REGULAR SEASON
| Concordia | 14-2 | 24-11 | John Dore | ||
| McGill | 10-6 | 16-20 | David DeAveiro | ||
| UQAM | 7-9 | 14-21 | Olga Hrycak | ||
| Laval | 5-11 | 12-20 | Jacques Paiement Jr. | ||
| Bishop’s | 4-12 | 9-20 | Rod Gilpin | ||
Playoff non-qualifier Bishop’s Gaiters: Scott Ring, Patrick Kabongo, Mitchell Pierman, Ridolphe Aristil, Jeremy Leonard-Smith, Mike Andrews, Mukiya Post, Matt McLean, Onnex Blackwood, Sean Monplaisir, Andrew Drisdelle, Adam Spurrell, Tim Hunter, coach Rod Gilpin, assistant Dan Pfliger, assistant Mike Lasme, assistant Vincent Joly
In the semis, the top-seeded Concordia Stingers nipped the 4th-seeded Laval Rouge et Or 66-65. In a controversial finish, 6’2″ Kyle Desmarais hit one of two free throws with 2 seconds remaining after a foul was called about 85 feet from the Concordia basket on Rouge et Or’s final attempt at re-taking the lead to lift the Stingers to what appeared to be an improbable victory at home. Laval had taken a 10 point second-half lead and appeared to have the game under control against the cold shooting Stingers but Concordia created some late turnovers, tying the game late and then getting Desmarais to the line at the end. Laval trailed by 10 early but took a three-point lead at 45-42 midway through the third and then extended the lead to 57-47 on a 17-5 run. But the Stingers, down 65-61, held and then got a driving lay-in from Desmarais to get it down to two and later tying it before Laval’s foul after a miss. Concordia coach John Dore said “Kyle did what he had to do. He’s won some big games for us this year. It’s like he wills the ball into the basket.” Concordia led 21-14 after one quarter 39-30 at the half. Laval led 59-47 after three quarters. Evens Laroche paced Concordia with 17 on 7-15 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Kyle Desmarais added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jerome Blake scored 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Decee Krah added 7 on 3-12 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. James Clark added 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Kafil Eyitayo added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-6 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Zach Brisebois added 1, along with 2 boards, and Taylor Garner 2, along with 2 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals, while Morgan Tajfel, Frank Fiola and Jean-Andre Moussigna were scoreless. The Stingers hit 27-79 (.342) from the floor, 7-29 (.241) from the arc and 5-15 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 14 steals, 2 blocks, 10 turnovers and 18 fouls. Etienne Labrecque paced the Rouge et Or with 18 on 7-15 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 11 boards and 2 steals. Boris Hadzimuratovic added 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 14 boards and 2 blocks. Thibaud Dezutter added 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Xavier Baribeau notched 8 on 2-15 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 10 assists. Hugues Ryan added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 10 boards. Rene-Pier Mathieu added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Antoine Guilard added 2, along with 3 boards, while Olivier Lefebvre, Simon Mercier and Christian Deslauriers-Trottier were scoreless. The Rouge et Or hit 23-70 (.329) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 63 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks, 24 turnovers and 18 fouls.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded UQAM Citadins stunned the 2nd-seeded McGill Redmen 75-72. The Citadins held McGill to just 9 points during a key 7-minute stretch in the fourth, getting huge efforts from 6-6 Alexandre Bernard, who had 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter including an exclamation point alley-oop slam off a transition half-court pass from 5-9 Richard Addai and veteran Gregory Saint-Amand. McGill led for much of the game and entered the fourth up by 6 on the steady work 6-4 Karim Sy-Morissette, who weaved his way into the lane and either finished or found open teammates. But 6-7 Vincent Lanctot-Fortier knocked down a three from the top of the bowl to start the fourth, energizing the Citadins, who took the lead for good on 7 consecutive points from Bernard, including a three-point play and a slick finish inside to lead 60-56. The lead climbed to 5 as Saint-Amand knocked in a pair of free throws and later had a strong finish. But McGill stiffened defensively and a scoop in the lane by Sy-Morissette reduced the lead to three with two minutes to play. Addai drove the right base and nailed a floating one handed tear-drop off of one foot restored a 5-point lead. Later, Sy-Morissette, who went just 4-10 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter made 1-2 free throws and after a missed lay-up, Addai fed Bernard for highlight reel dunk to give QAM an 8-point lead. But McGill wasn’t finished as after a lay-up got the game to 5, Winn Clark stole the in-bounds and made an “and 1″ to get the game back to 2. Bernard then made 1-2, setting up the final possession. McGill, which won three of four regular-season meetings with UQAM, led 22-20 after the opening quarter, 38-35 at the half and 53-47 after three quarters. McGill had a last-second chance to force overtime at the buzzer but an attempted three-pointer by rookie Te’Jour Riley missed the mark. Vincent Lanctot-Fortier paced the Citadins with 17 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Gregory Saint-Amand added 16 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 10 boards and 5 steals. Alexandre Bernard added 14 on 3-4 from the floor, 8-11 from the line and 7 boards. Richard Abdai added 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 assists. Philippe Tamba added 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 rebounds. Eric Cote-Kougnima scored 6 on 2-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 7 boards. Kevin Bitondo added 2, while Thierry Justin, Ouicem Maatoug and Marvin Bazile were scoreless. The Citadins hit 24-54 (.444) from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 23-31 (.742) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 8 steals, 3 blocks, 21 turnovers and 20 fouls. Karim Sy-Morissette paced the Redmen with 20 on 8-18 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 4-10 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Aleksandar Mitrovic added 14 on 4-6 from the floor, 6-8 from the line and 8 boards. Tristan Renaud-Tremblay added 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Te’Jour Riley added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 4 boards. Winn Clark scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Vincent Dufort added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Nicolas Langley scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Cody Mazza-Anthony added 4 and Nicholas Nishikawa 2, along with 2 assists. The Redmen hit 27-62 (.435) from the floor, 2-13 (.154) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 9 steals, 1 block, 15 turnovers and 23 fouls.
