REGULAR SEASON

NORTH       CENTRAL        
  Ottawa 18-1 31-3 James Derouin McMaster 16-3 22-4 Amos Connolly  
  Carleton 17-2 29-2 Dave Smart Lakehead 11-8 18-12 Manny Furtado  
  Laurentian  7-12  9-15 Shawn Swords Guelph  8-11 10-16 Chris O’Rourke  
  Nipissing  0-19  2-26 Chris Cheng Brock  7-12 11-15 Charles Kissi  
  EAST       WEST        
  Ryerson 17-2 28-5 Roy Rana Windsor 15-5 25-8 Chris Oliver  
  York 10-9 14-13 Tom Oliveri Western 12-8 15-12 Brad Campbell  
  Toronto  6-13  9-17 John Campbell Laurier  7-13 12-18 Peter Campbell  
  Queen’s  5-14  9-18 Stephan Barre Waterloo  6-14  9-19 Greg Francis  
          Algoma  2-18  2-23 Thomas Cory  
                   

        Playoff non-qualifiers:

Algoma Thunderbirds: Jamal Mucket-Sobers, A.J. Andre Barber, Thomas Chalmers, Brett Zufelt, Adam Benrabah, Samy Mohamed, Cailum White, Sean Clendinning, Muchiri Mwangi, Jacob Clendenning, Wais Mohamed, Jimmy Beland, Keith Golding, Nick Palazzi, coach Thomas Cory, assistant James Tusingwire, assistant Kirk Reid, manager Garnet Cory, strength & conditioning Andrew Husk, athletic director Mark Kontulainen, SID Meaghan Smith

        Brock Badgers: Yusuf Ali, James Jedralski, Nolan Mackenzie, A.J. Manguerra, Nathaniel Gardner, Johneil Simpson, Josh Johnson, Dani Elgadi, Matthew Hall, Zachary Angelini, Kevin Wilson, Ryan Flanagan, Matt Marshall, Connor Crocker, coach Charles Kissi, assistant Joel Whitty, assistant Brian Mulligan, director of player development Mihai Raducanu, strength & conditioning Krista Gearing, interim athletic director Chris Critelli, SID Shawn Whiteley

Nipissing Lakers: Michael Angenent, Joey Puddister, Marvin Ngonadi, Jordon Campbell, Jerron Rhodes, Jordan Roberts, Eric Bowman, Ismael Kaba, Wil Konybai, Jake Rudell-Hunter, Marcus Lewis, Christian Casimier, Filip Music, D’Shawn Johnson, Malik Phillips, Marcos Clennon, coach Chris Cheng, director of athletics Vito Castiglione, SID Robb Fenton

        Queen’s Gaels: Sukhpreet Singh, Mike Shoveller, Greg Faulkner, Cy Samuels, Dan Thompson, Mike Mullins, Jesse Graham, Martin Kulinich, Patrick Street, Tanner Graham, Sammy Ayisi, Russell Winters, Ross Vrana-Godwin, Ryall Stroud, Mark Paclibar, Andrew Mavety, coach Stephan Barrie, assistant Jermaine Small, assistant Robin Dzierniejko, assistant Brett Walsh, assistant Goce Andrevski, athletic director Leslie Dal Cin, SID Shawn MacDonald

Waterloo Warriors: Jon Ravenhorst, Bradley Spera, Jaspreet Gill, Myles Charvis, Ben Davis, Brandon Francis-Jean-Pierre, Kristian Van de Kemp, Ali Validipak, Jonathan Golla, Muhammad Anwar, Quinn Turner, Mike Pereira, Milos Jovkovic, Reaves Christie, Zach Machildon, Dylan Phillips, Bradd Smith, coach Greg Francis, assistant John Hood, assistant Tarry Upshaw, assistant Fatih Akser, assistant Isaac Kuon, game day coordinator Vishaka Chetram, athletic director Roly Webster, SID Dan Ackerman

        In the league’s new playoff format, the top three teams in each of the league’s four divisions qualified. Seeds were determined by RPI in games between teams qualifying for the playoffs.

