REGULAR SEASON

EAST       WEST        
  Carleton 23-0 34-1 Dave Smart Brock 21-3 27-5 Charles Kissi  
  Ottawa 17-6 24-8 James Derouin Western 15-9 18-11 Brad Campbell  
  Ryerson 17-6 23-10 Roy Rana Windsor 13-11 15-13 Chris Oliver  
  Laurentian 16-7 21-8 Shawn Swords Wilfrid Laurier 12-12 16-17 Justin Serresse  
  Toronto 13-10 17-14 John Campbell McMaster 10-14 13-19 Patrick Tatham  
  Queen’s 11-12 14-16 Stephan Barre Waterloo  8-16 10-21 Justin Gunter  
  Nipissing  8-15 10-18 Chris Cheng Algoma  6-18  8-22 Thomas Cory  
  York  2-21  7-25 Nate Philippe Guelph  6-18  6-23 Chris O’Rourke  
          Lakehead  2-22  4-26 M. Furtado/R. Thomson  
                   

        Playoff non-qualifiers:

        Algoma Thunderbirds: Nikola Zorcic, Elijah Butler, Nathan Riley, Cailum White, Damian Okungbowa, Reng Gum, Jermaine Lyle, Brandon Dwyer, Jamari Stephenson, Pedro Costa, Milan Acimovic, Ian Nash, Tyrel O’Brian, Trevor Schulz, coach Thomas Cory, assistant Garnet Cory, assistant Pat Murray, assistant Clayton Cain, assistant Antonio Pereira

        Guelph Gryphons: Daniel Dooley, Jonathan Wallace, Jordan Sobot, Taylor Boers, Jake Chaput, Drew Walford, Kieran Naus, Andrew Grant, Aaron Nugent, Tommy Yanchus, Shawn Carey, Bankole Alade, Craig Valeriote, Rasheed Weekes, Yamin Mireault-Dibanda, Emmanuel Chukwu, Luke Wouters, coach Chris O’Rourke, assistant Nick Pankerichan, assistant Konrad Surma, assistant Nick Rusich, assistant Shane Bascoe, strength & conditioning Josh Ford

        Lakehead Thunderwolves: Kyle Estalilla, Quincy Johnson, Darnell Curtin, Kache Kopec, Kingsley Campbell-Olsen, Nahshon Hurst, Mor Menashe, Holelsky ‘Mike’ Theodore, Jack Bull, Michael Poirier, Noel Jones, Tarik Smith-James, Nicholas Burke, Lequan Cseri-Hylton, Ryan Takkale, Trevon Ash, Ricardo Belony, Rashean Simpson, Matthew Edwards, coach Manny Furtado (dismissed); coach Ryan Thomson, assistant Kyle Tang, assistant Matthew Chong, assistant Chris Lawerence, trainer Sydney Lopez

        Nipissing Lakers: Shandon Ashitei, Marvin Ngonadi, Jerron Rhodes, Jordan Roberts, Kalil Langston, Ismael Kaba, Justin Hill, Quintin Ashitei, Marcus Lewis, Addy Ogunye, Justin Shaver, Jaaden Lewis, Dexter Bullen, William Tran, James Murray, David Quinn, coach Chris Cheng, assistant Stephen Hong, assistant Zach Angelini, student assistant Justin Bell, consultant Brian Risk, strength & conditioning Matt Blanchard

York Lions: Matthew Carating, Hassan Adenola, Yaw Antwi-Boasiako, Gianmarco Luciani, Ammar Hassan, Nana Adu-Poku, Brandon Ramirez, Stefano Spagnuolo, DeShawn Montaque, Chevon Brown, Gene Spanuolo, Prince Kamunga, Kenrick Hudson, Josiah Riley, Sukhjot Kalsi, Christian D’Alessadro, M.J. Forbes, coach Nate Philippe, assistant Juan Nunez, assistant Kenan Jorsling assistant Brandon Emmanuel, player development coach Ben Haile, student therapist Jason Li, assistant student therapist Tiffany Ho

Shortly before the start of the playoffs, the OUA announces in an email to coaches that it will not be holding a bronze medal match in the postseason, ostensibly in a bid to reduce travel costs for the game.

