REGULAR SEASON
| EAST | WEST | ||||||||
| Carleton | 22-0 | 34-1 | Dave Smart | Lakehead | 17-5 | 27-12 | Scott Morrison | ||
| Toronto | 14-8 | 20-11 | Mike Katz | Windsor | 16-6 | 18-9 | Chris Oliver | ||
| Ottawa | 11-11 | 21-14 | James Derouin | Laurier | 13-9 | 18-13 | Peter Campbell | ||
| Ryerson | 11-11 | 17-13 | Roy Rana | McMaster | 11-11 | 14-15 | Amos Connolly | ||
| York | 10-12 | 13-16 | Tom Oliveri | Western | 11-11 | 17-12 | Brad Campbell | ||
| Laurentian | 7-15 | 8-24 | Shawn Swords | Guelph | 9-13 | 14-20 | Chris O’Rourke | ||
| Queen’s | 6-16 | 8-25 | Duncan Cowan | Brock | 9-13 | 14-16 | Brad Rootes | ||
| RMC | 0-22 | Scott James | Waterloo | 9-13 | 15-17 | Tom Kieswetter | |||
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Brock Badgers: Tshing Kasamba, Michael Cruickshank, Adam Bondzi-Simpson, Joel Whitty, Didi Mukendi, Michael Williams, Andrew Ferguson, Cedric Kasongo, Brian Nahimana, Anto Raic, Mark Gibson, Jay Fleming, Jermel Pierre, Andrew Kraus, Jonathan Silver, Jordan Johnson, coach Brad Rootes
Queen’s Golden Gaels: Dan Bannister, Ryan Golden, Chris Barrett, Bernard Burgesson, Alex Weatherill, Nikola Misljencevic, Jerome Josz, Brandon Baronaitis, Christian Weisbrod, Timothy Boyle, Gregory Black, Jordan Kirchberger, Matthew Baker, Jordan Yee, Zack Lukosius, redshirt Jason Dhaliwal, redshirt Evan Karagiozov, redshirt Ricky Parisien, redshirt Brett Whitfield coach Duncan Cowan
RMC Paladins: Liam Wright, Jonathon Wilson, Matthew Wookey, Nicolas Cooke, Gavin Viray-Cox, Mathieu LeClair, James Byun, Connor Duke, Sebastien Richard, Steven Hoist-Diemond, Simon Dakin, Andre Cyr, Tyron Wilson, Kevin Chung, Kristopher Hicks, coach Scott James
Waterloo Warriors: Wayne Bridge, Harrison Mair, Andrew Melbourne, Troy Stevenson, Jake Robinet, Cam McIntyre, Jordan Hannah, Mark Peterson, Alan Goodhoofd, Tim Rossy, Joseph Ojelade, Mike Wright, Zach Angelini, Brendan Smith, Luke Kieswestter, Justin Johnson, coach Tom Kieswetter
In the west quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded Western Ontario Mustangs upset the host and 4th-seed McMaster Marauders 78-67 to avenge two regular season drubbings. “It’s tough to beat a team three times during the season,” Western guard Ryan Barbeau said. “It happened to us last year. We came in with the mentality that we weren’t going to let them push us around like they did in the first two games. We fought hard and came up with the W.” Barbeau hit a trey with two minutes remaining that proved to be the dagger. Mac was charging back, but the shot from behind the arc gave the visitors a cushion at 71-64. The four-year veteran from Belleville also drained a pair of free throws with 34 seconds left. “I don’t know what I was thinking on that three,” Barbeau quipped. “I don’t think the coach was too happy with that.” The Mustangs led 24-14 at the end of the first quarter and took a 36-31 lead into the half. But Western dominated the first portion of the third quarter, going on a 20-4 run. McMaster, however, narrowed the gap by scoring 12 unanswered points before Andrew Wedemire’s bucket on a goaltending call at the third-quarter buzzer. Western’s biggest lead was 21 points in the third, but Mac’s comeback narrowed the margin to 66-63 with three minutes remaining. “We were confident coming in,” Barbeau said. “We knew we had a great shot. … Pete (Scholtes) stepped up huge for us. He’s a rookie.” The Mustangs needed the play in the paint from Scholtes because their two big men — Garrett Olexiuk and Adam Jesperson — have been out of the lineup due to injuries. Mac was also playing without its injured starting centre, Scott Brittain, but rookie forward Taylor Black was able to return to the lineup from a shoulder injury to play 12 minutes. Ryan Barbeau paced Western with 22 on 8-13 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Andrew Wedemire added 21 on 6-9 from the floor, 9-13 from the line, 7 boards and 5 assists. Peter Scholtes notched 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Marcus Bennett scored 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 4 boards and 6 assists. Quinn Henderson added 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Dillon Hamilton added 3, along with 2 boards, and Nathan Diloreto 2, along with 4 boards, while Brett Lawrence was scoreless. The Mustangs hit 27-60 (.450) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 17-27 (.630) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 15 turnovers and 26 fouls. Cam Michaud paced McMaster with 16 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 3 boards. Kenan Etale added 1 5on 5-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 8 boards and 7 assists. Scott Laws scored 11 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Kyle Giedraitis added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Jordan Tew notched 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Victor Raso scored 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Taylor Black added 3, Satar Wahidi 3, Anthony Bishop 2 and Matthew Wilusz 2, along with 5 boards. Nathan Pelech was scoreless. McMaster (coached by Amos Connolly, assisted by Justin Gunter) also included Robert Lewis, Geoffrey Noble, Scott Brittain, Sean McGrattan, Collin Haalboom and Calvin Turnbull. The Marauders hit 20-55 (.364) from the floor, 6-17 (.353) from the arc and 21-26 (.808) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 19 turnovers and 27 fouls.