In the final, the Concordia Stingers stomped the UQAM Citadins 77-47 after leading 21-14, 33-20 and 50-34 at the quarters. “Defence wins championships and that’s how we won tonight,” said 3rd-year guard Kyle Desmarais. “Coach (John Dore) had us start pressing from the beginning. We were tough, we were physical and that’s how we won tonight.” It was the 20th conference title for the Stingers since Concordia University was formed 37 years ago, and Dore’s 13th. Kyle Desmarais paced the Stingers with 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Evens Laroche added 11 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 9 boards and 2 steals. Decee Krah added 10 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 6 steals. Jerome Blake scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Taylor Garner added 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 6 boards. Jean-Andre Moussigna scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Zach Brisebois added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 7 boards. Kafil Eyitayo notched 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 6 boards. James Clark notched 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Morgan Tajfel scored 3 and Evan Gill 2, while Frank Fiola was scoreless. Fiola dished 2 assists. The Stingers hit 26-73 (.356) from the floor, 8-21 (.381) from the arc and 17-23 (.739) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 16 steals, 3 blocks, 13 turnovers and 17 fouls. Alexandre Bernard paced the Citadins with 16 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 3 boards. Vincent Lanctot-Fortier added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 4 blocks. Gregory Saint-Amand added 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the line and 3 boards. Richard Addai added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Thierry Justin added 6 on 2-4 from the arc. Eric Cote-Kougnima added 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Ouicem Maatough, Philippe Tamba, Kevin Bitondo and Marvin Bazile were scoreless. Tamba nabbed 3 boards and Bazile 2. Maatoug dished 3 assists. The Citadins hit 16-52 (.308) from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 5 steals, 8 blocks, 24 turnovers and 22 fouls.
The co-bronze medalist McGill Redmen: Karim Sy-Morissette; Aleksandar Mitrovic; Tristan Renaud-Tremblay; Te’Jour Riley; Winn Clark; Vincent Dufort; Nicolas Langley; Cody Mazza-Anthony; Nicholas Nishikawa; Ave Boxx; Simon Bibeau; Gordon Duffley; Thomas Barbeau Jr.; Nicholas Yantzi; Rodrigo Imperador de Paula; Philip Jevtovic; Nathan Joyal; Jonathan Arlauskus; coach David DeAveiro; assistant John Dangelas; assistant Daniel Martin
The co-bronze medalist Laval Rouge et Or: Etienne Labrecque; Boris Hadzimuratovic; Thibaud Dezutter; Xavier Baribeau; Hugues Ryan; Rene-Pier Mathieu; Antoine Guilard; Olivier Lefebvre; Simon Mercier; Christian Deslauriers-Trottier; Felix Calmon; Francois Mpabe; coach Jacques Paiement Jr.; assistant Jacques Paiement Sr.; assistant Pascal Lehoux; assistant Frederic Giguere; assistant Olivier Gravel; assistant Mehdi Stambouli
The runner-up Universite du Quebec @ Montreal Citadins: Alexandre Bernard; Vincent Lanctot-Fortier; Gregory Saint-Amand; Richard Addai; Thierry Justin; Eric Cote-Kougnima; Ouicem Maatough; Philippe Tamba; Kevin Bitondo; Marvin Bazile; Nick Rubelto-Pierre; Alan Pivovar; Jesse Rodney Memette; Yannick Libai; Vincent Champagne; coach Olga Hrycak; assistant Nevio Marzinotto; assistant Randy Alexandre; assistant Mario Joseph; trainer Anthanasio Desotunis; therapist Kelly Rindress; therapist Vanessa Contenta
The champion Concordia Stingers: Kyle Desmarais; Evens Laroche; Decee Krah; Zach Brisebois; James Clark; Taylor Garner; Jerome Blake; Kafil Eyitayo; Morgan Tajfel; Jean-Andre Moussignac; Frank Fiola; Evan Gill; Sheldon Moore; coach John Dore; associate Ernie Rosa; assistant David Bloom; assistant Mike Hickey; manager Hannah Lusthaus; therapist Christine Whyte; SID Catherine Grace; athletic director Katie Sheahan