        In the East opening round: …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Laurentian Voyageurs edged the 5th-seeded University of Toronto Varsity Blues 85-80. The Blues led 25-22 after one quarter. Despite playing without injured point guard Kadre Gray, the league’s player of the year, the Voyageurs led 40-36 at the half and 58-54 after three quarters. The Voyageurs dominated the boards, generating a raft of second-chance opportunities. They took command with a 12-0 run early in the final quarter. David Aromolaran paced the Voyageurs with 19 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. O.J. Watson added 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Josis Mikia-Thomas added 12 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 5 boards. Nelson Yengue scored 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Theo Thomas notched 11 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7-7 from the line and 6 boards. Sam Ivey scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Anthony Iacoe notched 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 5 assists. Litha Ncanisa added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-6 from the line and 5 boards, while Joseph Sykes and Haroun Mohamed were scoreless. Sykes nabbed 4 boards. The Voyageurs hit 29-66 (.439) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 22-29 (.759) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 11 steals, 1 block, 19 turnovers and 19 fouls. Daniel Johansson paced the Varsity Blues with 17 on 8-14 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 8 boards. Evan Shadkami scored 16 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Sage Usher added 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 2 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Reilly Reid notched 14 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Nikola Paradina added 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 2 boards. Nicholas Morris scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Christopher Barrett notched 4 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Chase Ruttenberg scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 3 boards, while Dillon Rejman, Jawara Pedican and Cameron Dietzel were scoreless. Pedican nabbed 3 boards. The Blues hit 26-64 (.406) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 22-28 (.786) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks, 14 turnovers and 24 fouls. The Blues (coached by John Campbell, assisted by Mike De Giorgio, John Clara, Ryan Robinet, Nick Snow, Yoosrie Salhia and Louis Pahis, analytics Matthew Kwan and Mario Celebre, strength & conditioning Adrian Lightowler, Scott MacKenzie and Alex Malone, therapist Nirtal Shah, student therapists Amjad Albaghbadi, Arshpreet Deol and Lyndon Lemos) also included Vincenzo Bufalino, Nigel Carey-Kochon, Yakoob Bendayan, James Miles and Nikola Malesevic. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Ryerson Rams dispatched the 6th-seeded Queen’s Gaels 103-79 after leading 21-17, 49-48 and 68-66 at the quarters. The Rams led by as many as 15 for most of the first half before Tanner Graham notched seven straight to draw the Gaels within one at the break. Queen’s took the lead in third quarter on a Jaz Bains trey but Ryerson retained its poise. Manny Diressa nailed a pair from the beyond the arc as the Rams regained the lead and then drilled two more treys and 11 of Ryerson’s next 14 points as the Rams pulled away down the stretch as Manny Diressa took control. Manny Diressa paced the Rams with 30 on 9-17 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 2 boards, 7 assists and 4 steals. Jean-Victor Mukama added 24 on 7-11 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 3 boards. Myles Charvis scored 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 assists. Filip Vujadinovic added 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 11 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Tanner Ngom notched 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Roshane Roberts scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Theodrose Demeke added 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Adam Voll scored 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Nathan Culbreath added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Zubair Seyed was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. The Rams hit 34-68 from the floor, 19-38 from the arc and 16-18 (.889) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 9 turnovers and 20 fouls. Tanner Graham paced the Gaels with 24 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 11-11 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Jaz Bains added 14 on 5-16 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Mike Shoveller scored 14 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Mat Elcock notched 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Quinton Gray added 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Harry Range scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor. Landon Brickenden added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Jesse Graham scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists, while Sammy Ayisi, Henry Van Herk and Jon Mikhiln were scoreless. Ayisi nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The Gaels hit 24-63 (.381) from the floor, 11-33 (.333) from the arc and 20-25 (.800) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 15 turnovers and 14 fouls. The Gaels (coached by Stephan Barre, assisted by Jermaine Small, C.J. Crocco, and Idan Itskovich, strength & conditioning Colin McAuslan, therapist Vicky Wiltshire, recruiting coordinator Alex Dominato, athletic retention coordinator Milana McNamee) also included Michael Ogoms, Harry Range, Vincent Wood, Russell Winters, Connor Keefe, Luka Sevaljevic, Osayende Omoregie and Harrison Laugalys.

