FINAL CIS championship: Carleton returns to the
top, claims 7th title in 9 years -
Mar 14, 2011HALIFAX (CIS) The Carleton University Ravens returned to the top of the CIS mens basketball world on Sunday evening with a convincing 82-59 gold medal win over the Trinity Western Spartans, at the Halifax Metro Centre. It marked the seventh W.P. McGee Trophy triumph in nine years and the seventh in history for the Ravens, who had won the last five editions of the tournament in Halifax from 2003 to 2007, before adding another banner in 2009 in Ottawa. They extended their winning streak at the Metro Centre to 20 straight games dating back to a 78-77 quarter-final loss to McMaster in 2001. The Ravens had settled for the No. 2 seed heading into the Final 8 tourney following a surprise loss to Lakehead in the OUA final, which turned out to be their only setback of the season in 35 overall contests against CIS opposition. Tyson Hinz (198-F) received the Jack Donohue Trophy as tournament MVP, three days after being named CIS player of the year. The latest player to earn both honours in the same season was former Carleton great Osvaldo Jeanty in 2005-06. Hinz, a 6-foot-6 sophomore forward from Ottawa, who was named game MVP in Carletons 73-66 quarter-final win over No. 7 Concordia on Friday and in a 95-83 semifinal victory over No. 3 Saskatchewan on Saturday, completed his dream weekend with 13 points, six rebounds and four assists in the national final. Theyre a very good team in the post, theyre very strong physically. So I thought Id try my luck outside, said Hinz, was 4-for-8 from the field and made two of Carletons 16 three-point shots on the night. Its an amazing feeling, especially after last years loss at home in the semis. For Dave Smart, who was named CIS coach of the year for a record-tying fourth time on Thursday, winning championships doesnt get old. It might be a clich but every title is special, because every team is different. With this group of guys, its special because we have such a young team. We return pretty much every guy next year. Elliot Thompson (191-G-89), a fourth-year guard from Fredericton, earned player-of-the-game honours in the title match after scoring a game-high 19 points. He joined Hinz on the tournament all-star team. Reigning CIS rookie of the year Philip Scrubb (191-G-93) of Richmond, B.C., added 16 points for the winners, while Willy Manigat of Montreal had 14. The Spartans, who earned the wildcard and entered the tourney as the No. 5 seed after finishing third at the Canada West Final Four, were making their first appearance at the championship since joining CIS back in 1999-2000. We learned something today about the intensity level required to win a championship, said Scott Allen, in his third season at the helm at TWU. We had a good game plan but we underestimated how physical they would be on defence. Theyre so good in the post, we had to pick our poison and mix it up. Full credit to them, theyre a machine. First-team all-Canadian forward Jacob Doerksen (200-F-87, agency: SportsList Inc.) of Abbotsford, B.C., paced Trinity Western with a 16-point, 12 rebound double-double. The former CIS MVP and rookie of the year was the lone Spartan with previous Final 8 experience. In his first season in 2007, when he was suiting up for Victoria, the Vikes dropped a 73-67 decision to Carleton in the final. Kyle Coston (203-F-87, college: Portland St.), a fourth-year forward from Blaine, Wash., added 13 points and nine boards in the losing cause. Both Doerksen and Coston were chosen tournament all-stars. Coston was the player of the game in Trinity Westerns wins against Lakehead in the first round (82-74) and over top-seeded UBC in the semifinals (74-72). Carleton led 26-17 after the first quarter, 49-31 at halftime and 60-44 after 30 minutes. The Ravens broke a 13-13 deadlock six minutes into the contest thanks to back-to-back three-pointers by Hinz and Manigat, who scored eight points in the opening period including another three with one second remaining as the shot clock expired. Carleton resumed its domination from beyond the arc in the second stanza. Mike Kenny, the lone remaining member from the Ravens last triumph in Halifax in 2007, opened the quarter with a three to make it 29-17, and then hit again from long