        In the opening round, the 5th-seeded Windsor Lancers blasted the 12th-seeded Toronto Varsity Blues 85-71. The Blues led 17-15 after one quarter. The Lancers led 35-31 at the half and 57-47 after three quarters. Rotimi Osuntola paced the Lancers with 22 on 9-19 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 18 boards, 2 steals and 4 blocks. Evan Matthews added 1 5on 6-9 from the floor, 3-9 from the line, 7 boards and 3 blocks. Marko Kovac added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Alex Campbell notched 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Bradford Parker scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 9 boards and 4 assists. Mike Rocca added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Mitch Farrell scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Tyler Persaud was scoreless. The Lancers hit 32-81 (.395) from the floor, 9-30 (.300) from the arc and 12-23 (.522) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 7 steals, 8 blocks, 7 turnovers and 19 fouls. Devin Johnson paced the Varsity Blues with 18 on 6-19 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 11 boards. Julian Clarke notched 16 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Manny Sahota notched 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 11 boards. Denis Ankrah scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Sage Usher scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Kwasi Oti-Aware added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 8 boards, while Chase Ruttenberg and Dylan Churchill were scoreless. Ruttenburg nabbed 2 boards. The Varsity Blues hit 26-70 (.371) from the floor, 5-25 from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 19 turnovers and 23 fouls. The Varsity Blues (coach John Campbell, assistant Mike De Giorgio, assistant Ryan Robinet, assistant Fred Perry, assistant Dejan Jovanovic, strength & conditioning Adrian Lightowler, staff therapist Jason Meehan, athletic director Beth Ali, SID Jill Clark) also included Aidan Bull, Peter Dimov, Philip Fournier, Jake Hagen, Stephen Hayley, Nick Irvine, Tevin Manherz-Dennis, Oluwaseun Olutogun and Nicholas Pissaris. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Laurier Golden Hawks stunned the 6th-seeded Western Mustangs 90-82 as Will Coulthard lit up the boards for 34. The Mustangs led 28-24 after one quarter. The Golden Hawks led 35-34 at the half and 49-44 after three quarters. “I thought in the third quarter, when we got down about ten, that we’re going to have to scratch and claw back,” said Mustangs coach Brad Campbell. “We got some momentum coming back into the game we just didn’t make free throws and didn’t make some key plays in defence.” Fifth-year Mustangs guard Quinn Henderson said “I’m at a loss for words,” said Henderson. “It has been exciting this year to watch the team grow: me being a fifth-year guy and two of my best friends, Anthony Spiridis and Greg Morrow, being fourth year guys growing together and starting to become a great team and having a home playoff game. This is the first year I’ve ever had a home playoff game, which is exciting. It’s not the way I wanted to end it, but it’s nice to leave the program knowing that next year they can do some damage and be a really solid team. … We let Quinn down today. I let Quinn down. He should have had a better send off to his career than losing this game after a good season. He’s been a hell of a player, a hell of a leader. He exemplifies what our program is about in terms of being a student-athlete, being involved in the community, and giving his all in games for us.” Coulthard scored his 34 on 11-20 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 8-11 from the line and 2 boards. Kyrie Coleman added 16 on 7-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 15 boards. Luke Allin scored 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Owen Coulthard added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 2 boards. Aiddian Walters added 6on 3-5 from the floor and 2 boards. Matthew Chesson scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. James Agyeman added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Chuder Teny added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Simon Polan-Couillard added 2, along with 2 boards, while Garrison Thomas and Nyron Barnes were scoreless. Thomas nabbed 4 boards and dished 2 assists. The Golden Hawks hit 33-65 (.508) from the floor, 8-22 (.364) from the arc and 16-23 (.696) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 13 turnovers and 19 fouls. Greg Morrow paced the Mustangs with 32 on 12-21 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8-1 from the line and 9 boards. Quinn Henderson added 21 on 8-18 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 2-7 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jedson Tavernier added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Anthony Spiridis added 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Cameron Morris scored 6 on 2-6 from the arc and 2 boards. Charlie Drouin added 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Tom Filgiano added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals, while Elliott Dooley, Hadi Abuzgaya and George Johnson were scoreless. The Mustangs hit 30-67 (.448) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 15-26 (.577) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 8 steals, 11 turnovers and 20 fouls. The Mustangs (coach Brad Campbell, assistant John Curcio, assistant Kevin Barnes, assistant Mo Haidar, recruiting coordinator Bruce Stiefelmeyer, strength & conditioning Jeff Watson, manager of operations Alex Russell, manager of scouting Ray Kim, trainer Sarangan Lingham, trainer Jeffrey Petroff, academic advisor Dr. Robert LaRose, athletic director Therese Quigley, SID Tony Van Richter) also included Alex Coote, Matt McDonald, Stevan Manojlovic and Michael Simonetta. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Lakehead Thunderwolves pounded the 10th-seeded Guelph Gryphons 69-48 after leading 16-11, 28-20 and 52-32 at the quarters. It was a stalemate early but the Thunderwolves took command on a series pick-and-rolls by Dwayne Harvey and Anthony McIntosh. When the Gryphons collapse their defence to stop it, the Wolves began effectively bombing from the perimeter. “I’m really happy for our guys tonight,” said Thunderwolves coach Manny Furtado. “They’ve competed and played hard all year and tonight was no different. We stuck to the game plan and executed down the stretch.” Dwayne Harvey paced the Thunderwolves with 1 4on 5-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards and 8 assists. Anthony McIntosh added 14 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Mor Menashe added 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Jamar Coke scored 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 12 boards, 2 steals and 2 assists. Bacarius Dinkins notched 10 on 5-7 from the floor and 3 boards. Alex Robichaud added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 7 boards. Henry Tan added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, and 2 boards. Ashaunti Hogan added 1 on 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Michael Poirier, Addy Ogunye, Nick Nihezagire and Ryan Doornick were scoreless. The Thunderwolves hit 29-62 (.468) from the floor, 1-19 (.053) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 11 turnovers and 9 fouls. Adam Kemp paced the Gryphons with 14 on 7-12 from the floor and 6 boards. Jonathan Wallace added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Daniel Dooley added 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Ahmed Haroon scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Trevor Thompson added 4 on 2-8 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Andrew Grant added 3 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 5 boards. Taylor Boers added 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Jack Beatty added 2, while Michel Clark, Colin Corrigan, Love Joseph, Jean Leandres-Beugre and Drew Clause-Walford were scoreless. The Gryphons hit 20-58 (.345) from the floor, 2-13 (.154) from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 21 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 21 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, 10 turnovers and 14 fouls. The Gryphons (coach Chris O’Rourke, assistant Nick Pankerichan, assistant Nick Rusich, assistant Konrad Surma, manager Mike Borlongan, athletic director Tom Kendall, SID Andy Baechler) also included Charles Amponsah, Cameron Elliott, Daniel Passley, Martin Popiel, Adeel Sahibzada, Jan Schlieman and Jonathan Wallace. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Laurentian Voyageurs edged the 8th-seeded York Lions 87-84. The Voyageurs led 31-13, 48-36 and 72-64 at the quarters. But the Lions closed the margin to within one down the stretch. Nick Tufegdzich trimmed the margin to 81-76 with a pair of free throws. Richard Iheadindu added a jumper and a pair of free throws to make it 81-80. David Aromolaran answered with a pair of free throws, while J.D. West nailed a jumper. Still the Lions wouldn’t quit. Tufegdzich notched a putback to draw York within 85-84 before Ryan Bennett and Sam Hirst iced the win with free throws. Voyageurs coach Shawn Swords called it “a great playoff road win. The guys came out hungry at both ends of the floor. The intensity was good to see. Couple that with accurate shooting from deep and our lead was 18. York was able to close the gap as the game continued but never took the lead. We were able to take everything that was thrown at us and respond well. Some timely rebounding helped secure the victory. The energy was great for the whole game.” Ryan Bennett paced the Voyageurs with 30 on 10-19 from the floor, 9-18 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. David Aromolaran added 24 on 7-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Sam Hirst added 12 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 6 boards. Tychon Carter-Newman scored 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Lex Van Iperen added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Darcy Watt scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 3 boards. J.D. West added 2, while Sam Levac and Mike McQuarrie were scoreless. The Voyageurs hit 29-63 (.460) from the floor, 11-23 (.478) from the arc and 18-21 (.857) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 15 turnovers and 24 fouls. Nick Tufegdzich paced the Lions with 28 on 9-19 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 10-11 from the line and 16 boards. Richard Iheadindu added 18 on 5-18 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 4 boards. Nathan Culbreath notched 17 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 7-9 from the line and 5 boards. Gene Spagnuolo added 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. O’Neil Halstead added 5 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Yonathan Kristos added 3 on 1-2 from the arc, while Phillip Cunningham-Gillen, Nidum Chandrakumar and Nana Adu-Poku were scoreless. Chandrakumar nabbed 2 boards, dished 2 assists and blocked 2 shots. The Lions hit 26-69 (.377) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc and 25-29 (.862) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 13 turnovers and 16 fouls. The Lions (coach Tom Oliveri, assistant Gerard Carlse, assistant Darrel Glenn, assistant Socrate Larrieux, assistant Rosha Canagasaby, student therapist Aaron Cho, assistant student therapist Matthew Di Nardo, athletic director Jennifer Myers, SID Alyson Fisher) also included Raheem Isaac, O’Neil Halstead, Tristan Newman, Djordje Babic, Jon Dulmage, Daniel Tulloch, Gehrig Carlse, Shaquille Green, Harp Grewal, Julio Vazquez, Brian Viscara and Othneil Russell.