        In the West opening round: …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Windsor Lancers clipped the 6th-seeded Waterloo Warriors 101-89 after leading 28-25, 48-40 and 78-55 at the quarters. The Lancers led by as many as 20. Marcus Jones paced the Lancers with 33 on 11-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 10-12 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Mike Rocca added 20 on 7-17 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Luke Allin notched 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc and 3 boards. Damian Persaud scored 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Anthony Zrvnar scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Lucas Orlita added 4 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Lucas Wood scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Chris Poloniato added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Zach Doxilly and Patrick Bowes were scoreless. The Lancers hit 35-76 (.461) from the floor, 11-39 (.282) from the arc and 20-24 (.833) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 10 steals, 1 block, 4 turnovers and 21 fouls. Nedim Hodzic paced the Warriors with 26 on 12-16 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 18 boards. Jeff Baradziej added 18 on 5-10 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 4 boards. Justin Hardy scored 13 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 8-10 from the line and 10 boards. Simon Petrov scored 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Evan Rodenburg notched 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jayden Grewal scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. David Ramon-Prados added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Kristian Vande Kemp notched 3 on 1-6 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc. Justin Malnerich added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Fadi Elgadi and Cameron Penner were scoreless. The Warriors hit 29-71 (.408) from the floor, 8-26 (.308) from the arc and 23-27 (.852) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 1 steal, 14 turnovers and 22 fouls. The Warriors (coached by Justin Gunter, assisted by Troy Stevenson, Bob Urosevic, Darren Bondy, coordinator of operations Scott James, player development coordinator Matt Gray) also included Colin Connors, Jesse Figueiredo, Justin Hardy, Ryan Trottier, Korbil Gany, Caleb Comor-Subotich, Camden La Bastide and Eddie Omari. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks clocked the 5th-seeded McMaster Marauders 102-76 after leading 24-17, 52-43 and 76-65 at the quarters. The difference proved to be the Golden Hawks capacity to hit the trey. Tevaun Kokko paced the Golden Hawks with 26 on 10-22 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Ali Sow added 19 on 7-12 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Kemel Archer added 12 on 3-9 from the floor, 6-7 from the line, 14 boards and 3 assists. Matt Minutillo notched 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Joseph Fo scored 11 on 5-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Chuder Teny added 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 3 boards. Ben Stevens scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Vincent Carriere added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Vlad Matovic scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists, while Ntore Habimana was scoreless on 0-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. The Golden Hawks hit 38-87 (.437) from the floor, 12-31 (.387) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 27 assists, 10 steals, 4 blocks, 11 turnovers and 21 fouls. David McCulloch paced the Marauders with 23 on 6-17 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Miles Seward added 16 on 7-15 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Matt Quiring notched 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 9 boards. Kareem Collins scored 9 on 4-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Andre Toic scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Danylo Kostecki added 5 on 2-7 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc. Kwasi Adu-Poku scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Tyrick Thompson added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Joshua Nardini and Sasha Simic were scoreless. Nardini nabbed 3 boards and dished 3 assists. Simic nabbed 2 boards. The Marauders hit 27-68 (.397) from the floor, 4-16 (.250) from the arc and 18-27 (.667) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 15 turnovers and 20 fouls. The Marauders (coached by Patrick Tatham, assisted by Dipesh Mistry and Kenold Knight, part-time assistant Terry Licorish, director of operations Rod Bynum, student video coordinator Rushiraj Pancholi) also included Marko Grahovac, Jan Hirjak, Khalil Prescod, Jake Hammell, Jacob Edwards and Sheldon McIntosh.

        In the quarterfinals and East semis, the top-seeded Carleton Ravens clipped the 4th-seeded Laurentian Voyageurs 83-69 after leading 19-17, 39-36 and 56-46 at the quarters. A Yasiin Joseph layup gave Carleton an early 13-6 lead but the Voyageurs responded with a 4-0 spurt courtesy of two free throws from Anthony Iacoe and a layup by O.J. Watson. Iacoe hit a pull up jumper with 54 seconds left on the clock to keep the Voyageurs within 2 after one quarter. A Watson putback drew Laurentian within one early in the second quarter but Eddie Ekiyor hit a baseline jumper and a layup to given Carleton a working margin. Watson and Theo Thomas kept nailing jumpers and Iacoe hit a trey to give Laurentian a lead late in the first half but Cam Smythe countered with a trey and Joseph drove for a layup to give Carleton a 3-point lead heading into the lockers. Back-to-back treys by Smythe and Marcus Anderson gave Carleton a measure of separation. Although Nelson Yengue briefly drew Laurentian within 48-44, Joseph hit another jumper as the Ravens built a double-digit lead heading into the final frame. Mitch Wood hit a trey as Carleton extended its lead to 16 in the final frame and cruised to the easy win as Laurentian struggled in the absence of injured OUA player of the year, point guard Kadre Gray. Yasiin Joseph paced the Ravens with 26 on 8-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 4 boards, 10 assists and 3 steals. Eddie Ekiyor added 20 on 9-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Munis Tutu scored 9 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Cam Smythe notched 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Marcus Anderson scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 5 boards. T.J. Lall added 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Mitch Jackson scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Mitch Wood added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Stanley Mayambo scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists, while Alain Louis was scoreless. The Ravens hit 32-64 from the floor, 7-18 (.389) from the arc and 12-19 (.632) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 9 steals, 4 blocks, 6 turnovers and 18 fouls. O.J. Watson paced the Voyageurs with 18 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. David Aromolaran added 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Anthony Iacoe scored 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Nelson Yengue notched 7 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Josis Mikia-Thomas added 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Joseph Sykes scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Theo Thomas scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Litha Ncanisa scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards. Samuel Ivey added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Haroun Mohamed was scoreless. The Voyageurs hit 25-64 (.391) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 15-20 (.750) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 13 turnovers and 17 fouls. The Voyageurs (coached by Shawn Swords, assisted by Ken Wallenius, Aaron Sidenberg and Mitch Mallette) also included J.D. West, Curtis Gordon, Vitaly Goroshko and Juac Aguer.

