Ravens 4-peat, win 10th W.P. McGee Trophy in 12 years - Mar 10, 2014
The Carleton Ravens are still the best team in CIS mens basketball team. The tournaments second seed won their fourth straight W.P. McGee Trophy, and their record 10th in 12 years, thanks to a 79-67 gold-medal victory over top-ranked and cross-town rival Ottawa at the ArcelorMittal Dofasco championship at the Canadian Tire Centre, Sunday afternoon. The game opened on a defensive note as the teams traded chances, but failed to get any kind of offensive run going. It took over two minutes for Philip Scrubb (190-G-92), the reigning three-time CIS player of the year, to sink Carletons first field goal of the contest, but then the offence picked up for both teams. Carleton led for most of the first quarter, but the Gee-Gees were never far behind and the score at the end of the frame saw the Ravens up 16-14. The Gee-Gees offence picked up some steam to open the second quarter opening on an 8-0 run thanks to big three pointers from Johnny Berhanemeskel (185-G) and Terry Thomas (193-G). The Ravens answered with back-to-back three balls from Tyson Hinz (201-F-91) and Scrubb. The stanza featured fast paced, back and forth action with the Ravens leading 37-35 at halftime. Ottawa once again came out firing on all cylinders to open the third quarter, but Carleton had an answer every time the Gee-Gees had an offensive surge. Ottawa U is a good team, Hinz said. That is by far the best team I think Ive played in my five years here. The Ravens offence took over and opened up a ten-point lead thanks to a pair of free throws from Hinz, who had a tournament-high 30 points, to go with six rebounds and five assists. Playing in his final university contest, the forward from Ottawa was named Carleton player of game, received the Jack Donohue Trophy as championship MVP for the second time in his career, and was voted a tourney all-star for the fourth straight year. He really won this game for us. I think Tyson was the difference, he played really well and he carried our team, said Scrubb, who scored 16 points but struggled from the floor in the final, hitting on only three of 14 field goal attempts. Carleton led 58-49 going into the final stanza. It was a lead the champs never gave up. Although they only extended their advantage by three points in the final quarter, the Ravens held off a potent Ottawa offence that led CIS with 96.4 points per game in the regular season. Weve seen each other so many times, theres only so much you can do, said Ravens head coach Dave Smart , whose troops went 33-1 overall this season against CIS competition, losing only to the Gee-Gees, 78-77, in last weekends OUA final. We just tried to change how we approached the defensive end in terms of intensity, in terms of staying intense for forty minutes. Thomas Scrubb (198-F-91), the CIS defensive player of the year this season and last years tournament MVP, was once again terrific for the Ravens. The fourth-year forward accompanied Hinz on the all-star team after he had a game-high eight rebounds and chipped in on offence with 20 points. Berhanemeskel led the Gee-Gees with 19 points and Thomas had a team-high seven rebounds in the loss. They both earned a spot on the tournaments dream team. Carleton was clutch on free throws in the game, shooting 84 per cent from the line. The victory makes Carleton the first team to win back to back championships as the host. Last year they defeated the Lakehead University Thunderwolves 92-42 in front of their hometown fans as well. Its crazy, you can see how much people care about basketball here, said Philip Scrubb. The atmosphere was great and there were a lot of fans on both sides. Between the two finalists, only two players have played out their CIS eligibility. The Gee-Gees could have their entire roster return next year, while Hinz and forward Kevin Churchill are the Ravens graduating players. These guys are special kids. Im so happy for Kevin and Ty, said Smart. Ottawa head coach James Derouin was both proud of his squad and complimentary of the winners. The guys played their hearts out. They should be very, very proud. Last year we set a new team standard with CIS bronze, and this year we improved to silver. Its still not the colour we want but were heading in the right direction You cant say enough about Carleton. They keep setting the bar higher. Hats off to them, they deserve all the accolades. Courtesy of: cis-sic.ca
CIS All-Canadian Awards 2014 - Apr 10, 2014
CIS All-Canadian 1st Team 2014
Baker
Evans
Klassen
Phillip
Scrubb
All-Tournament MVP: Tyson Hinz (6'7''-F-91) of Carleton All-Tournament Fair Play Award: Chris McLaughlin (6'10''-C) of Victoria Player of the Year: Philip Scrubb (6'3''-G-92) of Carleton Rookie of the Year: Javon Masters (6'0''-PG) of UNB Defensive Player of the Year: Philip Scrubb (6'3''-G-92) of Carleton Ken Shield Award nominee: Harry Ezenibe (6'3''-SG-87) of St.Mary's Coach of the Year: Dave Smart of Carleton
The McGill Redmen left no doubt about their
intention Sunday afternoon at Universite Laval PEPS
gymnasium, easily defeating the Bishop's Gaiter 73-49 in the
men's final of the RSEQ University Basketball Provincial
Championship and putting their hands on a second banner in a
row.
