced the Bisons with 22 on 9-27 from the floor, 3-13 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Mason Kraus added 13 on 4-17 from the floor, 1-11 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals. Tito Obasoto notched 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-8 from the line and 3 boards. Cieran O’Hara scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 8 boards and 2 steals. Manyan Tong added 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 4 steals. Brandt Lenz scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Ramogi Nyagudi added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 steals. Taven Vigilance scored 2 on -1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Hudson Wollf, Miguel Nitro, Samuel Jensen and Jonam Kazadi were scoreless. The Bisons hit 26-78 (.333) from the floor, 5-36 (.139) from the arc and 12-24 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 27 fouls, 8 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 19 steals. The Bisons (coach Kirby Schepp, assistant Srdjan Komlenovic, assistant Donny Hayes, assistant Elijah Lostracco, assistant Nic Vega, assistant Thendo Magugumela, strength & conditioning Cole Scheller, therapist Lori Giasson, dietitian Janelle Vincent, psychology consultant Lindsay Berard, academics James Wagner, logistics Tyler Penner, student therapist Efe Yugbovore, student therapist Sydney Bass) also included Barac Thon, Daren Watts, Deng Deng, Dante Dyck, Ethan Wiebe and Titus Heron.
The 2nd-seeded host Victoria Vikes (1st, Pacific) clocked the 10th-seeded Trinity Western Spartans 95-67. The Spartans led 26-16 after one quarter. The Vikes led 46-42 at the half and 75-55 after three quarters. “It was just a team effort, and the way we didn’t waver after they came out and were hitting shots, and we weren’t. We could have been a little bit nervous going into the second quarter, but I think we stayed cool and we made the right plays, and it turned out to work for us,” said Vikes coach Murphy Burnatowski. Cameron Slaymaker paced the Vikes with 20 on 6-7 from the floor, 5-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Ethan Boag added 18 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Geoffrey James notched 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Ryan Gallagher scored 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Renoldo Robinson added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Dylan Gage scored 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 5 assists. Shadynn Smid added 4 on2 -5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 6 boards. Tyler Felt notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Griffin Arnatt scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Sergio Pereira added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Justin Hinrichsen scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Toren Franklin was scoreless. The Vikes hit 33-69 (.478) from the floor, 17-33 (.515) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 19 assists, 8 turnovers, 3 blocks and 6 steals. Tyus DeVries paced the Spartans with 18 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 6 boards. David Mutabazi added 17 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Markus Shankar notched 10 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 4 boards. Jack Vandenberg scored 9 on 3-13 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Connor Platz added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Pearse Long scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 boards. Logan Stewart added 1 on 0-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Tyler Sipman, Jaden Mesfin, Rondell Moore, Caleb Gremaud and Carter Van der Waarde were scoreless. Sipma and Grimaud each nabbed 2 boards. The Spartans hit 24-66 (.364) from the floor, 10-34 (.294) from the arc and 9-12 from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 9 assists, 12 turnovers and 5 steals. The Spartans (coach Trevor Pridie, assistant Joel Ashbee, assistant Josiah Meppelink, assistant Aly Nuruddin, assistant Sean Zhang, assistant Jake Newman) also included Jay Smiens and Elijah Weiss.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded host Alberta Golden Bears (2nd, Prairie) dispatched the 6th-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades 80-66 after leading 22-17, 45-35 and 64-46 at the quarters. Golden Bears guard Isaac Simon said “we knew UFV was a very solid team, and it was going to take a full 40 minutes on both sides of the ball to get the job done.” Cascades coach Joe Enovoldson said “they played with incredible energy. I thought that we were we ran out of gas a little bit early, and I mean, in those games, the more energetic team is probably going to win. … In playoffs, you have to play your best basketball when it matters, and they took us out of stuff that we wanted to do. So, kudos to them.” Kyle Varner paced the Golden Bears with 21 on 6-11 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Isaac Simon added 19 on 8-16 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Fahad Yusuf notched 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Caiden Kushnir scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 10 boards. Ethan Egert added 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 5 boards. Matthew Osunde added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Nash Semeniuk scored 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Logan Powell added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Nate Waldron scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 5 boards, while Kai Dunkley, Zane Wattley, Owen Hickey and Carson Fisher were scoreless. The Golden Bears hit 30-66 (.455) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 13 assists, 21 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. Dario Lopez paced the Cascades with 24 on 7-17 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 8-9 from the line and 7 boards. Bennett O’Connor added 12 on 4-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Hayden Sansalone notched 10 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Matthias Klim scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 7 boards. Marcus Flores added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Jaylen Lee scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Ismael Hernandez added 1 on 0-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals, while Vince Velasquez, Amari Jones, Isaiah Lee, Micah Della Foresta, Adam McDonald, Clay Kurtz, Matteo Kells, Alexander Galin, Malcolm Tyler, Devan Jagpal and Dilveer Randhawa were scoreless. Jones nabbed 3 boards and pilfered 2 balls. The Cascades (coach Joe Enevoldson, assistant Noah Nickel, assistant Matt Guynup, assistant Sylvester Appiah, therapist Grant Ammann, strength & conditioning Matt Chapdelaine) hit 20-65 (.308) from the floor, 5-29 (.172) from the arc and 21-24 (.875) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 8 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 11 steals.
