UBC's Whyte named player of the year - Mar 19, 2010 Fourth-year University of British Columbia guard Josh Whyte (191-G-87) was named CIS player of the year in men's basketball, Thursday night. The Calgary native became the fourth UBC recipient of the Mike Moser memorial trophy since the inception of the award in 1974-75. Kyle Russell was honoured in 2002-03, while J.D. Jackson was a back-to-back winner in 1990-91 and 1991-92. Other CIS major award winners announced during the All-Canadian Banquet at the Marriott Hotel in Ottawa were Cape Breton forward Phillip Nkrumah (193-G-85) of Malton, Ont., who was named the nation's top defensive player; Brock guard Clinton Springer (193-G/F)-Williams of London, Ont., who received the Dr. Peter Mullins trophy as rookie of the year; UBC's Kevin Hanson of Vancouver, who captured a second Stuart W. Aberdeen memorial trophy as coach of the year; and Dalhousie's Andrew Sullivan (183-G-87) of Riverview, N.B., who received the Ken Shields award recognizing his excellence in basketball, academics and community involvement. The 2010 CIS championship, hosted by Carleton University, gets underway Friday at Scotiabank Place in the nation's capital and culminates Sunday at 6:30 p.m. with the gold-medal final, live on TSN2. MIKE MOSER MEMORIAL TROPHY (player of the year): Josh Whyte, UBC One of the premier guards in the country, Whyte was among the Canada West leaders in numerous statistical categories in 2009-10 finishing fourth (13th CIS) in scoring with 19.1 points per game, sixth in both field goal percentage (53.8) and assists (4.2), and fifth in steals (2.4). He also maintained the second-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the conference at 1.7 and chipped in with five rebounds per outing, putting up all of these numbers while playing only 28.8 minutes per contest. The 6-foot-2 senior led or tied for the team lead in scoring eight times in 18 league games and had a team-high in assists on nine separate occasions. He scored a season-high 28 points twice and tallied more than 20 points six times during the regular season. Behind Whyte's stellar play, the Thunderbirds enjoyed one of the best seasons in program history. UBC was ranked first or second in each of the 14 national coaches' polls this year and posted a 17-1 record for a CIS-best .944 winning percentage in conference play. The combination of his playmaking and finishing on offence was a big reason why UBC ranked second in Canada West in scoring (85.8 points per game) and first in field goal percentage (47.4) and scoring margin (+17.7). One of the top defenders in the league, Whyte also anchored a T-Bird squad that held opponents to a league-low 38.0% field goal shooting and 68.1 points per game. A first-time all-Canadian and three-time Canada West all-star, Whyte represented Canada at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia. Prior to joining UBC last season, he played for the Victoria Vikes in 2006-07 after starting his collegiate career with Mount Royal College of the ACAC. 'Josh has had an outstanding year for us. After representing Canada at the FISU Games last summer, he came home with new inspiration and dedication to basketball,' said UBC head coach Kevin Hanson . 'He has made himself stronger and fitter and this has paid off with big dividends. He has been our leader on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, our most inspirational player, and has led our team in almost every statistical category. Josh has frequently elevated his game at crucial times for us and has the ability to take over games. He has had a huge impact on our team's success.' St. Francis Xavier point guard Christian Upshaw (178-G-86) of Halifax, McGill guard Matthew Thornhill (193-G-86) of Ile Bizard, Que., and Ottawa guard Josh Gibson-Bascombe (193-G-86) of Toronto were the other finalists for the Moser trophy. 