Already up by 15 points after the first quarter, the Redmen were
never troubled in their quest for a seventh title in their history.
For a second year in a row, McGill defeats Bishop's in the
RSEQ final. It is also a perfect weekend for McGill University in
Quebec City as the Martlets claimed the women's banner
Saturday evening.
As for the Gaiters, who were looking for a first crown since
1999, they could not find the solution to beat the Redmen, who were
also successful in four regular season meetings against
Bishop's this year.
'I thought we shot the ball extremely well today. We
talked about two things before the game : rebounding and not giving
any second opportunities, not turning the ball over so they get an
easy score and we did a pretty good job in these two
categories,' said David DeAveiro , McGill's head
coach.
'I don't think we executed our game plan really well
in the first half. We also missed a lot of good shots, easy shots,
inside, while they shot really well. It was hard for us
today,' thought Rod Gilpin , Bishop's bench boss.
The Redmen came out as a team who was hungry for a second
straight crown. With the game tied 7-7 midway into the first
quarter, McGill's offense started to hit the target with
regularity, especially from outside the three-point line. The
Redmen were five for five from downtown in the first ten minutes,
and they were up 24-9 after the first frame.
Bishop's found its rhythm in the second quarter, netting
10 of the first 16 points. The outside shot came back to haunt the
Gaiters though, with Vincent Dufort (196-F/G) adding his fourth three-pointer
of the half with 1:19 to play. At the break, McGill had a
comfortable 40-23 lead.
McGill kept it going in the third. Bishop's was successful
in only 30% of their shots, while McGill's percentage was of
54%. The gap widened and seemed insurmountable, with the Redmen up
64-32 after 30 minutes.
As it is often the case in this type of game, the Gaiters had
one last gasp in the fourth frame, scoring the first ten points of
the period. The hill was too steep at this point, and McGill
cruised to the win.
With 18 points and four hits on five tries from downtown,
Vincent Dufort (196-F/G) was selected player of the game for the winners.
Onnex Blackwood (190-G) received the same honour for Bishop's.
Courtesy of Laval University Sports Information
All-Quebec League 1st Team 2014
Dufort
Bernard
Andrews
Chmielewski
Demers-Belanger
Player of the Year: Vincent Dufort (6'5''-F/G) of McGill Rookie of the Year: Dele Ogundokun (6'2''-G) of McGill Defensive Player of the Year: Zach Brisebois (6'7''-F) of Concordia Ken Shield Award nominee: Scott Ring (5'11''-PG) of Bishop's Coach of the Year: David DeAveiro of McGill
For the 11th time in team history, and the second time in the past three
seasons, the Alberta Golden Bears are champions of Canada West
basketball, following an 82-77 victory over the Victoria Vikes on
Saturday night in the closing game of the conference Final Four
tournament at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton.