distance midway through the period to open up a 13-point gap, at 36-23. Thompson stole the show in the final three minutes before the break with seven points, including yet another three with 12 seconds left on the clock. Carleton was 10-of-20 from downtown in the first 20 minutes, while Trinity Western was 2-for-9. Thompson had 11 points at the intermission, while Hinz and Doerksen both had 10. Back from the break, a stingy TWU defence held the Ravens to only three points on a Manigat three in the first 6:30 of the quarter, but the Spartans scored only eight points themselves during the sequence and were still trailing by 13, at 52-39, with 3:30 to go in the frame. Three-pointers by Manigat and Thompson in the final 50 seconds made it a 16-point affair (60-44) after 30 minutes. Trinity Western was never able to cut the deficit to less than a dozen in the fourth quarter. Carleton led by as much as 24 on two occasions (80-56, 82-58) in the final two minutes. Carleton finished with percentages of 42.6 from the floor, 42.1 from beyond the arc (16 of 38) and 82.4 at the free throw line, compared to 35.4, 23.1 (3 of 13) and 68.8 for TWU. The Spartans out-rebounded their opponents 46-34. GAME NOTES: Saskatchewans Jamelle Barrett (180-G), who scored 27, 28 and 28 points in the Huskies three games, rounded out the tournament all-star team... Dalhousies Simon Farine (188-G-87) received the R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award... Carleton had won its first six W.P. McGee Trophies with wins over Guelph in 2003 (57-54), StFX in 2004 (63-59), Concordia in 2005 (68-48), Victoria in 2006 (73-67), Brandon in 2007 (52-49) and UBC in 2009 (87-77)... The Ravens first five triumphs came at the Metro Centre while their sixth banner was won at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa... The Final 8 tournament returns to Halifax in 2012 before heading back to Ottawa in 2013 and 2014... STAT LEADERS Carleton Points: Elliot Thompson (19), Philip Scrubb (16), Willy Manigat (14), Tyson Hinz (13) Rebounds: Cole Hobin (198-G-89) (6), Tyson Hinz (6) Assists: Cole Hobin (4), Tyson Hinz (4), Willy Manigat (4) Player of the game: Elliot Thompson Trinity Western Points: Jacob Doerksen (16), Kyle Coston (13), Calvin Westbrook (9) Rebounds: Jacob Doerksen (12), Kyle Coston (9) Assists: Tristan Smith (183-G-86) (5) CIS All-Canadian Awards 2010-11
Player of the Year: Tyson Hinz (198-F) of Carleton Defensive Player of the Year: Greg Stewart (218-C) of TRU Rookie of the Year: Philip Scrubb (191-G-93) of Carleton Coach of the Year: Dave Smart of Carleton Outstanding Student-Athlete: Jerome Turcotte-Routhier (193-G-86) of Laval All-Tournament MVP: Tyson Hinz (198-F) of Carleton All-Tournament Fair Play Award: Simon Farine (188-G-87) of Dalhousie 1st Team F: Tyson Hinz (198) of Carleton PG: Jamelle Barrett (180) of Saskatchewan F: Jacob Doerksen (200-87) of TWU G: Joel Haywood (186-84) of St.Mary's G: Joshua Whyte (191-87) of UBC 2nd Team F/G: Isaac Kuon (193-87) of Windsor G: Simon Farine (188-87) of Dalhousie G: Kyle Desmarais (188) of Concordia F: Kale Harrison (196) of Laurier G/F: Daniel Ferguson (191) of Alberta All-Tournament Team Tyson Hinz (198-F) of Carleton Elliot Thompson (191-G-89) of Carleton Kyle Coston (203-F-87) of TWU Jacob Doerksen (200-F-87) of TWU Jamelle Barrett (180-PG) of Saskatchewan All-Rookie Team Philip Scrubb (191-G-93) of Carleton Matt Letkeman (201-F-92) of Calgary William McFee (191-G) of New Brunsw. Alexandre Bernard (F) of UQAM Jahmal Jones (183-PG) of Ryerson OUA Championships: Lakehead ends Carleton's three-year reign, takes first Wilson Cup in team history - Mar 6, 2011  Lakehead win their first Wilson Cup (Photo: OUA)  The Lakehead Thunderwolves captured the first Wilson Cup title in club
history and unseated the reigning three-time OUA-champion Carleton
Ravens with a 77-62 victory in the 94th Wilson Cup, the climax of the