        In the other East quarterfinal, the questions were: Was it to be the hardcourt version of Groundhog Day? A horrible déjà vu moment in which a Ryerson Ram would drill the winner from 15 feet with 47 seconds to play to knock the uOttawa men’s Gee-Gees out of contention for the national championships, as was the case in 2017, when the host garnet & gray suffered a bruising 76-75 loss to the horned sheep in the Ontario University Athletics postseason semis? Fears of recapitulation may have haunted, and affected, the 2nd-seeded and 7th-ranked Gee-Gees heading into the quarterfinal at Montpetit Hall.  With good cause. They failed to brush aside their apprehensions, appeared timid and tired in fourth quarter, and ultimately dropped a 77-69 decision to the 3rd-seeded and 8th-ranked Rams, essentially dooming their chances of making the national draw. The Rams were elated at collecting another win in the national capital. “We’ve had good luck here,” guard Ammanuel Diressa, who effectively breaking down the Gee-Gees off the dribble, told PostMedia. “There was a lot of guys in foul trouble, so we wanted to just keep attacking.” Diressa added that the Rams have been playing with more discipline as the season progressed. “We’ve been focusing on our habits in practice and it’s starting to show in our game.” Both the Gee-Gees and Rams got off to quicker starts than any Canadian alpine skier at the Olympics. The Gee-Gees led 7-2 early but the Rams knotted the score at nine by capitalizing on lax uOttawa defensive transitions. Brandon Robinson responded with a four-point play, nailing a trey and a free throw, and then added a driving baseline layup, while Gage Sabean and Calvin Epistola hammered treys, as the Gee-Gees took a 21-12 lead. But Epistola, starting for injured playmaker Sean Stoqua (torn ACL) was forced to the bench with three quick fouls and the Rams exploded for nine unanswered points before Brody Maracle notched a putback to give uOttawa 23-21 lead after one quarter. Little distinguished the two squads in the torrid second quarter as both kept exchanging improbable ankle-breaking buckets, and the lead, before Epistola returned to the floor to hit a six-foot runner that gave uOttawa 38-36 edge at the half. Jean-Emmanuel Pierre-Charles hit a pair of buckets in the blocks to open the second half but soon picked up his fourth foul and Diressa kept attacking off the dribble for layups (while repeatedly drawing fouls), dished the ball to Jean-Victor Mukama for a late trey and then hit a fallaway jumper to give the Rams a 52-51 lead heading into the final frame. Missed free throws and ballhandling miscues, indecision against a Ryerson zone, along with exhaustion, proved costly as the Rams built a 62-55 lead late in the fourth quarter. Kenny Jean-Louis notched a putback and Robinson a trey to trim the margin to two, but Ram post Adam Voll countered with a bully layup and Mukama iced the win with another trey. Rams coach Roy Rana said “tonight was really about our defence. We’ve been trusting it all year long. And I thought we just kind of toughed it out down the stretch. … We talked to our guys about what was successful for us and it was our penetration and we tried to make that our focus in the second half.” Gee-Gees coach James Derouin said his troops were undone by fatigue. “With Sean out, our rotation really shrinks up. … And look, we’re the worst free throw shooting team in the country. You’re not going to beat a championship team if you give away points at the line. That was big, along with some missed bunnies down the stretch. And they made some big shots and we didn’t.” Manny Diressa paced the Rams with 22 on 4-16 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 13-14 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Jean-Victor Mukama added 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Roshane Roberts scored 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Myles Charvis added 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Adam Voll scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Tanor Ngom added 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Filip Vujadinovic scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc. Nathan Culbreath added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 3 boards, while Warsame Mohamed, Theodrose Demeke and Liam O’Leary-Orange were scoreless. Mohamed nabbed 3 boards. The Rams hit 25-62 (.403) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 20-27 (.741) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 8 turnovers and 22 fouls. Brandon Robinson paced the Gee-Gees with 20 on 6-16 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 3 assists. Kenny Jean-Louis added 17 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-10 from the line and 9 boards. Calvin Epistola scored 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Jean Pierre-Charles added 8 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 6 boards. Gage Sabean scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 9 boards. Brody Maracle notched 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-6 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. MacKenzie Morrison scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Chase Tynes, Alex Muise and Stefan Duric were scoreless. The Gee-Gees hit 25-62 (.403) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 12-24 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 3 steals, 16 turnovers and 23 fouls. The Gee-Gees (coached by James Derouin, assisted by Ryan Barbeau and Clarence Porter, scouting & analytics coach Chris Gent, mental performance coach Sieger Roorda, strength & condition Chris Kocsis, therapist Jill Stockton, director of operations Ahmed Mahamoud) also included Malick Turenne, Andrew DeGroot, Borys Minger, Luka Lizdek, Joshua Stephens, Connor Gilmore, Camille Musuakala and Jackson Mayers.

