REGULAR SEASON
| McGill | 12-4 | 22-7 | David DeAveiro | ||
| Concordia | 10-6 | 18-12 | Rastko Popovic | ||
| UQAM | 7-9 | 12-15 | Nate Philippe | ||
| Laval | 7-9 | 9-14 | Jacques Paiement Jr. | ||
| Bishop’s | 4-12 | 7-17 | Rod Gilpin | ||
Playoff non-qualifier Bishop’s Gaiters: Matt D’Alessandri, Austin Macklem, Jonathan Bermillo, Yassin Naji, Abdul Kamane, Jonah Fogg, Ryban Bradley, Nick Harvey, Matthew van Doorn, Forest Mahoney, David Belanger, Peter Weston, Andrew Howarth, Owen Martel, Duncan Lambert, Ben Lusk, Luay Abow, coach Rod Gilpin, associate Craig Norman, assistant Steve Dunn, assistant Dan Pfliger, assistant Caleb Page
In the semis, the top-seeded McGill Redmen defeated the 4th-seeded Laval Rouge et Or 76-69. The Rouge et Or led 13-8 after one quarter and 29-27 at the half. The Redmen rallied in the second half behind reserve Noah Daoust and led 51-45 after three quarters. He was chosen player of the game. “Noah has all the ability — I think Noah’s one of the most skilled big guys in the country,” said Redmen coach David DeAveiro. “He can take you inside, he can take you outside. Tonight, he had the three-point shot going and he gave us a lift when we needed it. We just needed one guy to get going, then the rest of our guys could feed off his confidence, and I think that’s what happened. He made a couple and then he just got on a roll and couldn’t miss. … (Laval) defend really, really well. The way their defence is predicated, you’ve got to make outside shots. We tried to get it inside a little bit and they started double-teaming, which (only) leaves open shots to be made. The difference in the first half was we didn’t make any shots, and in the second half we shot the ball at an incredible rate. If you look at our stats this year, we’re not a good three-point shooting team. (At halftime, I said to the team that) you guys have got to shoot the ball like there’s nobody in the gym right now. Just you and the rim. Shoot with confidence, believe in what you can do, and reward yourselves for all the hard work you put in this year in the season so far.” DeAveiro added that Vince Dufort was key to the win. “Vince has been here five years. He’s done everything he possibly could do for our program. He’s an amazing kid, and it’s unfortunate the rest of the country doesn’t know Vince Dufort. We ask Vince to do almost everything for us and he just embraces every challenge — tonight he showed that. We needed him to play the point and ‘whatever you want me to do coach, I’ll do it’ has been his attitude since he’s been here. He’s a great player and an unbelievable competitor.” Michael Peterkin, meanwhile, is “an energy guy,” said DeAveiro. “When Michael’s playing with energy, I don’t think there’s anyone else off the bench in the country that can do the things that he can do. We’ve been fortunate enough to have a strong bench throughout the year with different guys we can go to and depend on, but Michael, defensively he can go out 1-2-4, he can run the break in transition. He just does a lot of things for us.” Rouge et Or coach Jacques Paiement Jr. said his troops were “beaten by one of the two best teams in the country, and they’ll show in Vancouver. I had confidence that we could beat them, but they played very well and made big plays at the right times. When players who usually play 15-20 minutes a game but that could be starters in any team have 19 points as Noah Daoust, that makes the difference.” Daoust was chosen player of the game for the Redmen, while Alexandre Leclerc earned the laurels for the Rouge et Or. Noah Daoust paced the Redmen with 19 on 6-10 from the floor, 5-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 blocks. Vincent Dufort added 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Michael Peterkin notched 12 on 6-10 from the floor, 7 boards and 6 assists. Tychon Carter-Newman scored 10 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 4 boards. Dele Ogundokun notched 9 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 10 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jenning Leung added 5 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Francois Bourque scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Jawara Pedican added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. The Redmen hit 26-64 (.406) from the floor, 12-32 (.375) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 5 steals, 9 blocks, 13 turnovers and 15 fouls. Alexandre Leclerc paced the Rouge et Or with 19 on 7-17 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc and 2 assists. Karl Demers-Belanger added 16 on 7-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Thibaud Dezutter notched 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Antoine