        In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded uOttawa Gee-Gees whipped the 9th-seeded Laurentian Voyageurs 116-71. The Gee-Gees simply adjusted to what the Voyageurs gave them. Point guard Mike L’Africain distributed the ball with aplomb, aggressively attacked off the dribble and frequently found his teammates for runouts as the Gee-Gees quickly dimmed any distant hopes the Voyageurs might have had of pulling an upset. The ball movement is a function of team cohesion. L’Africain told the Ottawa Citizen. “This is going to sound cliché but we love each other. We’re brothers. It’s a family. We’re there together every day, every hour. We’re just so much with each other; it’s just easy to move the ball. … And we got a lot of weapons.” L’Africain added that he wanted to “just be aggressive early and often, and just find my guys. Then everything takes care of itself.” Indeed, it did. The Gee-Gees exploded to a 22-11 lead by pounding the ball inside to Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue in the blocks, while drilling four treys, including a pair by L’Africain, and collecting a slam by Caleb Agada on a flipped pass off the backboard from L’Africain. L’Africain’s third steal led to a runout slam from Agada as the Gee-Gees doubled-up the Voyageurs 28-14. With Mehdi Tihani adding his second trey, and Moe Ismail and Matt Plunkett adding singletons, uOttawa had the Voyageurs on the ropes at 37-16 after one quarter. The Gee-Gees continued to dominate the boards, Agada kept breaking the Voyageurs down off the dribble, L’Africain kept finding the open shooters with breathtaking feeds and uOttawa kept hitting treys (10 on the half) as they extended their lead to a jaw-dropping 60-33 lead heading into the lockers. Although the Gee-Gees began to lose their focus in the second half, they had more than enough ammunition off the bench to keep the Voyageurs at bay and were never threatened. “We shot the ball really well. Everybody got touches. Everybody was finishing. We rebounded. We defended. We did everything we wanted to do tonight,” said Agada. uOttawa coach James Derouin said the Gee-Gees “wanted to come out and throw that first punch.” Actually, it was more like a knockout blow. “Those are the three things that stood out tonight: the start, the depth and our passing,” Derouin added. “The full-court defence sort of woke us up early, got our energy, got the pace going where we wanted it. That little adjustment got our guys into the game defensively and it paid off. It was a great first quarter.” L’Africain’s play since returning from a thumb injury “has been off the charts,” Derouin added. “If you look at his stats, his three-point shooting, his assists, he’s phenomenal. I said from the beginning when you asked me who’s the key for our team, it’s still Mike. When Mike is going, our offence is going. That’s our identity. That’s our team, sharing the ball and hitting threes.” Voyageurs coach Shawn Swords said his troops dug themselves too deep an early hole. “They execute, while our rotations were poor. And geez, they have a lot of guys who can shoot.” Caleb Agada paced the Gee-Gees with 22 on 9-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 13 boards, 9 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Mike L’Africain added 20 on 7-12 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Moe Ismail added 14 on 5-8 from the floor and 4-7 from the arc. Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue added 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Johnny Berhanemeskel scored 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Vikas Gill added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Noel Jones notched 8 on 4-6 from the floor. Medhi Tihani scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Mackenzie Morrison added 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Brandon Robinson notched 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 2 boards. Matt Plunkett scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Alex Ratte added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards. The Gee-Gees scored 44-76 (.579) from the floor, 16-32 from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 26 assists, 12 steals, 5 blocks, 10 turnovers and 21 fouls. Tychon Carter-Newman paced the Voyageurs with 34 on 13-21 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. David Aromolaran added 13 on 5-15 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Ryan Bennett added 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Sam Hirst scored 4 on 0-1 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 8 boards. Lex Van Iperen added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Joseph Sykes scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Darcy Watt added 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-4 from the line, while Sam Levac, Nick Simon and J.D. West were scoreless. Levac and Simon each nabbed 2 boards. The Voyageurs hit 24-60 (.400) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 16-24 (.667) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks, 16 turnovers and 15 fouls. The Voyageurs (coach Shawn Swords, assistant Aaron Sidenberg, assistant Ken Wallenius, assistant Mike Clarke, athletic director Peter Hellstrom) also included Anthony Yango, Michael McQuarrie, Stefan Simpson, Jamie Ames and Jamie Dillon.

