 The Carleton University Ravens Mens Basketball team defeated the
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds to win the CIS Final 8
Mens Basketball Championship in front of 8,000 fans at Scotiabank
Place in Ottawa, Ontario. Todays victory marks the 6th national
title for the program in 7 years - second only in all-time CIS
championships to Victoria who captured 7 consecutive national
championships from 1979-1985 and earned their most recent title in
the 1996-1997 season.The Thunderbirds started the game shooting well from the floor to jump out to a 16-6 lead before Kingston native Rob Saunders (191-G-85) would respond by scoring 6 of the Ravens next 12 points to come within 4 points of Victoria. The Ravens Kevin McCleery (203-F) of Ottawa had a strong performance late in the quarter, scoring 5 points, as Victoria led Carleton 24-18 at the end of the first. Stuart Turnbull (188-G-84) of Kingston, Ontario started the second quarter off strong for the Ravens, sinking a three-pointer to pull closer to the leading Thunderbirds. As Carleton began to dominate on the boards they were able to chip away at Victorias lead coming within two points after a basket by Aaron Doornekamp (198-F-85) of Odessa, Ontario with two minutes remaining in the half. Two successful free throws by Eliot Thompson (191-G-89) of Fredericton, New Brunswick and a single point from Kyle Smendziuk (198-F) of Kanata, Ontario made it 37-36 in favor of Victoria at the halftime break. McCleery gave the Ravens their first lead of the game on their first possession for a 38-37 advantage to start the third quarter. Carleton would then go on an 8-point run to hold Victoria scoreless for the opening four minutes of play in the second half. The Ravens would retain their lead for the remainder of the third and gain their biggest advantage on the last possession when Turnbull sunk a three to end the quarter ahead 55-48. Carleton would continue to build on their momentum in the final quarter of play as Ottawa native Mike Kenny (183-G-85) scored the Ravens opening two baskets 60-50 advantage and their most substantial lead of the game. Midway through the quarter Doornekamp added to the Ravens tally with four consecutive points to preserve the 10-point lead. Smendziuk grabbed crucial rebounds in the closing minutes and sunk two free throws to extend the Ravens lead to 12 points with just under two minutes left to play. Victoria wouldnt let down in the closing minutes as they challenged Carleton for each and every possession. The Ravens stayed composed and hit their foul shots in the final minute of play to secure an 87-77 victory and the CIS Final 8 Championship. Carleton out-rebounded Victoria 43 26 in todays championship final. Rob Saunders is honored as the game MVP for the Ravens scoring 18 points and 4 rebounds in the match. Leading the scoring for the Ravens is Stuart Turnbull who totaled a game-high 22 points and 7 rebounds in the victory. Robert Saunders (191-G-85) had an impressive performance with 18 points and 4 rebounds while Kevin McCleery rounded out the Ravens scoring with 15 points and a game-high 8 boards. The Thunderbirds were led by Chris Dyck (191-G-85) of Winnipeg, Manitoba who scored 21 points and pulled down 5 rebounds. Josh Whyte of Calgary, Alberta added 15 points and 4 rebounds while teammate Labranche Blain of Edmonton, Alberta tallied 13 points and a single rebound in the Thunderbirds loss. Scoring: Ravens: 18 18 19 32 = 87 Victoria: 24 13 11 29 = 77 Top Scorers: Ravens: Turnbull 22 points / Victoria: Dyck 21 points Team Rebounds: Ravens: 15 + 28 = 43 / Victoria: 5 + 21 = 26 STUART TURNBULL HONORED AS TOURNAMENT MVP, MCCLEERY NAMED TO TOURNAMENT ALL-STAR TEAM. Stuart Turnbull is awarded the Jack Donohue Trophy as the CIS Final 8 tournament MVP after leading the scoring in the match with 22 points. Turnbull adds to his stellar performances this weekend after scoring 19 points in yesterdays semi-final match-up with the University of Western Ontario and tallying 23 points in the Ravens quarterfinal victory over St. FX on Friday. Turnbull led the Ravens in scoring in all three matches en route to his 4th national title in 5 years. Kevin McCleery was named to the CIS Final 8 All-Star team after a spectacular performance in todays final in which he scored 15 points and had a game-high 8 rebounds. McCleery scored 14 points and pulled down 6 rebounds in the semi-final game, adding to the impressive tally of 14 points and a game-high 8 boards in Fridays quarterfinal.