Beaumier scored 7 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 7 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Charles-Andre Edorh added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 7 boards. Vladimir Thomas added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Frantson Demosthene added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Daniel Mutanda added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Laurier Beaulac-Dufresne scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Mathieu Toussaint and Julien Muir were scoreless. The Rouge et Or hit 25-65 (.385) from the floor, 8-21 (.381) from the arc and 11-14 (.876) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks, 15 turnovers and 20 fouls.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded UQAM Citadins dumped the 2nd-seeded Concordia Stingers 70-63. The Citadins opened with a 13-0 run and built a 22-14 lead after one quarter. The Stingers began to assert themselves on the offensive glass and rallied within 37-34 at the half. The Citadins took a 52-49 lead after three quarters after Greishe Clerjuste hit a late trey and a jumper, and then slowly built a double-digit margin in the final frame. Clerjuste was named player of the game for the Citadins. Greishe Clerjuste paced the Citadins with 24 on 8-14 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 12 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Kewyn Blain added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Charles Miller added 11 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 6-6 from the line. Yassin Debache notched 8 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 8 boards. Rubens Poteau added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Charles Miller added 11 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 6-6 from the line. Julien Girard added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Nicolas Audet added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Rudy Caufriez added 2, while Henrilo Londole and Christopher Joseph were scoreless. Londole nabbed 3 boards and dished 2 assists. The Citadins hit 25-69 (.362) from the floor, 6-17 (.353) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 11 steals, 2 blocks, 21 turnovers and 22 fouls. Jaleel Webb led the Stingers with 13 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Garry Merisier added 12 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Ahmadu-Tijani Umar notched 11 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Ken Beaulieu added 10 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Ricardo Monge scored 7 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Inti Salinas added 5 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Michael Fosu scored 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Schneiders Suffrard added 1 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks, while Frank Mpeck was scoreless. The Stingers hit 22-63 (.349) from the floor, 5-22 (.227) from the arc and 14-26 (.538) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 9 steals, 6 blocks, 23 turnovers and 18 fouls.
In the final, the top-seeded McGill Redmen dispatched the 3rd-seeded UQAM Citadins 78-67 to win their third RSEQ title in four years. “I can’t describe it, it feels amazing,” said player of the game Vincent Dufort. “It’s just an amazing bunch of guys and it’s so awesome to be able to win it for them and for ‘Coach’. He does so much for our team, it’s awesome to leave on a good note for him. … I just decided there was no way I was going out losing in my home gym. That’s it. I just wasn’t going to accept losing in front of that home crowd. I think sometimes when the team starts off a little bit slow, maybe they need somebody to look to pick it up for them and then they can feed off that. I was trying to be a bit more aggressive and take something on my shoulders, so then maybe they can follow after that.” Redmen coach David DeAveiro said he took Dufort out of the game with seconds to play because “I wanted everyone to recognize him and what he’s done for our program for five years. He deserved that ovation from the crowd.” DeAveiro added that he had a conversation with point guard Jenning Leung earlier in the day “and I told him just to go home and visualize making shots today. He’s been struggling a lot, I think putting way too much pressure on himself, so I just told him to go home and relax and visualize himself making big shots, being the point-guard and leading his team to a championship, and he came through today.” The Citadins led 18-13 after the first quarter, but the Redmen picked it up in the second and took a 38-33 advantage into the half. They maintained a 56-52 edge after three