2009-2010 CIS MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS Mike Moser memorial trophy (player of the year): Josh Whyte, UBC Defensive player of the year: Phillip Nkrumah, Cape Breton Dr. Peter Mullins trophy (rookie of the year): Clinton Springer, Brock Stuart W. Aberdeen memorial trophy (coach of the year), presented by Coaches of Canada: Kevin Hanson , UBC Ken Shields award (outstanding student-athlete / community service): Andrew Sullivan, Dalhousie First Team Guard Josh Whyte UBC Guard Josh Gibson-Bascombe Ottawa Point Guard Christian Upshaw StFX Guard Showron Glover (180-G) Saskatchewan Forward Keenan Jeppesen (201-G/F-85, college: Brown) McMaster Second Team Forward Kevin McCleery (203-F) Carleton Forward Ross Bekkering (203-F-85) Calgary Guard Matthew Thornhill McGill Guard Joel Haywood (186-G-84) Saint Mary's Forward Andrew Wedemire (198-G/F) Western All-Rookie Team G / F Clinton Springer Brock Guard Jordan Baker (193-G-91, college: Utah Valley St.) Alberta Forward Owen Klassen Acadia Point Guard Olivier Bouchard (178-G) McGill Guard Emanuel Pasquale Laurentian Courtesy of: cis-sic.ca Saskatchewan claim first ever CIS title - Mar 21, 2010 Saskatchewan - UBC 86:82 Saskatchewan created a loud sensation as they clinched the first CIS National Championship title. The fifth-ranked Huskies made it to the first-ever semifinal yesterday but never stopped and knocked down UBC in the championship game tonight. Michael Linklater (180-G) notched 25 points to lead the Huskies to a narrow win at the end. UBC started the game strongly taking an 8:3 lead. However the Huskies quickly denied the deficit and the teams stayed close throughout the frame. Michael Linklater gave Saskatchewan a 25:24 lead at the first break. Saskatchewan opened the second period with four points in a row to clear off. But the Thunderbirds relied on buckets from Hobin Cole and Michael Kenny to stay contestant. Michael Linklater drained a pair of triples late in the frame to give the Huskies a 46:37 halftime advantage. Clint Unsworth opened a double-digit lead for Saskatchewan midway through the third stanza 57:47. Michael Linklater and Michael Lieffers (203-F) widened the margin to 15 points before UBC reacted. Cole Hobin and Elliot Thompson (191-G-89) dragged the Thunderbirds within 10 late in the third quarter. UBC tipped off the final term with a 12:3 run to cut the margin. Elliot Thompson and Kyle Smendziuk dragged the Thunderbirds within one with under two minutes to go. However Michael Lieffers and Michael Linklater came up with timely five points to silence UBC fans. Showron Glover (180-G) scored 18 points and issued 7 assists for Saskatchewan. Michael Lieffers and Troy Gottselig (203-G-87) notched 13 points each for the winners. Elliot Thompson replied with 23 points for UBC. Kevin McCleery (203-F) chipped in 20 points in defeat. Saskatchewan: Michael Linklater 25, Showron Glover 18, Michael Lieffers 13, Troy Gottselig 13 UBC: Elliot Thompson 23, Kevin McCleery 20 AUS Summary 2009-10 - Mar 14, 2010
1 Cape Breton University 18-2 2 St.Francis Xavier 18-2 3 St.Mary's University 14-6 4 Dalhousie University 12-8 5 Acadia University 9-11 6 University of Prince Edward Island 4-16 7 University of New Brunswick 3-17 8 Memorial University of New Foundland 2-18 Final: Cape Breton - StFX 94-77 Semis: Dalhousie - Cape Breton 60-76 Saint Mary's - StFX 78-79 Q-Finals: Acadia - Dalhousie 75-76 UPEI - Saint Mary's 60-88 All-Atlantic Division Player of the Year: Christian Upshaw (178-G-86) of St.Francis Xavier of StFX All-Atlantic Division Rookie of the Year: Owen Klassen of Acadia All-Atlantic Division Defensive Player of the Year: Phillip Nkrumah (193-G-85) of Cape Breton All-Atlantic Division Student-Athlete of the Year: Andrew Sullivan (183-G-87) of Dalhousie All-Atlantic Division Coach of the Year: Jim Charters of Cape Breton All-Atlantic Division 1st Team Christian Upshaw of StFX Joey Haywood (185-G) of Saint Mary's Jimmy Dorsey (188-G) of Cape Breton Mark McLaughlin (191-G) of Saint Mary's Simon Farine (188-G-87) of Dalhousie All-Atlantic Division 2nd Team Will Silver (175-G-87) of StFX Phillip Nkrumah of Cape Breton Paris Carter (193-G) of Cape Breton Alex Traikov (198-F) of Acadia Joe Schow (206-C/F) of Dalhousie Atlantic Division All-Rookie Team Owen Klassen of Acadia Anthony Sears (193-G) of Acadia Jordan Clarke (188-G) of StFX Mike Helsby (193-C) of Memorial Daniel Quiron (183-G) of UNB QSSF Summary 2009-10 - Mar 14, 2010
1 Universite de Quebec a Montral 11-5 2 University of Laval 10-6 3 McGill University 8-8 4 Bishop's University 7-9 5 Concordia University 4-12 Final: UQAM - Laval 78-75 Semis: UQAM - Bishop's 98-70 Laval - McGill 69-60 All-Quebec League Player of the Year: Matthew Thornhill (193-G-86) of McGill All-Quebec League Rookie of the Year: Olivier Bouchard (178-G) of McGill All-Quebec League Defensive Player of the Year: Eric Cote-Kougnima (193-G-88) of UQAM All-Quebec League Coach of the Year: Olga Hrycak of UQAM All-Quebec League 1st Team Matthew Thornhill of McGill Adil El Makssoud (193-G-85) of UQAM Etienne Labrecque (196-G/F-86) of Laval Evens Laroche (193-F) of Concordia Onnex Backwood (188-G) of Bishop's All-Quebec League 2nd Team Jerome Turcotte-Routhier (193-G-86) of Laval Gregory Saint-Amand (193-F-88) of UQAM Eric Cote-Kougnima of UQAM Decee Krah (180-G) of Concordia Olivier Bouchard of McGill Quebec League All-Rookie Team Olivier Bouchard of McGill Onnex Backwood of Bishop's Jean-Philippe Renaud (180-G-88) of Laval Nicolas Langley (197-G/F-92) of McGill Jean Moussignac of Concordia OUA Summary 2009-10 - Mar 14, 2010