The Golden Bears were led by Jordan Baker (201-G-91, college: Utah Valley)'s double-double (14 points and
11 rebounds), as well as 14 points from fifth-year forward Todd
Bergen-Henengouwen. Canada West rookie of the year Mamadou Gaeye (198-F) added
11 points in the win.
Victoria got a massive game from Canada West second team all-star Chris
McLaughlin, as the 6-10 centre put back a game-high 25 points as well as
12 rebounds. Marcus Tibbs (186-G) scored 21 points in the loss, including 12
off three-pointers.
Alberta now advances to the CIS Final 8 tournament as the top seed from
Canada West, while the Victoria Vikes will be the second seed from the
west.
With the 8win, the Golden Bears head to Ottawa and the CIS Final 8
championship tournament where they will contest for the W.P. McGee
trophy against the Carleton Ravens, the Ottawa Gee-Gees, the Victoria
Vikes, the McMaster Marauders, as well as the champions from RSEQ and
AUS, and a wild card team. The CIS tournament begins on Friday, March 7.
Courtesy of CanWest
All-CanWest 1st Team 2014
Baker
Evans
Lamar
Wesley
Zimmerman
Player of the Year: Jordan Baker (6'7''-G-91) of Alberta Rookie of the Year: Mamadou Gaeye (6'6''-F) of Alberta Defensive Player of the Year: Reiner Theil (6'4''-G) of Victoria Ken Shield Award nominee: Jasper Moedt (6'7''-F) of UFV Coach of the Year: Craig Beaucamp of Victoria
The No. 2-seeded Saint Mary's Huskies are the 2014 Subway AUS men's
basketball champions having defeated the fourth-seeded StFX X-Men 81-72
in Sunday's final in front of 3,668 fans at the Halifax Metro Centre.
First-year StFX forward Cameron Walker (201-F/C) scored 12 of the X-Men's 15
first quarter points with hard-nosed play in the paint, making six of
his seven field goal attempts.
Saint Mary's was getting production from all over in the first
quarter. Championship MVP Harry Ezenibe (190-SG-87) continued his strong play on the
glass for the Huskies, battling down low with StFX's big men, earning
crucial extra possessions which ended up being the difference down the
stretch.
Walker kept the X-Men in the game early on, providing a much-needed
post presence with 14 points at the break on 7-of-9 shooting. The rest
of the team struggled from the floor shooting a combined 5-of-26 for a
19.2 field goal percentage.
All 10 Huskies that played in the first half put up points, paced by
Theon Reefer (196-F) with six and Marquis Clayton (178-PG) and Boyd Vassell (178-G) with five
each, to help Saint Mary's to a four-point lead at the break.
StFX continued their trend of strong starts to the second half with a
scoring run that gave them the lead midway through the third quarter
but Saint Mary's rallied back with a run of their own which started and
ended with three pointers from Jeremy McAvoy.
Saint Mary's held onto their four-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, 56-52.
Both teams went blow-for-blow in the fourth quarter with Saint Mary's
trying to push their lead and StFX trying to pull off yet another
come-front-behind victory.
Jordan Clarke, Kevin Bercy and Will Donkoh took it hard to the paint
in the final minutes, forcing their way to the free throw line, trying
to keep StFX's title hopes alive.
Saint Mary's put it away in the last two minutes with big defensive
stops leading to fast break opportunities for Marquis Clayton (178-PG) and a
Theon Reefer (196-F) slam dunk, giving the Huskies a 12-point advantage with
just 1:44 remaining.
Saint Mary's Theon Reefer (196-F) was named the Subway Player of the Game
while Harry Ezenibe (190-SG-87) took home championship MVP honours. Both players
were named to the championship all-star team along with StFX's Donkoh
and Bercy and AUS MVP Owen Klassen (208-F-91) from Acadia.
Reefer and Ezenibe led the Huskies in the win with 14 points apiece
while Ezenibe also collected 10 rebounds and one block in 33 minutes of
action.
Walker had a game-high 16 points for the X-Men in the loss. Donkoh
contributed 15 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, a steal and a block in
39 minutes.