        The 2nd-seeded Carleton Ravens clocked the 7th-seeded Lakehead Thunderwolves 79-54. The Ravens broke slowly, leading 10-3 after five minutes and 17-10 after a quarter as both teams struggled to find their rhythm in a physical affair. But brothers Philip and Thomas Scrubb finally got on track by attacking off the dribble as the Ravens built a 40-22 at the half. The Thunderwolves got the Ravens in foul trouble as they trimmed the margin to 46-33 early in the second half. But Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles posted-up for a pair of buckets, Guillaume Boucard hit a pair of free throws and Thomas Scrubb drove the paint for one of his trademark eight-foot runners as Carleton countered with an 8-0 run. Thomas Scrubb kept finding the passing angles through double-teams as the Ravens maintained a comfortable lead, salting away the win when Lakehead coach Manny Furtado took a technical for questioning the officials’ integrity. Philip Scrubb knifed for acrobatic layups on three consecutive Carleton possessions to completely deflate Lakehead hopes. “We know we gotta attack for 40 minutes,” said Thomas, noting the Ravens struggled with the Voyageurs physicality early. “They came at us and we didn’t respond very well at first,” said Philip. “But I thought Tommy came up big for us as he started being aggressive in the second half.” Ravens coach Dave Smart said his troops defended well in the first half. “But we still gotta get some stuff done offensively as well. … We still have to get smoother. We just don’t look really that crisp at times on the offensive end.” Philip Scrubb paced the Ravens with 28 on 11-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Thomas Scrubb added 20 on 10-19 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 13 boards and 4 assists. Guillaume Boucard notched 13 on 4-6 from the floor, 5-5 from the line and 7 boards. Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles added 10 on 5-7 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Connor Wood added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Victor Raso added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3 boards, while Gavin Resch, Cameron Smythe and Mitchell Wood were scoreless. Resch nabbed 4 boards. The Ravens hit 33-63 (.524) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 10-10 from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 11 turnovers and 22 fouls. Henry Tan paced Lakehead with 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 2 steals. Dwayne Harvey added 15 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 2 assists. Anthony McIntosh notched 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 7 boards. Jamar Coke scored 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Alex Robichaud added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 4 boards. Ashaunti Hogan added 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Addy Ogunye added 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Bacarius Dinkins, Ryan Doornick and Mor Menashe were scoreless. Dinkins and Menashe each nabbed 2 boards. The Thunderwolves hit 16-58 (.276) from the floor, 5-22 (.227) from the arc and 17-24 (.708) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 9 turnovers and 20 fouls. The Thunderwolves (coach Manny Furtado, assistant Jeremy Wielenga, assistant Ryan Thomson, athletic director Tom Warden, SID Hugh Mullaly) also included Dwayne Chong, Nick Nihezagire, Brandon Myketa and Michael Poirier.