In the other West quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks dumped the 6th-seeded Guelph Gryphons 80-72. Golden Hawk captain Kale Harrison said “they came out playing really well. We were fighting our way back the whole game and were finally able to overtake them in the fourth quarter. However, a win is a win and we’ll take it.” Laurier took the first quarter 24-23, but in the second frame, the Golden Hawks fell behind 17-12 and went into the half down four. They continued to battle back into the game finally taking the lead for good at the end of the third quarter on a Kale Harrison free throw. A 22-15 final frame sealed the win for the purple and gold. “I was pleased with the way our kids battled back at the end,” said Laurier coach Peter Campbell. “We didn’t start out the way we wanted to.” Rookies Patrick Donnelly (Oakville, Ont.) and Jamar Forde (Mississauga, Ont.) struggled at the beginning of the game, but provided key plays in the final minutes to help seal the win. Donnelly with a pivotal layup and Forde with a block in the final seconds. “Harrison’s job is to be Harrison, Max’s job is to control the game for us and Buckley’s got to be a big presence inside, and if those guys do that for us we are in good shape,” Campbell said. The Golden Hawks dominated the boards in the second half. “It really came down to one thing,” Gryphon coach Chris O’Rourke said. “They just killed us on the offensive glass. I thought we did a good job in the first half. We knew at home they were going to be tough, there were going to be runs and I thought we did a good job. Defensively, the rebounding, second-chance points really hurt us in the second half. You’ve got to do your job defensively and control the glass,” O’Rourke said. “We knew when we beat them at home (73-72 Feb. 9), we did a good job of that. We did a good job of glass and we won the game.” Laurier led 48-47 at the end of the third quarter, then established a six-point lead they clung on to into the final minute when Guelph was forced to foul to stand a chance of getting their hands on the ball. Kale Harrison paced Laurier with 23 on 9-16 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 4 boards. Matthew Buckley added 17 on 7-14 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Sharif Wanas scored 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 7 boards. Maxwell Allin added 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards and 9 assists. Conor Meschino notched 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Jamar Forde scored 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Travis Berry scored 3 and Patrick Donnelly 2 on 1-8 from the floor and 6 boards. DeJaun Sutherland, Kyle Enright and Nathan Thompson were scoreless. The Golden Hawks hit 30-74 (.405) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 17-21 (.810) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 5 turnovers and 21 fouls. Michael Petrella paced Guelph with 19 on 7-17 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards and 7 assists. Jonathan Moscatelli added 16 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 4 boards. Kevin Cameron notched 14 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kareem Malcolm scored 11 on 5-8 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Dan McCarthy added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Sheriff Wiredu added 4, while Andrew Beney, Michel Clark, Drew Morris and George Mason were scoreless. Guelph (coached by Chris O’Rourke, assisted by Chris Dooley, Toffer Treiguts, Nick Pankerichan, Brad Taylor and Jay Mott, manager Alex Templeman, trainer Lauryn Longo) also included Mike Dulmage, Jerald Greenidge, Matt Howlett, Youri Mutamba, Duncan Reid, John Brutto and John Atkinson. The Gryphons hit 25-61 (.410) from the floor, 4-10 from the arc and 18-22 (.818) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 4 steals, 6 turnovers and 22 fouls.
In the West semis, the 3rd-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks stunned the 2nd-seeded host Windsor Lancers 85-82. Laurier used a late hot streak from long range that included three banked-in three pointers late in the fourth quarter. The Golden Hawks took advantage of a slow start by the Lancers to build a 20-12 advantage after the first quarter. Wilfrid Laurier got out to an early lead midway through the first courtesy of Maxwell Allin and Patrick Donnelly. Allin hit two three pointers and Donnelly added another. The Lancers would cut into the deficit in the second quarter as Lien Phillip heated up inside to rally Windsor within 41-35 at the break. The third quarter belonged to Windsor as they began to find their range from long distance. They outscored Laurier 25-19 in the quarter to tie the game at 60-60 heading into the fourth. The final 10 minutes went back and forth as neither team was able to sustain a lead. With Windsor ahead 64-60, the Golden Hawks banked in two consecutive 3-pointers to take a 66-64 lead. They would add another banked in three a couple minutes later to take a 70-66 lead and hang on for the win. Maxwell Allin hit a trey to give Laurier the lead for good. He went to the line six times, the majority of which were down the stretch and was 11-12 on the game. “We struggled early on in the game in terms of scoring, and that’s probably just a case of being over-excited and a little over hyped up,” Lancers coach Chris Oliver said. “Then I thought we settled down and ultimately, we didn’t get enough stops.” Laurier forward Max Allin of Chatham, whose three older brothers all played for Oliver at Windsor, was an offensive dynamo, scoring 14 in the fourth quarter alone. “It feels great to have a game like this,” said Allin, leaving no doubt as to who the family was cheering for Saturday. “Laurier, of course,” he said. Even his brothers? “Of course. They’ve got to cheer for little bro.” Oliver tipped his hat to Allin, and to Laurier’s game planning. “He’s a heck of a player,” Oliver said of Allin. “I’m sure he’s a