REGULAR SEASON
| McGill | 13-3 | 22-7 | David DeAveiro | ||
| Concordia | 11-5 | 17-10 | Rastko Popovic | ||
| UQAM | 8-8 | 14-15 | Nate Philippe | ||
| Laval | 6-10 | 8-19 | Jacques Paiement Jr. | ||
| Bishop’s | 2-14 | 5-19 | Rod Gilpin | ||
Playoff non-qualifier Bishop’s Gaiters: Alexandre Boisse, Austin Macklem, Jonathan Bermillo, Yassin Naji, Abdul Kamane, Jonah Fogg, Joany Castor-Thadal, Nick Harvey, Matthew van Doorn, Bruce Adjei, David Belanger, Andrew Howarth, Owen Martel, Duncan Lambert, Joshua Daoust, Kevin Davis, coach Rod Gilpin, assistant Steve Dunn, assistant Caleb Page, assistant Matt Mclean, student assistant Diego Garcia Hernandez, therapist Katrina Lambert, student therapist Hayden Coulter
In the semis, the top-seeded McGill Redmen clipped the 4th-seeded Laval Rouge et Or 59-48. Dele Ogundokun dominated the floor, notching a double-double for the Redmen. “We couldn’t take Dele off the floor as our young kids struggled tonight,” said McGill coach David DeAveiro. “Dele was exhausted but that’s why he is the Quebec player of the year. He gave us energy throughout the entire game.” Ogundokun said “Coach preaches deflections, hands and fighting for loose balls. Winning those 50/50 balls can be the difference in the game and executing on the defensive end can give us a boost offensively.” McGill led 11-10 after one quarter and the teams were tied 23-23 at half and 37-37 after the third frame. The rhythm was slow on both sides at the beginning of the fourth quarter. With McGill leading by three, a technical foul on the Rouge et Or bench hurt the Laval side, with Jenning Leung achieving three of the four free throws awarded. Dele Odungokun then carried the final blow to the chances of the Laval women climbing with a three-point shot that brought the score to 54-42 McGill with 56 seconds to go. “That team is a good team,” said DeAveiro. “They defend really well and have always given us problems. We played them five times this year now and the largest margin (of separation) going into the fourth quarter has been six points. Therefore, we knew it was going to be a battle all night long.” Laval coach Jacques Paiement Jr said “I told them I could not have asked them more. They respected the game plan. We were tied with the fifth best team in Canada until halfway through the fourth quarter, a team that is used to winning. We brought them to the end of themselves and in the end, they just made a few more games than us.” Paiement Jr. added that experience played a part in the outcome. “In a defensive match like this, a four-point lead may seem great. We may have panicked when McGill came off, and we forced the game a little more.” Dele Ogundokun was chosen player of the game for the Redmen, while Alexandre Leclerc earned the laurels for the Rouge et Or. Michael Peterkin paced the Redmen with 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 6 boards, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Dele Ogundokun added 13 on 5-16 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists and 7 steals. Jenning Leung scored 12 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 6 assists. Noah Daoust added 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Daniel Pieper added 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Francois Bourque scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Avery Cadogan scored 1 on 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards, while Isaiah Cummins, Sebastian Beckett and Gregoire Trahan were scoreless. Beckett nabbed 3 boards. The Redmen hit 19-55 (.345) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 15-24 (.625) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 13 steals, 6 blocks, 23 turnovers and 25 fouls. Alexandre Leclerc paced the Rouge et Or with 16 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-7 from the line and 4 boards. Vladimir Thomas added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Yoann Louis Folquet notched 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Frantson Demosthene added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Nicolas Begin scored 4 on 0-1 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Charles-Andre Edorh added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Karl Demers-Belanger scored 2 on 0-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 assists and 2 steals. Joel Muamba added 2 on 1-4 from the floor. Alain Bernard scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Laurier Beaulac-Dufresne, Daniel Mutanda and Marc-Andre Fortin were scoreless. The Rouge et Or hit 13-52 (.250) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 19-26 (.731) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 13 steals, 2 blocks, 28 turnovers and 20 fouls.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded U.Q.A.M. Citadins dumped the 2nd-seeded Concordia Stingers 81-71. Citadins coach Nate Philippe “we followed our game plan to a T. The game plan involved taking away Concordia’s transition game and battling hard for rebounds. It was very successful.” Concordia coach Rastko Popovic said “UQAM played harder than us. They had 20 offensive rebounds. That was the difference. They had 21 second-chance points off that. You can’t win games when you give up rebounds like that and shoot like we shot from the free throw line.” Christian Kadima was chosen player of the game for the Citadins, while Ricardo Monge earned the laurels for the Stingers. The Citadins led 18-14 after one quarter and 35-31 at the half. The Stingers led 52-50 after three quarters. Christian Kadima paced the Citadins with 16 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 7 boards. Ibrahima Sylla added 16 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Misi Boye scored 16 n 5-12 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Yassin Debache added 11 on 2-7 from the floor, 7-8 from the line, 7 boards and 5 assists. Heman Toussaint scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 5 boards. Greishe Clerjuste notched 6 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Christopher Doumpa added 5 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Rudy Caufriez added 2 on 2-2 from the line. Stefan Mitrovic added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Greg Rene was scoreless. The Citadins hit 26-71 (.366) from the floor, 10-27 (.370) from the arc and 19-28 (.679) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 7 steals, 1 block, 18 turnovers and 20 fouls. Nicholas Noble led the Stingers with 17 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Ken Beaulieu added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Ricardo Monge added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 6 assists. Michael Fosu added 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Ahmadu-Tijani Umar added 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Cedrick Coriolan scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 assists. Schneiders Suffrard scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 8 boards. Henderson Charles added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Olivier Simon scored 1 on 1-2 from the line. The Stingers hit 27-59 (.458) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc and 11-25 (.440) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 20 turnovers and 23 fouls.