East 1 Carleton University 20-2 2 University of Ottawa 18-4 3 University of Toronto 12-10 4 Queen's 11-11 5 Ryerson College 10-12 6 Laurentian University 6-16 6 York University 6-16 8 Royal Military College 0-22 West 1 Lakehead University 17-5 1 University of Windsor 17-5 3 McMaster University 14-8 4 Western Ontario 12-10 5 Laurier University 10-12 6 Waterloo University 9-13 7 Brock University 8-14 8 University of Guelph 6-16 OUA Final: Carleton - Windsor 71-52 East Final: Carleton - Ottawa 78-64 All-OUA East Division Player of the Year: Josh Gibson-Bascombe (193-G-86) of Ottawa All-OUA East Division Rookie of the Year: Manny Pasquale (183-G) of Laurentian All-OUA East Division Defensive Player of the Year: Cole Hobin (198-G-89) of Carleton All-OUA East Division Ken Shields Award: Baris Ondul (178-G-87) of Queen's All-OUA East Division Coach of the Year: Dave DeAveiro of Ottawa All-OUA East Division 1st Team Boris Bakovic (201-F-88) of Ryerson Josh Gibson-Bascombe of Ottawa Mitch Leger (198-F-87) of Queen's Nick Magalas (183-G-88) of Toronto Kevin McCleery (203-F) of Carleton All-OUA East Division 2nd Team Rob Paris (122-G) of Toronto Manny Pasquale of Laurentian Elliot Thompson (191-G-89) of Carleton David Tyndale (180-G) of York Warren Ward (196-G) of Ottawa OUA East Division All-Rookie Team Ostap Choliy (193-G) of York Tyson Hinz (198-F) of Carleton Dejan Kravic (208-C-91) of York Ryan Malcolm (191-F) of Ottawa Manny Pasquale of Laurentian West Final: Windsor - Lakehead 86-66 All-OUA West Division Player of the Year: Keenan Jeppesen (201-G/F-85) of McMaster All-OUA West Division Rookie of the Year: Clinton Springer (193-G/F) of Brock All-OUA West Division Defensive Player of the Year: Greg Carter (178-G-90) of Lakehead All-OUA West Division Ken Shields Award: Jamie Searle (186-G-87) of Lakehead All-OUA West Division Coach of the Year: Scott Morrison of Lakehead All-OUA West Division 1st Team Keenan Jeppesen of McMaster Isaac Kuon (193-F/F-87) of Windsor Jamie Searle of Lakehead Clinton Springer of Brock Andrew Wedemire (198-G/F) of Western All-OUA West Division 2nd Team Ryan Barbeau (178-G) of Western Nigel Johnson-Tyghter (201-F-86) of Windsor Jesse MacDonald (160-G) of Laurier Cam Mcintyre (191-G-87) of Waterloo Jay Mott (196-G-86) of Guelph Yoosrie Salhia (198-F-87) of Lakehead OUA West Division All-Rookie Team Maxwell Allin of Laurier Josh Collins (186-G-90) of Windsor Victor Raso (193-G) of McMaster Clinton Springer of Brock Ryan Thompson (201-F-90) of Lakehead Canada West Summary 2009-10 - Mar 14, 2010
Prairie 1 University of Calgary 15-5 2 University of Saskatchewan 14-6 3 Regina University 10-10 3 The University of Alberta 10-10 3 Lethbridge University 10-10 6 Brandon University 7-13 7 Manitoba University 4-16 8 University of Winnipeg 1-19 Pacific 1 University of British Columbia 17-1 2 Simon Fraser University 14-4 3 University College of the Fraser Vally 11-7 4 University of Victoria 9-9 4 Trinity Western 9-9 6 Thompson Rivers 3-15 Final: Saskatchewan - Calgary 96-83 Semis: Saskatchewan - UBC 104-87, OT Calgary - Simon Fraser 82-69 All-CanWest Player of the Year: Josh Whyte (191-G-87) of UBC All-CanWest Rookie of the Year: Jordan Baker (193-G-91) of Alberta All-CanWest Defensive Player of the Year: Greg Stewart (218-C) of Thompson Rivers All-CanWest Ken Shields Award nominee: Kevin Shaw (193-G-87) of Simon Fraser All-CanWest Coach of the Year: Kevin Hanson of UBC All-CanWest 1st Team Josh Whyte of UBC Showron Glover (180-G) of Saskatchewan Ross Bekkering (203-F-85) of Calgary Jacob Doerksen (200-F-87) of Trinity Western Zeon Gray (178-G) of Fraser Valley All-CanWest 2nd Team Jeff Price (186-G-86) of Lethbridge Dany Charlery (191-G-83) of Brandon Sean Burke (193-G-87) of Simon Fraser Robbie Sihota (198-F-87) of Calgary Chas Kok (196-F) of Simon Fraser |
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Saskatchewan win first ever CIS title (Photo:cis-sic.ca)
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