league all-star when the all-stars come out.” Oliver admired the way the Hawks forced the Lancers to play their game. “They came in here and physically went after us. They set the tone in terms of how physical the game was going to be. It was an outstanding job by them. We knew if we were going to get beat, it was going to be a team that had to play pretty damn well. When you look at how many shots they hit late in the (shot) clock, that’s a testament to how well they played.” OUA scoring leader Isaac Kuon was severely contained. “I think I’m dreaming,” Kuon said. “I’ll wake up tomorrow and it will be OK. “It hasn’t sunk in yet. … I guess with the week off, we lost our rhythm.” Hawks coach Peter Campbell said “collectively, we competed really hard. Windsor is probably bigger and more athletic than we are so it was a big win.” Oliver said “we struggled early on in the game in terms of scoring, and that’s probably just a case of being over-excited and a little over hyped up. Then I thought we settled down and ultimately, we didn’t get enough stops.” Maxwell Allin paced Laurier with 36 on 10-20 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 11-12 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jamar Forde added 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Matthew Buckley notched 9 on 2-8 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 8 boards. Kale Harrison added 9 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Travis Berry scored 6 on 2-5 from the arc. Sharif Wanas added 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. Patrick Donnelly scored 4 on 1-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 12 boards. Conor Meschino added 2, while Kyle Enright and DeJuan Sutherland were scoreless. The Golden Hawks hit 28-76 (.368) from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 20-28 (.714) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks, 13 turnovers and 20 fouls. Isaac Kuon paced Windsor with 28 on 7-16 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 11-13 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Enrico Di Loreto added 14 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Lien Phillip notched 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 4-7 from the line and 11 boards. Josh Collins scored 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Monty Hardware scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Andre Smyth scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Evan Matthews added 1, along with 3 boards, and Justin Wiltshire 1, along with 3 boards and 2 steals. Ryan Wood was scoreless. Windsor (coached by Chris Oliver, assisted by Barry Amlin and Larry Loebach) also included Michael Godfrey, Tyrone Bramble, Matt Nuna and Jeremy Butler. The Lancers hit 25-66 (.379) from the floor, 7-21 (.333) from the arc and 25-33 (.758) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 12 turnovers and 21 fouls.
In the other West semi, the host Lakehead Thunderwolves defeated the Western Mustangs 63-49 at C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse. The first half was ugly offensively as the two teams combined to shoot 18-67 from the floor, including a slow 12-4 1st quarter score in favor of Lakehead. At the half the home side led 22-21. Western started off strong in the 3rd quarter taking a 6-point lead and forcing an early Lakehead turnover. The Thunderwolves responded by going to Yoosrie Salhia who hit some tough shots in the paint to keep the ‘Wolves in the game. Lakehead, usually reliant on its outside shooting, were ice-cold from downtown and missing its first 18 trey attempts. Jamie Searle’s late 3rd quarter three broke the ice and the ‘Wolves closed out the game by knocking down a couple of open looks when Western started focusing more on Salhia in the paint. Lakehead coach Scott Morrison said “I was proud of our guys for sticking to our defensive game plan for the majority of the 40 minutes tonight. Also, our team effort on the offensive boards was a major reason we were able to stay in the game given our poor shooting percentage. Western played us tough but in the end, Jamie Searle made up for a poor showing last weekend to be the best player on the court tonight and lead us to this important win. Time to get focused on next week’s opponent.” Yoosrie Salhia paced Lakehead with 19 on 8-15 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Jamie Searle added 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 14 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Venzal Russell added 8 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ben Johnson scored 7 on 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Ryan Thomson notched 6 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 assists. Matthew Schmidt added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 7 boards. Greg Carter scored 4 on 1-10 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Brendan King, Joseph Jones and Andrew Hackner were scoreless. The Thunderwolves hit 25-71 (.352) from the floor, 4-29 (.138) from the arc and 9-11 (.818) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 12 steals, 2 blocks, 13 turnovers and 18 fouls. Andrew Wedemire paced Western with 14 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Quinn Henderson added 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Ryan Barbeau added 7 on 3-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 10 boards and 3 assists. Marcus Barnett scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Peter Scholtes added 4 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Brett Lawrence added 2, Dillon Hamilton 2 and Nathan Di Loreto 1. Western (coached by Brad Campbell, assisted by John Curcio and Matt Tweedie) also included Garrett Olexiuk, Greg Edelsward, Adam Jespersen and Andrew Vincent. The Mustangs hit 18-64 (.281) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 9-12 (.750) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 6 steals, 14 turnovers and 11 fouls.