TOURNAMENT MVP & ALL-STARS: MVP: Stuart Turnbull of Carleton All-Stars: Chris Dyck of UBC Ross Bekkering (203-F-85) of Calgary Matthew Curtis (185-G) of Western Kevin McCleery of Carleton Carleton has successfully defeated a team from each of the CIS conferences to claim a national title standing at 1-0 with each of the AUS, OUA and QSSF conferences. Todays game marks the third consecutive CIS championship game that Carleton has played against a CWUAA opponent. In 2006 the Ravens defeated University of Victoria 73-67 before defending their national title in 2007 with a 52-49 victory over Brandon University. The Ravens OUA-CIS regular season and post-season combined record improves to 240-25 for a remarkable winning percentage of 91%. Aaron Doornekamp, Stuart Turnbull and Rob Saunders all graduate with 4 national titles in their 5 years of competition in the CIS in their final season with the Ravens. Courtesy of Carleton CIS All-Canadian Awards
Jacob Doerksen (200-F-88) of Trinity Greg Surmacz (203-F-86) of Windsor Damian Buckley (186-G) of Concordia Stuart Turnbull of Carleton Christian Upshaw (178-G-86) St Francis 2nd Team Aaron Doornekamp of Carleton Dany Charlery (191-G-83) of Brandon Ross Bekkering of Calgary Phillip Nkrumah (193-G) of Cape Breton Josh Gibson-Bascombe (193-G-86) of Ottawa Mike Moser Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year): Jacob Doerksen of Trinity Western Defensive Player of the Year: Robert Saunders of Carleton Ravens Ken Shields award (Outstanding Student-Athlete): Jerome Turcotte-Routhier (193-G-86) of Laval Coach of the Year: Dave Smart of Carleton Ravens Quebec League: Stingers win Quebec men's cage crown
 Before a capacity crowd at Concordia gym, Laroche put on a
spectacular show. He was 11 of 12 from the field (91.7 per cent) and he
was perfect from the line, going six for six. He also hauled in six
offensive rebounds.
Damian Buckley (186-G), the Quebec MVP, also had significant
numbers. He collected 21 points and 11 assists.The top scorer for UQAM was Souleymane Jules (193-F-81) with 30 points. The Citadins stormed to an early lead on a seven-point run at the start of the game. They held at 10-point advantage by halftime. 'In the locker room we talked about getting defensive stops,' explained Concordia head coach John Dore . 'We were scoring OK, but we needed the stops, and in the third quarter we got them.' A few key stops and the momentum turned. Concordia caught up and took its first lead of the game in the last minute of the third quarter. The teams traded punches in the fourth fame, but it was Laroche who put the game away, sinking two free throws to make the score 79-76 with 10 seconds left to play. This is the Stingers' 17th Quebec title in the 34-year history of Concordia University. The team will represent Quebec at the CIS's Final 8 men's basketball championship at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa March 13-15. The Stingers' last appearance at the nationals was in 2007 when they won the consolation final.Courtesy of Concordia Univ. Final: Concordia - UQAM 79-76 Semifinals: Concordia - McGill 80-63 Laval - UQAM 73-84
Damian Buckley of Concordia Jean-Francois Beaulieu-Maheux of Laval Adil El Makssoud (193-G) of UQAM Emmanuel Nicolas (186-G) of Bishop's Sean Anthony (193-F-86) of McGill All-Quebec League 2nd Team Souleymane Jules of UQAM Xavier Baribeau (175-G-87) of Laval Jamall Gallier (198-C) of Concordia Moustafa El-Zanaty (193-G-82) of McGill Michael White (193-F-85) of McGill Quebec League All-Rookie Team Gregory Saint-Amand of UQAM Tim Hunter (170-F) of Bishop's D'Arcy Nash (188-G) of Bishop's Eric Cote-Kougnima (193-G) of UQAM Adam Carneol (191-G) of Concordia All-Quebec League Player of the Year: Damian Buckley of Concordia All-Quebec League Rookie of the Year: Gregory Saint-Amand of UQAM All-Quebec League Defensive Player of the Year: Jamall Gallier of Concordia All-Quebec League Ken Shields Trophy Nominee: Jerome Turcotte-Routhier (193-G-86) of Laval All-Quebec League Coach of the Year: John Dore of Concordia CanWest Central: Dinos hold off T-Birds to take Canada West gold
