UQAM | 10-6 | 18-12 | Mario Joseph |
Laval | 9-7 | 16-11 | Nathan Grant |
Bishop’s | 8-8 | 14-15 | Matt McLean |
Concordia | 7-9 | 10-19 | Rastko Popovic |
McGill | 6-10 | 9-15 | Ryan Thorne |
Playoff non-qualifier:
McGill Redbirds: Hani Samad, Clement Veysset, Anthony Gervais, Samuel Chaput, Ashton Meace, Zachary Lavoie-Toure, Sean Herscovitch, Ibrahim Gosselin-Diawara, Hans Riche, Cameron Elliot, Sam Jenkins, Haris Elezovic, Jacob Denault, Kevin Li, Joshua Daoust, Sedami-Habib Djossou, redshirt David Fitzgerald, Matthew Barg?, Justin Hoyakem?, Sam Jenkins?, Christian Duvers?, coach Ryan Thorne, assistant Loic Rwigema, assistant Alejandro Hasbani, assistant Michael Moody, assistant Lens-Harly Louis, strength & conditioning Larry Hunter, therapist Sierra Gillie, student therapist Charlotte Lalonde, physician Penny Baylis
In the semis, the top-seeded UQAM Citadins clipped the 4th-seeded Concordia Stingers 80-69. The Stingers led 23-19 after one quarter. The Citadins led 43-32 at the half and 66-51 after three quarters. The Citadins generated a host of transition buckets off Stinger turnovers. Kevin Civil said “since I was young, I’ve always been told that the most important moments are the playoffs. I didn’t feel like going home and I gave 100%. I started the game with the idea of playing well in defense and doing the little things well. I played a good match, but it’s as a team that we win!” Citadins coach Mario Joseph said “through the matches, there are going to be up and downs. As long as we are able to stay together in what we do in attack and defence, no team can have an answer against us.” Kevin Civil paced the Citadins with 31 on 12-19 from the floor, 6-10 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Elie Karojo added 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Bahaide Haidara notched 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. McFadden Jean scored 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jonathan Joel Jeune added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Karl-Tommy Laforest scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 blocks. Samuel Cayo added 1 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Alix Lochard, Nicholas Bruyere, Cheick Dosso and Anthony Fritzgerald Felisma were scoreless. The Citadins hit 29-60 (.483) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 13 assists, 19 turnovers, 6 blocks and 7 steals. Steve Mbida Abomo paced the Stingers with 23 on 8-10 from the floor, 7-9 from the line and 8 boards. Alec Phaneuf added 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Jaheem Joseph notched 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Sami Jahan scored 9 on 3-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Olivier Koumassou-Bernier added 7 on 3-9 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Tyrell Lamar Williams scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 7 boards. Oge Nwoko added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists, while Louis-Vincent Gauvin was scoreless and dished 2 assists. The Stingers hit 26-66 (.394) from the floor, 4-20 (.200) from the arc and 13-17 (.765) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 7 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 5 steals.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Bishop’s Gaiters spanked the 2nd-seeded Laval Rouge et Or 100-96. The Gaiters led 27-26 after one quarter. The Rouge et Or led 53-49 at the half. The Gaiters led 74-69 after three quarters. The Rouge et Or attack was sidelined in the third quarter when league MVP Sidney Tremblay-Lacombe was injured and forced to retire from the contest. Zachary John paced the Gaiters with 20 on 9-20 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Danny Longarela added 18 on 7-8 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Etienne Gagnon notched 18 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Tiernan McDougall scored 18 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Carl Dubois added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Obinna Dike-Nwagabar scored 6 on 2-2 from the arc and 2 assists. David Navarro notched 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Rowan Halpenny added 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Zachary Michaud scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc, while Ambs Mathe and Hisham Saleh were scoreless. The Gaiters hit 39-73 (.534) from the floor, 10-27 (.370) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 26 fouls, 17 assists, 17 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. Sidney Tremblay-Lacombe paced the Rouge et Or with 22 on 8-19 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Steeve Joseph added 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Saydou Sall notched 14 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Ismael Diouf scored 11 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 4 blocks. Brandon Massismo Maniani-Wembe added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Loic Savard notched 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Emerick Prince added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Simon Giguere scored 3 on 0-1 from the arc and 3-4 from the line, while Justin Bell, Mohamed Keita, Alexandre Philippon and Fabrice Watier-Bethiaume were scoreless. The Rouge et Or hit 32-68 (.471) from the floor, 5-23 (.217) from the arc and 17-25 (.680) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 16 assists, 16 turnovers, 6 blocks and 8 steals.