        The 3rd-seeded Ryerson Rams pounded the 11th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 105-59. The Golden Hawks broke to an early 14-11 lead but Jahmal Jones ignited an 11-0 Rams run to turn that into a 22-14 advantage and Laurier was unable to counter. Ryerson led 26-21 after one quarter. In the second, the Rams gave up just 15 points while netting another 23 of their own to hold a 49-36 lead heading into the locker rooms at half. Ryerson came out gunning in the third, piling up 34 points in the frame and again limited Laurier to just 14 points to blow the game open at 83-50 through three quarters. The Hawks never threatened. Jahmal Jones paced the Rams with 23 on 8-14 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Adika Peter-McNeilly added 16 on 6-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Jordan Gauthier added 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 6 boards. Kadeem Green notched 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Jean-Victor Mukama added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Aaron Best added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Bjorn Michaelsen added 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 2 boards. Adam Voll scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Filip Vujadinovic added 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Ostap Choliy added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Juwon Graham added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 8 boards, while Charles Boampong was scoreless. The Rams hit 41-81 (.506) from the floor, 10-31 (.323) from the arc and 13-22 (.591) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 9 turnovers and 19 fouls. Kyrie Coleman paced the Golden Hawks with 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Aiddian Walters added 11 on 4-14 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 blocks. Owen Coulthard added 11 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 3 steals. Luke Allin notched 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Matthew Chesson scored 7 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. James Agyeman scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Will Coulthard added 4 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Vladimir Matovic added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Garrison Thomas, Chuder Teny, Filip Cvrkalj and Simon Polan-Couillard were scoreless. Polan-Couillard nabbed 3 boards and Thomas 2. The Golden Hawks hit 19-71 (.268) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 17-22 (.773) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 5 steals, 6 blocks, 12 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Golden Hawks (coach Peter Campbell, assistant Jamie Campbell, assistant Bob Urosevic, assistant Derek Ramalho, manager Daniella Orsi, student therapist Jennifer Fallon, student therapist Sadie Graham, athletic director Peter Baxter, SID Jamie Howieson) also included Omar Anglin, Nonso Anyakwo, Nyron Banres, Michael Godfrey and Jack Simmons.

        In the last quarterfinal, the 5th-seeded Windsor Lancers stunned the 4th-seeded McMaster Marauders 85-70. The Marauders led 20-19 after one quarter and 43-41 at the half. The Lancers led 61-58 after three quarters. The Lancers began to take control in the third quarter as the Marauders struggled, both with fouls and shooting over a zone defense. Alex Campbell paced the Lancers with 18 on 8-16 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 7 boards. Khalid Abdel-Gabar notched 1 5on 6-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Evan Matthews added 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 12 boards and 3 blocks. Rotimi Osuntola added 13 on 5-17 from the floor, 3-8 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Mitch Farrell scored 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Marko Kovac added 8 on 3-6 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Tyler Persaud added 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Mike Rocca scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Bradford Parker added 1 on 0-7 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. The Lancers hit 32-81 (.395) from the floor, 3-20 (.150) from the arc and 18-32 (.563) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 10 steals, 4 blocks, 12 turnovers and 19 fouls. Joe Rocca paced the Marauders with 18 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 4 boards. Leon Alexander added 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 3-7 from the line and 4 boards. Trevon McNeil scored 11 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Taylor Black added 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Troy Joseph notched 7 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Aaron Redpath added 6 on 2-18 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 8 boards. Connor Gilmore scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Rohan Boney notched 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 14 boards and 3 assists, while Adam Presutti and David McCulloch were scoreless. McCulloch nabbed 2 boards and dished 3 assists. The Marauders hit 25-73 (.342) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 13-25 (.520) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks, 18 turnovers and 25 fouls. The Marauders (coach Amos Connolly, general manager Rod Bynum, associate Justin Gunter, assistant Andrew Baillie, assistant Ray Kybartas, assistant Tom McChesney, assistant Troy Stevenson, skill development Seth Wearing, assistant Joe Jones, strength & conditioning Bahman Bahrami, academic coach Dr. Kate Connolly, physiotherapist Dianna Moulden, student therapist Tomas Rickus, student therapist R.J. Kaszczij, manager Jason Erlich, athletic director Glen Grunwald, SID Bill Malley) also included Elliot Ormond, Nathan McCarthy, Marko Grahovac, Lazar Kojovic and Lucas Marsden.