After holding off a massive UBC comeback,
Robbie Sihota (198-F-87)'s three-pointer with 15 seconds remaining
iced the game for the Calgary Dinos, as they pulled out a narrow 80-76
victory over the Thunderbirds to take the Canada West title on Saturday
night at War Memorial Gym.Down as many as 21 points, the Thunderbirds seemed poised to pull off an incredible comeback victory, charging back to tie things up at 74 with just under four minutes remaining in the game. A huge effort by Dinos star Henry Bekkering (198-F-85) to dive for an offensive rebound allowed Sihota to convert on the second chance by hitting a midrange jumper with 1:28 left on the clock, putting his side up two. An Andy Rochon (178-G) free-throw extended the lead to three before UBC's Joshua Whyte (191-G-89) stripped Rochon of the ball and hit a layup to cut the deficit to one with 50 seconds on the clock. Then with 15 seconds left, Rochon found Sihota in space behind the arc, and he made no mistake, nailing the three-ball to make it a two-possession game in the dying seconds. 'I kept telling the guys 'We don't have to just hold on. Keep going and playing hard,' but I think our guys did tighten up a little bit,' said Calgary coach Dan Vanhoorn . 'Our expectation wasn't to come in here and get out to the kind of lead we did. We expected it to be quite a battle and UBC is a great basketball team. We knew they were going to come back. We had that lead way too early and we froze up a bit on offense down the stretch. But it was nice to see us loosen up and have Robbie hit that big shot at the end.' Before Sihota's three-pointer, the Dinos had scored just eight points in the fourth quarter, compared to 24, 24, and 21 in the first, second and third quarters respectively. The T-Birds entered the fourth down 12, but after Kyle Watson (198-G) pulled them to within 10 just over two minutes in, Chris Dyck (191-G-85) nailed a deep three pointer to make the score 71-64, and the comeback was in full-swing. After the teams traded baskets to make it a 73-66 Calgary lead, Akeem Pierre (180-G) managed to draw a foul and hit two free throws to bring the 'Birds within five, and then a Brent Malish three-ball cut the lead down to two. A Calgary free-throw made it a three-point lead, and with 3:54 on the clock, Whyte's three-pointer from the corner finally evened things up. 'I thought we made a great comeback,' said UBC coach Kevin Hanson. 'The guys put so much effort and energy into it. We did run out of gas a little bit late in the fourth there when we needed it but these types of games are great to go through. To show our guys that we are able to come back in a game like that was important.' The Dinos built their lead by dominating the boards early on and keeping the T-Bird offence off balance. Calgary out-rebounded UBC 27-16 in the first half, including 11 offensive rebounds. The Bekkering brothers combined for 29 first half points, with Ross leading the way on the glass, pulling down eight rebounds before the break to help Calgary build a 48-32 halftime advantage. Henry Bekkering finished with a team-high 22 points, while Ross chipped in 17 to go along with 14 rebounds. Robbie Sihota had 15 points, with most of them coming at key moments for the Dinos. He also had 11 rebounds in the contest. Dyck had a game-high 23 points for UBC while adding six rebounds and four assists. Whyte also had a solid all-around performance for the 'Birds, with 21 points, five rebounds and five assists. Brent Malish put up 15 points and led the team with nine rebounds. Both Calgary and UBC will be representing Canada West at the upcoming CIS championship. 'It's a great time to be playing our best basketball,' said Vanhooren. 'Our turnovers are down and we are passing the ball well and shooting well. When we are doing that, we are a really tough basketball team, and we proved that tonight. UBC is a great team and they deserve to be ranked number two, if not number one, in the nation, and they are going to be a heck of a team to deal with at nationals.' The national tournament gets underway on Friday, March 13 at Carleton University in Ottawa. The Final Game VIDEO Courtesy of UBC Sports Information Tournament Final: Calgary - UBC 80-76 Tournament Semifinals: Trinity Western - Calgary 65-96 Brandon - UBC 71-92