OUA men's basketball Final Four, hosted by McMaster University.Lakehead's Jamie Searle, a fifth-year guard from Belleville Ontario and OUA first-team all-star, was named the Porter Player of the Game and awarded the Keith Macpherson Trophy as the outstanding player in the Wilson Cup final. Searle posted a team-leading 23 points, including 14 points in the fourth quarter. He connected on eight of 15 field goal attempts, and was a perfect six-for-six on free throws. "Carleton's an amazing team, but we knew this was our night," said a jubilant Searle. "We knew we were the only team to have a chance against them, and we worked for 40 minutes to get it done." A 31-point fourth quarter lifted the Thunderwolves over a Raven team that had kept the score largely in check for the first 30 minutes of play. "We got up by ten [in the fourth quarter], and we just kept hitting shots," said Lakehead head coach Scott Morrison, this season's OUA West Coach of the Year. "I told the team that this was our time." Third-year guard Joseph Jones amassed 15 points for Lakehead, connecting on four of five attempts from outside the arc. Also in double-digit scoring for the victors were Ryan Thomson, with 12 points, and Yoosrie Salhia, with 10. Salhia added a team-leading nine rebounds. Carleton's offence was led by second-year forward and OUA East Player of the Year Tyson Hinz, who posted 19 points, eight of which were sunk in the final quarter. Elliot Thompson grabbed 11 rebounds, all coming off the defensive glass. Lakehead, which joined the OUA men's basketball circuit in 1988-89, had never previously appeared in a Wilson Cup championship game. Carleton, which was appearing in its fifth consecutive conference final, now boasts a 6-4 all-time record in Wilson Cup games. The Ravens, ranked first in the nation in the CIS Top Ten poll, had posted a previously unblemished record in 2010-11, including an undefeated 22-0 regular season to lead the OUA East division. Lakehead, 17-5 in conference play, finished atop the OUA West and currently ranks sixth nationally. The Wilson Cup, first presented in 1908-09, is emblematic of the Ontario university men's basketball championship, and is in its 94th season of competition. Carleton's offence came out strong in the opening minutes, building up a 10-4 lead by the five minute mark of the first quarter. Lakehead's offence soon found its rhythm, sinking a trio of three-pointers in the final 3.15 of the quarter. The Thunderwolves took a narrow 15-14 into the first break after Jaime Searle sunk a three-pointer as the buzzer sounded. Lakehead's momentum continued into the second frame, slowly but methodically pulling ahead of the Ravens to take a 32-26 advantage into halftime. Lakehead's narrow edge on Carleton continued through the third quarter. A three-point buzzer-beater by Jones was initially waved off by the officials as having been released after the buzzer sounded, but the ruling was reversed in Lakehead's favour after a conference of the officials. The reversed call gave Lakehead a 46-39 advantage going into the final quarter. In the fourth quarter, Searle's dominating performance was supplemented by nine points by Jones, including a pair of three-pointers. The Thunderwolves outscored the Ravens 31-23 in the final frame, sealing the 77-62 victory. Both Carleton and Lakehead advance to the CIS men's basketball Final 8, hosted at the Halifax Metro Centre on March 11-13. WILSON CUP FINAL FOUR All games at Burridge Gymnasium, McMaster University Friday March 4 Semifinal 1: Lakehead Thunderwolves 71, Ottawa Gee-Gees 69 Semifinal 2: Carleton Ravens 83, Laurier Golden Hawks 76 Saturday March 5 Wilson Cup final: Lakehead Thunderwolves 77, Carleton Ravens 62 Courtesy of OUA
Player of the Year: Tyson Hinz (198-F) of Carleton Rookie of the Year: Philip Scrubb (191-G-93) of Carleton Defensive Player of the Year: Cole Hobin (198-G-89) of Carleton Ken Shield Award: Nemanja Baletic (201-F) of Ottawa Coach of the Year: Dave Smart of Carleton 1st Team F: Tyson Hinz (198) of Carleton G: Warren Ward (196) of Ottawa G: Cole Hobin (198-89) of Carleton C: Andrew Wasik (201) of Toronto Univ. G: Jahmal Jones (183) of Ryerson 2nd Team F: Drazen Glisic (198) of Toronto Univ. G: Philip Scrubb (191-93) of Carleton C: Dejan Kravic (208-91) of York G: Dan Bannister (183) of Queen's G: Elliot Thompson (191-89) of Carleton All-Rookie Team Philip Scrubb (191-G-93) of Carleton Johnny Berhanemeskel (185-G) of Ottawa Jahmal Jones (183-G) of Ryerson Jordon Gautier (191-G) of Ryerson Nikola Misljencevic (196-F) of Queen's