In the final, the top-seeded host UQAM Citadins spanked the Bishop’s Gaiters 88-71. The Gaiters led 22-17 after one quarter. The Citadins led 47-31 at the half and 70-52 after three quarters. Citadins coach Mario Joseph said “we knew we had to be patient and that our opportunities were coming. Defensively, nobody can compete with us.” Citadins guard Kevin Civil said “at the beginning of the year, we wanted to win the provincials. It’s an incredible feeling to have this victory now!” Teammate Bahaide Haidara said “we played an excellent game defensively and offensively. The ball was circulating and we had a lot of fun.” Kevin Civil paced the Citadins with 23 on 9-17 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Bahaide Haidara added 23 on 8-20 from the floor 2-8 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Karl-Tommy Laforest notched 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 7 boards. Elie Karojo scored 9 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 8 boards. McFadden Jean added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Samuel Cayo scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Alix Lochard added 4 on 1-1 fro the floor and 2-2 from the line. Nicholas Bruyere scored 3 on 1-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Milan Robichaud added 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Cheick Dosso and Jonathan Noel Jeune were scoreless. Noel Jeune nabbed 5 boards. The Citadins hit 30-75 (.400) from the floor, 9-32 (.281) from the arc and 19-29 (.655) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 17 assists, 16 turnovers, 1 block and 10 steals. Zachary John paced the Gaiters with 17 on 7-15 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Etienne Gagnon added 16 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 11 boards. Obinna Dike-Nwagabar notched 13 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9-12 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Danny Longarela scored 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Tieran McDougall added 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 2 boards. Rowan Halpenny scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Hisham Saleh added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. David Navarro scored 3 on 1-4 from the arc and 3 boards, while Carl Dubois, Ambs Mathe, Zachary Michaud and Charles Robert were scoreless. Mathe nabbed 4 boards and Dubois 3. The Gaiters hit 23-63 (.365) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 19-27 (.704) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 10 assists, 23 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals.
The co-bronze medalist Laval Rouge et Or: Justin Bell; Rodrigue Clapin; Ismale Dioufa; Simon Igiguere; Steeve Joseph; Mohamed Keita; Lucas Khuong; Christopher Lalonde; Bradson Massismo Maniani-Wembe; Alexandre Philippo; Emerick Prince; Terell Rilcy; Ulysses Rose; Saydou Salla; Gustave Savard; Loic Savard; Sidney Tremblay-Lacombe; Ismael Diouf; Fabrice Watier-Berthiaume; coach Nathan Grant; assistant Boris Hadzimuratovic; assistant Pascal Jobin; therapist Patricia Lantier; student therapist Maxime Gingras; student therapist Anthony Lachance
The co-bronze medalist Concordia Stingers: Olivier Koumassou-Bernier; Alec Phaneuf; Kai Tukker; Jean-Paul Gerges; Jack Vandenberg; Olu Nowko; Sami Jahan; Louis-Vincent Gauvin; Tyrell Williams; Owen Soontjens; Adrien Colas; Oge Nwoko; Griffyn Bibbings; Santiago Calvo; Steve Mbida Abomo; Eren Cinar; Jeremiah Ifejeh; Handy Disanka; Yixuan Pan; Shi Zhe Zhu; coach Rastko Popovic; assistant Aleks Mitrovic; assistant Dwight Walton; assistant Jay Prosper; assistant Michel Enanga; therapist Sean Christensen; therapist Meagan Anstruther; student therapist Eric Neeson; student therapist Cleo Bertrand; manager Casey Perin; student manager Luca Kirby; social media Pedro Terra; photographer-social media Reuben Polansky-Shapiro
The silver medalist Bishop’s Gaiters: Tiernan McDougall; Hisham Saleh; Zacharie Michaud; Obinna Dike-Nwagbara; Rowan Halpenny; Michael Dooley; Carl Dubois; Michael Brazel; Charles Robert; Micah Della Foresta; Kiano Heath; Ambs Mathe; Etienne Gagnon; Danny Gonzalez; David Navarro; Luca Del Bosco; coach Matt McLean; assistant Djbril Ngom; assistant Ron Crevier; assistant Julien Martin; assistant Berkay Ozkumova; assistant Steve Dunn; analytics Doug McCooeye
The champion U.Q.A.M. Citadins: Samuel Cayo; Brandon Luc; Alix Lochard; Nicholas Bruyere; Cheick Dosso; Jonathan Noel Jeune; Aboubadar Lassidy Toure; Anthony-Fritzgerald Felisma; Milan Robichaud; Kevin Civil; Karl-Tommy Laforest; Bahaide Haidara; Papa Khassoum Camara; Florion Buhendwa; Elie Karojo; James Vaneus; McFadden Jean; Glody Manata; coach Mario Joseph; assistant David Yul Michel; assistant Richard Addai; assistant trainer Genevieve Lessard; therapist Anthanasio Destounis; trainer Tarik Azlag; mental consultant Lan Anh Phan; manager Christopher Pierre