Jacob Doerksen (200-F-88) of Trinity Western Dany Charlery (191-G-83) of Brandon Ross Bekkering (203-F-85) of Calgary Greg Wallis (201-F-86) of Simon Fraser Showron Glover (180-G) of Saskatchewan All-CanWest 2nd Team Henry Bekkering of Calgary Chris Dyck of UBC Mitch Gudgeon (201-F-86) of Victoria Kris Heshka (201-F/C-88) of Regina Joshua Whyte of UBC CanWest MVP: Jacob Doerksen of Trinity Western CanWest Rookie of the Year: Sam Freeman (191-G) of UFV CanWest Defensive Player of the Year: Frank Bradley (-G) of Simon Fraser CanWest Ken Shields Award nominee: Chris Dyck of UBC CanWest Coach of the Year: Kevin Hanson of UBC Athlantic: Dalhousie Tigers are the 2009 AUS champions
 The #3 ranked Dalhousie Tigers are the 2009 AUS champions after a 72-60 win
over the #1 ranked StFX X-Men Saturday night at the Halifax Metro Centre
in front of over 5500 fans. Player of the Game Josh Beattie exploded for
20 points in the second half for the Tigers en route to the win. He
scored 25 points total in the game including 21 from three-point range,
and also had 8 rebounds. The two teams were tied 27-27 at half-time as
the two teams traded marginal leads throughout the first half. The
Tigers came out with a mission in the third quarter, going on a 16-3
scoring run and building up a quick 10 point lead. Beattie was hot from
three-point range for the Tigers while the X-Men were only 5 for 23 from
the outside circle. Dalhousie led 54-45 after the third quarter.The Tigers continued their strong play in the fourth and final quarter and were able to hold off the X-Men who were only able to close the lead to six points. With the 72-60 final, the Tigers earned their second ever AUS banner and a trip to the CIS championship in Ottawa next weekend. Beattie led the Tigers with 25 points while Tournament MVP Simon Farine scored 16 points and had 11 rebounds. Stephen Lopez contributed 10 points. Terrence Taylor led the X-Men with 15 points while Christian Upshaw scored 13 points and also had 8 rebounds. Jeremy Dunn contributed 12 points and 8 rebounds. The X-Men will await a CIS decision on the wild card berth for the final spot in the CIS championship. Courtesy of StFX Athletics Final: Dalhousie - StFX 72-60 Semifinals: Cape Breton - Dalhousie 77-78 StFX - UPEI 89-60
Tyler Richards (188-G-86) of StFX Phillip Nkrumah (193-G) of Cape Breton Christian Upshaw (178-G-86) of StFX Mark McLaughlin (191-G) of Saint Mary's Joey Haywood (185-G) of Saint Mary's All-Atlantic Division 2nd Team Simon Farine (188-G) of Dalhousie Andrew Black (191-G-85) of UPEI Alex Traikov (198-F) of Acadia Tremaine Fraser (-G) of Cape Breton Gamaliel Rose (193-F) of UPEI Atlantic Division All-Rookie Team Jeremy Dunn (198-F) of StFX Casey Fox (191-G) of Acadia Justin Boutilier (198-G) of Acadia Dustin Anthony (183-G) of UNB Simon Marr (203-F) of Saint Mary's Atlantic Division Player of the Year: Christian Upshaw of StFX Atlantic Division Rookie of the Year: Casey Fox of Acadia Atlantic Division Defensive Player of the Year: Phillip Nkrumah of Cape Breton Atlantic Division Student-Athlete Award: Alex Traikov of Acadia Atlantic Division Coach of the Year: Jim Charters of Cape Breton OUA: Carleton Ravens won their fifth Ontario University Athletics
The No. 1 nationally-ranked Carleton Ravens won their fifth Ontario
University Athletics (OUA) men's basketball championship in seven
years on Saturday, defeating the No. 4 Western Mustangs 71-57 in the