        In the West quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Windsor Lancers stunned the 2nd-seeded Western Mustangs 89-72. The Mustangs led 21-16 after one quarter. The Lancers led 38-29 at the half as Mike Rocca began to drain jumpers and 66-61 after three quarters. Western coach Brad Campbell said his troops were hampered by the absence of injured starting point guard Nikola Farkic, the league’s second-leading assist-maker. “Losing him really hurts us. He’s second in the league in assists and steals and he’s a guy who gets other people shots while doing a nice job defensively for us as well. We needed other guys to step up and give us contributions and they did, but he was a huge loss for us.” Forward Jedson Tavernier added that “it’s a big blow to be missing Nik in a game like this. He really runs our offence as a pass-first point guard, so it really hurts to not have him out there. Our offence just doesn’t flow as well without him.” The Lancers were able to effectively get their transition game going and the Mustangs tired down the stretch. Mike Rocca paced the Lancers with 24 on 8-16 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 13 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. Marcus Jones added 19 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 7-11 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Damian Persaud notched 14 on 6-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Lucas Orlita scored 13 on 6-16 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Anthony Zrvnar added 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Lucas Wood scored 6 on 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Luke Allin added 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc and 6 boards, while Chris Poloniato was scoreless on 0-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 3 boards. The Lancers hit 33-75 (.440) from the floor, 10-40 (.250) from the arc and 13-20 (.650) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 9 steals, 12 turnovers and 16 fouls. Omar Shiddo paced the Mustangs with 29 on 9-20 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 5 boards. Marko Kovac added 14 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 9 boards. Eriq Jenkins added 13 on 6-16 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Henry Tan added 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 4 boards. Jedson Tavernier scored 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Christopher Clegg notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Alex Coote scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards, while Tyler Thompson, Alex Otzyv and Dean Andrade were scoreless. The Mustangs hit 25-73 (.342) from the floor, 8-28 (.286) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 9 steals, 11 turnovers and 22 fouls. The Mustangs (coached by Brad Campbell, assisted by John Curcio, Mo Haidar and Joel Delcarmen, manager Waell Khalife, director of operations Mike Simonetta, trainers Ben Fredman and Harashana Kolongoda, video coordinator Ankit Wadera) also included Daniil Shesterinin, Cameron Morris, Julian Walker, Jacob van Santen and Damiann Prehay.

        In the last (West) quarterfinal, the top-seeded Brock Badgers pounded the 4th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 91-73 after leading 27-6, 53-14 and 73-39 at the quarters. The Golden Hawks never threatened. Badgers coach Charles Kissi said his troops were determined to qualify for the OUA semis and a chance at a berth at nationals. “We’ve worked for five years to put ourselves in this position. Now we have a chance. This is for a trip to the national championship and our guys know that, so we have to be as sharp as we were in the first half tonight.” Cassidy Ryan paced the Badgers with 23 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Johneil Simpson added 21 on 7-10 from the floor, 6-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Dani Elgadi added 15 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Tyler Brown scored 14 on 5-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Trevor Thompson notched 8 on 2-2 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 2 boards. Daniel Cayer added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Ibrahim Ngom scored 2 on 2-2 from the line. Kascius Small-Martin added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 2 boards and 3 assists, while Noah Lapierre, Godsman Kwakwah, Mitch Saunders and Donald Mims were scoreless. The Badgers hit 30-50 (.600) from the floor, 8-14 (.571) from the arc and 23-30 (.767) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 30 turnovers and 25 fouls. Ali Sow paced the Golden Hawks with 22 on 5-11 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Kemel Archer added 12 on 3-7 from the floor, 6-7 from the line and 4 boards. Ntore Habimana added 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 4 boards. Tevaun Kokko scored 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 assists and 4 steals. Chuder Teny notched 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Matt Minutillo added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Vladimir Matovic scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Ben Stevens added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Joseph Fo scored 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while Vincent Carriere and Adnan Begovic were scoreless. The Golden Hawks hit 19-57 (.333) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 28-38 (.737) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 11 steals, 1 block, 20 turnovers and 27 fouls. The Golden Hawks (coached by Justin Serresse, assisted by James Campbell, assistant and teams sport psych Michael Godfrey, player development coach Fred Perry, apprentice Jody Brown, apprentice Ahmad El-Osta, scout and recruiter John Hood, manager Lindsay Papple, Toronto scout Ben Blanc) also included Sydney Davis, Nicholas Broady, Jack Demaree, Goran Veselinovic, Jordan Kenning and Kareem Elliott.