Player of the Year: Isaac Kuon (193-F/F-87) of Windsor Rookie of the Year: Patrick Donnelly (203-C) of Laurier Defensive Player of the Year: Greg Carter (178-G-90) of Lakehead Ken Shield Nominee: Andre Smyth (201-G/F-86) of Windsor Coach of the Year: Scott Morrison of Lakehead 1st Team F/G: Isaac Kuon (193-87) of Windsor F: Kale Harrison (196) of Laurier G: Jamie Searle (186-87) of Lakehead G/F: Andrew Wedemire (198) of Western G: Daniel McCarthy (188) of Guelph 2nd Team F: Cameron Michaud (198) of McMaster F: Lien Phillip (203-89) of Windsor F: Maxwell Allin (193) of Laurier G: Cam Mcintyre (191-87) of Waterloo G: Russell Venzal (188-87) of Lakehead All-Rookie Team Patrick Donnelly (203-C) of Laurier Peter Scholtes (196-F) of Western Cedric Kasongo (191-G) of Brock Taylor Black (201-C) of McMaster Jamar Forde (191-G) of Laurier Quebec League Summary 2010-11 - Mar 6, 2011  Concordia won Quebec League championship 2010-11 Evens Laroche leads Stingers to Quebec League title Evens Laroche collected 19 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Concordia Stingers to a 77-67 victory over the Laval Rouge et Or in the Quebec men's basketball championship game before a capacity crowd at Concordia gym on Friday night. Laroche was the leading scorer in the game. The third-year forward from Montreal scored 11 of his points in the last 30 minutes to help erase a 42-31 Laval lead at halftime. The Rouge et Or had stretched their lead to 14 points at 7:19 of the second quarter. The Stingers mounted an amazing comeback, outscoring Laval 46-25 in the last 30 minutes. Concordia also put on a strong defensive display led by all-star guard Decee Krah who was tasked with shutting down Laval's Xavier Baribeau, a top offensive threat who was held to four points on the night. Krah also picked up 18 points, while guard Kyle Desmarais had 14 points. The top scorer on the Rouge et Or was J.F. Beaulieu-Maheux. Both Concordia and Laval finished with 12-4 win-loss records. They split their four-game series in the regular season. The championship is the fourth in seven years for the Stingers. The previous titles coming in 2005, 2007 and 2009. Three of four provincial crowns came in games versus the Rouge et Or - 2005, 2007 and 2011. Concordia with represent the RSEQ conference at the CIS national championships in Halifax March 11 to 13. Seeding for the nationals will be announced late Sunday.
Player of the Year: Kyle Desmarais (188-G) of Concordia Player of the Year: Jerome Turcotte-Routhier (193-G-86) of Laval Rookie of the Year: Alexandre Bernard (F) of UQAM Defensive Player of the Year: Eric Cote-Kougnima (193-G-88) of UQAM Ken Shield Award nominee: Jerome Turcotte-Routhier (193-G-86) of Laval Coach of the Year: Jacques Paiement Jr of Laval 1st Team G: Kyle Desmarais (188) of Concordia G: Jerome Turcotte-Routhier (193-86) of Laval G: Decee Krah (180) of Concordia G: Jean-Francois Beaulieu-Maheux (191-86) of Laval G: Olivier Bouchard (178) of McGill 2nd Team F: James Clark (198) of Concordia G: Eric Cote-Kougnima (193-88) of UQAM F: Alexandre Bernard () of UQAM G: Simon Bibeau (188-91) of McGill G/F: Etienne Labrecque (196-86) of Laval All-Rookie Team Alexandre Bernard (F) of UQAM Simon Bibeau (188-G-91) of McGill Mike Andrews (C) of Bishop's Vincent Lanctot (203-F/C) of UQAM Marvin Vebobe (192-G-89) of Laval CanWest Summary 2010-11 - Mar 7, 2011  UBC wins CanWest Championship (Photo: CanWest) UBC gets gold over Huskies, TWU takes third Led by a huge effort from their fifth-year seniors, the UBC Thunderbirds won the Canada West championship on home court on Saturday, downing the Saskatchewan Huskies 107-100 at War Memorial Gym. UBC hit 34 of 40 free throw attempts on the night to prevent the Huskies from gaining ground in their comeback effort. Murphy finished with 34 points, eight assists and four steals. Fellow fifth-years Josh Whyte and Brent Malish had 19 and 14 points respectively. Barrett and Chabot didn't make it easy on the 'Birds though. Chabot picked up 29 points and Barrett poured in a game-high 35 to go with seven assists. Both sides will make the trip to Halifax next weekend for the CIS tournament. The Huskies beat UBC in last year's Canada West Final Four before downing them in the national title game as well, but this time the 'Birds have the momentum heading into nationals. Seeding for nationals will be announced on Sunday. The CIS tournament