Wilson Cup, presented by Investors Group. Over 1,100 fans packed Alumni Hall on the campus of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ont. which saw the home Mustangs jump out to a 4-0 lead. But the Ravens (24-1), winners of 24 consecutive games, easily erased the deficit and jumped out to a 19-12 lead at the end of one quarter. From there, it was just a matter of the Ravens maintaining their lead. They increased their advantage to 10 at halftime, leading 33-23, then by 14 at the end of three quarters as Western trailed 51-37. Both teams scored 20 points in the fourth as the Ravens held on for the victory. Fifth-year Ravens guard Stuart Turnbull (188-G-84) (Kingston, Ont.) was named the Wilson Sports Equipment Canada Player of the Game with a game-high 19 points, eight rebounds, two assists and a steal. Also making a big contribution to Carleton's cause was fourth-year forward Kevin McCleery (203-F) (Ottawa, Ont.) who scored 11 points and added seven boards. Fifth-year forward Aaron Doornekamp (198-F-85) (Odessa, Ont.) added eight points and nine rebounds while fifth-year guard Rob Saunders (191-G-85) (Kingston, Ont.) contributed nine points, nine rebounds and two assists. Western fourth-year forward Keenan Jeppesen (201-F-84) (Stoney Creek, Ont.) had a double-double in a losing effort with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Teammate Bradley Smith (198-F) (Churchill, Ont.), a fifth-year forward playing in his final game on the Alumni Hall court, scored a team-high 16 points. Carleton held Western to just 29.2 percent shooting for the game, compared to 38.7 percent for the Ravens. Carleton dominated the boards, out-rebounding the Mustangs 45-28. The Ravens have defeated Western in nine straight OUA games, with their last loss to the Mustangs coming on Nov. 17, 2001. The Ravens and Mustangs (21-4) played for the Wilson Cup last season, with Carleton coming out on top 81-65 on home court. Ravens head coach Dave Smart has been at the helm of all five of Carleton's OUA championships. The Ravens and Mustangs will now compete at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Final 8 Men's Basketball Championship, hosted by Carleton University at Scotiabank Place in Kanata, Ont. from March 13 to 15. They will be joined by the No. 3 Ottawa Gee-Gees (21-4), who won the OUA bronze medal game 73-59 over the No. 8 Windsor Lancers (16-9) at Montpetit Hall in Ottawa, Ont. Fourth-year guard Josh Gibson-Bascombe (193-G-86) (Toronto, Ont.) led the Gee-Gees with 24 points, shooting 4-of-8 from three-point range. Courtesy of OUA Final: Carleton - Western 71-57 Bronze Medal: Ottawa - Windsor 73-59
OUA West Division Player of the Year: Greg Surmacz (203-F-86) (Windsor) OUA West Division Defensive Player of the Year: Alex Brzozowicz (191-G) (Western) OUA West Division Rookie of the Year: Didi Mukendi (183-G) (Brock) OUA West Division Ken Shields Award: Alex Brzozowicz (Western) OUA West Division Coach of the Year: Bradley Campbell (Western) All-OUA West Division 1st Team Kale Harrison (196-F) (Laurier) Keenan Jeppesen (Western) Kiraan Posey (196-G/F-82) (Lakehead) Bradley Smith (Western) Greg Surmacz (Windsor) All-OUA West Division 2nd Team Mouctar Diaby (206-C-85) (McMaster) Isaac Kuon (193-F/F-87) (Windsor) Jesse MacDonald (160-G) (Laurier) Nick Pankerichan (191-G-86) (Guelph) Owen White (201-F-80) (Brock) OUA West Division All-Rookie Team Travis Berry (178-G) (Laurier) Greg Carter (178-G-90) (Lakehead) Scott Laws (193-G) (McMaster) Didi Mukendi (Brock) Yoosrie Salhia (198-F-87) (Lakehead) Joel Whitty (185-G) (Brock)
OUA East Division Player of the Year: Stuart Turnbull (Carleton) OUA East Division Defensive Player of the Year: Rob Saunders (Carleton) OUA East Division Rookie of the Year: David Tyndale (180-G) (York) OUA East Division Ken Shields Award: Dax Dessureault (206-C) (Ottawa) OUA East Division Coach of the Year: Dave Smart (Carleton) All-OUA East Division 1st Team Boris Bakovic (201-F-88) (Ryerson) Dax Dessureault (Ottawa) Aaron Doornekamp (Carleton) Josh Gibson-Bascombe (Ottawa) Stuart Turnbull (Carleton) All-OUA East Division 2nd Team Mitch Leger (198-F-87) (Queen's) Nick Magalas (183-G-88) (Toronto) Rob Paris (122-G) (Toronto) Tut Ruach (188-G-85) (York) Matas Tirilis (198-F) (Laurentian) OUA East Division All-Rookie Team Josh Budd (186-G) (Ryerson) John Lafontaine (188-G) (York) Kyle Smendziuk (198-F) (Carleton) David Tyndale (York) Warren Ward (196-G) (Ottawa) |
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