quarters. “We got off to a pretty good start,” said UQAM coach Nate Philippe. “One of the things than McGill does extremely well is rebound the ball offensively and that’s when they started getting into a rhythm. There was a period where they got four or five offensive rebounds in a row in a three-minute spurt. A couple times we secured defensive rebounds and they deflected it out of our hands. … When you give a very good team that many second opportunities, it’s very tough.” Kewyn Blain was chosen player of the game for the Citadins. “That was very good team, a well-coached team,” said DeAveiro. “Nate’s done an amazing job with his team. We knew we’d have a tough time controlling their guards because they’re so good, they can score in so many ways. We had to change our defence up a couple times and give them a few different looks, and then we just started making shots again. That kind of changed the complexion of the game, and Noah Daoust in there was blocking some shots and keeping Kewyn from getting to the rim, so I thought that made a big difference.” Vincent Dufort paced the Redmen with 21 on 7-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 8 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Dele Ogundokun added 15 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Jenning Leung notched 13 on 5-16 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Michael Peterkin scored 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 9 boards. Noah Daoust added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 4 blocks. Tychon Carter-Newman scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Francois Bourque added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 assists. Jawara Pedican added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. The Redmen hit 28-65 (.431) from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the line and 13-21 (.619) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 7 steals, 6 blocks, 16 turnovers and 19 fouls. Kewyn Blain led the Citadins with 24 on 7-19 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Yassin Debache added 14 on 3-5 from the floor, 8-9 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 steals. Greishe Clerjuste added 13 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 5 assists. Rubens Poteau notched 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Rudy Caufriez added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Charles Miller added 5 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Nicolas Audet added 1 on 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Julien Girard, Henrilo Londole and Christopher Joseph were scoreless. Girad nabbed 2 boards, dished 2 assists and pilfered 2 balls. Joseph nabbed 2 boards. The Citadins hit 20-59 (.339) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 22-25 (.880) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 9 steals, 1 block, 16 turnovers and 18 fouls.
The co-bronze medalist Concordia Stingers: Jaleel Webb; Garry Merisier; Ahmadu-Tijani Umar; Ken Beaulieu; Ricardo Monge; Inti Salinas; Michael Fosu; Schneiders Suffrard; Frank Mpeck; Amadou Diene; Christopher Doumpa; Jonathan Mirambeau; Jean-Daniel Mathieu; Xander Jean; Dvir Cahana; Kiari Gerba; coach Rastko Popovic; assistant Damian Buckley; assistant Nathan Grant
The co-bronze medalist Laval Rouge et Or: Alexandre Leclerc; Karl Demers-Belanger; Thibaud Dezutter; Antoine Beaumier; Charles-Andre Edorh; Vladimir Thomas; Frantson Demosthene; Daniel Mutanda; Laurier Beaulac-Dufresne; Mathieu Toussaint; Julien Muir; Vincent Marier; John-Fitzgerald Metayer; Thierry Frederic; Mathieu Toussaint; coach Jacques Paiement Jr.; assistant Jacques Paiement Sr.; assistant Pascal Lehoux; assistant Vincent Plante
The silver medalist UQAM Citadins: Henrilo Londole; Samuel Bokanga; Loris Bonneau; Yassin Debache; Kewyn Blain; Jude Molin; Rubens Poteau; Greishe Clerjuste; Teddy Rwigamba; Nicolas Audet; Simon Lavoie-Lavallee; Rudy Caufriez; Christopher Joseph; Davidson Joseph; Rudolph Joly; Julien Girard; Charles Miller; coach Nate Philippe; assistant Mario Joseph; assistant Dakarai Jarvis; video coordinator Maxence Boue; therapist Athanasio Destounis; trainer Maxine Beaudin
The champion McGill Redmen: Dele Ogundokun; Jenning Leung; Jawara Pedican; Isaiah Cummins; Daniel Pieper; Avery Cadogan; Andrew Peterson; Michael Peterkin; Noah Daoust; Abdul-Azzi Atta; Sebastian Beckett; Michael Richard; Parker Joyce; Francois Bourque; Vincent Dufort; Tychon Carter-Newman; Berk Genel; Leon Van den Berghe; coach David DeAveiro; assistant John Dangelas; assistant Madhav Trivedi; assistant Kyle Desmarais; assistant Juan Mendez; director operations Rouel Hidalgo; analytics Nic Beliveau; therapist Rola Abouassaly