In the semi held in Victoria, the 2nd-seeded Victoria Vikes dusted the 3rd-seeded Alberta Golden Bears 97-74 after leading 28-25, 46-33 and 76-54 at the quarters. Ethan Boag paced the Vikes with 21 on 7-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Geoffrey James added 19 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Dylan Gage notched 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Cameron Slaymaker scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Remoldon Robinson added 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-8 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Sergio Pereira scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 6 boards. Ryan Gallagher added 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Shadynn Smid scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. Griffin Arnatt added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Tyler Felt scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Toren Franklin and Justin Hinrichsen were scoreless. The Vikes hit 34-61 (.557) from the floor, 10-29 (.345) from the arc and 19-28 (.679) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 15 assists, 10 turnovers, 5 blocks and 7 steals. Caiden Kushnir paced the Golden Bears with 15 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 5 boards. Nash Semeniuk added 14 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 2 boards and 5 assists. Kyle Varner notched 10 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 8 boards. Nate Waldron scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Isaac Simon added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Ethan Egert scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 5 boards. Logan Powell added 6 on 2-2 from the arc. Matthew Osunde scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Fahad Yusuf, Zane Wattley, Owen Hickey and Carson Fisher were scoreless. Yusuf nabbed 6 boards, dished 2 assists and pilfered 3 balls. The Golden Bears hit 30-71 (.423) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 8-15 (.533) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 13 steals, 9 turnovers and 7 steals.
In the other semi, held in Winnipeg, the 4th-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds toppled the top-seeded Winnipeg Wesmen 92-89 in overtime. The Wesmen led 23-21, 47-38 and 65-59 at the quarters. The score was knotted at 80 after regulation. Raj Dhadda paced the Thunderbirds with 17 on 6-9 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Holt Tomie added 14 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 5 assists. Gus Goerzen not hed 14 on 6-10 from the floor and 2-6 from the arc. Nikola Guzina scored 13 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 13 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Edouard Gauthier added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Nylan Roberts added 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 assists. Zeru Abera scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Tobi Akinkunmi added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 assists and 3 steals. Karan Aujla scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 5 boards, while Frank Linder, T.J. Mavety, Toni Maric, Kashie Ugoji, Jacob Antchak and Juan Navarro were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 36-75 (.480) from the floor, 11-26 (.423) from the arc and 9-16 (.563) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 21 assists, 20 turnovers, 4 steals and 9 blocks. Alberto Gordo paced the Wesmen with 21 on 7-18 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 12 boards and 4 assists. Kato Jaro added 19 on 7-24 from the floor, 5-17 from the arc, 8 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Elijah Mensah notched 12 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Donald Stewart scored 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 8 boards. Malachi Alexander added 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Emmanuel Ugbah scored 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals, while Elijah Wiebe, Ashton Uwamaliya, Connor Grandobis, Jayden Westerlund, Levin molitowsky and Paul Ogweno were scoreless. The Wesmen hit 33-90 (.367) from the floor, 12-38 (.316) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 26 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded host Victoria Vikes dispatched the 4th-seeded