        In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Carleton Ravens edged the 3rd-seeded Ryerson Rams 84-80 after rallying from a late deficit. The Ravens exploded to an 11-2 lead as Scrubb kept working free in the blocks but Ryerson rallied to an 18-17 lead after one quarter as Jahmal Jones kept breaking the Ravens’ defence down with the dribble. They extended their lead to 44-38 at the half as Jones kept finding the open shooters and Carleton kept missing open looks and appeared a step slow on their defensive rotations. Connor Wood rallied the Ravens as he aggressively attacked the basket, drawing Carleton to within 58-57 in the second half. Yet, while Philip Scrubb began finding his teammates with breathtaking feeds, Jones kept finding the impossible angles for layups. Aaron Best and Kadeem Green notched critical buckets as the Rams regained a 73-69 lead with five minutes to play. But Wood and Thomas Scrubb notched putbacks as Carleton responded with a 10-0 run. Jones answered with a pair of driving layups. Victor Raso and Adika Peter-McNeilly traded treys before Philip Scrubb iced it with a pair from the line. “We found a way to keep ourselves in the game and then made a run when it mattered,” said Ravens coach Dave Smart. “At halftime, we talked about getting a little more ball movement. We were getting a little stagnate with what we were doing offensively. But, the big thing was we needed to do a better job defensively and get them out of their comfort zone. They’re one of the best teams in the country. Any time we play, we’re going to have a tough time beating a team like that.” Player of the game Thomas Scrubb noted that “we haven’t played that bad on defence all year. We knew we needed to get stops to be able to pull away. I guess we saw them getting tired near the end so we knew it was a matter of time when we could make a few plays and pull away.” Connor Wood said of his exceptional shooting night that “I just try to be aggressive every night and see what happens from there.” Smart said “Connor’s progressed all year and he’s playing with more confidence and when you do that, good things happen. He can really score and he’s a tough one-on-one. We need him to play at a high level and he’s been doing that.” Ryerson coach Roy Rana said “I think our guys are really disappointed because they really believed they could win. We’re not about making statements in loses. We’re trying to win games. The thing is we still have a life because we’re hosting the Final Eight. We know our road to a national championship will have to go through Carleton, Ottawa, even Windsor now who’s showing some strength. I thought we did a pretty good job through three and a half quarters but we blew some coverages late and that hurt us. But that’s why they’re so good. They’re methodical but they’re very good in their method.” Thomas Scrubb paced the Ravens with 31 on 13-23 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 12 boards and 2 steals. Connor Wood added 21 on 9-10 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Philip Scrubb notched 19 on 5-21 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Guillaume Boucard added 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 steals. Victor Raso scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards, while Gavin Resch and Cameron Smythe were scoreless. Resch nabbed 3 boards. The Ravens hit 32-70 (.457) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 15-17 (.882) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 5 steals, 1 block, 8 turnovers and 13 fouls. Jahmal Jones paced the Rams with 28 on 11-25 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Aaron Best added 20 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 6 boards. Adika Peter-McNeilly added 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Juwon Grannum notched 6 on 2-4 from the arc. Kadeem Green added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 6 blocks. Jordan Gauthier added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Bjorn Michaelsen scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards, while Ostap Choliy, Jean-Victor Mukama and Filip Vujadinovic were scoreless. The Rams hit 30-67 (.448) from the floor, 11-27 (.407) from the arc and 9-12 (.750) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 4 steals, 9 blocks, 7 turnovers and 17 fouls.

In the other semi, the 4th-seeded Windsor Lancers stunned the top-seeded uOttawa Gee-Gees 85-80. Windsor coach Chris Oliver was impressed with the Lancers resilience. “We responded to their runs and that’s what you’ve got do, obviously, on the road against great teams like that. Our guys played with great passion and they executed really well on the defensive end. … We really emphasize confidence around the team, so the guys can have the power to go out on the court and make big shots. We had a really good second half in terms of scoring and when you play a team with as many offensive weapons as they have you have to make shots.” The Gee-Gees broke to a 26-20 lead after a quarter after nailing four treys in the frame, including a pair by Mike L’Africain and singletons from Vikas Gill and Matt Plunkett. But Evan Matthews kept grinding in the blocks as the Lancers clawed back within 40-38 at the half while the Gee-Gees stopped boxing-out on the boards and appearing disinclined to move to open spaces on the offensive end of the floor or move the ball with any measure of crispness. The Lancers kept effectively pounding the ball inside to Rotimi Osuntola and Matthews as they built a slim lead early in the second half but Caleb Agada, who was forced to the bench with two fouls in the first half, elevated the Gee-Gees’ defensive intensity, while Johnny Berhanemeskel scored seven unanswered points as the Gee-Gees regained a 62-61 lead heading into the final frame. But Alex Campbell kept drilling jumpers and knifing for layups as Windsor answered with a 10-2 run that set the Gee-Gees completely on their heels, and then held on for the upset. “I don’t know what happened there,” said L’Africain. “We were terrible.” Gee-Gees coach James Derouin surmised the pressure of hosting the Final Four undid his troops and “seemed to throw us off. … A lot of credit goes to Windsor and their defence, and the style that they have, their switching defence. … Windsor did a very good job against us on defense. It was small things all game long that killed us but, in the end,, we just didn’t play well enough to win this one. We didn’t do the things we talked about all week in practice and that’s really disappointing. They jumped all over every mistake that we made so we really have to give them credit.” Berhanemeskel noted that “sometimes you just have to take a loss a assume responsibility and tonight is one of those nights I guess. It’s hard because of the stage of the season we are at right now. In life it’s hard to get second chances but tomorrow we have one and we have to make the most of it.” Alex Campbell paced the Lancers with 20 on 8-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 8 boards. Khalid Abdel-Gabar notched 19 on 7-11 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Mitch Farrell scored 16 on 6-17 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Rotimi Osuntola added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Evan Matthews scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Bradford Parker added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Tyler Persaud added 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 2 assists, while Mike Rocca and Marko Kovac were scoreless. The Lancers hit 33-68 (.485) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 4 steals, 7 blocks, 15 turnovers and 15 fouls. Johnny Berhanemeskel paced the Gee-Gees with 19 on 8-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 7 assists and 4 steals. Caleb Agada added 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Mike L’Africain notched 13 on 4-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Vikas Gill added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue scored 9 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Alex Ratte added 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Matt Plunkett added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 8 boards. Moe Ismail scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Mehdi Tihani and Mackenzie Morrison were scoreless. Tihani nabbed 4 boards. The Gee-Gees hit 31-74 (.419) from the floor, 8-27 (.296) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 12 steals, 1 block, 8 turnovers and 16 fouls.