In the East quarterfinals, the Ryerson Rams defeated the York Lions 80-70. The Rams built up an early lead that got near 20 before 5’11” David Tyndale got going in the second half as York rallied to within three in the fourth quarter before 6’2” third-year wing Ola Adegboruwa imposed his will on the game late with several key buckets down the stretch including a big trey that pushed the lead back up to seven with about 3 minutes remaining. Ryerson mixed up their defenses, got points off their pressure and generally took good shots. Ryerson was hot out of the gate, scoring the game’s first nine points. Bjorn Michaelsen looked in mid-season form, taking a foul and dropping the first two points of the contest from the line. After Adegboruwa stuffed Lions veteran David Tyndale, he carried the ball to the other end of the floor and laid it in to continue the momentum. Five straight points by rookie Jahmal Jones gave Ryerson a stronghold on the first quarter. Michaelsen brought the crowd to a roar by stuffing a sure lay-up on defence, and then putting together a nice passing play to fellow big-man and rookie Eric Hobson, who picked up a bucket off the glass to spread the lead to 14. Down by 12 heading into the second, the Lions looked to get back in the game after finding four straight points. But Jelane Pryce answered for the Rams with a cool hook shot from just inside the foul line. Adegboruwa then took over the period, streaking to the basket after some confusion in the Lions defence to drain an easy two, and then finishing a looping pass from Michaelsen into the basket minutes later. The first half was capped off by a Pryce three-pointer after the Lions sat back and allowed him the open look, and the Rams would enter the locker room with a commanding 43-22 halftime lead. ”It’s always nice to get off to a good start, but sometimes it’s a bit scary because you know you’re going to give up a run at some point,” explained Ryerson coach Roy Rana. The Lions did come out in the second half with more purpose, as Tyndale got hot from the perimeter, dropping eight points, including a long three ball that seemed to swing the momentum for York. The Lions would go on a 9-0 run that brought the game back into single digits. Justin Bell completed the streak with a nice lay-in that also drew a foul, which he converted to bring his squad within nine points. The Rams did their best to weather the storm, as Adegboruwa and Michaelsen each recorded a bucket at the end of the third to once again push the lead to 10 heading into the final period. “It’s a game of runs and energy,” said Rana. “(York) made shots, and we weren’t playing with the same intensity and started to force things.” The Lions only got hotter in the fourth, as Ostap Choliy made an incredible three-pointer from a few meters inside the half-line. Stefan Haynes got into the comeback, bringing York within four after a three-point play. But the Rams quickly recorded four more points courtesy of some quick end-to-end play by Jones and Adegboruwa, and the Lions’ comeback was finally put to a halt. Rana was happy with his team’s ability to bounce back from York’s second-half push. “As a coach you worry from the time the ball tips off to the end of the game. They made runs, but we responded and fought back,” Rana said. “It’s always nice to get off to a good start, but sometimes it’s a bit scary because you know you’re going to give up a run at some point.” Ola Adegboruwa paced Ryerson with 24 on 11-16 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Jahmal Jones added 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Luke Staniscia added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Bjorn Michaelsen notched 11 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Jordan Gauthier added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Ryan McNeilly added 6 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jelane Pryce scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Eric Hobson added 2, while Jamel Babineau and Afeworki Gebrekerestos were scoreless. The Rams hit 33-68 (.485) from the floor, 3-12 (.250) from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 13 steals, 4 blocks, 9 turnovers and 14 fouls. David Tyndale paced York with 25 on 10-17 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Ostap Choliy added 19 on 8-25 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Justin Bell scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 12 boards. Stefan Haynes added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 4 blocks. Kenneth Buchanan added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Travis Turnbull scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor. Aaron Rados added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Nick Tufegdzich added 2, while Mussa Noble-Mohammed, Jordan Campbell and Chad Bewley were scoreless. York (coached by Tom Oliveri, assisted by Chris Cheng) also included Dejan Kravic, Christian Coldea, Rene-Pier Mathieu, Kevin Haynes, redshirt James Choi and redshirt Vlad Velici. The Lions hit 29-73 (.397) from the floor, 6-15 (.400) from the arc and 6-9 (.667) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 5 steals, 5 blocks, 13 turnovers and 16 fouls.
In the other East quarterfinal, the uOttawa Gee-Gees defeated the Laurentian Voyageurs 83-77. The Gee-Gees went to work early and built up a 26-13 lead after one quarter, largely on the marksmanship of Warren Ward. Laurentian stormed out to own the second quarter, cracking the Gee-Gees defense to take a 42-39 lead at the half. The third quarter saw the return of Gee-Gees starters, fifth-year forward Louis Gauthier, and Ward, and also the return of the lead. Gauthier was unstoppable under the net, first-year guard Johnny Berhanemeskel, was deadly accurate at the free throw line, and Ward continued to produce steals and baskets as the Gee-Gees jumped back to 69-57 lead after three quarters. They maintained their momentum and lead, and despite a late push by the Voyageurs, held on for the win. “Credit to Laurentian,” said Gee-Gees coach James Derouin, “After that first period, we came out real strong; I thought that we had them down, and they just kept fighting and fighting and they played a great second quarter. We adjusted at half time and had a great third quarter and that was the difference in the game, how we were able to bounce back from the second quarter.” Ward said the Gee-Gees again eased of the pedal. “That’s become our team a little bit; we always have a mental lapse. And if we can play four quarters, we’ll win every single game. Overall, we played a really good game, a really good defensive game. We stuck to the game plan – in spurts. That’s what I’m most happy about. We do it in spurts, but if we can do it for forty minutes, we’ll be that much better.” Laurentian coach Shawn Swords said he was “quite pleased with the effort the guys gave and the energy we had for most of the game.” Warren Ward paced Ottawa with 24 on 8-11 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Louis Gauthier added 21 on 7-12 from the floor, 7-11 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Chris Anderson scored 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Johnny Berhanemeskel added 12 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 10-12 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Jacob Gibson-Bascombe added 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 steals. Jordan Vig added 2 and Akeem Gardner 2, while Dimitrios Seymour, Ryan Malcolm-Campbell, Nemanja Baletic and Yacob Issayas were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 25-51 (.490) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 28-36 (.778) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 15 steals, 1 block, 18 turnovers and 19 fouls. Mike Hull paced Laurentian with 18 on 8-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Isiah Pasquale added 17 on 6-14 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Shavaan Sheldon notched 17 on 6-10 from the floor, 5-7 from the line and 3 boards. Manny Pasquale scored 15 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Tychon Carter-Newman scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Georges Serresse added, along with 5 boards, and Jeff Plunkett 2, while Robert McMurray, Andrew Lalonde and Jamie Weldon were scoreless. Laurentian (coached by Shawn Swords) also included Eric Ducharme, Mark Ramalho, Andrew Kay and Stephen Williams. The Voyageurs hit 27-60 (.450) from the floor, 4-16 (.250) from the arc and 19-21 (.905) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 7 steals, 18 turnovers and 25 fouls.