U.B.C. Thunderbirds 89-74 after leading 29-12, 53-38 and 70-60 at the quarters. The Vikes led by as many as 23. Ronaldo Robinson was chosen championship MVP after lighting up the Thunderbirds for 34. Vikes coach Murphy Burnatowski said “it was a great win. I’m proud of how the boys came to play and fought the whole game. They are a great team, and we knew it wouldn’t be easy. The building was great tonight, really nice to win this one at home.” Renoldo Robinson paced the Vikes with 34 on 11-18 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 4 assists and 2 steals. Cameron Slaymaker added 13 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 3 boards. Shadynn Smid notched 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Ryan Gallagher scored 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Ethan Boag added 7 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 7 boards. Dylan Gage scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Geoffrey James added 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 steals. Griffin Arnatt scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Sergio Pereira added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 6 boards, while Toren Franklin, Tyler Felt and Justin Hinrichsen were scoreless. The Vikes hit 31-69 (.449) from the floor, 9-31 (.290) from the arc and 18-22 (.818) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 13 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 blocks and 11 steals. Holt Tomie paced the Thunderbirds with 24 on 7-16 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 10-12 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Nikola Guzina added 17 on 7-11 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Edouard Gauthier notched 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Karan Aujla scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Raj Dhadda added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Nylan Roberts scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 12 boards. Gus Goerzen added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards, while Tobi Akinkunmi, Zeru Abera, T.J. Maveety, Kashie Ugoji and Jacob Antchak were scoreless. Antchak nabbed 8 boards. Abera dished 3 assists. The Thunderbirds hit 27-68 (.397) from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 16-24 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 15 assists, 20 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals.
The co-bronze medalist Alberta Golden Bears: Logan Powell; Nash Semeniuk; Isaac Simon; Zane Wattley; Fahad Yusuf; Matthew Osunde; Kai Dunkley; Owen Hickey; Nate Waldron; Kyle Varner; Ethan Egert; Caiden Kushnir; Carson Fisher; coach Geoff Pippus; assistant Kent Johnson; assistant Jay Tomlinson; assistant Brandon Meiklejohn; assistant Mamadou Gueye; therapist Brennan McConaghy; strength & conditioning Alex Hague; student therapist Zander Ross; student therapist Parker Weinrach; student therapist Teagan Slapman
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Wesmen: Kato Jaro; Noah Kankam; Elijah Wiebe; Malachi Alexander; Ashton Uwamaliya; Alberto Gordo; Ryan Luke; Elijah Mensah; Donald Stewart; Levi Molitowsky; Noah Macalalalad; Emmanuel Ugbah; Paul Ogweno; Connor Grandbois; Jayden Westerlund; coach Mike Raimbault; assistant Don Thomson; assistant Braeden Floyd; assistant Dave Crook; assistant Matt Dyck; assistant Shawn Maranan; assistant Jeff Kovalik-Plouffe
The runner-up U.B.C. Thunderbirds: Nylan Roberts; Nikola Guzina; Raj Dhadda; Toni Maric; Gus Goerzen; Kashie Ugoji; Tobi Akinkunmi; Jacob Antchak; Juan Navarro; Immanuel Oludele; Frank Linder; Zeru Abera; Holt Tomie; T.J. Maveety; Edouard Gauthier; coach Phil Jalalpoor; assistant Jacob Simmons; assistant Doug Eberhardt; assistant Jamie Oei; assistant Luka Lizdek; performance innovation Jost Hausendorf; strength & conditioning Joe McCullum; therapist Chris Wopng; mental performance Spencer Ho; student trainer Dilman Dhiman; student trainer Felix Chong; student trainer Jaqueline Louis
The champion Victoria Vikes: Geoffrey James; Jackson Agazzi; Ethan Boag; Dylan Gage; Griffin Arnatt; Shadynn Smid; Sergio Pereira; Renoldo Robinson; Ryan Gallagher; Scott Morozov; Toren Franklin; Cameron Slaymaker; Tyler Felt; Justin Hinrichsen; Hunter Stefani-Thompson; coach Murphy Burnatowski; assistant Josh Reddy; assistant Terrell Evnas; assistant Niasi Malua; assistant Joe Thomas