        In the crossover OUA semis, the East top-seed host Carleton Ravens qualified for their 15th Wilson Cup title bout in the last 16 campaigns by clocking the West division 3rd-seeded Windsor Lancers 97-58. Think of them as a dream team for math and history majors. Every time the Carleton men’s basketball Ravens step on the hardcourt and notch another stupefying win, it seems they’re compiling some new eye-popping number or setting some unfathomable new record. The win was the Ravens 31st consecutive win against Canadian competition this season and qualifies them for their 16th-consecutive appearance in the national championships (and 17th in the last 19 draws), where they’ll be in the hunt for their 14th uSports crown. The Ravens dominated the boards (by a remarkable 34-9 count in the first half) and repeatedly broke down the Lancers with savvy ball movement as they took a 22-10 lead after one quarter and a 49-26 lead at the half, while often defensively forcing Windsor into hasty and ill-advised shots. Only a periodic trey kept Windsor vaguely within reach. Carleton led 77-36 after three quarters, and by as many as 47 and never by less than 24 in the second half. “We defended hard and rebounded and then we just got out in transition and some good things happened,” Ravens coach Dave Smart told PostMedia. Lancers coach Chris Oliver said “they killed us and not just on the boards. The moment was too big for us.” Yasiin Joseph paced the Ravens with 17 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 10 boards and 4 assists. Mitch Jackson added 14 on 4-6 from the floor, 6-7 from the line and 3 boards. Eddie Ekiyor notched 14 on 7-8 from the floor, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Stanley Mayambo scored 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. T.J. Lall notched 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Munis Tutu added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7 assists and 2 steals. Cam Smythe scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 8 boards. Troy Reid-Knight added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Mitch Wood notched 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. William Kohler scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Marcus Anderson added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Alain Louis scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. The Ravens hit 35-73 (.479) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 18-23 (.783) from the line, while corralling 63 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 15 turnovers and 23 fouls. Marcus Jones paced the Lancers with 14 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 10-12 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Lucas Orlita added 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Mike Rocca scored 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 assists and 3 steals. Lucas Wood scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 5 boards. Anthony Zrvnar added 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 2 boards. Chris Poloniato scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Luke Allin scored 3 on 1-5 from the arc. Zachary Doxilly added 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Damian Persaud added 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists, while Pim Hurkmans was scoreless on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. The Lancers hit 15-63 (.238) from the floor, 8-41 (.195) from the arc and 20-28 (.783) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 8 steals, 1 block, 12 turnovers and 18 fouls.

        In the other semi, the East 3rd-seed Ryerson Rams dispatched the West top-seed host Brock Badgers 69-63. The Badgers led 21-20 after one quarter. The Rams led 39-35 at the half and 51-47 after three quarters. Rams coach Roy Rana said “we’ve been inconsistent this season and we seemed to be settling defensively. We just followed the game plan. We’ve been finding ways to win. … To win in Ottawa and to come in here and win at Brock, two of the toughest programs in the country on the road, says a lot about the character of these kids.” Rams assistant Borko Popic said “people may have questioned [us], but we never had any doubt along the way. Sometimes it’s not smooth, sometimes there’s ups and downs, but our group is still tight and they stick together. We found our stride, and we’re rolling. … Seasons and careers are on the line each night out. That’s what makes these games so special… It’s just part of the game at this point. You can’t make excuses, you’ve just got to battle, and we certainly did that tonight.” Badgers guard Tyler Brown said “we just didn’t play the way we were supposed to tonight and that was the result. We lost the game. … Offensively, we couldn’t buy a bucket and we weren’t scoring. Defensively, we did alright but we weren’t our best. And free throws killed us too.” Brock coach Charles Kissi said “we didn’t shoot the ball well at all, we missed a lot of open looks and we weren’t playing very smart. We played hard but not smart.” Kissi added that the Badgers may have been overwhelmed by the moment. “No question it was too big for some of them but if we want to win a national title, that is what it is all about. This is prep for that and now it’s back to last year and we have to hope we get a wildcard spot to make it there or it’s the end.” Brown said “we didn’t want to do this and leave it in other’s people’s hands (the national wildcard committee). We wanted to punch our ticket today and now we are in the same position as last year.” Kissi said the loss emphasized the strength of the league. “We have the best conference in the country, hands down, and everybody can say whatever they want, but this is the toughest in the country and five of the top 10 teams are in our conference. To get out, you have to win a lot of good games. For anyone who thinks it is harder, come spend a year here.” Kissi also said “we got selfish. The wrong guys got aggressive and the wrong guys got passive. … We gave ourselves a great chance, but we didn’t capitalize and make plays when we needed to.” The Rams constantly shuffled between man-to-man and a zone, which appeared to befuddle the Badgers. Brock guard Dani Elgadi said “it’s extremely frustrating. It was a game we knew we could win. The crowd got us a little hyped and we were edgy in the first quarter. It just took us a while to settle in.” Manny Diressa paced the Rams with 19 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 10-11 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Filip Vujadinovic added 16 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Myles Charvis notched 15 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5-7 from the line. Jean-Victor Mukama scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Roshane Roberts scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Adam Voll scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 blocks. Tanor Ngom added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 4 boards, while Nathan Culbreath, Zubair Seyed and Liam O’Leary-Orange were scoreless. The Rams hit 22-47 (.468) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 19-24 (.792) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 6 steals, 6 blocks, 21 turnovers and 24 fouls. Dani Elgadi paced the Badgers with 20 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 12-15 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Tyler Brown added 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Johneil Simpson scored 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 5 boards. Godsman Kwakwah added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Kascius Small-Martin scored 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Trevor Thompson added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Donald Mims scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Ibrahim Ngom added 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Cassidy Ryan notched 2 on 1-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Daniel Cayer scored 1 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists, while Mitch Saunders was scoreless. The Badgers hit 18-64 (.281) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 23-33 (.697) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 12 turnovers and 24 fouls.