It hardly seems possible that the top-ranked and only undefeated team in the country would play like it has a massive chip on its shoulder. The members of the Carleton Ravens men’s basketball team, though, are masters at playing with, and finding, an edge. They’re invariably flying around the floor like their hair is on fire, invariably well-prepared to capitalize on mismatches and invariably motivated to prove something. The Ravens, seeking their ninth Wilson Cup appearance in coach Dave Smart’s 12 years at the helm, demonstrated its capability while improving its Ontario University Athletics postseason record to 255 in the Smart-era by stomping the visiting Ryerson Rams 97-73 in the East semis. Despite the Ravens’ blowout, defensive ace Cole Hobin said the team’s defence was “mediocre. We let a not-very talented team score 72 points. It’s kind of frustrating.” But the Ravens pulled it out with good preparation, Hobin added. “We had a week to focus on one game and it’s a pretty concentrated focus on one team, so we were ready. It’s do-or-die and we gave our whole effort.” The Ravens broke to an early 14-4 lead by aggressively attacking the Rams with the penetration dribble. Ryerson clawed back within six by capitalizing on Raven miscues for transition layups. But tenacious defence by Hobin, stellar boxouts on the defensive boards and the Ravens superior depth soon began to take its toll. With Mike Kenny and Willy Manigat each hitting a pair of treys, Carleton exploded to a 50-34 lead at the half. Manigat ran wild on the Rams in the third quarter as Carleton extended its lead to as many as 29 points with crisp ball movement and solid perimeter shooting. “We played basketball like we’re supposed to play,” said Manigat. “We were aggressive and our game plan is always to attack, attack, attack.” The Ravens took the first lead of the game and never surrendered it. In his last game at the Ravens’ Nest, Mike Kenny (Ottawa) hit a couple of successful free throws and gave Carleton a 25-16 lead after the first 10 minutes. The Rams weren’t backing down from the No. 1 nationally ranked Ravens though, and a three by Ryan McNeilly made it a six-point game before the midway point of the second quarter. But the Ravens tightened up their game and began to pull away again. Carleton led 50-34 at the half. Willy Manigat paced Carleton with 24 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Philip Scrubb notched 20 on 7-11 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Tyson Hinz notched 14 on 5-6 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Michael Kenny scored 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kyle Smendziuk notched 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Cole Hobin scored 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Elliot Thompson scored 6 on 2-7 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Aaron Chapman added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Thomas Scrubb scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kevin Churchill and Greg Faulkner were scoreless. The Ravens hit 31-66 (.470) from the floor, 12-27 (.444) from the arc and 23-29 (.793) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 8 steals, 1 block, 14 turnovers and 23 fouls. Ryan McNeilly paced Ryerson with 20 on 6-17 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Jordan Gauthier added 15 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jahmal Jones notched 15 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ola Adegboruwa added 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 6 boards. Bjorn Michaelson added 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jelane Pryce added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 2 boards. Luke Staniscia added 2 and Eric Hobson 2, while Afeworki Gebrekerestos and Steve Williams were scoreless. Ryerson (coached by Roy Rana, assisted by Patrick Tatham) also included Jamel Babineau, Matthew Lapointe, Dylan Churchill, Khris Montaque and Dino Cajic. The Rams hit 24-57 (.421) from the floor, 7-19 (.368) from the arc and 18-23 (.783) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 16 turnovers and 25 fouls.
In the other East semi, the uOttawa
Gee-Gees whipped the host Toronto Varsity Blues 85-60. Gee-Gees coach James
Derouin was elated. “Warren (Ward) and Johnny (Berhanemeskel) again both shot
the lights out from three. From the start of the game it was definitely our
defence, we just did an incredible job defending and dominating the rebounds.
It made our offense easy, but the defense is definitely what I am most happy
with.” Jacob Gibson-Bascombe and Ward opened the game with nine and 11
first-quarter points, respectively, to give the visiting Gee-Gees a 27-9 lead
after 10 minutes of action. The Gee-Gees continued to dominate throughout the
second, outscoring the Blues 17-12 to build a 44-21 lead at halftime.
Alex Hill rallied Toronto within 61-46 in the third quarter but it was too
little, too late as Ottawa continued to press and came away with the 25-point
victory. Warren Ward paced Ottawa with 25 on 9-17 from the floor, 5-8 from the
arc, 2-3 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Johnny Berhanemeskel
added 17 on 5-10 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards
and 3 assists. Louis Gauthier notched 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the
line and 4 boards. Jacob Gibson-Bascombe scored 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 3-6
from the arc, 4 boards and 8 assists. Yacob Issayas scored 6 on 1-2 from the
floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Akeem Gardner scored 6
on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Nemanja Baletic scored 6
on 3-9 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Dimitrious Seymour added 2, Ryan
Malcolm-Campbell 2 and Chris Anderson 2, along with 3 boards. Jordan Vig and
Matthew Marshall were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 30-71 (.423) from the floor,
14-29 (.483) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 51 boards,
including 20 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 10 turnovers
and 20 fouls. Alex Hill paced Toronto with 17 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-6 from
the arc, 4-5 from the line and 2 boards. Arun Kumar added 12 on 3-14 from the
floor, 2-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Anthony
De Giorgio added 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line,
2 boards and 5 assists. Drazen Glisic scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from
the line and 8 boards. Andrew Wasik scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from
the arc, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards and 4 assists. Tevin Manherz-Dennis added
5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Ben Garvin added 3,
along with 2 boards and Dakota Laurin 1, while Justin Holmes, Adam Plummer and
Sean Nickel were scoreless. Toronto (coached by Mike Katz, assisted by Rick
Dilena, Mike De Giorgio, Chris Aim, Rob Paris and Josh Suteir) also included
Matt Savel, Evaristus Toby and Sean Nickel. The Blues hit 19-64 (.297) from the
floor, 8-31 (.258) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering
37 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks,
8 turnovers and 14 fouls.
