REGULAR SEASON
| Concordia | 12-4 | 23-9 | John Dore | ||
| Laval | 11-5 | 23-16 | Jacques Paiement Jr. | ||
| McGill | 10-6 | 16-17 | David DeAveiro | ||
| UQAM | 5-11 | 8-24 | Olga Hrycak | ||
| Bishop’s | 2-14 | 3-30 | Rod Gilpin | ||
Non-qualifier Bishop’s Gaiters: Scott Ring, Antoine Cote-Caouette, Patrik Kabongo, Jeremy Leonard-Smith, Mike Andrews, Patrick Shier, Matt McLean, Onnex Blackwood, Sean Monplaisir, Andrew Drisdelle, Alexandre Audette-Genier, Tim Hunter, coach Rod Gilpin, assistant Brian Forsythe, assistant Charles Kobelt
In the semis, the Concordia Stingers dusted the U.Q.A.M. Citadins 89-74. Trailing by 5 late in the third quarter, the Stingers put in gear one of their patented uber-runs keyed off their full-court aggressive defense, scoring 8 points in a matter of 10 seconds – 6 by 6’3” Evens Laroche from the top of the press – near the end of the quarter to take the lead and then completely took the life out of the Citadins in the fourth as 6’2” Kyle Desmarais and Laroche dominated to win going away . Through much of the middle two quarters, UQAM controlled the paint, did their usual strong work on the offensive glass and generally handled Concordia’s pressure – limiting Stingers transition to lead comfortably in the third quarter. The Citadins freshmen forwards 6’5” Alexandre Bernard and 6’7” Vincent Lanctot-Fortier had their way inside in spurts and, after a tough start, UQAM guards were able to handle and pass through the press until the final minutes of the third when things came apart. After falling behind in the first quarter to a well-motivated and energetic Stinger group, the Citadins used a 15-2 run midway through the second quarter primarily by getting inside and exposing the Stingers bigs inability to control the defensive glass. UQAM was able to prevent Stinger run-outs and Concordia’s half-court offense stalled, included 5 Stinger turnovers. Citadins held comfortable leads for the final minutes of the half and led 42-37 at the break, holding Concordia to only 12 second quarter points. Earlier, the Citadins were able to withstand Concordia’s initial first quarter emotionally-charged start buoyed by their full-court pressure. Still, UQAM trailed by only 4 after the first quarter after Bernard slammed home a high-low feed from Lanctot-Fortier. Both Krah and 6’6” Zack Brisebois picked up four fouls by late in the third but Krah played through much of it, making a couple of big threes to help the Stingers pull away. Kyle Desmarais paced Concordia with 26 on 12-17 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 2 boards, 7 assists and 5 steals. Evens Laroche added 25 on 10-22 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. James Clark notched 19 on 9-18 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Decee Krah added 11 on 3-16 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 8 assists. Kafil Eyitayo added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Christian Kondo added 2 and Zach Brisebois 1, along with 7 boards, while Aamir Gyles, Morgan Tajfel, Kevin Selman, Frank Fiola, Taylor Garner and Jean A. Moussignac were scoreless. The Stingers hit 37-81 (.457) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 10-20 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 14 steals, 2 blocks, 13 turnovers and 19 fouls. Gregory Saint-Amand paced UQAM with 21 on 7-16 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alexandre Bernard notched 16 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Arthaud Plesius notched 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Philippe Tamba added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Jesse Rodney Memette added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Vincent Lanctot-Fortier notched 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 7 boards, 4 assists and 3 blocks. Frantz St-Cyr added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Eric Cote-Kougnima added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 6 assists. Thierry Justin was scoreless on 0-3 from the floor and 2 boards. The Citadins hit 29-69 (.420) from the floor, 5-15 (.333) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks, 23 turnovers and 18 fouls.
In the other semi, the Laval Rouge et Or defeated the McGill Redmen 85-75. The Rouge et Or jumped led 22-6 after the opening quarter and stretched it to 38-11 lead midway through the second quarter, before heading into the intermission with a 42-25 advantage. Down 19 midway through the third quarter, Didier Bouchard knocked down a long trey which started a 16-5 McGill run capped by three free throws from 6-3 freshman Simon Bibeau which rallied McGill within 67-59. But then Jerome Turcotte-Routhier took over, making consecutive treys with the shot clock winding down and then 6-3 J.F. Beaulieu-Mahieux got in the act with a dagger trey on his Laval’s lead was back to 77-62. Jerome Turcotte-Routhier paced Laval with 28 on 10-13 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 7 boards and 5 assists. Jean-Francois Beaulieu-Maheux added 19 on 6-17 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kevin Crevant notched 17 on 7-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 15 boards. Xavier Baribeau added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Etienne Labrecque added 6 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Simon Mercier added 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Alexandre Prophete added 2, while Jean-Philippe Renaud, Marvin Vedobe, Christian Deslauriers-Trottier and Olivier Lefebvre were scoreless. The Rouge et Or hit 29-58 (.500) from the floor, 11-18 (.611) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 11 turnovers and 22 fouls. Michael White paced McGill with 20 on 7-12 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 4 boards. Karim Sy-Morisette added 12 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7-12 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Simon Bibeau added 12 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Tristan Renaud-Tremblay added 10 on 5-10 from the floor and 7 boards. Olivier Bouchard notched 9 on 3-14 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assists. Greg Gause scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Winn Clark scored 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Kyle Bernard scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Nicholas Nishikawa and Cody Mazza-Anthony were scoreless.