Given Carleton Ravens coach Dave Smart’s long-held belief that a loss in the run-up to the national tournament isn’t necessarily bad because it refocuses the minds of his troops and often serves as a motivator, several fans in the corridor prior to the Wilson Cup title bout were engaged in a spirited debate about the merits of a win or loss to Ryerson. Would a win ­— which Carleton achieved by spanking Ryerson 84-58 at the Raven’s Nest — be beneficial, (i.e. does going into the national draw undefeated against Canadian competition augur another uSports crown)? Not necessarily. The Ravens’ record was unblemished in 2008 but they lost 82-80 to Acadia in the national semis in a double-overtime game which many consider the finest game in uSports tournament history. But in 2012, they captured the crown with a perfect record. What about winning the Wilson Cup? Is it a predictor of ultimate national success? Well, the Ravens are 7-2 when it comes to national crowns in years in which they seized the Wilson Cup (winning in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2015 but losing in 2008 and 2010). The 2012 campaign saw Carleton stomp Ryerson 82-39 in the provincial championship and then club Alberta 86-67 in the national final). But they are 5-0 in years in which they lost the provincial title bout (2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017). In short, the overall odds are in the Ravens favour, either way. The Ravens captured their 10th OUA crown since 2003 with a tour de force performance on the defensive end of the floor. OUA Defensive player of the year Marcus Anderson, who shutdown Ryerson star Ammanuel Diressa, said “we had a couple mental lapses on defence in the first half. But we decided (in the second), we just had to get back on D and keep forcing turnovers and get to the glass. If we get to the glass, we can get out in transition and that’s our bread and butter.” The Ravens burst out to an 11-0 lead on post buckets by Eddie Ekiyor and Cameron Smythe and a trey by Marcus Anderson. But after Anderson picked up his second quick foul, Diressa hit two late treys to rally the Rams to an 18-18 draw after the first quarter. Stanley Mayambo hit his second and third treys of the night as Carleton double-digit lead in the second half. But with Eddie Ekiyor also on the bench in foul trouble, Ryerson was able to draw within 42-34 at the half on treys by Roshane Roberts and Filip Vujadinovic despite being outrebounded 23-12.

The Ravens opened the second half with a 23-1 run featuring an Ekiyor slam, an Ekiyor layup off a spectacular Mayambo feed, along with treys by Cameron Smythe, Yasiin Joseph and Mayambo. They held the Rams scoreless for seven minutes and soon had the lead at 29. Ryerson drew within 65-43 after three quarters but never seriously threatened. Ravens coach Dave Smart was elated with his squad’s defensive intensity. “I thought we played hard. I thought Stanley did a really good job when Marcus got in foul trouble. That was a real concern…But Stanley got locked in. He’s not Marcus but he’s close.” Rams coach Roy Rana said the Ravens defensive intensity proved an obstacle. “We had some open looks in the second and third but we missed them and then we got tight, and forced it a little bit…It was a very physical game on and off the ball. And if you’re going to play that way, it makes it tough on offensive players.” Mayambo, who was chosen player of the game, said “I was just looking to come out, bring positive energy and help the guys out, kind of just play my role and not try to do too much. Tonight, that was space, make a couple shots, try to rebound and defend. Luckily, I made more shots than I missed tonight, so that was a positive.” Stanley Mayambo paced the Ravens with 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc and 3 boards. Cameron Smythe added 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Yasiin Joseph notched 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 7 boards, 10 assists and 2 steals. Marcus Anderson added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Mitch Jackson scored 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Eddie Ekiyor added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Emmanuel Owootoah added 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Munis Tutu scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. T.J. Lall notched 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 3 boards. Mitch Wood scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 steals, while William Kohler and Troy Reid-Knight were scoreless. Carleton hit 31-63 (.492) from the floor, 13-27 (.481) from the arc and 9-18 from the line, while corralling 41 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 10 steals, 6 blocks, 18 turnovers and 21 fouls. Ammanuel Diressa paced the Rams with 10 on 3-14 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Tanor Ngom added 10 on 3-4 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Filip Vujadinovic added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Roshane Roberts notched 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Zubair Seyed added 6 on 1-2 from the floor and 4-5 from the line. Myles Charvis scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Liam O’Leary-Orange added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Jean-Victor Mukama scored 4 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 4 boards. Adam Voll notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-3 from the line. Warsame Mohamed scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Nathan Culbreath and Theodrose Demeke were scoreless. Culbreath nabbed 2 boards. The Rams hit 18-54 (.333) from the floor, 7-34 (.206) from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line, while garnering 21 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks, 16 turnovers and 19 fouls.