In the final, the top-seeded McGill Redmen dispatched the 3rd-seeded U.Q.A.M. Citadins 82-65. “Of course, the win feels great but we have been very business-like all season,” said 6-1 point guard Jenning Leung. “Our real journey is Nationals. We’ve had two years of underachieving so we definitely want to make a splash this year in Halifax.” Redmen coach David DeAveiro said “Jenning has been amazing. If you look at his story and how he ‘walked on’ four years ago, it’s incredible. He wasn’t even promised a spot on the roster and now he is the leader of the team and does so many different things for us offensively.” Dele Ogundokun was named player of the game for the Redmen, while Greishe Clerjuste earned the laurels for the Citadins. UQAM made the first basket of the game and took a 3-0 advantage but that would be their only lead of the game as McGill moved ahead 19-16 after the first quarter and 42-32 at the half. The Redmen saved their best for the second half as they outscored UQAM 25-9 in the third frame to lead 67-41 after three quarters. They led by as many as 30. “The third quarter won us the game today,” added DeAveiro. “I credit our defence as we held them to nine and then went on a run offensively. When we get in that kind of groove we are hard to beat. … We really don’t care who scores. Everyone on the floor needs to be a threat to score. We try to get the best shot every time and it doesn’t matter who takes it.” Jenning Leung paced the Redmen with 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Dele Ogundokun added 13 on 6-16 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Michael Peterkin notched 13 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Noah Daoust added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Isaiah Cummins scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Avery Cadogan added 8 on 3-5 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Francois Bourque notched 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Sebastian Beckett scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. The Redmen hit 32-63 (.508) from the floor, 11-25 (.440) from the arc and 7-14 from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 18 turnovers and 18 fouls. Greishe Clerjuste paced the Citadins with 24 on 8-15 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 5 boards. Ibrahima Sylla added 13 on 4-17 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-9 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals. Stefan Mitrovic scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Yassin Debache added 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 3 boards. Misi Boye Jeanneau added 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 4 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Christian Kadima scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Christopher Doumpa added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards, while Samuel Bokanga, Gregory Rene, Heman Toussaint and Rudy Caufriez were scoreless. The Citadins hit 23-60 (.383) from the floor, 4-21 (.190) from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 8 steals, 4 blocks, 21 turnovers and 15 fouls.
The co-bronze medalist Laval Rouge et Or: Alexandre Leclerc; Vladimir Thomas; Yoann Louis Folquet; Frantson Demosthene; Nicolas Begin; Charles-Andre Edorh; Karl Demers-Belanger; Joel Muamba; Alain Bernard; Laurier Beaulac-Dufresne; Daniel Mutanda; Marc-Andre Fortin; Samuel Bouchard; Christophe Parent; Julien Muir; Christian Redmond Kannon; Nicolas Desjardins; coach Jacques Paiement Jr; assistant Vincent Plante; assistant Vincent Marier
The co-bronze medalist Concordia Stingers: Nicholas Noble; Ken Beaulieu; Ricardo Monge; Michael Fosu; Ahmadu-Tijani Umar; Cedrick Coriolan; Schneiders Suffrard; Henderson Charles; Olivier Simon; Mikee Dosado; Rowan Power; Garry Merisier; Jonathan Mirambeau; Adrian Armstrong; Dvir Cahana; Malcolm Henderson; Sami Ghandour; Colin Grenville; coach Rastko Popovic; assistant Damian Buckley; assistant Nathan Grant; strength & conditioning Sean Christensen
The runner-up UQAM Citadins: Greishe Clerjuste; Christopher Doumpa; Samuel Bokanga; Misi Boye-Jeanneau; Yassin Debach; Ibrahima Sylla; Charles Miller; Christian Kadima; Gregory Ren; Heman Toussaint; Rudy Caufriez; Alex King-Lacroix; Stefan Mitrovic; coach Nate Philippe; assistant Mario Joseph; assistant Dakarai Jarvis; assistant Maxence Boue; therapist Athanasio Destounis; SID Jean-Francois Ducharme
The champion McGill Redmen: Dele Ogundokun; Jenning Leung; Michael Peterkin; Regimantas Ivaniukas; Gregoire Trahan; Isaiah Cummins; Kendrick Jolin; Daniel Pieper; Avery Cadogan; Andrew Peterson; Regan Lynch; Noah Daoust; Abdul-Azia Atta; Sebastian Beckett; Michael Richard; Sam Hou; Francois Bourque; James Wells; Edgar Brown; Berk Genel; Parker Joyce; coach David DeAveiro; assistant John Dangelas; assistant Madhav Trivedi; assistant Kyle Desmarais; assistant Juan Mendez; director of operations Rouel Hidalgo; analytics Nic Beliveau; therapist Rola Aboussaly