In the final, the Concordia Stingers dumped the Laval Rouge et Or 77-67 to win their fourth crown in seven years. Evens Laroche scored 11 points in the last 30 minutes to help erase a 42-31 Laval lead at halftime. The Rouge et Or had stretched their lead to 14 points at 7:19 of the second quarter. The Stingers mounted a comeback, outscoring Laval 46-25. Concordia also put on a strong defensive display led by all-star guard Decee Krah who was tasked with shutting down Laval’s Xavier Baribeau, a top offensive threat who was held to four points. The Stingers had finished in last place in the conference a year earlier. “We improved a lot through the course of the year,” said Stingers coach John Dore. “We’re still a young team. We’re still improving, still learning. If we can keep learning, we’ll keep getting better.” The Rouge et Or ran into a rash of foul trouble in the second that seriously cramped their style, but coach Jacques Paiement Jr. didn’t make any excuses. “They were more physical than us and at this time of the year that’s what wins basketball games. They just overpowered us with their intensity.” Dore said “this was a real team effort tonight. As a coach you really couldn’t have asked for more.” Evens Laroche paced Concordia with 19 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 15 boards and 2 assists. Decee Krah added 18 on 5-18 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 2 boars and 2 assists. Kyle Desmarais added 14 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 6 assists. James Clark added 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Zach Brisebois added 5 on 0-3 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 5 boards. Taylor Garner added 4, Morgan Tajfel 2 and Frank Fiola 2, while Aamir Gyles, Kafil Eyitayo, Christian Kondo and Jean A. Moussignac were scoreless. The Stingers hit 22-71 (.310) from the floor, 5-22 (.227) from the arc and 28-36 (.778) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 6 steals, 6 blocks, 12 turnovers and 12 fouls. Jean-Francois Beaulieu-Maheux led Laval with 18 on 7-17 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Etienne Labrecque scored 14 on 4-8 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Jerome Turcotte-Routhier added 11 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Simon Mercier added 6 on 2-4 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Jean-Philippe Renaud notched 6 on 2-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Kevin Crevant added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 12 boards and 3 steals. Xavier Baribeau scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 7 assists. Alexandre Prophete notched 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 5 boards. Marvin Vedobe scored 1, while Olivier Lefebvre and Christian Deslauriers-Trottier were scoreless. The Rouge et Or hit 24-71 (.338) from the floor, 11-32 (.344) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 8 steals, 4 blocks, 15 turnovers and 28 fouls.
The co-bronze medalist U.Q.A.M. Citadins: Gregory Saint-Amand; Alexandre Bernard; Arthaud Plesius; Philippe Tamba; Jesse Rodney Memette; Vincent Lanctot-Fortier; Frantz St-Cyr; Eric Cote-Kougnima; Thierry Justin; Mathieu Landry; Emmanuel Verreault; Patrick Kervin-Lechasse; Nimoy Lamour; coach Olga Hrycak
The co-bronze medalist McGill Redmen: Michael White; Karim Sy-Morisette; Simon Bibeau; Tristan Renaud-Tremblay; Olivier Bouchard; Greg Gause; Winn Clark; Kyle Bernard; Nicholas Nishikawa; Cody Mazza-Anthony; Sebastien Gatti; David McMurty; Shawn Bowen; Nicolas Langley; Charles-Alexander Lacroix; Gordon Duffy; coach David DeAveiro; assistant John Dangelas; assistant Daniel Martin
The runner-up Laval Rouge et Or: Jean-Francois Beaulieu-Maheux; Etienne Labrecque; Jerome Turcotte-Routhier; Simon Mercier; Jean-Philippe Renaud; Kevin Crevant; Xavier Baribeau; Alexandre Prophete; Marvin Vedobe; Olivier Lefebvre; Christian Deslauriers-Trottier; Richard Addai; Hugues Ryan; coach Jacques Paiement Jr.
The champion Concordia Stingers: Kyle Desmarais; Evens Laroche; Decee Krah; James Clark; Zach Brisebois; Kafil Eyitayo; Taylor Garner; Christian Kondo; Morgan Tafjel; Aamir Gyles; Frank Fiola; Kevin Selman; Jean-Andre Moussignac; coach John Dore; associate coach Ernie Rosa; assistant coach David Bloom; assistant coach Mike Hickey; therapist Sean Christensen; student therapist Sophie Drisdelle; student therapist Alexandra Bergeron; manager Hannah Lusthaus; team doctor Ian Shrier; SID Catherine Grace; athletic director Katie Sheahan