Courtesy of Atlantic Division
All-Atlantic Division 1st Team 2014
Klassen
Masters
Smith
Reefer
Donkoh
Player of the Year: Owen Klassen (6'10''-F-91) of Acadia Rookie of the Year: Javon Masters (6'0''-PG) of UNB Defensive Player of the Year: Owen Klassen (6'10''-F-91) of Acadia Coach of the Year: Stephen Baur of Acadia
A two-pointer by Johnny Berhanemeskel (185-G) with
five-tenths of a second remaining gave the Ottawa Gee-Gees their second
Wilson Cup title in school history, upsetting the defending-champion
Carleton Ravens in a thrilling come-from-behind 78-77 victory at the OUA
Men's Basketball Final Four Championship hosted by Ryerson University
at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, presented by Recharge with Milk.
Berhanemeskel's game-winner capped a 30-point performance for the
fourth-year guard from Ottawa, which earned him the Kitch MacPherson
Trophy as the outstanding player in the Wilson Cup game. His tally
included connecting on 13 of 28 attempts from the field, two from beyond
the arc.
The Gee-Gees had trailed by 10 points with just over three minutes
remaining in regulation, but a run of 11 unanswered Ottawa points
obliterated the Carleton lead.
Terry Thomas (193-G) ranked second among Gee-Gee scorers, tallying 17 points,
including a trio of three-pointers, and a team-high nine rebounds.
Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue (198-F) added 12 points to the score sheet.
For the Ravens, Tyson Hinz (201-F-91) posted 25 points and 10 rebounds, followed by
Thomas Scrubb (198-F-91) with 21 points and Philip Scrubb (190-G-92) with 13 points.
Ottawa's only previous Wilson Cup title came 21 years ago, when they defeated the Western Mustangs 88-48 on March 13, 1993.
The loss snapped Carleton's 49-game winning streak against CIS opponents
in regular season and playoff competition, and a two-year reign as
Wilson Cup champions. The Ravens' last loss against a Canadian school
came on November 9, 2012.
Ottawa fought Carleton equally in the early going, holding a lead of
24-22 after the first quarter. Carleton steadily began to build its lead
in the second frame, pulling ahead 40-35 by halftime.
The Gee-Gees entered the final quarter on the short end of a 62-56 score, and Carleton's offence had Ottawa pinned 75-65 with 3:05
remaining on the cock. A basket by Berhanemeskel ignited an 11-point
Ottawa rally, with him contributing seven points and Gonthier-Dubue the
remaining two. Gonthier-Dubue sunk a two-pointer with 22 seconds left to
give Ottawa a 76-75 lead. Carleton regained the upper hand with 6.8
second remaining on a field goal by Tyson Hinz (201-F-91), setting the stage for
Berhanemeskel's game-winner.
Carleton and Ottawa both earn berths in the CIS men's basketball
championship tournament, at Carleton next weekend, along with the
McMaster Marauders, who earlier today took the OUA bronze medal with a
93-89 overtime win over the Windsor Lancers.
Courtesy of OUA
All-OUA East Division 1st Team 2014
Scrubb
Berhanemeskel
Hinz
Scrubb
Jones
Player of the Year: Philip Scrubb (6'3''-G-92) of Carleton Defensive Player of the Year: Philip Scrubb (6'3''-G-92) of Carleton Rookie of the Year: Jean-Victor Mukama (6'7''-F) of Ryerson Ken Shields Award: Kevin Churchill (6'7''-F) of Carleton Coach of the Year: Dave Smart of Carleton
Player of the Year: Lien Phillip (6'8''-F-89) of Windsor Defensive Player of the Year: Dwayne Harvey (5'10''-PG) of Lakehead Rookie of the Year: Dani Elgadi (6'7''-F) of Brock Ken Shields Award: Quinn Henderson (6'4''-G) of Western Coach of the Year: Amos Connolly of McMaster
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