In the OUA Final Four, held in Hamilton, the Lakehead Thunderwolves edged the uOttawa Gee-Gees 71-69 as Venzal Russell hit the winner at the buzzer. Lakehead lit it up early from the arc as Ben Johnson, Detroit product Russell, Ryan Thompson and Brendan King hit treys. The Thunderwolves built a 22-12 lead after one quarter and then 42-29 at the half. In the third frame, Louis Gauthier began to find his touch on the inside, and reserve big man Nemanja Baletic hit some clutch jumpers late in the shot clock. In the fourth Ottawa began finding ways to rally with a few fast break baskets, while Lakehead’s offense seemed out of rhythm, and turnovers ensued. With 4:18 remaining in the 4th, Venzal Russell turned the ball over on a drive, a media time-out occurred and Lakehead’s lead had dwindled to 63-61. The next six points for Ottawa would come from big men Louis Gauthier and Baletic hitting threes, to have the score tied at 67 with 41.2 seconds remaining, and seven on the shot clock, off an inbounds, the ball was knocked loose and ended up in the hands of Gauthier, who hit another jumper to put Ottawa up for the first time in the game 69-67. Following a drive and being fouled, Jamie Searle tied the game with 2 free throws with 19.3 seconds on the clock. On the following Gee-Gees possession, Jamie Searle coaxed the ball out of the hands of Christopher Anderson and it was scooped up by Yoosrie Salhia and given to Greg Carter who pushed up the court with 9 seconds to play. After a swing of the ball, Venzal Russell drove baseline, stepped back, and nailed the game winning shot with .9 seconds on the clock. Gee-Gees coach James Derouin said “I’m absolutely thrilled and proud to be those two guys’ coach. For those two guys to step up the way they did tonight was just amazing to watch. I can’t say enough about their effort tonight, the second half was their show, and I thought they played their hearts out. I’m very proud of this group right now, I’m proud to be their coach. They just work so hard on and off the court, they listen, and it’s been a very special first season for me. I hope everybody knows that the future looks really bright. Just watching a kid like Chris Anderson and Johnny (Berhanemeskel) out there play their hearts out, and with four of our five starters returning next year I’m excited, and ready to go back to work on Monday and go for next year.” Venzal Russell paced Lakehead with 17 on 8-20 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Yoosrie Salhia added 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ben Johnson notched 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Greg Carter scored 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Ryan Thomson notched 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7 boards and 5 assists. Matthew Schmidt scored 6 on 2-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Brendan King added 3, Jamie Searle 2 on 0-6 from the floor and 3 boards, and Joseph Jones 2. The Thunderwolves hit 28-70 (.400) from the floor, 10-28 (.357) from the arc and 5-6 (.833) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 13 turnovers and 15 fouls. Louis Gauthier paced Ottawa with 18 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Nemanja Baletic added 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Chris Anderson added 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Warren Ward added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Johnny Berhanemeskel scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 5 boards. Jacob Gibson-Bascombe scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 5 assists. Ryan Malcolm-Campbell added 2, while Akeem Gardner, Gabriel Gonthier-Dube, Jordan Vig, Dimitrious Seymour and Yacob Issayas were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 28-55 (.509) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) and 7-12 (.583) from the floor, while garnering 28 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 7 steals, 4 blocks, 14 turnovers and 12 fouls.
In the other semi, the Carleton Ravens defeated the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks as Willy Manigat hit four critical free throws down the stretch to cap a rally from a 5-point deficit. Carleton and Laurier matched each other almost score-for score in the opening frame. Kale Harrison amassed 11 points in the opening 10 minutes of play, helping the Hawks to a slim 26-25 advantage at the first intermission. The high-offence stalemate continued through the second quarter, Laurier nursing a three-point lead to enter halftime ahead 47-44. Laurier briefly opened up some breathing room early in the third quarter, starting the frame with six unanswered points. The Golden Hawks gradually built up a 12-point, 60-48 lead, though a Carleton rally diminished this advantage to 65-60. Carleton’s offence finally took the upper hand in the final frame, outscoring the Hawks 23-11. OUA East rookie of the year Philip Scrubb was chosen player of the game for Carleton. In garnering leads as large as 12, the Hawks forced Carleton Coach Dave Smart to move away from the doubling teaming pressure by not only not turning it over and making Carleton pay with open 3’s and layups. The Ravens allowed multiple early offense layups as the Hawks attacked Carleton in transition and outrebounded Carleton at both ends for much of the first 25 minutes of play. Kale Harrison lit up Ravens defensive stopper Cole Hobin with an array of long 3’s, floaters in the lane and up and under moves. Smart shifted Philip Scrubb onto Harrison in the second half and he held him to just 3 points. Carleton began attacking the bigger but slower footed Laurier defenders off the dribble and getting to the rim consistently. “We can play with anybody and today we played unbelievably well in three quarters,” said Harrison. “They are the best defensive team in the country and they locked in on us defensively. We’re one step short of our goal [of attending nationals] but we’ll work in the offseason for next year.” Laurier coach Peter Campbell said “we got tentative late in the game. We left too much pressure on one player and they did a good job of adjusting. … It’s a learning experience and it’s motivation to get better in the off-season. This is one of the best team’s I’ve coached in my 11 years at Laurier and it’s a big step forward for these guys.” Philip Scrubb paced Carleton with 23 on 8-18 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 7-7from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Tyson Hinz added 18 on 8-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 11 boards. Willy Manigat notched 16 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 3 boards. Cole Hobin added 15 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Elliot Thompson scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Aaron Chapman added 2 and Kyle Smendziuk 2, along with 3 boards, while Michael Kenny was scoreless. The Ravens hit 29-66 (.439) from the floor, 2-10 from the arc and 2-329 (.793) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 10 turnovers and 11 fouls. Kale Harrison paced Laurier with 26 on 10-17 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Matthew Buckley added 11 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jamar Forde scored 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Maxwell Allin scored 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists. Patrick Donnelly scored 7 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 10 boards and 2 assists. Conor Meschino notched 7 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Travis Berry added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and Sharif Wanas 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. The Golden Hawks hit 31-66 (.470) from the floor, 7-21 (.333) from the arc and 7-12 (.583) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 19 turnovers and 20 fouls.