In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded uOttawa Gee-Gees dumped the 3rd-seeded Ryerson Rams 79-66. The Rams led 18-14 after one quarter and 32-31 at the half. The Gee-Gees led 54-46 after three quarters. The Gee-Gees were listless in the first half but Johnny Berhanemeskel took total control in the third quarter as uOttawa kept setting him up in isolation sets and he kept draining ridiculous fallaway, fadeaway jumpers to give the Gee-Gees a 54-46 lead. The Gee-Gees finally began to play their brand of ball as they pulled away in the final quarter, moving the ball with more savvy and alacrity. Berhanemeskel called it a bit of redemption for the Gee-Gees after the semifinal loss. “It was a little of a wake-up call. We’ve just got to stay hungry. You don’t normally get second chances like that to prove your worth. … My time here has taught me so much as a person and as a basketball player. I have been through a lot in this program and some of those hardships taught me how to come back stronger and better. We are such a close group. We just want what is best for each other. We were all really upset after last night’s game and we came out tonight and accomplished exactly what we meant to.” Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue noted that “after spending my last five years here I couldn’t help but be emotional before the start of this one. We knew we wanted to come here and give our fans a good performance for a last time and I would say it went really well. I have to thank the fans who have been there watching, the support means the world.” uOttawa coach James Derouin called it a good “grinding” win. “We didn’t move the ball. Johnny just put on a show. … In the second half, some other kids stepped up and gave us a lift. … The way we played (in the semi) was unacceptable. But I thought we played hard. We outrebounded them. That’s playoff basketball. … To be honest yes Johnny [Berhanemeskel] had a huge night but I have come to expect that from him, it’s just what he does. To me it was our rebounding numbers that jumped out at me because rebounding has been our weakness. We went out there and played some tough hardnosed basketball and it paid off. That is the type of basketball we will need to win a championship.” Ryerson coach Roy Rana noted both squads looked ragged. “We were kind of playing on fumes.” Johnny Berhanemeskel paced the Gee-Gees with 39 on 15-19 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue added 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 6 boards. Caleb Agada added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 10 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Mike L’Africain notched 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Vikas Gill scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 2 boards. Matt Plunkett added 3 on 1-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Alex Ratte scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Moe Ismail added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Mehdi Tihani, Mackenzie Morrison, Noel Jones and Brandon Robinson were scoreless. Tihani nabbed 4 boards. The Gee-Gees hit 30-66 (.455) from the floor, 10-29 (.345) from the arc and 9-14 (.643) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 5 steals, 12 turnovers and 21 fouls. Adika Peter-McNeilly paced the Rams with 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 8 boards and 6 assists. Jahmal Jones added 13 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kadeem Green notched 10 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 blocks. Jordan Gauthier added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 steals. Juwon Ogunnaike-Grannum added 6 on 2-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Aaron Best scored 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Bjorn Michaelsen added 5o n 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Ostap Choliy scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards, while Jean-Victor Mukama was scoreless. The Rams hit 23-60 (.383) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 10 turnovers and 15 fouls. The Rams (coach Roy Rana, assistant Patrick Tatham, assistant Steve Morrison, special assistant to the coach Mikaela Berza, director of operations Dawood Akhtar, performance analyst Dipesh Mistry, operations/management Zee Choudry, student therapist Rayhan Malik, athletic director Dr. Ivan Joseph, SID Jim McLarty) also included Andy Agyepong, Robert Clarke, Charle Boampong, Adam Voll, Filip Vujadinovic, Derrick Allahyarian and Jupvir Atwal.