In early December, 2017, Lakehead turfed coach Manny Furtado and replaced him on an interim basis with former Thunderwolves star Ryan Thomson, who’d been assisting the NBL’s Saint John Riptide. “Lakehead University has decided to move in a new direction with its men’s basketball program,” said Lakehead athletic director Tom Warden. “We’d like to thank Manny

for his work and dedication to the program.” The Thunderwolves were 0-10 in OUA play at the time and 27-40 during Furtado’s tenure. In May, 2018, Lakehead removes the interim label and appoints Thomson the new head coach. The 27-year-old Oakville native toiled for the Thunderwolves during their 2011 run to the OUA title and was a member of the 2013 team that made the CIS final, though he did not play in the nationals because of a torn ACL. After a two-year stint as an assistant with Lakehead, he joined ex-Lakehead coach Scott Morrison as an assistant for the Maine Red Claws, a G-league affiliate of the Boston Celtics. He was hired as an assistant for the Saint John Riptide of Canada’s National Basketball league in 2017.

        Brock coach Charles Kissi took a one-year sabbatical for a stint as assistant coach of Raptors 905. He is replaced on an interim basis by Madhav Trivedi. Trivedi spent four years playing for the Ryerson Rams before joining the coaching staff as a Brock student assistant in his fifth year under head coach Roy Rana. He was then hired as an assistant coach at Queen’s University before moving to McGill in 2013, where he remained for four years. In May, Trivedi had returned to Ryerson as an assistant.

        The University of Ontario Institute of Technology, scheduled to join the league in 2019-20 announced that it had hired Greg Francis as its first head coach. “It is an absolute honour to be entrusted with building the UOIT basketball program,” said Francis. “My hope is to structure this team as part of the overall UOIT community and to develop a championship environment that will be contagious to every student, athlete, coach and staff throughout the entire campus.” For the previous three years, Francis served as Canada Basketball’s men’s high-performance manager and technical director. He was also the head coach of the national junior team and an assistant with the senior men’s team at various points between 2005 and 2014. That included capturing two FIBA U18 American Qualifier bronze medals in 2008 and 2010, and serving as an assistant at the 2013 FIBA World Championship in Caracas, Venezuela. The Toronto native was head coach of the University of Waterloo from 2013 to 20-15 and of the University of Alberta Golden Bears from 2009 to 2012. Francis claimed the 2012 Canada West championship with the latter, going on to take home U SPORTS silver at that year’s national championship. “To have someone of Greg’s calibre take the helm of this program as we launch next fall is something we are very excited about,” said UOIT athletic director Scott Barker. “Greg brings with him an ability to lead every aspect of a program because of the immeasurable amount of experience he possesses, from being an Olympic calibre player himself, to his work coaching at the highest levels and managing a national sporting organizations development.” Francis competed as a member of Team Canada’s men’s basketball team at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and 1998 FIBA World Championship. He is an NCCP Level 3 certified coach and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Fairfield University and a Master of Arts from the University of Alberta.

The co-bronze medalist Windsor Lancers: Luke Allin; Anthony Zrvnar; Mike Rocca; Pim Hurmans; Damian Persaud; Lucas Orlita; Lukas Wood; Chris Poloniato; Zachary Doxilly; Telloy Simon; Marcus Jones; Jay Trojek; Patrick Bowes; Marcos Clennon; Randy Oriakhi; coach Chris Oliver; assistant Barry Amlin; assistant Matt Devin; assistant Steve Carey; recruiting coordinator Barry Amlin

The co-bronze medalist Brock Badgers: Johneil Simpson; Dani Elgadi; Daniel Cayer; Mitchell Saunders; Tyler Brown; Michael Asemota; Cassidy Ryan; Ibrahim Ngom; Djibril Ngom; Kascius Small-Martin; Patrick Pilato; Daniel Caldwell; Noah Lapierre; Donald Mims; Godsman Kwakwah; coach Charles Kissi; assistant Mike Rao; assistant Frank Mete; assistant Jeff Joseph

The silver medalist Ryerson Rams: Ammanuel Diressa; Adam Voll; Myles Charvis; Warsame Mohamed; Roshane Roberts; Filip Vujadinovic; Theodrose Demeke; Keevon Small; Chase Vassell; Nathan Culbreath; Jean-Victor Mukama; Tanor Ngom; Zubair Seyed; Liam O’Leary-Orange; William Homayon; Stefan Kojovic; coach Roy Rana; assistant Borko Popic; assistant Wayne Bridge; assistant Juwon Grannum; assistant Jermaine Holness; assistant Adeel Sahibzada; director of operations Mohammed Haroon; student therapist Lucas Rooney; video coordinator Nooh Abdi

The gold medalist Carleton Ravens: Eddie Ekiyor; Marcus Anderson; Emmanuel Owootoah; Yasiin Joseph; Tajinder Lall; Mitch Jackson; Cameron Smythe; Mitchell Wood; Stanley Mayambo; William Kohler; Dontae Mitchell; Munis Tutu; Will Spaulding; Troy Reid-Knight; Alain ‘Jean’ Louis; Owen Boisvert; Biniam Ghebrekidan; Narcisse Kalamba; coach Dave Smart; assistant Robert Smart Jr.; assistant Dean Petridis; assistant Osvaldo Jeanty; assistant Willy Manigat; assistant Aaron Blakely; assistant Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie; assistant Richard Anderson; assistant Jafeth Maseruka; therapist Gabrielle Nickoluk