In the final, the Lakehead Thunderwolves captured the first Wilson Cup title in club history and unseated the reigning three-time OUA-champion Carleton Ravens with a 77-62 win. “Carleton’s an amazing team, but we knew this was our night,” said a jubilant Jamie Searle, who was awarded the Kitch Macpherson Trophy as player of the game. “We knew we were the only team to have a chance against them, and we worked for 40 minutes to get it done.” A 31-point fourth quarter lifted the Thunderwolves over a Raven team that had kept the score largely in check for the first 30 minutes of play. “We got up by ten [in the fourth quarter], and we just kept hitting shots,” said Lakehead coach Scott Morrison. “I told the team that this was our time.” The Ravens, ranked first in the nation in the CIS Top Ten poll, had posted a previously unblemished record, including an undefeated 22-0 regular season to lead the OUA East division. The Ravens threatened to pull away early, rushing out to a 10-4 first-quarter lead, but LU’s long-distance game quickly pulled the Wolves back into contention late in the stanza. Joseph Jones nailed a big three to draw the OUA West Division champions to within a pair, then Searle buried another one at the buzzer to give the Wolves a 15-14 edge after one. Thomas Scrubb scored early in the second to give the Ravens a 16-15 lead, but Ben Johnson responded with a trey, putting the Wolves up by two and they never trailed the rest of the way, taking a 32-26 advantage into the half. Maintaining the six-point cushion through the first four minutes of the third, they opened a nine-point lead when Ryan Thomson dropped a three from the corner to make it 41-32. Carleton rallied with a pair of baskets, but Johnson halted the mini-run, stopping and popping for two to make it 43-36. The tide turned in LU’s favour for good at the buzzer, when Joseph Jones nailed a desperation shot from just inside half court as time ran out. Originally waved off by officials, during the break they looked at the replay, allowed under FIBA rules, and ruled that Jones in fact did get the shot off before the clock hit zero, re-establishing a seven-point margin at 46-39. Carleton’s Michael Kenny hit a three to start the fourth, but then Searle took over, dropping six points in a 9-1 LU run that pushed the lead to 55-43. But the Ravens weren’t quite finished. OUA East MVP Tyson Hinz, who struggled most of the night after an eight-point first quarter and finished with 19, completed a three-point play to pull Carleton to within nine, then later made a lay-in to make it 58-51. But shortly after Andrew Hackner, playing his final OUA game, barrelled his way to the hoop, sank the shot and drew the foul to re-establish a 10-point LU lead. Searle put it away with a pair of steals and uncontested lay-ins, ending the Ravens three-year run as league champions. “This is one of my goals from eight years ago,” said Morrison, reflecting on his first year at the helm of the Wolves. “In my interview, I said I wanted to put a banner up in the Thunderdome and here we are — we’re going to do it.” Searle said “there was no way I was going to give up. They’re a great team, but we knew that if we outworked them for 40 minutes we would win.” Lakehead held the OUA’s top-ranked offense to almost 30 fewer points that their 91.6 seasonal average. OUA East Player of the Year Tyson Hinz was harassed throughout the night by fifth-year senior forward Andrew Hackner. “He’s an emotional leader,” Morrison said of the Thunder Bay native. “He’s probably one of the least talented guys on the floor every night, but he’s got one of the biggest hearts — him and Searle together. … This is a great win for our program. It puts us in the history books forever. But I hope this is just the start for us. I hope that every game that we lost over the last few years turns into wins over the next few years. Carleton is the best team out there. We just got fortunate to beat them in this one game tonight.” Searle said “we knew if we kept fighting, we were going to do it. We were the only ones in the gym who thought we had a chance, and we didn’t doubt ourselves for a second. We outworked them for 40 minutes and we got the win. The team stepped up and I knew the shots would start falling and they did.” Morrison said “I wanted our guys to go out there and not be intimidated by Carleton, that their human just like us. We got up by ten [in the fourth quarter] and we just kept hitting shots. I told the team that this was our time.” Jamie Searle paced Lakehead with 23 on 8-15 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Joseph Jones added 15 on 4-8 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Ryan Thomson added 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Yoosrie Salhia added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 9 boards. Ben Johnson added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. Greg Carter added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Andrew Hackner added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 3 boards. Venzal Russell added 2 on 1-13 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc and 3 boards, while Matthew Schmidt and Brendan King were scoreless. The Thunderwolves hit 26-68 (.382) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 8 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 22 fouls. Tyson Hinz paced Carleton with 19 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-9 from the line and 5 boards. Cole Hobin added 10 on 5-7 from the floor, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Elliot Thompson scored 8 on 2-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards and 2 steals. Philip Scrubb scored 8 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 3 boards. Willy Manigat scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Aaron Chapman added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Thomas Scrubb scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Michael Kenny added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists, while Kyle Smendziuk and Kevin Churchill were scoreless. The Ravens hit 22-49 (.449) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 15-20 (.750) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 25 turnovers and 27 fouls.