runs from March 11-13 in Halifax. Bronze: Trinity Western 82 Alberta 74 (TWU wins bronze; eligible to be CIS at-large team) The Trinity Western Spartans downed the Alberta Golden Bears 82-74 on Saturday to win Canada West bronze, and will now wait to find out on Sunday if they get the wildcard berth to the CIS tournament in Halifax. A 12-point third quarter from Kyle Coston helped the Spartans erase an 11-point deficit and get back to even terms with Alberta heading into the fourth. Jacob Doerksen was his usual double-double self, leading the Spartans with 21 points and 11 rebounds on the night. But it was secondary contributors like Coston and Daniel Horner who may have made the difference. Coston fouled out in the fourth after his big third quarter but still managed 14 points and nine rebounds. Horner netted 13 points on 4-for-5 shooting while adding seven assists. Jordan Baker posted game-highs with 23 points and 12 rebounds for Alberta. Daniel Ferguson added 15 points for the Bears. The Spartans will find out on Sunday if their season is over or not. Their loss to Saskatchewan in the semifinals saw them miss out on the two guaranteed CIS berths from Canada West, but as the fourth-ranked team in the country, they still have a legitimate shot at being awarded the wildcard berth. The CIS tournament runs March 11-13 in Halifax. Courtesy of CanWest Final: UBC - Saskatchewan 107-100 3rd Place: Trinity Western - Alberta 82-74 Semis: UBC - Alberta 91-73 TWU - Saskatchewan 78-80
Player of the Year: Jamelle Barrett (180-G) of Saskatchewan Rookie of the Year: Matt Letkeman (201-F-92) of Calgary Defensive Player of the Year: Greg Stewart (218-C) of TRU Ken Shields Award nominee: Tyrell Mara (198-F-87) of TWU Coach of the Year: Kevin Hanson of UBC 1st Team G: Jamelle Barrett (180) of Saskatchewan F: Jacob Doerksen (200-87) of TWU G: Josh Whyte (191-87) of UBC G: Jordan Baker (193-91) of Alberta F: Daniel Ferguson (191-G/F) of Alberta 2nd Team G: Ryan Mackinnon (193-89) of Victoria G: Rejean Chabot (183-87) of Saskatchewan G: Tyler Fidler (206-89) of Calgary G: Alex Murphy (185) of UBC G: Joel Friesen (193) of UFV All-Atlantic Division Summary 2010-11 - Mar 7, 2011  Dalhousie wins AUS Championship 2011 (Photo: Nick Pearce) The Dal Tigers claimed the AUS championship banner and are headed to the CIS Championships, this year on Halifax home turf. The Tigers finished second in the standings over the season with 44 points, giving them a quarter-final bye to the semifinal game at the AUS championship tournament, held March 4 to 6 at the Halifax Metro Centre. In semifinal play on Saturday night, the Tigers faced St. FX and played fiercely, maintaining a lead on the X-Men the entire game to earn a 79-68 win. Dal supporters were out in full force, wearing their black and gold and filling the arena with the sound of thundersticks. During Sunday's final against Acadia-a surprise contender which defeated first-place Cape Breton-Dal established a solid lead over the Axemen throughout the game, winning a convincing 78 to 47. Simon Farine (188-G-87) was honoured as the player of the game as well as the tournament MVP for his performance over the weekend which included 24 points in the championship game. Courtesy of Dalhousie Final: Dalhousie - Acadia 78-47 Semis: Acadia - Cape Breton 83-81 (OT) StFX - Dalhousie 68-79 All-ASU Awards 2010-11
Player of the Year: Joey Haywood (186-G-84) of St.Mary's Rookie of the Year: William McFee (191-G) of New Brunsw. Defensive Player of the Year: Phillip Nkrumah (193-G-85) of Cape Breton Student-Athlete Award: Scott Jaspers-Fayer (183-F) of Cape Breton Coach of the Year: John Campbell of Dalhousie 1st Team G: Joey Haywood (186-84) of St.Mary's G: Simon Farine (188-87) of Dalhousie G: Paris Carter (193) of Cape Breton G: Jimmy Dorsey (188) of Cape Breton G: Christian Upshaw (178-86) of St.Francis X. 2nd Team F/C: Joseph Schow (206-83) of Dalhousie G: William Silver (175-87) of St.Francis X. F: Owen Klassen (208) of Acadia F: Manock Lual (198-89) of UPEI F: Tory Fassett () of St.Mary's All-Rookie Team William McFee (191-G) of New Brunsw. Terry Thomas (193-G) of St.Francis X. Aaron Robbins (201-F) of UPEI Julien Smith (178-G) of Cape Breton Geoff Doane (196-F) of UPEI |
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