        It’s just what they do. “What” being winning basketball titles and “they” being the boys at Pick & Roll U, otherwise known as the Carleton Ravens. They racked up Ontario University Athletics title No. 9 in the 16th year of the coach Dave Smart era by pounding the Windsor Lancers 103-59. The Ravens got a sublime performance from playmaker Philip Scrubb as they quickly dashed Windsor’s hopes and avenged a midseason loss to the Lancers. “We were pretty motivated and we’ve been thinking about that (loss) a lot,” said Scrubb. “That game kind of changed our attitude for the season. I think we’re kind of in a good spot now. “I was just trying to be aggressive. They were doing some things that I was comfortable with and my teammates did a good job of spacing it for me.” Although both squads had a miserable time shooting the ball, the Ravens built a 22-18 lead after one quarter largely as a consequence of efficient ball distribution from Scrubb. The Ravens played lockdown defence in the second quarter and dominated the glass, while Scrubb kept finding the open shooters, as Carleton extended its lead to 58-35 at the half. Windsor never threatened as Carleton stretched its lead to as many as 47. Victor Raso noted that “we were pretty aggressive right from the start knowing that if we just compete for 40 minutes we think we can beat this team. We didn’t do it last time, so we knew we needed to get it down today.” Tournament MVP Thomas Scrubb noted that “we knew we had to be more physical and push the tempo. They have a lot of big guys; we’re not as big as them but we can outrun them. We tried to be aggressive and go for more speed.” Lancers coach Chris Oliver said “early on, it was clear they were going to outrebound the ball on us and they were going to push the ball down our throats, and we didn’t respond well. But we had a nice weekend and we’re in nationals.” Victor Raso paced the Ravens with 21 on 5-6 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Philip Scrubb added 20 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 11-12 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Guillaume Boucard notched 17 on 7-11 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 9 boards. Thomas Scrubb scored 16 on 6-16 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Connor Wood added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Cameron Smythe scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor and 6 boards. Gavin Resch added 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Mitchell Jackson scored 2, while Mitchell Wood and Sheldon McIntosh were scoreless. The Ravens hit 35-66 (.530) from the floor, 7-14 from the arc and 26-31 (.839) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 12 turnovers and 22 fouls. Alex Campbell paced the Lancers with 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-6 from the line and 4 boards. Evan Matthews added 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-7 from the line and 3 boards. Khalid Abdel-Gabar scored 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 2 boards. Tyler Persaud added 6on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Marko Kovac scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Mitch Farrell notched 5 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Mike Rocca added 4 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Rotimi Osuntola scored 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Bradford Parker, Kahame Msiska and Stefan Tosic were scoreless. Msiska nabbed 3 boards, while Parker dished 2 assists. The Lancers hit 20-64 (.313) from the floor, 7-30 (.233) from the arc and 12-22 (.545) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 13 turnovers and 23 fouls.

        After the season, Greg Francis leaves Waterloo to become men’s high-performance manager at Basketball Canada. “Greg is an Olympian, having represented Canada in Sydney in 2000, and recognizes the prominence of representing Canada. Since then he has coached at the highest levels in Canada – the CIS – and for Canada internationally. His role with our junior and senior national teams gives him the best understanding of how crucial technical alignment is for Canada to reach the podium,” said Basketball Canada CEO Michell O’Keefe. The Toronto native played four years professionally in Europe and the Middle East from 1997-2000 before becoming the Assistant Coach at Monmouth University in 2001. He began his playing career as a Fairfield University guard in 1994. He subsequently coached at the University of Alberta before moving to Waterloo, where he coached for three years (2012-2015). Waterloo athletic director Roly Webster appoints seven-year McMaster associate coach Justin Gunter to the helm of the Warriors. “Justin was the clear choice to be the next leader of our men’s basketball program,” said Webster. “Justin understands the priority and importance of engaging our stakeholder groups. These relationships will be key components toward improving the program’s success, and ultimately the quality of the student-athlete experience.” Gunter spent 9 years coaching the Blessed Sacrament rep men’s under-19 basketball program, winning several provincial championships. He also spent four seasons as an assistant coach of the Parkside High School (Dundas) basketball team. Gunter played for McMaster leading them to three CIS tournaments. “When I saw the job posting, my eyes lit up and I knew this was the opportunity I was waiting for,” said Gunter. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time at Mac, but becoming a head coach at the CIS level has been a goal for years, and for it now to be a reality at such a reputable institution as the University of Waterloo is a dream come true.”

The bronze medalist Ottawa Gee-Gees: Johnny Berhanemeskel; Mike L’Africain; Caleb Agada; Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue; Vikas Gill; Alex Ratte; Mehdi Tihani; Matt Plunkett; Matt Nelson; Mackenzie Morrison; Brandon Robinson; Andrew DeGroot; Kiari Gerba; Moe Ismail; Noel Jones; Nick Jordan; Zachary Traer; coach James Derouin; assistant Justin Serresse; coach Clarence Porter; coach Kris Dale; assistant Ryan Evans; strength & conditioning David Labentowicz; student therapist Jovana Smoljanic; student therapist Carolyn Smith; athletic director Luc Gelineau; SID Jen Elliott

        The silver medalist Windsor Lancers: Viktor Jankowski; Mitch Farrell; Evan Matthews; Kahame Msiska; Alex Campbell; Mike Rocca; Rotimi Osuntola Jr; Elikplim Kugbeadzor; Brad Parker; Stefan Tosic; Kanneil Brown; Khalid Abdel-Gabar; Tyler Persaud; coach Chris Oliver; assistant Barry Amlin; assistant Larry Loebach; assistant Greg Allin; assistant Kevin Kloostra; athletic director Mike Havey; SID Elissa Mitton

        The champion Carleton Ravens: Philip Scrubb; Thomas Scrubb; Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles; Connor Wood; Victor Raso; Gavin Resch; Guillaume Payen-Boucard; Cameron Smythe; Mitchell Wood; Mitch Jackson; Anthony Pate; Sheldon McIntosh; Glenn Thelmaque; Connor Branch; Samuel Hillis; Anthony Iacoe; Matthew Karnik; coach Dave Smart; assistant Rob Smart Jr.; assistant Dean Petridis; assistant Aaron Chapman; assistant Kevin Churchill; assistant Richard Anderson; assistant Aaron Blakely; assistant Greg McManus; strength & conditioning Andy Stewart; therapist Bruce Marshall; athletic director Jen Brenning; SID Emily Ridlington