Early in the season, Queen’s coach Rob Smart announces that he was departing the program. He is replaced on an interim basis by assistant Duncan Cowan.
In April, Stephan Barrie is named head
coach of the Queen’s Golden Gaels. Barrie, coach of the University of Western
Ontario women. “We are extremely excited to welcome Coach Barrie to Queen’s
University as our men’s basketball coach,” said Leslie Dal Cin, Director, Athletics
and Recreation for Queen’s University. “He is a true student of the game and a
strong leader who possess a very sound technical ability. He is constantly seeking
professional development and has demonstrated his capacity to bring about a
winning culture while directing a program to provincial and national contention.
We see our new sport model, state-of-the-art facilities and commitment to
staffing as integral steps to achieving our vision of being a top contending program
in men’s basketball. I am confident under Coach Barrie’s leadership the Gaels
will be successful on the provincial and national stage.” Barrie said “this is
a tremendous opportunity and I am appreciative of being given the
responsibility to help lead the Gaels to new heights. It’s clear that Queen’s
is committed to becoming one of the top men’s
basketball programs in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The vision is exciting
and I’m ready to help transform this program into a contender which breads both
athletic and academic success.” Barrie was in his fifth season at the helm of
the Western Mustangs women’s program, where he compiled an 87-23 (.790)
conference record. Before joining the Mustangs, Barrie was an assistant at the
University of Toronto. He began coaching at M.M. Robinson High School in
Burlington where he taught French, Geography and Physical Education beginning
in 2000. He also coached with the Burlington Panthers Basketball Club. Barrie
is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario earning his Bachelor of
Education in 2000. He was a member of the Mustang team that captured an OUA
championship in 1999 and challenged for a national championship in 2000. In
2000, Barrie led the nation in three-point shooting percentage with a 55 per cent
average. He also led Humber College to the National Championship final and a
silver medal in 1996-97. He is a Level 3 NCCP coach. “I’m looking forward to
bringing my work ethic to Queen’s and contributing to one of the finest
universities worldwide,” said Barrie. “We have considerable work in front of
us, but with the commitment made by the University, I believe we can attain significant
milestones in the near future.”
The co-bronze medalist Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks: Kale Harrison; Matthew Buckley; Jamar Forde; Maxwell Allin; Patrick Donnelly; Conor Meschino; Travis Berry; Sharif Wanas; Nathan Thompson; Osman Omar; Matthew Blaha; Matt Donnelly; Kyle Enright; DeJaun Sutherland; Philip Blumel; Randy Osei; coached Peter Campbell; assistant Andrew MacKay; assistant Eddie Lopez; assistant Borko Popic; assistant Alex Urosevic; manager Julie Gatis; student trainer Sam Galway; student trainer Caitlin Armstrong
The co-bronze medalist Ottawa Gee-Gees: Louis Gauthier; Nemanja
Baletic; Chris Anderson; Warren Ward; Johnny Berhanemeskel; Jacob Gibson-Bascombe;
Ryan Malcolm-Campbell; Akeem Gardner; Gabriel Gonthier-Dube; Jordan Vig; Dimitrious
Seymour; Yacob Issayas; Luc Minani; Alex Labranche; Matthew Marshall; coach
James Derouin; assistant Justin Serresse; assistant Kris Dale
The runner-up Carleton Ravens: Tyson
Hinz; Philip Scrubb; Cole Hobin; Elliot Thompson; Aaron Chapman; Willy Manigat;
Kyle Smendziuk; Michael Kenny; Greg Faulkner; Thomas Scrubb; Kevin Churchill;
Dan Penner; Gavin Resch; Gael Kanza; Mehdi Tihani; Nathaniel Timm; coach Dave
Smart; assistant Rob Smart Jr.; assistant Dean Petridis; assistant Shawn
McCleery; assistant Danny Naoufal; strength and conditioning Andy Stewart;
nutritionist Harinder Ghuman; therapist Bruce Marshall; manager Kyle Vezzaro; SID
Christina Atallah; athletic director Jennifer Brenning
The champion Lakehead Thunderwolves: Jamie Searle; Joseph Jones; Ryan Thomson; Yoosrie Salhia; Ben Johnson; Greg Carter; Andrew Hackner; Venzal Russell; Matthew Schmidt; Brendan King; Cameron Hornby; Akeem Isaac; Brendan King; Kemp McCrae; Karl Rom; Nathan Wainwright; Anthony McIntosh; coach Scott Morrison; assistant Matt Erdmann; assistant Pat Charlebois; assistant Zaq White; assistant Andrew Quirion; manager Chris Labelle; trainer Joanna Sanchez; trainer Amanda Poppe; SID Hugh Mullaly; athletic director Tom Warden